Rule VII
CLASSIFICATION AND
GENERAL REQUIREMENT OF
ALL BUILDINGS BY USE OR
OCCUPANCY
Reference: PD 1096
SECTION 701. Occupancy Classified
1. Group A – Residential Dwellings
2. Group B – Residential, Hotels, and Apartments
3. Group C – Education and Recreation
4. Group D – Institutional
5. Group E – Business and Mercantile
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
SECTION 701. Occupancy Classified
6. Group F – Industrial
7. Group G – Storage and Hazardous
8. Group H – Assembly Other Than Group I
9. Group I – Assembly Occupant Load 1000 or More
10. Group J – Accessory
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
SECTION 701. Occupancy Classified
1. Group A – Residential Dwellings
Division 1 – Residential building/structure for exclusive use of single
family occupants including school or company staff housing; single
(nuclear) family dwellings; churches or similar places of worship;
church rectories; community facilities and social centers; parks,
playgrounds, pocket parks, parkways, promenades and play lots;
clubhouses and recreational uses such as golf courses, tennis
courts, basketball courts, swimming pools and similar uses
operated by the government or private individuals as membership
organizations for the benefit of their members, families, and guests
and not operated primarily for gain.
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
SECTION 701. Occupancy Classified
1. Group A – Residential Dwellings
Division 2 – Residential building for the exclusive use of non-leasing
occupants not exceeding 10 persons including single attached or
duplex or townhouses, each privately-owned; school dormitories
(on campus); convents and monasteries; military or police
barracks/dormitories; pre-schools, elementary and high schools,
provided that they do not exceed 16 classrooms; outpatients
clinics, family planning clinics, lying-in clinics, diagnostic clinics,
medical and clinical laboratories; branch library and museums;
steam/dry cleaning outlets; party needs and accessories (leasing
of tables and chairs, etc.)
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
SECTION 701. Occupancy Classified
2. Group B – Residentials, Hotels and Apartments
Group B occupancies shall be multiple dwelling units including
boarding or lodging houses, hotels, apartment buildings, row
houses, convents, monasteries, and other similar building each of
which accommodates more than 10 persons.
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
ZONING
CLASSIFICATION
Reference: PD 1096
ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
1. RESIDENTIAL – R1, R2, R3, R4, R5
2. INSTITUTIONAL – GI
3. COMMERCIAL – C1, C2, C3
4. INDUSTRIAL – I1, I2
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
RESIDENTIAL
Residential R-1
A low-density residential
zone, characterized mainly
by single-family, single-
detached dwellings with the
usual community ancillary
uses on a neighborhood
scale, such as executive
subdivisions and relatively
exclusive residential
communities which are not
subdivisions.
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
RESIDENTIAL
Residential R-2
A medium-density residential use or occupancy, characterized
mainly as a low-rise single-attached, duplex or multi-level building/
structure for exclusive use as multiple-family dwellings. This includes
R-2 structures within semi-exclusive subdivisions and semi-exclusive
residential communities which are not subdivisions.
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
RESIDENTIAL
Basic R-2
A medium-density residential use
or occupancy, characterized
mainly as a single attached or
duplex building/structure of from
one (1) storey up to three (3)
storeys in height and with each
unit for separate use as a single-
family dwelling.
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
RESIDENTIAL
Maximum R-2
Low-rise multi-level building/
structure of from three(3) up to
five (5) storeys in height and for
use as multiple-family dwellings
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
RESIDENTIAL
Residential R-3
A high-density residential use or occupancy, characterized mainly
as a low-rise or medium-rise building/structure for exclusive use as
multiple-family dwellings with mixed housing types. R-3 structure
may include low-rise or medium-rise residential condominium
buildings that are already commercial in nature and scale.
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
RESIDENTIAL
Basic R-3
Rowhouse building/structure of
from one (1) storey up to three
(3) storeys in height with each
unit for separate use as single-
family dwellings.
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
RESIDENTIAL
Maximum R-3
Medium-rise multi-level
building/structure of from six (6)
up to twelve (12) storeys in
height and for use as multiple-
family dwellings.
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
RESIDENTIAL
Residential R-4
A medium to high-density
residential use or
occupancy, characterized
mainly as a low-rise
townhouse building/
structure for exclusive use as
multiple-family dwellings.
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
RESIDENTIAL
Residential R-5
A very high-density
residential use or
occupancy, characterized
mainly as a medium-rise or
high-rise condominium
building/structure for
exclusive use as a multiple-
family dwelling.
Refer to Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional Use/Occupancy of
Building/Structure (NBCP)
SETBACKS
Reference: PD 1096
Table VIII.2. Minimum Setbacks for Residential Use/Occupancy
Table VIII.3. Setbacks for Commercial*, Industrial, Institutional
and Recreational Buildings