UPDATES ON HLURB POLICIES

Documentary requirements for the certificate of

registration and license to sell relaxed
(Board Res. 748, 17 September 2003)

Before Now

• DAR conversion order - a DAR conversion order – no

mandatory documentary
requirement before the
issuance of a certificate of
registration and license to
sell.
longer a requirement in the
issuance of certificate of
registration and license to sell
if the property is already
classified as residential,
commercial, industrial under the
CLUP
 (Board Res. 756, 17 December 2003)

Before
Building permit – a
mandatory requirement
prior to the issuance of
registration and license
to sell for condominium
projects
Now
Building permit - only a
post requirement to
the registration and
licensing of
condominium projects
 Board Resolution no.756 series of 2003

• Issuance of temporary license to sell for

condominium projects now allowed
 (Res. 794, 11 September 2006)
Before
• Signatories to site
development plan:
– Architect who is an
environmental planner; or
– Civil engineer who is an
environmental planner; or
– Geodetic engineer who is an
environmental planner; or
– An architect + EP
– Civil engineer + EP
– Geodetic engineer + EP
Now
Authorized signatory is not
limited to environmental
planners
Architect or civil engineer
or geodetic engineer or
environmental planner
are now allowed
signatories
 Board Resolution 839, 25 May 2009

Developers required to submit a copy of

the special/temporary permit from the
PRC and of the separate permit from the
DOLE for foreign architects hired to
prepare and sign plans
 (Resolution No. 812, S. of 2007)

Before Now

• Waiting period of 2 weeks • Waiting period reduced to

after publication 5 days after publication
• Total processing time was • One time computation of
33 days fees allowed

Processing time now 21

days
 One-Stop-Shop Processing Center
Resolution no. 833, Series of 2009

• Establishment of a pilot area in Luzon

• Establishment of similar OSS in Visayas
and Mindanao Regions
 Res. 834, 25 February 2009

Recommended to the DILG the adoption by

the LGUs of standard requirements in the
issuance of development permits for
subdivision project
 Amendments to development standards for socialized
housing projects
(resolution no. 824, series of 2008)

Minimum lot frontage

Before Now
• For rowhouse = 4m 3.5m.

Rationale: Previous rules on minimum lot

frontage is 3.5 m; while National Building
Code permits 3.00 m. frontage for accessoria
type of housing
 Minimum lot area
(for socialized housing projects)

Before Now

• For row house= 32 28 sq.m.

sq.m. Rationale: Allowing 3.5 m. frontage and 8.0 meter
lot depth, minimum lot is reduced to 28 sq.m.
 Fireblock and Firewall
Before
Fireblock
When 2 living units abut each
other, fireblock of masonry
construction required
Firewall
Firewall required for
duplex/single attached units
and at every unit for
rowhouses.
Now
• Provision on fireblock under
deleted.
Rationale: to resolve conflicting provisions on
fireblock and firewall.
• Ceiling should be
compartmentalized and not
continuous from one living unit
to another.
Rationale: for safety purposes
 Parking Requirement

Before Now
For multi-family One parking slot per 8 dwelling
dwellings, the parking units without size qualification
required is in
accordance with the Rationale: Adopt the minimum requirement of the
NBC without any qualification in terms of floor
provisions of the area. Target beneficiaries of BP 220 are not
expected to have personal vehicles
National Building Code
and its IRR. The driveway may be used as
(1 slot per dwelling unit) parking area provided that the
minimum right-of-way shall be
maintained.
 Elevator

Before Now
Provision of elevators is Original provision of old NBC
applied (elevator required for
in accordance with the
buildings of six storeys and
requirements of the above)
National Building Code
Rationale:
of the Philippines. 1.Cost of putting up elevator and its subsequent
maintenance is staggering for low end
(elevator required for 5 beneficiaries
2.NBC provides in its scope of application that
storey buildings and buildings under BP 220 are not covered by NBC

above)
Expanded Modes of compliance to section 18
of RA 7279

Participation in the following now allowed as compliance:

• Resettlement
– Northrail and southrail linkage projects administered
by NHA
(res. 805, 16 May 2007)
• Joint venture project with housing agencies and LGUs
(Res. 811, 12 Nov. 2007)
• Community Mortgage Projects (CMP)
– As developer or financier
 Expanded modes of compliance continued

• Gawad Kalinga projects (Res. 819, 21 July 2008)

• Socialized condominium (Res. 777, 7 February 2005)
• Habitat for Humanity projects (Res. 831,30Jan. 2009)
• HGC and Pag-ibig Bonds
• Advance credit – projects for 10 years old and
below
(Res. 843, 31 July 2009)
 Clarification on applicable development standards to
levels of housing classification by HUDCC
(Res. 835, 26 March 2009)
HLURB Classification per
CLASSIFICATION HUDC Res. 05, S. Price ceiling Standards
of 2007 & Res. Applied
01,S. of 2008

Socialized Low-cost level 1A 400,000 and BP 220 socialized

below
Above 400,000 to BP 220 economic
Economic Level 1B 1,250,000
Level 2 BP 220 economic
Level 3 PD 957 medium
cost
Medium Cost Medium cost Above 3M-4M PD 957 medium
cost
Open Market Open Market Above 4M PD 957 open
market
 Policies to ensure completion of projects
Board Res. 775, 06 December 2004

Before Now

Planting of trees in areas

Planting of trees in areas
designated as planting strip
designated as planting
not required
strip required.

The concern and public clamor for greening

residential subdivisions was addressed.
 Board Res. 817, 16 April 2008

Requiring developers to submit

an inventory of housing units
constructed for the period To monitor private sector
contribution to one million homes
2005-2007 and a quarterly program of the government.
report on the number of
housing units actually
constructed as a condition to
the issuance of CR/LS
 Minimum level of development requirement for CR/LS of
subdivision and condominium projects
Res. 830-A, 28 November 2008 (10Sept.2009)

Before
• For subdivision projects – land
Minimum level of development required
prior to issuance of license to sell
• For subdivision projects- land clearing,
grubbing, road tracing, sub base and base
preparation, and gate if advertised
. •
For condominium projects – civil and
structural works of foundation to include
excavation per approved plan, excavation
permit, pile driving, concreting, steel
reinforcement and formworks.
Now
clearing and grubbing, road
tracing, sub-base and base
preparation and gate if reflected in
brochure, advertisement
For condominium projects – civil
and structural works of foundation
to include excavation per
approved plan/excavation permit,
pile driving, concreting, steel
reinforcement and formworks
 Resolution No. 836, series of 2009

Requiring minimum level of development for projects

in compliance to Section 18 of RA 7279 by way of joint
venture with local government units prior to the
issuance of license to sell.
 Related issuances to Section 18

 Guidelines for the registration of northrail; southrail

(emorandum Circular no. 25 & 29, S. of 2006)

 Declaring off-site Gawad Kalinga projects as projects

not covered by the license to sell of HLURB
(Res. 820, 21 July 2008)

 Declaring Habitat for Humanity Philippines projects as

projects not covered by the License to Sell of HLURB
(Res. 823, 17 October 2008)