UPDATES ON HLURB POLICIES

UPDATES ON HLURB POLICIES

Documentary requirements for the certificate of registration and license to sell relaxed (Board Res. 748, 17 September 2003) DAR conversion order - a mandatory documentary requirement before the issuance of a certificate of registration and license to sell. DAR conversion order no 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 Waiting period of 2 weeks after publication Total processing time was 33 days Now Waiting period reduced to 5 days after publication One time computation of 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 For rowhouse = 4m Now 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 For row house= 32 sq.m. Now 28 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 Fireblock Before 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 For multi-family dwellings, the parking required is in accordance with the provisions of the National Building Code and its IRR. (1 slot per dwelling unit) Now One parking slot per 8 dwelling units without size qualification Rationale: Adopt the minimum requirement of the NBC without any qualification in terms of floor area. Target beneficiaries of BP 220 are not expected to have personal vehicles The driveway may be used as parking area provided that the minimum right-of-way shall be maintained.

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

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 Classification per HUDC Res. 05, S. of 2007 & Res. 01,S. of 2008 Price ceiling Standards Applied Socialized Low-cost level 1A 400,000 and below Economic Level 1B Level 2 Level 3 Above 400,000 to 1,250,000 BP 220 socialized BP 220 economic BP 220 economic 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 designated as planting strip not required Planting of trees in areas designated as planting 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 2005-2007 and a quarterly report on the number of housing units actually constructed as a condition to the issuance of CR/LS To monitor private sector contribution to one million homes program of the government.

Minimum level of development requirement for CR/LS of subdivision and condominium projects Res. 830-A, 28 November 2008 (10Sept.2009) Before 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 For subdivision projects land 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)