SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

•IS THE OUTLINE AND MEASUREMENTS OF THE

PROPOSED BUILDING AND ITS PLACEMENT ON THE
PROPERTY.
 THIS SHOWS THE
POSITION AND THE LOCATION
OF THE BUILDING WITH
PROPERTY LINE, SETBACKS,
APPROACHES, GRADE
CONTOURS, LANDSCAPE AND
OTHER PERTINENT DATA IN
RELATION TO THE SITE.
SYMBOLS USED IN SITE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
• ORIENTATION
• PROPERTY LINE
• SETBACKS
• BUILDING FOOTPRINT
• PARKING SPACE
• DRIVEWAY
• SIDEWALK AND PATHWAYS
• VEGETATION / LANDSCAPING
PLANNING CONSIDERATION IN
DEVELOPING THE SITE:
•DISTRIBUTION •LIGHT AND VENTILATION
•ORIENTATION •HEIGHT
•SIZES, AREAS AND SHAPES •LIKE AND DISLIKES OF THE
•CIRCULATION FAMILY MEMBERS
WHAT IS A ZONING LAW?
• REFERS TO THE LEGAL RESTRICTIONS ON SIZE, LOCATION, AND
TYPE OF STRUCTURES TO BE BUILT ON A DESIGNATED AREA.
• REFERS TO MUNICIPALA OR LOCAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT
DICTATE HOW REAL PROPERTY CAN AND CANNOT BE USED IN
CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
• IN SOME CITIES OR TOWNS, SEPARATE AREAS ARE SET ASIDE FOR SPECIFIC USES.
EXAMPLES ARE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL.
WHAT IS BUILDING CODE?
• ARE LOCAL LAWS THAT SET STANDARD FOR STRUCTURAL
DESIGN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
• THIS IS A COLLECTION OF LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE
BUILDING OF HOMES AND OTHER STRUCTURES. THESE LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS ARE INTENDED TO PROTECT THE SAFETY AND
HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE
BUILDINGS. THEY REGULATE RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE SAFETY TO THE
OCCUPANTS.
 ALL CONSTRUCTIONS IN AN AREA MUST MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS OF BUILDING CODES. SOME OF THE
DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTION FEATURES COVERED BY
BUILDING CODES INCLUDE:

❖QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONS WHO CAN DESIGN

BUILDING WITHIN THE AREA.
❖ STRUCTURAL DESIGN THAT CAN BE USED.
❖ LOT SIZES FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF BUILDINGS.
❖ TYPES AND SIZES OF MATERIALS THAT CAN BE USED.
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE RULES
❑FOR ONE-STOREY WOODEN OR FRAME HOUSE, THE HEIGHT OF THE
FLOOR PLAN FROM THE GROUND SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 1.50 M.
❑WALLS WITH WINDOW OPENING SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 2.00 M.
FROM THE LOT LINE OF FENCE. IN OTHER WORDS, ADJACENT HOUSES
SHOULD NOT BE AT LEAST 4.00 M. FROM EACH OTHER.
❑THE FRONT PART OF A HOUSE SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 3.00 M.
FROM THE LOT LINE ALONG THE STREET.
❑NO WINDOWS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG A WALL OF A
HOUSE IF THIS WALL IS FLUSHED WITH OR EXACTLY ON THE LOT LINE.
 ❑IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE

A SITE ANALYSIS
CHARACTERISTICS OF A SITE BEFORE DECIDING ON A
DESIGN. EVERY SITE IS UNIQUE AND WILL CONSIST OF
MANY COMPLEX ELEMENTS. PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS
• SITE AREA THAT ARE NEEDED TO BE PROPERLY RECORDED AND
ASSESSED ARE:
• BOUNDARY CONFIGURATION
• SITE ACCESS FOR BOTH PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE
• SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE FEATURES PARTICULAR TO THE SITE
• ISSUES RELATING TO POSSIBLE FLOODING AND STORM WATER OVERLAND FLOW
• FAVORABLE AND NOT SO FAVORABLE VIEWS
• DIRECTION OF NORTH
• CLIMATIC FACTORS SUCH AS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOLAR ACCESS AND PREVAILING
WINDS
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DISTRIBUTION
•REFERS TO THE PLACEMENT, LOCATION AND
ARRANGEMENT OF EACH ROOM UNIT IN RELATION
WITH EACH OTHER AS TO FUNCTION AND
COORDINATION

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ORIENTATION
•REFERS TO THE POSITION AND DIRECTION OF THE
SUNRISE AND THE SUNSET. MANY WANT THEIR
BEDROOMS TO FACE THE SUNRISE WHICH IS, ON
THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE LOT.

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SIZES, AREAS AND SHAPES
•ALL ROOMS ARE INTENDED FOR HUMAN USE,
THEREFORE, IT SHOULD BE PLANNED ACCORDING TO
HUMAN SCALE.
•RULE VIII OF THE NEW NATIONAL BUILDING CODE
UNDER THE 2005 IMPLEMENTING RULES &
REGULATIONS (NO. 7)
CIRCULATION
•CIRCULATION AND MOVEMENT OF THE OCCUPANTS
INSIDE THE BUILDING SHOULD NOT BE HAMPERED
BY ANY OBSTACLES NOR BE DETOURED AS RESULT
OF POOR PLANNING.
LIGHT AND VENTILATION
•THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR A GOOD DAYLIGHT
AND FRESH NATURAL AIR ENTERING AND
CIRCULATING INSIDE THE BUILDING.
•RULE VIII OF THE NEW NATIONAL BUILDING CODE
UNDER THE 2005 IMPLEMENTING RULES &
REGULATIONS (NO. 8)
HEIGHT
•A MODERATE HEIGHT CEILING ALLOWS FRESH AIR
CIRCULATIONS, COMFORTABLE ATMOSPHERE, AND
PRESERVE AESTHETIC VALUE OF THE ROOM.
•RULE VIII OF THE NEW NATIONAL BUILDING CODE
UNDER THE 2005 IMPLEMENTING RULES &
REGULATIONS (NO. 6)
CEILING HEIGHTS:
•HABITABLE ROOMS PROVIDED WITH ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION
SHALL HAVE CEILING HEIGHTS NOT LESS THAN 2.40 M.
•FOR BUILDINGS OF MORE THAN 1 STOREY, THE MINIMUM
HEIGHT OF THE FIRST STOREY SHALL BE 2. 70 M.,
• FOR THE SECOND STOREY, 2.40 M., AND FOR THE SUCCEEDING
STOREYS, 2.10 M.
• ABOVE MENTIONED ROOMS WITH NATURAL
VENTILATION SHALL HAVE CEILING HEIGHT OF NOT LESS
THAN 2.70 M.
•MEZZANINE FLOORS SHALL HAVE A CLEAR CEILING
HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 1.80 M.ABOVE AND BELOW IT.

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LIKE AND DISLIKES OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS

•THIS FACTOR IS USUALLY CONSIDERED WHEN THE

FAMILY IS RICH AND CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE
SERVICES OF AN ARCHITECT OR DRAFTSMAN

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BUILDING CODES
•BUILDING CODE ARE LOCAL LAWS THAT SET STANDARD
FOR STRUCTURAL DESIGN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A COLLECTION OF LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE
THE BUILDING OF HOMES AND OTHER STRUCTURES.
NATIONAL BUILDING CODES
•FOR ONE-STOREY WOODEN OR FRAME HOUSE, THE HEIGHT OF THE
FLOOR PLAN FROM THE GROUND SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 1.50 M.
•WALLS WITH WINDOW OPENING SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 2.00 M.
FROM THE LOT LINE OF FENCE. IN OTHER WORDS, ADJACENT HOUSES
SHOULD NOT BE AT LEAST 4.00 M. FROM EACH OTHER.
•THE FRONT PART OF A HOUSE SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 3.00 M.
FROM THE LOT LINE ALONG THE STREET.
•NO WINDOWS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG A WALL OF A HOUSE
IF THIS WALL IS FLUSHED WITH OR EXACTLY ON THE LOT LINE.
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 SIZES, AREAS AND SHAPES
MINIMUM SIZES OF ROOMS AND THEIR LEAST HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS
SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
•ROOMS FOR HUMAN HABITATION 6.00 SQ.M. WITH AT LEAST
DIMENSION OF 2.00 M.
•KITCHEN 3.00 SQ.M. WITH AT LEAST DIMENSION OF 1.50 M.
•TOILET AND BATH 1.20 SQ.M. WITH AT LEAST DIMENSION OF 0.90 M.
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SAMPLE OF KITCHEN THE REFRIGERATOR,
THE SINK AND THE
GAS RANGE OR
STOVE. THE
RELATIONSHIP OF
THESE THREE IS
COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE
WORK TRIANGLE.
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 LIGHT AND VENTILATION
•“ROOMS INTENDED FOR ANY USE NOT PROVIDED WITH ARTIFICIAL
VENTILATION SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A WINDOW WITH A TOTAL
FREE AREA EQUAL TO LEAST 10% OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM BUT
NOT LESS THAN 1.00 SQ.M. TOILET AND BATHROOMS AND LAUNDRY
ROOMS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH WINDOWS WITH AN AREA NOT
LESS THAN 1/20 OF THE FLOOR AREA BUT NOT LESS THAN 240
SQ.MM.SUCH WINDOWS SHALL OPEN DIRECTLY TO A COURT, YARD,
PUBLIC STREET OR ALLEY OR OPEN WATERCOURSE”.
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 ORIENTATION
THE COMPASS ON A FLOOR PLAN TELLS YOU WHICH WAY IS THE NORTH
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 PROPERTY LINE
ARE THOSE LINES SHOWING THE EXACT AREA OF THE ACQUIRED LOT.
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SETBACK- REFERS
TO THE DISTANCE
AT HOW FAR A
BUILDING CAN BE
BUILT WITHIN THE
PROPERTY LINES.
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 BUILDING FOOTPRINT
THE AREA ON A PROJECT SITE THAT IS USED BY THE BUILDING STRUCTURE
AND IS DEFINED BY THE PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING PLAN. BACK
 PARKING SPACE
THE STANDARD PARKING SPACE SIZE FOR A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IS
3.00 METERS WIDE WITH5.00 TO 6.00 METERS DEPTH. BACK
 FOR A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, A 3.00-METER WIDE
DRIVEWAY DRIVEWAY SHOULD BE ENOUGH AND MAY INCREASE
DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THE
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OCCUPANTS MAY HAVE.
SIDEWALK ALSO KNOWN AS A FOOTPATH OR FOOTWAY, IS A
& PATH ALONG THE SIDE OF A SYMBOL FOR PATHWAYS
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VEGETATION /
LANDSCAPING
IS THE VISIBLE FEATURES OF AN
AREA OF LAND, ITS LANDFORMS,
AND HOW THEY INTEGRATE WITH
NATURAL OR MAN-MADE
FEATURES.

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