Tanza Zoning

Republic of the Philippines
Province of Cavite
MUNICIPALITY OF TANZA
Zoning Ordinance
INTRODUCTION
Zoning is the division of a municipality into zones or sub-zones (e.g., commercial, residential,
industrial, institutional, agricultural, forest etc.) according to the present and potential uses of
land to maximize, regulate and direct their use and development in accordance with the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan. It takes the form of a locally enacted ordinance which
provides, among others, regulations affecting uses allowed or disallowed in each zone or sub-
zone, conditions for allowing them, and procedures on evaluating deviations.
Zoning is concerned primarily with the use of land and the regulation of development through
imposition of building heights, bulk, open space and density provisions in a given area.
Zoning consists of two major elements, the Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map.
The Zoning Ordinance is a legally binding set of rules and regulations affirming the
usage of land in a municipality. This document contains a set of allowed uses and
regulations that applies to each designated zone.
The Zoning Map is a duly authenticated map defining divisions of different planned
land uses and regulations of land into zones in a municipality. It is a graphical
translation of the regulations to efficiently carry-out the presumptions of the Zoning
Ordinance.
A Zoning Ordinance should take the form of a statue, with a title and an enacting clause.
A Zoning Ordinance (ZO) have the following components:
1. Title of the Ordinance

2. Authority and Purpose
3. Definition of Terms
4. Zone Classifications
5. Zone Regulations
6. General Regulations
7. Performance Standards
8. Mitigating Devices
9. Administration and Enforcement
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1.0 Benefits
The benefits attributed the zoning are as follows:
1. Optimized use of land based on, among others, suitability and capability, e.g., use of
agricultural land for agricultural purposes and high value areas for intense urban
developments.
2. Promotion of public health and safety through compatible arrangement of various land uses
e.g., buffering between residential and industrial zones and through standards for
environmental protection and conservation.
3. Preservation of desirable character and real estate values of the zone or sub-zone through
standards intended to facilitate high quality and appropriate developments.
4. Promotion of the national and orderly growth of the municipality by employing a system that
allows the adequate evaluation of development proposals in both public and private lands.
2.0 Legal Basis
Local government`s authority to enact and apply zoning regulations is derived from the state`s
exercise of its police powers to make, ordain and establish reasonable laws, statutes or
ordinances which promote the general welfare. This authority is specified and defined in a
number of laws and directives.
2.1 1987 Philippine Constitution
Article XII, Section 6
“The use of property bears a social function and all economic agents shall contribute
to the common good. Individuals and private groups, including corporations,
cooperatives and similar collective organizations, shall have the right to own, establish
and operate economic enterprises subject to the duty of the state to promote
distributive justice and to intervene when the common good demands.”
Article XIII, Section 1
“The Congress shall give highest priority to the enactment of measures that protect
and enhance the right of all the people to human dignity, reduce social and economic
inequalities...To this end, the state shall regulate the acquisition, ownership, use and
disposition of property and its increments.”
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2.2 Section 20 of RA 7160, Local Government Code of the Philippines
Reclassification of Lands
1. A city or municipality may, through an ordinance passed by the Sanggunian after

conducting public hearings for the purpose, authorize the reclassification of agricultural
lands and provide for the manner of their utilization or disposition in the following cases:
(1) when the land ceases to be economically feasible and sound for agriculture or (2)
where the land shall have substantially greater economic value for residential, commercial
or industrial purposes, as determined by the Sanggunian concerned; provided that such
reclassification shall be limited to the following percentage of total agricultural land area at
the time of the passage of the ordinance:
a. For Highly Urbanized and Independent Component Cities, fifteen percent (15%);
b. For Component Cities and First to Third Class Municipalities, ten percent (10%);
c. For Fourth to Sixth Class Municipalities, five percent (5%).
Provided, further, that agricultural lands distributed to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries

pursuant to Republic Act No. 6657, otherwise known as “The Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Law,” shall not be affected by the said reclassification and the conversion of such
lands into other purposes shall be governed by Section 65 of said Act.
2. The President may, when public interest so requires and upon recommendation of the
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), authorize a city or municipality to
reclassify lands in excess of the limits set in the next preceding paragraph.
3. The local government units shall, in conformity with existing laws, continue to prepare their
respective Comprehensive Land Use Plans enacted through Zoning Ordinances which
shall be the primary and dominant basis for the future use of land resources: Provided,
that the requirements for food production, human settlements and industrial expansion
shall be taken into consideration in the preparation of such plans.
4. Where approval by a national agency is required for reclassification, such approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld. Failure to act on a proper and complete application for
reclassification within three (3) months from receipt of the same shall be deemed as
approval, thereof.
An individual landholding within an area already zoned as non-agricultural in the approved

CLUP and ZO, needs no further reclassification by the SB/SP. Instead, land conversion
shall be required in accordance with the provisions of RA6657 and EO129-A.
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2.3 Section 447 A.2 (VI, VIII-IX), Section 448 A.2 (VI) and Section 458 A.2 (VII-IX) of
RA 7160
The Sangguniang Bayan, as the legislative body of the Municipality, shall: (a) prescribe
reasonable limits and restraints on the use of property within the jurisdiction of the
municipality; (b) adopt a Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the Municipality: Provided,
that the formulation, adoption, or modification of said plan shall be in coordination with
the approved Provincial Comprehensive Land Use Plan; (c) reclassify land within the
jurisdiction of the Municipality, subject to the pertinent provisions of this Code; (d) enact
integrated Zoning Ordinances in consonance with the approved Comprehensive Land
Use Plan, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations; establish fire limits or fire zones,
particularly in populous centers; and regulate the construction, repair or modification of
buildings within said fire limits in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Code;
The Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the legislative body of the City, shall: (a) prescribe
reasonable limits and restraints on the use of property within the jurisdiction of the city;
(b) adopt a Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the City: Provided, that in the case of
Component Cities, the formulation, adoption, or modification of said plan shall be in
coordination with the approved Provincial Comprehensive Land Use Plan; (c) reclassify
land within the jurisdiction of the City, subject to the pertinent provisions of this Code; (d)
enact integrated Zoning Ordinances in consonance with the approved Comprehensive
Land Use Plan, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations; establish fire limits or fire
zones, particularly in populous centers; and regulate the construction, repair or
modification of buildings within said fire limits in accordance with the provisions of the Fire
Code.
2.4 P.D. 1396 (Amending P.D. 933), creating the Ministry of Human Settlements,
renaming the Human Settlements Commission as the Human Settlements
Regulatory Commission
“It is hereby declared to be the policy of the government to foster the growth and renewal
of our communities, both rural and urban, in an integrative manner that promotes optimal
land use, adequate shelter, environmental protection, utilization of appropriate technology
and rational interdependence among self-reliant communities.”
2.5 Letter of Instruction No. 729
“Municipalities shall submit their land use plans, enforcement systems and implementing
guidelines, including zoning ordinance to the Ministry of Human Settlements thru the
HLURB for review and ratification.”
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2.6 Section 5, Executive Order 648, Reorganizing the Human Settlements Regulatory
Commission
The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) shall:
1. “Promulgate zoning and other land use control standards and guidelines which shall
govern land use plans and zoning ordinances of local governments XXX”
2. “Review, evaluate and approve or disapprove comprehensive land use development

plans and zoning ordinances of local governments XXX”
3. “Issue rules and regulations to enforce the land use policies on human settlements
as provided for in PDs No, 399, 815, 933, 957, 1216, 1344, 1396, 1517, LOIs No.
713, 729, 935 and other related laws regulating the use of land XXX”
2.7 P.D. 933 and Executive Order 648, as amended by EO 90, empowering the HLURB
to review and approve or disapprove land use plans of cities and municipalities
The aforesaid laws likewise authorize the HLURB to prescribe the standards and
guidelines governing the preparation of land use plans, to monitor the implementation of
such plans and to adjudicate and settle the disputes among LGUs over their land use
plans and zoning programs.
2.8 Executive Order 72
This provides for the preparation, review and approval process and implementation of
Comprehensive Land Use Plans and Zoning Ordinances of local government units
pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991 and other pertinent laws.
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MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 160

Series of 2022
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE

MUNICIPALITY OF TANZA, PROVINCE OF CAVITE FOR THE YEAR 2020-2030 AND
PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND AMENDMENT
THEREOF AND FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
Be it ordained/enacted by the Sangguniang Bayan of Tanza, Cavite.
WHEREAS, the implementation of Comprehensive Land Use Plans would require the
enactment of regulatory measures to translate the planning goals and objectives into reality;
and an integrated Zoning Ordinance is one such regulatory measure which is an important tool
for the implementation of the comprehensive land use plan;
WHEREAS, the Local Government Code authorizes local government units to enact zoning
ordinances subject to and in accordance with existing laws;
WHEREAS, this integrated Zoning Ordinance is one such regulatory measure which is an
important tool for the implementation of the approved Comprehensive Land Use Plan;
NOW THEREFORE, the Sangguniang Bayan of Tanza, Cavite in a session assembled hereby
adopts the following integrated Zoning Ordinance.
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ARTICLE I
TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE
Section 1. Title of the Ordinance. This Zoning Ordinance shall be known as the (amended)
integrated Zoning Ordinance (ZO) of the Municipality Tanza, Cavite and shall hereinafter be
referred to as the Ordinance or ZO.
ARTICLE II
AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
Section 2. Authority. This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the provisions of the Local
Government Code of 1991, R.A 7160 Sections 447, 448 and 458 a.2 (7-9) dated 10 October
1991, “Authorizing the Municipality, through the Sangguniang Bayan, to adopt a Zoning
Ordinance subject to the provisions of existing laws’ and in accordance with related laws such
as but not limited to Commonwealth Act. 141, RA 8550 Fisheries Code, PD 705 Forestry Code,
PD 1067 Water Code, PD 1096 National Building Code, and Executive Order No. 72.
Section 3. Purposes. The Zoning Ordinance is enacted for the following purposes:
1. Promote and protect the health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience and general welfare
of the inhabitants in the municipality.
2. Guide, control and regulate the growth and development of public and private lands in
the Municipality of Tanza in accordance with its Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP).
3. Provide the proper regulatory environment to maximize opportunities for creativity,

innovation and make ample room for development within the framework of good
governance and community participation; and
4. Enhance the character and stability of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional

forestry, agricultural, open space and other functional areas within the municipality and
promote the orderly and beneficial development of the same.
Section 4. General Zoning Principle. These Zoning Regulations are based on the principles
provided for in the approved Comprehensive Land Use Plan as per Sangguniang Bayan
Resolution No. 340-S-2022 dated January 17, 2022 as follows.
1. The Ordinance reflects the Municipality`s vision to be a city.
2. The local government unit recognizes that any land use is a use by right but provides
however that the exercise of such right shall be subject to the review standards of this
Ordinance;
3. The Ordinance gives the free market the maximum opportunity to spur the municipality`s
development within a framework of environmental integrity and social responsibility;
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4. The Ordinance has been designed to encourage the evaluation of high-quality

developments rather than regulating against the worst type of projects;
5. The Ordinance has been crafted in a manner that is fully responsive to the ever-changing
conditions that the municipality continually face;
6. The Ordinance functions as a tool for informed decision-making on the part of land use
administrators by way of providing specific criteria to judge the acceptability of
developments;
7. The Ordinance provides a direct venue for community empowerment where the
stakeholders become involved especially in critical development decisions; and
8. The regulations in the Zoning Ordinance are considered as land use management tools
that are necessary to provide a clear guidance to land development in order to ensure
the community`s common good.
ARTICLE III
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The definition of the terms used in this Zoning Ordinance shall carry the same meaning given
to them in already approved codes and regulations, such as but not limited to the National
Building Code, Water Code, Philippine Environmental Code and other implementing Rules
and Regulations promulgated by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) now
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). The words, terms and
phrases enumerated hereunder shall be understood to have the corresponding meaning
indicated as follows:
1. Absolute Majority Vote – means that the “in favor” votes represent more than 50
percent of the valid votes. This is also called the 50% + 1 vote.
2. Accessory Use – pertains to those that are customarily associated with the Principal
Use application (such as a garage is accessory to a house).
3. Active Fault Overlay Zone (FLT-OZ) – an area in a municipality defined by five (5)
meter wide strips on both sides of and running along identified earthquake faults. The
objective of this overlay zone is to minimize the possible harmful effects of fault
movements to properties.
4. Actual Use - refers to the purpose for which the property is principally or predominantly
utilized by the person in possession of the property.
5. AFMA – shall refer to the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 or RA
8435.
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6. Agricultural Activity – per the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 (RA
6657), means the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of fruit trees, raising
of livestock, poultry or fish, including the harvesting of such farm products and other
farm activities and practices performed by a farmer in conjunction with such farming
operations done by persons whether natural or juridical.
7. Agricultural Land – per RA 6657, refers to land devoted to agricultural activity and not
classified as mineral, forest, residential, commercial or industrial land.
8. Agricultural Land Conversion – per RA 6657, refers to the process of changing the
use of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses.
9. Agricultural Zone (AGZ) – an area within the municipality intended for cultivation of
the soil, planting of crops, growing of fruit trees, raising of livestock, poultry, fish, or
aquaculture production, including the harvesting of such farm products and other farm
activities and practices performed in conjunction with such farming operations…
(AFMA) Agri-Industrial Zone (AgIndZ) – an area within a municipality intended primarily
for integrated farm operations and related product processing activities such as
plantation for bananas, pineapple, sugar, etc.
10. Agri-Processing Activities – “refers to the processing of raw agricultural and fishery
products into semi-processed or finished products which include materials for the
manufacture of food and/or non-food products, pharmaceuticals and other industrial
products.” (AFMA)
11. Agro-Forestry - land management which combines agricultural crops with tree crops
and forest plants and/or animals simultaneously or sequentially and applies
management practices which are compatible with the cultural patterns of the local
population.
12. Allowable Uses - uses that conform to those allowed in a specific zone.
13. Ancestral Domains – per the Indigenous Peoples Right Act of 1997 (RA 8371), these
refer to all areas generally belonging to Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous
Peoples (ICCs/IPs) comprising lands, inland waters, coastal areas, and natural
resources therein, held under a claim of ownership, occupied or processed by ICCs/IPs.
14. Ancestral Lands – refer to land occupied, possessed and utilized by individuals,
families and clans who are members of the ICCs/IPs… (IPRA).
15. Ancestral Domain Overlay Zone (AD-OZ) – an area in a municipality intended for the
preservation of the traditional way of life of indigenous people.
16. Aquaculture Sub-Zone (Aq-SZ) – an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a
municipality designated for “fishery operations involving all forms of raising and culturing
fish and other fishery species in fresh, brackish and marine water areas” (Fisheries
Code)
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17. Aquasilviculture – an environment-friendly mangrove aquaculture system,

aquasilviculture promotes the harmonious co-existence between fishery species and
mangrove trees in a semi-enclosed system. In many regions, the trainees are taught
pen design and construction and mud crab culture. The culture system helps in
providing alternative livelihood to fisherfolk while instilling in them the value of coastal
protection and maintenance of the ecosystem.
18. Base Flood Elevation - the elevation to which floodwater is expected to reach during
flood events as calculated by the regional office of the DPWH.
19. Base Zones – refers to the primary zoning classification of areas within the municipality
and that are provided with a list of allowable uses and regulations on building density
and bulk, among others.
20. Basic R-2 Sub-Zone (BR2-SZ) – an area within the R-2 Zone of a municipality where
the number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is three (3) and the BHL
is 10.00 meters above highest grade (NBC).
21. Basic R-3 Sub-Zone (BR3-SZ) – an area within the R-3 Zone of a municipality where
the number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is three (3) and the BHL
is 10.00 meters above highest grade (NBC).
22. Billboards Overlay Zone (BB-OZ) – an area in a municipality designated for the
regulated placement of billboards.
23. Buffer/Greenbelt Zone (B/GZ) - an area in a municipality designated for the regulated
placement of billboards.
24. Building Height Limit (BHL) – per the National Building Code, this is “the maximum
height to be allowed for buildings/structures… and shall be generally measured from
the established grade line to the topmost portion of the proposed building/structure. If
applicable, the BHL may be subject to clearance requirements of the Civil Aviation
Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) or the concerned military/security authorities.” BHL
is expressed as the number of allowable storeys/floor above established grade and/or
meters above highest grade.
25. Cemetery/Memorial Park Zone (C/MP-Z) – an area in a municipality intended for the
interment of the dead.
26. Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CAD/T) - a title formally recognizing the rights
of possession and ownership of ICCs/IPs over their ancestral domains that have been
identified and delineated in accordance with Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (RA 8371)
27. Certificate of Ancestral Lands Title (CAL/T) - refers to a title formally recognizing the
rights of ICCs/IPs over their ancestral lands (RA 8371)
28. Certificate of Non-Conformance – certificate issued to Owners of non-conforming

uses as provided in this Zoning Ordinance.
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29. Central Business District (CBD) – shall be an area designated principally for trade,
services and business purposes (Commercial Zone).
30. Civil Reservation Sub-Zone (CR-SZ) - an area within the Forest Zone of municipality
that “refers to lands of public domain which have been proclaimed by the President of
the Philippines for specific purpose such as town sites, resettlement areas, ancestral
lands, etc.” (NSCB)
31. Class “AAA” Slaughterhouse/Abattoir - those with facilities and operational

procedures appropriate to slaughter livestock and fowls for sale in any market, domestic
or international.
32. Class “AA” Slaughterhouse/Abattoir - those with facilities and operational

procedures sufficiently adequate that the livestock and fowls slaughtered therein is
suitable for sale in any market within the country.
33. Class “A” Slaughterhouse/Abattoir - those with facilities and procedures of minimum
adequacy that the livestock and the fowls slaughtered therein are suitable for distribution
and sale only within the municipality where the slaughterhouse is located.
34. Commercial-1 Zone (C1-Z) – a low density commercial area within a municipality
intended for neighborhood or community scale trade, service and business activities.
35. Commercial-2 Zone (C2-Z) – a medium to high density commercial area within a
municipality intended for trade, service and business activities performing
complementary/supplementary functions to the CBD.
36. Commercial-3 Zone (C3-Z) – a high density commercial area within a municipality
intended for regional shopping centers such as large malls and other commercial and
business activities which are regional in scope or where market activities generate traffic
and require utilities and services that extend beyond local boundaries and requires
metropolitan level development planning and implementation. High rise hotels, sports
stadium or sports complexes area also allowed in this zone. This zone may also be
called as the Central Business District (CBD),
37. Commercial Garage - a garage where automobiles and other motor vehicles are
housed, cared for, equipped, repaired or kept for remuneration for hire or sale.
38. Compatible Uses – different uses capable of existing harmoniously, within a zone e.g.,
residential and parks and playground uses subject to the conditions stipulated in the
Zoning Ordinance.
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39. Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) – is a technical document embodying specific
proposals and strategies for guiding, regulating growth and/or development that is
implemented through the Zoning Ordinance. The main components of the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan in this usage are the land use plan and sectoral studies,
including Demography, Ecosystems Analysis (Terrestrial and Coastal), and Special
Area Studies such as Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management, Ancestral Domain, Biodiversity, Heritage Conservation and Green
Urbanism.
40. Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) - a unitary development plan/site

plan that permits flexibility in planning/urban design, building/structure siting,
complementary of building types and land uses, usable open spaces for general public
uses services and business activities and the preservation of significant land features
(NBC) and may also be referred to as a Master Development Plan.
41. Commercial Fishing Sub-Zone (CF-SZ) – an area within the Municipal Waters Zone
of a municipality where commercial fishing, subject to the provisions of the Fisheries
Code, is allowed.
42. Conflicting Uses – uses or land activities with contrasting characteristics and adjacent
to each other e.g. residential units adjacent to industrial plants.
43. Conforming Use – a use that is in accordance with the zone regulations as provided
for in the Ordinance.
44. Critical Habitat Overlay Zone (CH-OZ) – an area in a municipality determined to be

essential to the conservation of a listed species, through the area need not actually be
occupied by the species at the time it is designated.
45. Disaster - refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society

involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts
which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own
resources.
46. Deed Restrictions – written agreements that imposes limitations on the use of property
in order to maintain the intended character of a neighborhood.
47. Delta/Estuary Sub-Zone (D/E-SZ) – an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a
municipality characterized by a landform at the mouth of a river where it flows into an
ocean, sea, estuary, lake or reservoir that is formed by deposition of sediments carried
by the river.
48. DSHUD - Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development is the central
housing authority in the Philippines. It has absorbed the duties and functions of the
Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the Housing and
Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB).
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49. Easement – open space imposed on any land use/activities sited along waterways,
road-right- of-ways, cemeteries/memorial parks and utilities.
50. Established Grade - the finish ground level of a proposed development which shall be
determined according to the provisions of the latest edition of the National Building
Code.
51. Ecotourism - a form of sustainable tourism within a natural and cultural heritage area
where community participation, protection and management of natural resources,
culture and indigenous knowledge and practices, environmental education and ethics,
as well as economic benefits are fostered and pursued for the enrichment of host
communities and the satisfaction of visitors.” (Tourism Act and DENR AO2013-19
Guidelines on Ecotourism Planning and Management in Protected Areas)
52. Ecotourism Overlay Zone (ETM-OZ) - an area in a municipality intended for

ecotourism uses.
53. Environmentally Constrained Areas – areas prone to natural hazards, such as those
related to weather, hydrologic and geologic disturbances. These hazards cover those
that are weather and water-related, earthquake-induced, volcanic and erosion-related.
54. Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA) – refer to those areas which are environmentally
sensitive and are listed in Presidential Proclamation 2146 dated December 14, 1981, as
follows:
a. All areas declared by law as national parks, watershed reserves, wildlife preserves
and sanctuaries;
b. Areas set aside as aesthetic potential tourist spots;
c. Areas which constitute the habitat for any endangered or threatened species of
indigenous Philippine Wildlife (flora and fauna);
d. Areas of unique historic, archaeological or scientific interest;
e. Areas which are traditionally occupied by cultural communities or tribes;
f. Areas frequently visited and/or hard-hit by natural calamities (geologic hazards,
floods, typhoons, volcanic activity, etc.);
g. Areas with critical slopes;
h. Areas classified as prime agricultural lands;
i. Recharged areas of aquifers;
j. Water bodies characterized by one or any combination of the following conditions:
tapped for domestic purposes
within the controlled and/or protected areas declared by appropriate authorities
which support wildlife and fishery activities
k. Mangrove areas characterized by one or any combination of the following

conditions:
with primary pristine and dense young growth;
adjoining mouth of major river systems;
near or adjacent to traditional productive fry or fishing grounds
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which act as natural buffers against shore erosion, strong winds and storm
floods
on which people are dependent for their livelihood
l. Coral reef characterized by one or any combination of the following conditions:
With 50% and above live coralline cover

Spawning and nursery grounds for fish
Which act as natural breakwater of coastlines
Proponents of Projects with ECAs are required to submit initial Environmental

Examinations to DENR Regional Offices. They may later be required by the DENR
to submit an EIS, if necessary.
55. Environmentally Critical Projects (ECP) – refer to those projects, which have high
potential for negative environmental impacts and are listed in Presidential Proclamation
2146 dated December 14, 1981 as follows:
a. Heavy Industries
Non-ferrous metal industries

Iron and steel mills
Petroleum and petro-chemical industries including oils and gas
Smelting plants
b. Resource Extractive Industries
Major mining and quarrying projects

Forestry projects such as logging, Major wood processing projects,
introduction of fauna (exotic animals) in public/private forests, forest
occupancy, extraction of mangrove products and grazing
Fishery Projects (dikes for/and fishpond development projects)
c. Infrastructure Projects
Major dams
Major power plants (fossil-fueled, nuclear fueled, hydroelectric or
geothermal)
Major reclamation projects
Major roads and bridges
d. Golf courses projects
Proponents of ECPs are required to submit on EIS to the Environmental Management

Bureau (EMB) of the DENR.
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56. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System – pursuant to PD 1586 to 1978, refers
to the entire process of organization, administration and procedure institutionalized for
the purpose of assessing the significance of the effects of physical developments on the
quality of the environment. Projects that fall within the purview of the EIS System
57. Environmentally Critical Projects

a. Projects located in Environmentally Critical Areas
58. Estuary – a partially enclosed body of water along the coast where freshwater from
rivers and streams meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean.
59. Exception – a device which grants a property owner relief from certain provisions of the
Ordinance where because of the specific use would result in a particular hardship upon
the owner, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience or a desire to make more
money.
60. Fisheries Code – shall refer to the Philippines Fisheries Code of 1998 (RA 8550).
61. Fishery Refuge and Sanctuary Sub-Zone (FRS-SZ) – an area within the Municipal
Waters Zone of a municipality “where fishing or other forms of activities which may
damage the ecosystem of the area is prohibited and human access may be restricted.”
(Fisheries Code)
62. Fishery Reserve Sub-Zone (FyR-SZ) – an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a
municipality “where activities are regulated and set aside for educational and research
purposes.” (Fisheries Code).
63. Fish Pond – “a land-based facility enclosed with earthen or stone material to impound
water for growing fish.” (Fisheries Code).
64. Flood Overlay Zone (FLD-OZ) - an area in a municipality that have been identified as
prone to flooding and where specific regulations are provided in order to minimize its
potential negative effect to developments.
65. Flood Protection Elevation - the minimum elevation to which developments are
required by this Ordinance to be elevated, with reference to the Base Flood Elevation,
in order to be flood proofed.
66. Floor Area Ratio or “FAR” - is the ratio between the gross floor area of a building and
the area of the lot on which it stands, determined by dividing the gross floor area of the
building and the area of the lot. The gross floor area of any building should not exceed
the prescribed floor area ratio (FAR) multiplied by the lot area. The FAR of any zone
should be based on its capacity to support development in terms of the absolute level of
density that the transportation and other utility networks can support.
67. General Commercial Zone (GC-Z) – an area within a municipality for trading/
services/business purposes.
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68. General Institutional Zone (GI-Z) – an area within a municipality intended principally
for general types of institutional establishments, e.g., government offices,
hospitals/clinics, academic/research and convention centers.
69. General Residential Zone (GR-Z) – an area within a municipality principally for
dwelling/housing purposes.
70. Gross Floor Area (GFA) – the GFA of a building is the total floor space within the
perimeter of the permanent external building walls, occupied by:
Office Areas, Residential Areas, Corridors, Lobbies, Mezzanine, Vertical Penetrations,

which shall mean stairs, fire escapes, elevator shafts, flues, pipe shafts, vertical ducts,
and the like, and their enclosing walls. Rest Rooms or Toilets; Machine Rooms and
Closets; Storage Rooms and Closets; Covered Balconies and terraces; Interior Walls
and Columns, and Other interior Features
But excluding:
Covered areas used for parking and driveways, including vertical penetrations in parking
floors where no residential or office units are present;
Uncovered areas for AC cooling towers, overhead water tanks, roof decks laundry areas
and cages, wading or swimming pools, whirlpools or jacuzzies, gardens, courts or
plazas.
71. Industrial-1 Zone (I1-Z) – an area within municipalities intended for light manufacturing
or production industries that are: a non-pollutive/non-hazardous and b. non-
pollutive/hazardous.
72. Industrial-2 Zone (I2-Z) – an area within municipalities intended for medium intensity
manufacturing or production industries that are: a. pollutive/non-hazardous b.
pollutive/hazardous.
73. Industrial-3 Zone (I3-Z) – an area with municipalities intended for heavy manufacturing
or production industries that are: a. highly pollutive/non-hazardous b. highly
pollutive/hazardous c. highly pollutive/extremely hazardous d. pollutive/extremely
hazardous e. non-pollutive/extremely hazardous.
74. Industrial Estate (IE) – refers to a tract of land subdivided and developed according to
a comprehensive plan under a unified continuous management and with provisions for
basic infrastructure and utilities, with or without pre-built standard factory buildings and
community facilities for the use of a community facilities for the use of a community of
industries.
75. Innovative Design – introduction and/or application of new/creative designs and

techniques in development projects, e.g., Planned Unit Development (PUD), Newtown,
etc.
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76. IPRA - shall mean the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (Republic Act 8371)
77. Local Zoning Board of Appeals (LZBA) – a local special body created by virtue of this
Ordinance mandated to, among others, handle appeals for Variances and Exceptions.
78. Locational Clearance (LC) - a clearance issued by the Zoning Administrator/Zoning

Officer to a project that is allowed under the provisions of this Ordinance.
79. Locational Clearance (Variance) (LC-V) - a clearance issued by the LZBA to a project
that is allowed under the Mitigating Device/Variance provision of this Ordinance.
80. Locational Clearance (Exception) (LC-E) - a clearance issued by the LZBA to a

project that is allowed under the Mitigating Device/Exception provision of this
Ordinance.
81. Mangrove Sub-Zone (Mn-SZ) – an area in the Municipal Waters Zone of a municipality
defined as “a community of intertidal plants including all species of trees, shrubs, vines
and herbs found on coasts, swamps, or border of swamps” (Fisheries Code).
82. Military Reservation Sub-Zone (MR-SZ) - an area within the Forest Zone of a
municipality which “refers to land of the public domain which has been proclaimed by
the President of the Philippines for military purposes such as Airbase, Campsite, Docks
and Harbors, Firing Ranges, Naval Base, Target Range, Wharves, etc.” (NSCB).
83. Mitigating Device – a means to grant relief in complying with certain provisions of the
Ordinance such as, but not limited to, those pertaining to use, building bulk and density,
and performance standards.
84. Municipal Fishing Sub-Zone (MF-SZ) - an area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a
municipality where only municipal fishing, as defined in the Fisheries Code, is allowed.
85. Municipal Waters Zone (WZ) – per Republic Act No. 8550 or the Philippines Fisheries
Code of 1998, this zone covers the Municipal Waters which “include not only streams,
lakes, inland bodies of water and tidal waters within the municipality which are not
included within the protected areas as defined under Republic Act No. 7586 (the NIPAS
Law), public forests, timber lands, forest reserves or fishery reserves, but also marine
waters…(boundary delineation defined in the Fisheries Code).”
86. Non-Conforming Use – uses existing prior to the approval of this Zoning Ordinance
that are not in conformity with its provisions but are allowed to operate subject to the
conditions of this Zoning Ordinance.
87. Notice of Non-Conformance - notice issued to owners of all uses existing prior to the
approval of the Ordinance which do not conform to the provisions herein provided.
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88. Network of Protected Areas for Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Development

(NPAAAD) – per AFMA, refers to agricultural areas identified by the Department of
Agriculture in coordination with the National Mapping and Resource Information
Authority in order to ensure the efficient utilization of land for agriculture and agro-
industrial development and promote sustainable growth. The NPAAAD covers the
following:
a. All irrigated areas

b. All irrigable lands already covered by irrigation projects with firm funding
commitments;
c. All alluvial plain land highly suitable for agriculture whether irrigated or not;
d. Agro-industrial croplands or lands presently planted to industrial crops that
support the viability of existing agricultural infrastructure and agro-based
enterprises;
e. Highlands or areas located at an elevation of 500 meters or above and have
the potential for growing semi-temperate and high value crops;
f. All agricultural lands that are ecologically fragile, the conversion of which will
result in serious environmental degradation;
g. Mangrove areas and fish sanctuaries.
89. Official Zoning Map – a duly authenticated map delineating the different zones into
which the whole municipality is divided.
90. Open Space (OS) – as used in this Ordinance, an area where permanent buildings
shall not be allowed and which may only be used as forest, buffer/greenbelt, parks and
playgrounds.
91. Parks and Recreation Zone (PR-Z) – an area in a municipality designed for
diversion/amusements and for the maintenance of ecological balance.
92. Planned Unit Development (PUD) – a land development scheme wherein the project
site is comprehensively planned as an entity via unitary site plan which permits flexibility
in planning/design, building siting, complementarily of building types and land uses,
usable open spaces and the preservation of significant natural land features.
93. Port - an area with facilities for loading and unloading of ships and may include among
others, harbor, docks, wharves and piers.
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94. Protected Areas – areas declared as belonging to the NIPAS System per NIPAS Act.
These areas are those that have been designated or set aside pursuant to a law,
presidential decree, presidential proclamation or executive order. These include:
a. Strict nature reserves

b. Natural parks
c. National monuments
d. Wildlife sanctuary
e. Protected landscapes and seascapes
f. Resource reserves
g. Natural biotic areas and
h. Other categories established by law, conventions or international agreements
which the Philippine Government is a signatory
95. Quarrying – shall mean “the process of extracting, removing and disposing quarry
resources found on or near the surface of private or public land”. (Mining Act)
96. Reclassification of Agricultural Lands – “the act of specifying how agricultural lands
shall be utilized for non-agricultural uses such as residential, industrial and commercial
as embodied in the CLUP” (LGC and MC 54)
97. Residential-1 Zone (R1-Z) – an area within a municipality intended for low density
residential use. Per the National Building Code, R-1 Zone is characterized mainly by
low-rise single-detached, duplex residential buildings for exclusive use as single
(nuclear) family dwellings.
98. Residential-2 Zone (R2-Z) – an area within municipalities intended for medium density
low-rise single-attached, duplex or multi-level structures residential buildings for
exclusive use as multi-family dwellings.
99. Residential-3 Zone (R3-Z) – an area within municipalities intended for medium to high
density residential use. Per the National Building Code, R-3 Zone is characterized
mainly by low-rise or medium-rise residential buildings for exclusive use as multi-family
dwellings with mixed housing types.
100. Residential-4 Zone (R4-Z) – an area within a municipality intended for medium to high
density residential use. Per the National Building Code, R-4 Zone is characterized
mainly by low-rise townhouse buildings/structures for exclusive use as multiple family
dwellings.
101. Residential-5 Zone (R5-Z) – an area within municipality intended for very high-density
medium rise or high-rise condominium buildings/structures for exclusive use as multiple
family dwellings.
102. Rezoning – a process of introducing amendments to or a change in the existing zoning

of a particular area and reflected in the text and maps of the Ordinance.
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103. Socialized Housing – refers to housing programs and projects covering houses and
lots or home lots only undertaken by the Government or the private sector for the
underprivileged and homeless citizens (UDHA).
104. Socialized Housing Zone (SH-Z) – an area in a municipality designated for socialized
housing projects.
105. Special Institutional Zone (SI-Z) – an area in a municipality intended principally for
particular types of institutional establishments e.g., welfare homes, orphanages, home
for the aged, rehabilitation and training centers, military camps/reservation/
bases/training grounds, etc.
106. Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zone (SAFDZ) – refers to “areas
within the NPAAD identified for production, agro-processing and marketing activities to
help develop and modernize, with the support of government, the agriculture and
fisheries sectors in an environmentally and socio-culturally sound manner” (AFMA).
107. Tourism Act - shall mean the Tourism Act of 2009 or RA 9593.
108. Tourism Zone – are sites within municipalities endowed with natural or manmade
physical attributes and resources that are conducive to recreation, leisure and other
wholesome activities.
109. UDHA – shall mean the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992 or RA 7279.
110. Utilities, Transportation and Services Zone (UTS-Z) – an area in a municipality

designated for a “range of utilitarian/functional uses or occupancies, characterized
mainly as a low-rise or medium-rise building/structure for low to high intensity
community support functions, e.g., terminals, inter-modals, multi-modals, depots, power
and water generation/distribution facilities, telecommunication facilities,
drainage/wastewater and sewerage facilities, solid waste handling facilities and the like”
(NBC).
111. Variance – a device which grants a property owner relief from certain provisions of the
Zoning Ordinance where, because of the particular physical surrounding, shape or
topographical conditions of the property, compliance on applicable Building Bulk and
Density Regulations, Building Design Regulations and Performance Standards would
result in a particular hardship upon the owner, as distinguished from a mere
inconvenience or a desire to make more money.
112. Warehouse – refers to a storage and/or depository of those in business of performing

warehouse services for others, for profit.
113. Water Code – shall mean the Water Code of the Philippines (Presidential Decree 1067).
114. Yard – as defined in the National Building Code, this is “the required open space left
between the outermost face of the building/structure and the property lines, e.g., front,
rear, right and left side yards. The width of the yard is the setback.”
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115. Zone/Sub-Zone – an area within a municipality for specific land use as defined by
manmade or natural boundaries.
116. Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer – a municipal government employee

responsible for the implementation/enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance.
117. Zoning Certificate – a document issued by the Zoning Administrator citing the zoning
classification of the land based on this Ordinance.
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ARTICLE IV
ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS
Section 5. Base Zones. To effectively carry out the provision of this Ordinance, the
municipality is hereby divided into the following zones or districts as shown in the Official
Zoning Maps.
URBAN ZONE CLASSIFICATION
1. General Residential Zone (GRZ District)

2. Socialized Housing Zone (SHZ District)
3. Commercial Zone 1 (C1 District)
6. Mixed Use Zone 1: Residential-Commercial-Institutional Zone (R, C2, In District)
7. General Institutional Zone (GIZ District)
8. Parks and Recreational Zone (PRZ District)
9. Water Zone (WZ District)
GENERAL ZONE CLASSIFICATION
1. Urban Zone
2. General Residential Zone (GRZ District)
3. Socialized Housing Zone (SHZ District)
4. Mixed Use Zone I: Residential-Commercial-Institutional Zone (R, C2, In District)
5. Medium Industrial Zone (I2 District)
6. Mixed Use Zone II: Industrial-Residential-Institutional Zone (I2, R, In District)
7. Agricultural Zone (AGZ District)
8. Strategic Agricultural and Fisheries Development Zone (SAFDZ District)
9. Parks and Recreational Zone (PRZ District)
10. Special Economic Zone (SEZ District)
11. Water Zone (WZ District)
12. Special Institutional Zone (SIZ District)
Section 6. Zoning Maps. It is hereby adopted as an integral part of this Ordinance, the duly
authenticated and Official Zoning Maps of the municipality showing location and boundaries
of the Base Zones and Sub-zones herein established.
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Section 7. Zone Boundaries. The locations and boundaries of the above-mentioned various
zones into which the municipality has been subdivided are identified and specified as follows:
ZONE BOUNDARIES
A. URBAN LAND USE ZONES
1. GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE (GRZ DISTRICT)
POBLACION I-IV - all areas bounded on the north to east by Cañas river, on the south
by Tanza Catholic Cemetery and a lot deep (20 meters) (commercial strip) on A. Soriano
Highway, on the west by creek (Biwas-Daang Amaya) except the commercial,
institutional and parks and recreation space included therein which hereinafter defined
and delineated as shown in the official urban zoning map of Tanza.
BIWAS – bounded on the north by Cañas river, on the east by Cañas river and creek
(Poblacion II) on the south by a lot deep (20 meters) (commercial strip) along San
Agustin St. whole portion of Lot No. 438 and Lot No. 333 to J.P. Santillan St. and on
the west by Resurrection creek except the General Institutional Zone, GIZ District
(Tanza Child Development Center), and Socialized Housing Zone, SHZ District
(Philippine National Railway (PNR) Properties).
BUCAL – bounded on the north by a lot deep (commercial strips) along A. Soriano
Highway, on the east by Cañas river and creek (Santol), on the south by Lot No. 1014
to Cumunoy Dam, and on the west by creek except the Institutional District (Bucal
Elementary School)
DAANG AMAYA I – whole portion of Lot No. 844, Lot No. 846, Lot No. 865, Lot No.
867, Lot No. 769 and Lot No. 764 except the area of commercial strips along A. Soriano
Highway and Tanza-Trece Road, the existing Institutional Area, the existing Parks and
Recreation Area and Commercial Zone C1 District (Tanza Public Market) and
Commercial Institutional Zone (C2, In District).
DAANG AMAYA II – bounded on the north by J.P. Santillan St. (Socialized Housing
Zone, SHZ District) whole portion of Bliss Site on the east to Bliss Road to a lot deep
(20 meters) of Commercial strip and the Institutional Area ( Tanza National
Comprehensive High School and Iglesia ni Cristo Church) along San Agustin Street,
on the south by lot deep commercial strip and Institutional Zone (Tanza Family General
Hospital) along A. Soriano Highway, and on the west by Pandan creek except Parks
and Recreational Zone, PRZ District (Sta. Cruz Memorial Park and Risen Christ) and
DAANG AMAYA III – inner portion of Lot No. 766, Lot No. 765 and portion of Lot No.
768, except the Commercial strip (one lot deep 20 meters) of A. Soriano Highway and
San Agustin St., General Institutional Zone (Tanza Specialist Medical Center) and
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JULUGAN I-VIII – all portion of Julugan excluding the Institutional District and Parks
and Recreational Zone (PRZ District) included therein which are hereinafter defined and
delineated as shown in Official Urban Zoning Map of Tanza.
2. SOCIALIZED HOUSING ZONE (SHZ DISTRICT)
All portion of Philippine National Railways (PNR) properties (both side of J.P. Santillan
Street) Barangay Biwas up to Barangay Capipisa
3. COMMERCIAL ZONE 1 (C1 DISTRICT)
DAANG AMAYA I – whole portion of Lot No. 762 and eastern portion of Lot No. 763
(Public Market)
A lot deep on both side of A. Soriano Highway, Tanza-Trece Road, Santa Cruz Street
and San Agustin Street and A. Soriano Highway (Daang Amaya II) except the portion
of General Institutional Zone, Commercial Zone 3, Mixed Use Zone I and Parks and
Recreational Zone included therein which are hereinafter defined and delineated as
shown in the Official Urban Zoning Map.
DAANG AMAYA II - area of SM Super Malls
6. GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL ZONE (GIZ DISTRICT)
All existing Institutional Areas located in every urban barangay included therein which are
hereinafter defined and delineated as shown in the official Urban Zoning Map.
7. MIXED USE ZONE 1 : RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL-INSTITUTIONAL ZONE (R, C2, In

District)
Area of southern side of A, Soriano Highway, from Barangay Boundary of Amaya, Mulawin,
Daang Amaya I to area of Municipal Hall and Tanza Public Market except the area of
General Institutional Zone and Parks and Recreational Zone included therein which are
hereinafter defined and delineated as shown in the official Urban Zone Map.
8. PARKS AND RECREATION ZONE (PRZ DISTRICT)
Areas of San Agustin Park in Poblacion I, Hermogenes T. Arayata Sports Complex in

Daang Amaya I, Antero Soriano Park in Julugan I, La Galera de Tanza Cockpit Arena in
Daang Amaya I, and all the existing Parks and Playground in the different subdivision and
barangays.
Areas of existing beach resort (Las Palmas Beach Resort in Julugan IV, Starfish Beach
Resort in Julugan VIII).
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Areas perpendicular to the coastline (beach front easement) along all coastal barangays
with a maximum of 50 meters and minimum of 3 meters from the edge of the beach zone
in land perpendicular to the coastline.
9. WATER ZONE (WZ DISTRICT)
All bodies of water including Manila Bay, Cañas River and Pandan creek and all other
creeks located at Urban Zone Area.
B. GENERAL LAND USE ZONES
1. URBAN ZONE – whole area of urban barangays; Poblacion I, II, II, IV, Biwas, Bucal, Daang
Amaya I, II, III, Julugan I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII. (pls. see Urban Zoning
Map/Classification)
2. GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE (GRZ DISTRICT)
AMAYA - bounded on the north by Parks and Recreational Zone perpendicular to

coastline to Pandan creek, on the east by Pandan Creek on the south by A. Soriano
Highway and on the west by Amaya creek and Amaya Residences Subdivision, except the
Socialized Housing Zone (PNR Properties).
BAGTAS - bounded on the north by Lot No. 2045, 2057 and Lot No. 2054, on the east
by a creek (Punta) to Mon 57 to Mon No. 56 and Pasolodo Creek, on the south by Calibuyo
River and on the west by Lot No. 1957, Mon No. 35 to Mon No. 51.
BIGA - inner portion of Lot No. 1183, 1057, 1058. Whole portion of Lot No. 1059,
1119 and Lot No. 2355.
CAPIPISA - whole portion of Bonita Del Mar Subdivision.
MULAWIN - bounded on the north to east by Biwas creek, to Cumunoy Dam, on the
south by NIA Road to Cumunoy Dam and on the west by 250 meters (Mixed Use Zone 1)
perpendicular to Tanza-Trece Road.
PARADAHAN I & II - whole portion of Paradahan except the portion of Military

Reservation, the 250 meters both side of Tanza-Trece Road (Mixed Use Zone 1) and the
remaining portion of SAFDZ District and Agricultural Areas included therein which are
herein after defined and delineated as shown in the Official General Zoning Map.
PUNTA I - bounded on the north to east by Obispo River, on the south by Punta I-
Punta II, Bagtas-Punta I boundary and on the west by Sahud-Ulan-Punta I boundary.
SANJA MAYOR - inner portion of ACM and Borland Subdivision, portion of Lot No.
1030, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068 and Lot No. 2237.
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SANTOL - all existing residential areas within the barangay and Lot No. 1069, 1071,
1076, 1077, 1080, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098 and Lot
No. 1099.
TANAUAN - whole portion of Saddle and Club Residential Subdivision, Phirst Park
Homes and Cityview Subdivision.
TRES CRUSES - whole portion of Barangay Tres Cruses except the portion of
SAFDZ District and Agricultural Areas included therein which are herein after defined
and delineated as shown in the official General Zoning Map.
3. SOCIALIZED HOUSING ZONE (SHZ DISTRICT)
All portion of Philippine National Railways (PNR) property except Institutional area of
Flaviana Elementary School in Calibuyo and Amaya Elementary School.
4. MIXED USE ZONE I: RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL-INSTITUTIONAL ZONE (R, C2,

In DISTRICT)
A. Areas of 1,000 meters perpendicular to the southern side of A. Soriano Highway

from Urban Zone to Tanza-Naic boundary as shown and delineated in the General
Zoning Map.
B. CAPIPISA - bounded on the north by easement/setback (PRZ DISTRICT)

perpendicular to the coastline, on the south by a lot deep along a. Soriano
Highway) Capipisa-Lambingan Boundary) on the east by Capipisa River and on
the west by creek except the existing area of Bonita Del Mar Subdivision and the
Socialized Housing Zone (PNR Property) and Industrial Zone (Ajinomoto
Property).
Areas of Lot No. 1748, Lot No. 1749, Lot No. 1756, Lot No. 1757, Lot No. 1758,
Lot No. 1759, Lot No. 1760, Lot No. 1762, Lot No. 2301 and Lot No. 2263.
C. Areas of 500 meters perpendicular on both side of Tanza-Trece Road from Urban
Zone to Tanza-Trece Municipal Boundary as shown and delineated in the General
Zoning Map.
5. MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL ZONE (I2 DISTRICT)
AMAYA - area of Lot No. 1276 and Lot No. 1277.
CAPIPISA - area owned by Ajinomoto Incorporated (Lot No. 1764, Lot No. 1761,
Lot No. 1876 and the portion of Lot No. 1875).
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6. MIXED USE ZONE II: INDUSTRIAL-RESIDENTIAL-INSTITUTIONAL ZONE (I2, R, In

DISTRICT)
AMAYA - bounded on the north by easement of 50 meters perpendicular to the

shoreline, on the east by Amaya creek, on the south by A. Soriano Highway except the
Institutional and open space (Deo Roma College of Tanza, Amaya Public Cemetery and
Holy Rosary Eternal Garden) on the west Obispo River.
CALIBUYO - bounded on the north by the existing beach resort and

easement along coastline, on the south by A. Soriano Highway, on the east by Calibuyo
River and on the west by Capipisa River except the existing subdivision (Hacienda
Royale).
HALAYHAY - bounded on the north by easement on the southeast by A. Soriano

Highway, on the northeast by Postema River and the southwest by Calibuyo River.
Excluding the existing Industrial Area of Premium Packaging Corporation and Green
Rock Steel Corporation and Delimondo Food Specialties, Inc.
SAHUD-ULAN - bounded on the north by easement of 50 meters perpendicular

to the shoreline and Parks and Recreational Area (Villa Excellance Beach Resort), on
the east by Obispo River on the south by A. Soriano Highway and on the west by Postema
River. Except the Industrial Area owned by SFI Fresh Bakers Corporation and Agri Pacific
Corporation and Parks and Recreational Area Hardin ng Postema and Water Park
Resort.
TANAUAN - all remaining portion of the whole area from Timalan River on the north,
Tanza-Trece municipal boundary on the east, easement/setback of Kay Alamang River
on the south, and on the southwest by Saddle and Club Residential Area and Tanza-Naic
municipal boundary.
7. AGRICULTURE ZONE (AGZ DISTRICT)
Remaining Agricultural Areas of Barangays Santol, Bunga, Mulawin, Sanja Mayor, Biga,
Punta, Bagtas, Paradahan I, Paradahan II, Calibuyo, Lambingan and Tres Cruses that
does not stated or covered by the different zones.
8. STRATEGIC AGRICULTURAL FISHERIES AND DEVELOPMENT ZONE (SAFDZ

DISTRICT)
Remaining areas of Barangays Santol, Bunga, Sanja Mayor, Biga, Punta, Punta II,
Paradahan II, Bagtas, Tres Cruses, Calibuyo and Lambingan which are hereinafter
defined and delineated as shown in the official General Zoning Map.
9. PARKS AND RECREATIONAL ZONE (PRZ DISTRICT)
Areas of beachfront easement along coastal areas with maximum of 50 meters and a
minimum of 3 meters from the edge of the beach zone inland perpendicular to the
coastline. Areas of existing beaches/swimming pool resort, the existing and proposed
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cemetery/memorial parks, area of existing cockpit arena, area of sanitary landfill and all
parks and playground located in all subdivisions/barangays.
10. SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (SEZ DISTRICT) - area of Lot No. 2046, Lot No. 2047,
Lot No. 1959, Lot No. 2045 (EPZA II) at Barangay Sahud-Ulan with an area of 116.22
hectares.
The Cavite Productivity and Economic Zone registered on March 23, 2001 under PEZA
Registration Certificate No. EZ-01-001, proclaimed on January 2000 under Presidential
Proclamation No. 226. It was approved by the PEZA Board on June 9, 1999 under B.R.
No. 99-135 under the developer Cavite Productivity and Economic Zone Corporation.
The preferred industries are electronic products, electrical machinery and semi-conductor
products.
11. WATER ZONE (WZ DISTRICT)
Whole area of Manila Bay within the municipality with an area of 10,552.14 hectares and
bodies of water which include rivers and streams within the municipality.
a. Municipal Fishing Grounds - the whole area of Tanza municipal water except area
of fish sanctuary, fishery reserve and traditional fishing ground. It has an area of
9,157.20 hectares. Areas where the traditional forms of fishing is practiced with the
use of gears, such as hook and line (kawil), snares (pamukot), spear and spear gun
(pana, pamana), scoop nets (panalok) and cover pot (pangilaw) for substinence.
b. Fish Sanctuary – declare and establish a Municipal Fish Sanctuary of Tanza which
shall cover the portion of municipal waters within Barangay Julugan I and Julugan III
located 850 meters from the shoreline, with approximate length of 500 meters parallel
to the shoreline and 100 meters wide with an area of 5 hectares and more or less.
c. Traditional Fishing Ground- the whole area of Tanza municipal water except area
of fish sanctuary. It has an area of 1,350.51 hectares perpendicular to the shoreline
of all coastal barangays.
d. Fishery Reserve – an area designated by the municipality which is restricted to

specific uses or purposes. The all sides, located 650 meters from the shoreline with
approximate length of 900 meters Municipal Fishery Reserve with an area of 40
hectares, approximately 200 meters from parallel to the shoreline and 500 meters
wide.
12. MILITARY RESERVATION
PARADAHAN II - area of Camp Riego De Dios Army Reserve Camp. Bounded

on the north by Calibuyo River, on the east by 250 meters perpendicular to Tanza-Trece
Road, on the south by Paradahan-Tres Cruses Road and on the west by Paradahan-
Tres Cruses Barangay Boundary.
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Section 8. Interpretation of Zone Boundaries
The following rules shall apply in the interpretation of the boundaries indicated on the Official
Zoning Map:
1. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the center of
streets or highway, the street or highways rights-of-way lines, shall be construed to be
the boundaries.
2. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines, such
lot lines shall be construed to be the boundaries.
3. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the center
lines or right-of-way lines of streets and highways, such zone boundaries shall be
construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated in the
zoning map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be determined by the use of
the scale shown in said zoning map.
4. Where the boundary of zone follows approximately a railroad line, such boundary shall
be deemed to be the railroad right-of-way.
5. Where the boundary of a zone follows a stream, lake or bodies of water, said boundary
line should be deemed to be at the limit of the political jurisdiction of the community unless
otherwise indicated. Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to
follow such shorelines and in the event of change in the shorelines, shall be construed
as moving with the actual shorelines.
6. Where a lot of one ownership, as of record the effective date of this Ordinance, is divided
by a zone boundary line, the lot shall be construed to be within the zone where the major
portion of the lot is located. In case the lot is bisected by the boundary line, it shall fall in
the zone where the principal structure falls.
7. Where zone boundaries are indicated by Lot Parcels or said to be one-lot deep, this
should mean that the said zone boundaries are defined by the parcellary subdivision
existing at the time of the passage of this Ordinance.
8. Where, however, any lot has a depth greater than said average, the remaining portion of
said lot shall be construed as covered by the one-lot-deep zoning district, provided the
remaining portion has an area less than fifty percent (50%) of the total area of the entire
lot. If the remaining portion has an area equivalent to fifty percent (50%) or more of the
total area of the lot then the average lot depth shall apply to the lot which shall become a
lot divided and covered by two or more different zoning districts, as the case may be. In
case of any remaining doubt as to the location of any property along zone boundary lines,
such property shall be considered as falling within the less restrictive zone.
9. The textual description of the zone boundaries shall prevail over that of the Official Zoning
Maps.
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ARTICLE V
ZONE REGULATIONS
Section 9. General Provisions. Zone regulations refer to Use and Building Regulations as
described below:
Allowable Uses
The uses enumerated in the succeeding sections are not exhaustive nor all inclusive. The
Local Zoning Board of Appeals (LZBA) may allow other uses subject to the requirements of
the Mitigating Devices provision of this Ordinance.
Building Regulations
Building regulations specify whether buildings/structures may be allowed in specific

zones/sub-zones. When allowed, building/structures shall be designed, constructed and
operated in accordance with the requirements of each zone`s/sub-zone`s governing authority
as well as with the relevant provisions of the National Building Code (NBC) and this
Ordinance.
In certain zones, the design of buildings/structures may also be regulated by this Ordinance
according to Building Height Limit in consonance with the NBC and to architectural design to
ensure harmony with the desired character of the zone in consideration.
Section 10. Regulations in Base Zones
Base Zones refer to the primary zoning classification of areas within the municipality and that
are provided with a list of allowable uses and regulations on building density and bulk, among
others.
Section 10.1. Military Reservation Zone
This “refers to land of the public domain which has been proclaimed by the President of the
Philippines for military purposes such as Airbase, Campsite, Docks and Harbors, Firing
Ranges, Naval Base, Target Range, Wharves, etc.” (NSCB).
Allowable Uses/Activities
As provided in the specific proclamation
Buildings and structures shall be designed, constructed and operated in accordance

with the requirements of the governing authority, NBC and with the provisions of this
Ordinance.
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Section 10.2 Regulations for Agricultural Zone (AGZ)
The Agricultural Zone includes areas intended for the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops,
growing of trees, raising of livestock, poultry, fish or aquaculture production, including the
harvesting of such farm products and other farm activities and practices performed in
conjunction with such farming operations… (AFMA). These include Protected Agricultural
Areas (as defined by AFMA, CARL and related issuances) as well as Production Agricultural
Areas as may be declared by cities/municipalities. Regulations shall be in accordance with
AFMA, CARL, Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 (LGC) and
related issuances.
Section 10.2.1 Protection Agricultural Sub-Zone (PTA-SZ)
Per the AFMA, these include the Network of Protected Areas for Agriculture and Agro-
Industrial Development (NPAAAD) and SAFDZ which are “agricultural areas identified by the
Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) in
coordination with the National Mapping ad Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) in order
to ensure the efficient utilization of land for agriculture and agro-industrial development and
promote sustainable growth.”
STRATEGIC AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT ZONES (SAFDZ) which

shall serve as centers where development in the agriculture and fisheries sectors are
catalyzed in an environmentally and socio-culturally sound manner.
All uses allowed in agriculture zone provide that strict compliance to SAFDZ requirements
such as own integrated development plans consisting of production, processing, investment,
marketing, human resources and environmental protection components specified in
Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act and the Fisheries Code of 1998 (AFMA) is
applied.
Areas declared as SAFDZ shall be conserved and preserved. The local government unit, in
accordance with the provisions of the AFMA, CARI, LGC and other related laws shall provide
extensive provisions to ensure that these areas remain for agricultural production.
1. Cultivation, raising and growing of staple crops such as rice, corn, camote, cassava and
the like.
2. Growing of diversified plants and trees, such as fruit and flower bearing trees, coffee,
tobacco, etc.
3. Silviculture, mushroom culture and the like
4. Pastoral activities such as goat and cattle raising
5. Fishpond activities
6. Backyard raising of livestock and fowl, provided that:
a. For livestock – a maximum of 1 sow and 10 heads

b. For fowl – a maximum of 500 heads
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7. Single-detached dwelling units of landowners

8. Customary support facilities such as palay dryers and rice threshers and storage barns
and warehouses.
9. Ancillary dwelling units/farmhouse for tenants, tillers and laborers
10. Engaging in home businesses such as dressmaking, tailoring, baking, running a sari-sari
store and the like provided that:
a. The number of persons engaged in such business/industry shall not exceed five (5),
inclusive of the owner;
b. There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building premises;
c. No home occupation shall be conducted in any customary accessory uses cited above;
d. No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volume than would
be normally be expected in a residential neighborhood and any need for parking
generated by the conduct of such occupation shall be met off the street in place other
than required front yard;
e. No equipment or process shall be used in such occupation which creates noise,
vibration, glare, fumes, odors and electrical interference detectable to the normal
sense and visual or audible interference in any radio or television receiver or
causes fluctuation in line voltage off the premises.
11. Home industry classified as cottage industry provided that:
a. Such home industry shall not occupy more than thirty percent of the floor area of the
dwelling unit.
b. There shall be no change or alteration in the outside appearance of the dwelling unit
and shall not be a hazard or nuisance and
c. Such shall consider the provisions pertaining to customary accessory uses, traffic and
equipment as enumerated under Home Occupation of this section.
When allowed buildings and structures shall be designed, constructed and operated in
accordance with the requirements of the NBC and with the provisions of this Ordinance.
The Building Height Limit is 15.00 meters above established grade as provided in the
NBC.
Section 10.2.2 Production Agricultural Sub-Zone (PDA-SZ)
These are areas that are outside of NPAAAD and declared by the municipality for agricultural
use.
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1. Cultivation, raising and growing of staple crops such as rice, corn, camote, cassava and
the like.
2. Growing of diversified plants and trees, such as fruit and flower bearing trees, coffee,
tobacco, etc.
3. Silviculture, mushroom culture and the like
4. Pastoral activities such as goat and cattle raising
5. Fishpond activities
6. Poultry and piggery subject to the HLURB Rules and Regulation Governing the
Processing of Applications for Locational Clearance of Poultry and Piggery
7. Rice/corn mill (single pass such as cono mill)
8. Rice/corn warehouses and solar dryers
9. Agricultural research and experimentation facilities such as breeding stations, fish farms,
nurseries, demonstration farms, etc.
10. Plant nursery
11. Single detached dwelling units of landowners
12. Customary support facilities such as palay dryers and rice threshers and storage barns
and warehouses.
13. Ancillary dwelling units/farmhouse for tenants, tillers and laborers
14. Engaging in home businesses such as dressmaking, tailoring, baking, running a sari-sari
store and the like provided that:
c. That in no case shall more than 20% of the building be used for said home occupation;
d. No home occupation shall be conducted in any customary accessory uses cited above;
e. No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volume than would
be normally be expected in a residential neighborhood and any need for parking
generated by the conduct of such occupation shall be met off the street in place other
than required front yard;
f. No equipment or process shall be used in such occupation which creates noise,
sense and visual or audible interference in any radio or television receiver or causes
fluctuation in line voltage off the premises.
15. Home industry classified as cottage industry provided that:
a. Such home industry shall not occupy more than thirty percent of the floor area of the
dwelling unit.
b. There shall be no change or alteration in the outside appearance of the dwelling unit
and shall not be a hazard or nuisance;
c. Such shall consider the provisions pertaining to customary accessory uses, traffic and
equipment as enumerated under Home Occupation of this section.
16. Class “A” slaughterhouse/abattoir
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The Building Height Limit is 15.00 meters above established grade as provided in the
NBC.
Section 10.2.3 Regulations in Agri-Industrial Zone (AgIndZ)
These are areas within municipality intended primarily for integrated farm operations and
related product processing activities such as plantation for bananas, pineapple, sugar, etc.
1. All uses allowed in agriculture zone

2. Rice/corn mills
3. Rice/corn mill warehouses & solar dyers
4. Agricultural and/or agri-industrial research & experimentation facilities
5. Drying, cleaning, curing and preserving of meat and its by-products and derivatives
6. Drying, smoking and airing of tobacco
7. Flour mill
8. Cassava flour mill
9. Manufacture of coffee
10. Manufacture of unprepared animal feeds and other grain milling
11. Production of prepared feeds for animals
12. Cigar and cigarette factory
13. Curing and re-drying tobacco leaves
14. Miscellaneous processing of tobacco leaves n.e.c.
15. Weaving hemp textile
16. Jute spinning and weaving
17. Manufacture of charcoal
18. Milk processing plants (manufacturing filled, reconstituted or recombined milk,
condensed or evaporated)
19. Butter and cheese processing plants
20. Natural fluid milk processing (pasteurizing, homogenizing, vitaminizing, bottling of
natural animal milk and cream related products)
21. Other dairy products n.e.c
22. Canning and preserving of fruit and fruit juices
23. Canning and preserving of vegetables and vegetable juices
24. Canning and preserving of vegetable sauces
25. Miscellaneous canning and preserving of fruit and vegetables n.e.c.
26. Fish canning
27. Patis factory
28. Bagoong Factory
29. Processing, preserving and canning of fish and other seafood n.e.c.
30. Manufacture of desiccated coconut
31. Manufacture of starch and its products
32. Manufacture of wines from fruits juices
33. Vegetable oil mills, including coconut oil
34. Muscovado sugar mill
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35. Cotton textile mill

36. Manufacture/processing of other plantation crops e.g., pineapple, bananas, etc.
37. Other commercial handicrafts and industrial activities utilizing plant or animal parts
and/or products as raw materials
38. Other accessory uses incidental to agri-industrial activities
39. Sugarcane milling (centrifugal and refined)
40. Sugar refining
41. Customary support facilities such as palay dryers, rice threshers and storage barns
and warehouses
42. Ancillary dwelling unit/farmhouses of landowners, tenants, tillers and laborers
43. Class “A” slaughterhouse/abattoir
44. Class “AA” slaughterhouse/abattoir
Building Density and Bulk Regulations
The Building Height Limit is 15.00 meters above established grade as provided in the NBC.
Section 10.3 Regulations in Municipal Waters Zone
Per Republic Act 8550 or the Philippines Fisheries Code of 1998, this zone covers the
Municipal Waters which “include not only streams, lakes, inland bodies of water and tidal
waters within the municipality which are not included within the protected areas as defined
under Republic Act No. 7586 (The NIPAS Law), public forest, timber lands, forest reserves or
fishery reserves but also marine waters …. (boundary delineation defined in the Fisheries
Code)”.
Regulations shall be in accordance with the Fisheries Code, Presidential Decree No. 1067 or
the Water Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 9275 or the Philippine Clean Water Act
of 2004 and related issuances.
Section 10.3.1 Fishery Refuge and Sanctuary Sub-Zone (FRZ-SZ)
Per the Fisheries Code, these are designated areas, “where fishing and other forms of
activities which may damage the ecosystem of the area is prohibited and human access may
be restricted.”
Regeneration of marine life
No permanent building or structures are allowed
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Section 10.3.2 Mangrove Sub-Zone (Mn-SZ)
Per the Fisheries Code, this zone is characterized as “a community of intertidal plants
including all species of trees, shrubs, vines and herbs found on coasts, swamps or border of
swamps.
Mangrove plantations
No permanent buildings or structures are allowed
Section 10.3.3 Aquaculture Sub-Zone (Aq-SZ)
Per the Fisheries Code, this is an area with the Municipal Waters Zone of a municipality
designated for “fishery operations involving all forms of raising and culturing fish and other
fishery species in fresh, brackish and marine water areas.”
Aquaculture
Except for duly-approved aquaculture-related structures such as fish cages, no other
temporary structures are allowed.
No permanent buildings or structures are allowed.
Section 10.3.4 Commercial Fishing Sub-Zone (CF-SZ)
An area within the Municipal Water Zone of a municipality where commercial fishing, subject
to the provisions of the Fisheries Code, is allowed.
Small scale commercial fishing, as defined in the Fisheries Code

Medium scale commercial fishing, as defined in the Fisheries Code
Large scale commercial fishing, as defined in the Fisheries Code
No permanent buildings or structures are allowed
Section 10.3.5 Municipal Fishing Sub-Zone (MF-SZ)
An area within the Municipal Waters Zone of a municipality where only municipal fishing, as
defined in the Fisheries Code, is allowed.
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Fishing using fishing vessels of three (3) gross tons or less

Fishing not requiring the use of fishing vessels
No permanent buildings or structures are allowed.
Section 10.4 Regulations in General Residential Zone (GR-Z)
This is an area within a municipality intended principally for dwelling/housing purposes.
Allowable Uses
1. Single-detached dwelling units

2. Semi-detached family dwelling units e.g., duplex
3. Townhouses
4. Apartments
5. Residential condominium
6. PD 957 Subdivisions
7. PD 957 Condominiums
8. Boarding houses
9. Dormitories
10. Pension houses
11. Hotel apartments or apartels
12. Hotels
13. Museums
14. Libraries
15. Home occupation for the practice of one`s profession such as offices of physicians,
surgeons, dentists, architects, engineers, lawyers and other professionals or for
engaging home business such as dressmaking, tailoring, baking, running a sari-
sari store and the like provided that:
a. The number of persons engaged in such business/industry shall not exceed five
(5), inclusive of the owner;
c. That in no case shall more than 20% of the building be used for said home
occupation;
d. No home occupation shall be conducted in any customary accessory uses cited
above;
e. No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volume than
would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood and any need for
parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the
street and in place other than the required front yard; and
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f. No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates

noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors and electrical interference detectable to the
normal senses and visual or audible interferences in any radio or television
receiver or causes fluctuation in line voltage off the premises.
16. Home Industry classified as cottage industry, provided that:
a. Such home industry shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the floor
area of the dwelling unit. There shall be no change or alteration in the outside
appearance of the dwelling unit and shall not be a hazard or nuisance.
b. It shall be classified as non-pollutive/non-hazardous as provided in this
integrated ZO;
c. Allotted capitalization shall not exceed the capitalization as set by the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); and
d. Such shall consider the provisions pertaining to customary accessory uses,
traffic and equipment/process under Home Occupation of this section.
17. Recreational facilities for the exclusive use of the members of the family residing
within the premises, such as:
a. Swimming Pool
b. Tennis Courts
c. Basketball Courts
18. Parks and Open Spaces

19. Nursery/Elementary School
20. High School
21. Vocational School
22. Tutorial services
23. Sports Club
24. Religious Use
25. Multi-purpose/Barangay Hall
26. Clinic, nursing and convalescing home, health center
27. Plant Nursery
28. Parking buildings (above ground/underground)
29. Customary accessory uses incidental to any of the principal uses provided that
such accessory uses shall not include any activity conducted for monetary gain or
commercial purposes such as:
a. Servant’s quarters
b. Private garage
c. Guardhouse
d. Laundries
e. Non-commercial garages
f. Houses for pets such as dogs, birds, rabbits and the like of not more than 4.00 sq.
m. in floor area
g. Pump houses
h. Generator houses
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Per the relevant provisions of the NBC, PD 957 and this Ordinance.
Section 10.5 Regulations in Residential-1 (R-1) Zone
An area within municipalities intended for low density residential use of 20 dwelling units per
hectare. Per the National Building Code, R-1 Zone is characterized mainly by low-rise single
detached and duplex residential buildings for exclusive use as single (nuclear) family
dwellings.
Allowable Uses
Single-detached dwelling units

Semi-detached family dwelling units, e.g., duplex
Residential Subdivisions approved per P.D. 957 standards
Home occupation for the practice of one`s profession such as offices of physicians,
surgeons, dentists, architects, engineers, lawyers and other professionals or for engaging
home business such as dressmaking, tailoring, baking, running a sari-sari store and the
like, provided that:
c. That in no case shall more than 20% of the building be used for said home occupation;
d. No home occupation shall be conducted in any customary accessory uses cited above;
e. No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volume than would
normally be expected in a residential neighborhood and any need for parking generated
by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street and in place other
than the required front yard; and
f. No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise,
senses and visual or audible interferences in any radio or television receiver or causes
fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
Home Industry classified as cottage industry provided that:
a. Such home industry shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the floor area
of the dwelling unit. There shall be no change or alteration in the outside appearance
of the dwelling unit and shall not be a hazard or nuisance.
b. It shall be classified as non-pollutive/non-hazardous as provided in this integrated ZO;
c. Allotted capitalization shall not exceed the capitalization as set by the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI); and
d. Such shall consider the provisions pertaining to customary accessory uses, traffic and
equipment/process under Home Occupation of this section.
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Recreational facilities for the exclusive use of the members of the family residing within
the premises, such as:
a. Swimming Pool
b. Tennis Courts
c. Basketball Courts
Parks and Open Spaces

Nursery/Elementary School
Tutorial services
Sports club
Religious use
Multi-purpose hall/barangay hall
Clinic, nursing and convalescing home, health center
Plant Nursery
Customary accessory uses incidental to any of the principal uses provided that such accessory
uses shall not include any activity conducted for monetary gain or commercial purposes such
as:
a. Servant’s quarters
b. Private garage
c. Guardhouse
d. Laundries
e. Non-commercial garages
f. Houses for pets such as dogs, birds, rabbits and the like of not more than 4.00 sq. m.
in floor area
g. Pump houses
h. Generator houses
The number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is three (3) as provided
in the NBC.
The Building Height Limit is 10.00 meters above highest grade as provided in the NBC.
An area within municipalities intended for medium density residential use. Per the National
Building Code, R-2 Zone is characterized mainly by low-rise single-attached, duplex or multi-
level structures residential buildings for exclusive use as multi-family dwellings.
Allowable Uses
All uses allowed in R-1 Zone

Apartments
Boarding houses
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Dormitories
Museums
Libraries
High School
Vocational School
The number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is five (5) as provided in
the NBC.
Section 10.6.1 Basic R-2 Sub-Zone (BR2-SZ)
This is an area within the R-2 Zone of a municipality where the number of allowable
storeys/floors above established grade is three (3) and the BHL is 10.00 meters above highest
grade (NBC).
Allowable Uses
in the NBC.
Section 10.6.2 Maximum R-2 Sub-Zone (MR2-SZ)
storeys/floors above established grade is five (5) and the BHL is 15.00 meters above highest
grade (NBC).
Allowable Uses
The number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is five (5) as provided in
the NBC.
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An area within municipalities intended for medium to high density residential. Per the National
Building Code, R-3 Zone is characterized mainly by low-rise or medium-rise residential
buildings for exclusive use as multi-family dwellings with mixed housing types.
Allowable Uses
All uses allowed in R-1 and R-2 Zones

Residential condominiums
Pension Houses
Hotel apartments or apartels
Hotels
Parking buildings (aboveground/underground)
The number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is twelve (12) as provided
in the NBC.
Section 10.7.1 Basic R-3 Sub-Zone (BR3-SZ)
storeys/floors above established grade is three (3) and the BHL is 10.00 meters above highest
grade (NBC).
Allowable Uses
in the NBC.
Section 10.7.2 Maximum R-3 Sub-Zone (MR3-SZ)
storeys/floors above established grade is twelve (12) and the BHL is 36.00 meters above
highest grade (NBC).
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Allowable Uses
The number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is twelve (12) as provided
in the NBC.
An area within municipalities intended for medium to high density residential. Per the National
Building Code, R-4 Zone is characterized mainly by low-rise townhouse building/structures for
exclusive use as multi-family dwellings.
Allowable Uses

Townhouses
The number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is three (3) as provided in the
NBC.
An area within municipalities intended for very high density residential. Per the National
Building Code, R-5 Zone is characterized mainly as a medium rise or high-rise condominium
buildings/structures for exclusive use as multi-family dwellings.
Allowable Uses
All uses allowed in R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Zones

Townhouses
The number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is Eighteen (18) as
provided in the NBC.
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Section 10.10 Regulations in Socialized Housing Zone (SH-Z)
An area within municipalities designated to housing programs and projects covering houses
and lots or home lots only undertaken by the Government or the private sector for the under
privileges and homeless citizens (UDHA).
Allowable Uses
All uses allowed according to the provisions of BP 220
Applicable provisions of BP 220.
Section 10.11. Regulations in General Commercial Zone (GC-Z)
An area within a municipality intended for trading/services/business purposes.
Allowable Uses
Wholesale stores
Wet and dry markets
Shopping center, malls and supermarkets
Retail stores and shops like:
a. Department store
b. Bookstores and office supply shops
c. Art supplies and novelties
d. Home appliance stores
e. Car display and dealer stores
f. Photo shops
g. Flower shops
h. Curio or antique shops
i. Pet shops and aquarium stores
j. Jewelry shops
k. Consumer electronics such as cellular phones, cameras, laptops, home appliances and
the like
l. Drugstores
Food markets and shops like:
a. Bakery cake, pastry and delicacies shops

b. Liquor and wine stores
c. Groceries
d. Supermarkets
e. Convenience stores
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Product showroom/display store

Warehouse/storage facility for non-pollutive/non-hazardous finishes products
Personal service shops like:
a. Medical, dental and similar clinics

b. Beauty parlor
c. Barber shop
d. Wellness facilities such as sauna, spa, massage and facial clinics
e. Dressmaking and tailoring shops
Bayad Centers
Laundries
Internet café and cyber stations
Photo/video, lights & sounds services
Catering services
Event planners
Water stations
Courier services
Security agencies
Janitorial services
Travel agencies
Repair shops like:
a. House furniture and appliances repair shops

b. Motor vehicles and accessory repair shops
c. Battery shops and repair shops
d. Bicycle repair shops
e. Repair shops for watches, bags, shoes, cellular phones, cameras, computers and the like.
Recreational center/establishments like:
a. Movie house/theater
b. Play court e.g., tennis court, bowling lane, billiard hall
c. Swimming pool
d. Gymnasium
e. Stadium, coliseum
f. Tennis courts and sports complex
g. Billiard halls, pool rooms and bowling alleys
h. Sports clubhouses
i. Other sports and recreational establishments
Restaurants and other eateries

Bars, sing-along lounges, bistros, pubs, beer gardens, disco, dance halls
Lotto, terminals, off-fronton, on line bingo outlets and off track betting stations
Parks, playgrounds, pocket parks, parkways, promenades and play lots
Plant Nurseries
Vocational/technical schools
Special Education (SPED) school
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Short term special education like:
a. Dance schools
b. Schools for self-defense
c. Driving School
d. Speech clinics
e. Tutorial centers
Embassies/consulates
Libraries/ museums
Exhibit halls
Convention centers and related facilities
Financial institutions/services like:
a. Banks
b. Stand-alone automated teller machines
c. Insurance
d. Foreign exchange
e. Money lending
f. Pawnshops
Offices
Business Process Outsourcing services
Radio and television stations
Parking lots, garage facilities
Parking buildings (above ground/underground)
Transportation terminals/garage with and without repair
Display for cars, tractors, etc.
Motorpool
Hauling services and garage terminals for trucks, tow trucks and buses
Auto repair, tire, vulcanizing shops and carwash
Auto sales and rentals, automotive handicraft, accessory and spare parts shops, marine
craft and aircraft sales yards
Boat storage
Gasoline filling stations/service stations
Vehicle emission testing center
Machinery display shop/center
Machine shop service operation (repairing/rebuilding or custom job orders)
Welding shops
Medium scale junk shop
Engraving, photo developing and printing shops
Printing, publication and graphic shops
Manufacture of insignia, badges and similar emblems except metal
Glassware and metal ware stores, household equipment and appliances
Signboard and streamer painting and silk screening
Printing /typesetting, copiers and duplicating services
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Recording and film laboratories

Construction supply stores/depots
Gravel, sand and CHB stores
Lumber/hardware
Paint stores without bulk handling
Gardens and landscaping supply/contractors
Manufacture of ice, ice blocks, cubes, tubes, crush except dry ice
Lechon stores
Chicharon factory
Biscuit factory-manufacture of biscuits, cookies, crackers and other similar dried bakery
products.
Doughnut and hopia factory
Other bakery products not elsewhere classified (n.e.c)
Shops repacking of food products e.g., fruits, vegetables, sugar and other related products
Manufacture of wood furniture including upholstered
Manufacture of rattan furniture including upholstered
Manufacture of box beds and mattresses
Funeral parlors (all categories)
Commercial condominium (with residential units in upper floors)
Commercial housing like:
a. Hotel
b. Apartment
c. Apartel
d. Boarding house
e. Dormitory
f. Pension house
g. Motel
h. Condotel
All uses allowed in all Residential Zones

Customary accessory uses incidental to any of the above uses such as:
a. Staff houses/quarters
b. Parking lots/Building garage
c. Storerooms and warehouses but only as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of
the business
e. Pump houses
f. Generator houses
Per the relevant provisions of the NBC and this Ordinance

Subject to national locational guidelines and standards of concerned agencies.
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Section 10.12. Regulations in Commercial-1 (C-1) Zone
A low-density commercial area within a municipality intended for neighborhood or community

scale, trade, service and business activities.
Allowable Uses
Retail stores and shops like:
a. Department stores
b. Bookstores and office supply shops
c. Art supplies and novelties
d. Home appliance stores
e. Car display and dealer stores
f. Photo shops
g. Flower shops
h. Curio or antique shops
i. Pet shops and aquarium stores
j. Jewelry shops
k. Consumer electronics such as cellular phones, cameras, laptops,
home appliances and the like
l. Drugstores
Food markets and shops like:
a. Bakery cake, pastry and delicatessen shops

b. Liquor and wine stores
c. Groceries
d. Supermarkets
e. Convenience stores
Product showroom/display store

Warehouse/storage facility for non-pollutive/non-hazardous finished products
Personal service shops like:
a. Medical, dental and similar clinics

b. Beauty parlor
c. Barber shop
d. Wellness facilities such as sauna, spa, massage and facial clinics
e. Dressmaking and tailoring shops
Bayad Centers
Laundries
Internet café and cyber stations
Photo/video, lights & sounds services
Catering services
Event planners
Water stations
Courier services
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Security agencies
Janitorial services
Travel agencies
Photo and portrait studios
Repair shops like:
a. House furniture and appliances repair shops

b. Motor vehicles and accessory repair shops
c. Battery shops and repair shops
d. Bicycle repair shops
e Repair shops for watches, bags, shoes, cellular phones, cameras, computers
and the like
Recreational center/establishments like:
a. Play court e.g., tennis court, bowling lane, billiard hall

b. Swimming pool
c. Gymnasium
Restaurants and other eateries

Lotto, terminals, off-fronton, on line bingo outlets and off-track betting stations
Parks, playgrounds, pocket parks, parkways, promenades and play lots
Plant Nurseries
Vocational/technical schools
Special Education (SPED) school
Short term special education like:
a. Dance schools
b. Schools for self-defense
c. Driving School
d. Speech clinics
e. Tutorial centers
Libraries/ museums
Financial institutions/services like:
a. Banks
b. Stand-alone automated teller machines
c. Insurance
d. Foreign exchange
e. Money lending
f. Pawnshops
Offices
Parking lots, garage facilities
Parking buildings (aboved round/underground)
Auto repair tire, vulcanizing shops and car wash
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Gasoline filling stations/service stations

Engraving, photo developing and printing shops
Printing, publication and graphic shops
Manufacture of insignia, badges and similar emblems except metal
Construction supply stores//depots
Funeral parlors (Category II and III)
Commercial Housing like:
a. Hotel
b. Apartment
c. Apartel
d. Boarding house
e. Dormitory
f. Pension house
All uses allowed R-1 Zones

b. Parking lots/building garage
c. Storerooms and warehouses but only as may be necessary for the efficient
conduct of the business
d. Pump houses
e. Generator houses

The number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is three (3)
as provided in the NBC
The Building Height Limit is 10.00 meters above highest grade as provided in
the NBC.
Section 10.13 Regulations in Commercial-2 (C-2) Zone
A medium to high density commercial area within a municipality intended for trade, service
and business activities performing complementary/supplementary functions to the CBD.
Allowable Uses
All uses allowed in C-1 Zone

Wholesale stores
Wet and dry markets
Shopping centers, malls and supermarkets
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Recreational center/establishment like:
a. Movie house/theater
b. Stadium, coliseum
c. Tennis courts and sports complex
d. Billiard halls, pool rooms and bowling alleys
e. Sports clubhouses
f. Other sports and recreational establishments
Bars, sing-along lounges, bistros, pubs, beer gardens, disco, dance halls
Exhibit halls
Convention centers and related facilities
Business Process Outsourcing services
Radio and television stations
Transportation terminals/garage with and without repair
Display for cars, tractors, etc.
Motorpool
Hauling services and garage terminals for trucks, tow trucks and buses
Auto sales and rentals, automotive handicraft, accessory and spare parts shops,
marine craft and aircraft sales yards
Boat storage
Vehicle emission testing center
Machinery display shop/center
Welding shops
Machine shop service operation (repairing/rebuilding or custom job orders)
Welding shop
Medium scale junk shop
Glassware and metalware stores, household equipment and appliances
Signboard and streamer painting and silk screening
Printing/typesetting, copiers and duplicating services
Recording and film laboratories
Gravel and sand stores
Lumber/hardware
Paint stores without bulk handling
Gardens and landscaping supply/contractors
Manufacture of ice, ice blocks, cubes, tubes, crush except dry ice
Lechon stores
Chicharon factory
Biscuit factory - manufacture of biscuits, cookies, crackers and other similar dried
bakery products
Other bakery products not elsewhere classified (n.e.c.)
Shops for repacking of food products e.g. fruits, vegetables, sugar and other
related products
Manufacture of rattan furniture including upholstered
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Funeral parlors (all categories)
Commercial condominium (with residential units in upper floors)
Commercial housing like:
a. Motel
b. Condotel

The number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is six (6) as
provided in the NBC
The Building Height Limit is 18.00 meters above highest grade as provided in the
NBC.
Section 10.14 Regulations in Commercial-3 (C-3) Zone
A high density commercial area within a municipality intended for regional shopping centers
such as large malls and other commercial and business activities which are regional in scope
or where market activities generate traffic and require utilities and services that extend beyond
local boundaries and requires metropolitan level development planning and implementation.
High rise hotels, sports stadium or sports complexes area also allowed in this zone. This zone
may also be called as the Central Business District (CBD).
Allowable Uses
All uses allowed in C-1 and C-2 Zones

All uses allowed in R-3, R-4 and R-5 Zones
Regional shopping malls/centers

The number of allowable storeys/floors above established grade is sixty (60) as
provided in the NBC
The Building Height Limit is 180.00 meters above highest grade as provided in the
NBC
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Section 10.15 Regulations in Industrial-1 (I-1) Zone
An area within cities or municipalities intended for light manufacturing or production industries
that are:
a. non-pollutive/non-hazardous; and
b. non-pollutive/hazardous
Allowable Uses
Non-Pollutive/Non-Hazardous Industries
Drying fish
Biscuit factory – manufacture of biscuits, cookies, crackers and other similar dried
bakery products
Manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti and vermicelli and other noodles
Other bakery products not elsewhere classified (n.e.c)
Life belts factory
Manufacture of luggage, handbags, wallets and small leather goods
Manufacture of miscellaneous products of leather and leather substitute and
n.e.c.
Manufacture of shoes except rubber, plastic and wood
Manufacture of slipper and sandal except rubber and plastic
Manufacture of footwear parts except rubber and plastic
Printing, publishing and allied industries and those n.e.c.
Manufacture of assembly of typewriters, cash registers, weighing, duplicating and
accounting machines
Manufacture or assembly of electronic data processing machinery and
accessories
Renovation and repair office machinery
Manufacture or assembly of miscellaneous office machines and those n.e.c.
Manufacture of row boats, bancas, sailboats
Manufacture of animal drawn vehicles
Manufacture of children vehicles and baby carriages
Manufacture of laboratory and scientific instruments, barometers, chemical
balance, etc.
Manufacture of measuring and controlling equipment, plumb bomb, rain gauge,
taxi meter, thermometer, etc.
Manufacture or assembly of surgical, medical, dental equipment and medical
furniture
Ice plants and cold storage buildings
Quick freezing and cold packaging for fish and other seafoods
Quick freezing and cold packaging fruits and vegetables
Popcorn/rice factory
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Manufacture of medical/surgical supplies: adhesive tapes, antiseptic dressing,

sanitary napkins, surgical gauge, etc.
Manufacture of orthopedic and prosthetic appliances (abdominal supporter, ankle
supports, arch support, artificial limb, kneecap supporters etc.)
Manufacture of photographic equipment and accessories
Manufacture or assembly of optical instruments
Manufacture of eyeglasses and spectacles
Manufacture of optical lenses
Manufacture of watches and clocks
Manufacture of pianos
Manufacture of string instruments
Manufacture of wind and percussion instruments
Manufacture of assembly of electronic organs
Manufacture of sporting balls (not rubber or plastic)
Manufacture of sporting gloves and mitts
Manufacture of gym and playground equipment
Manufacture of sporting tables (billiards, pingpong, pool)
Manufacture of other supporting and athletic goods, n.e.c.
Manufacture of toys and dolls except rubber and mold plastic
Manufacture of pens, pencils and other office and artist materials
Manufacture of umbrella and canes
Manufacture of buttons except plastic
Manufacture of brooms, brushes and fans
Manufacture of needles, pens, fasteners and zippers
Manufacture of insignia, badges and similar emblems (except metal)
Manufacture of signs and advertising displays (except printed)
Small-scale manufacture of ice cream
Dairies and creameries
Warehouse/Storage facility for non-pollutive/non-hazardous industries
Parks, playgrounds, pocket parks, parkways and promenades
b. Offices
c. Eateries/canteens
d. Parking lots/garage facilities
e. Storerooms and warehouses but only as may be necessary for the efficient
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses
Non-Pollutive/Hazardous Industries
Manufacture of house furnishings

Textile bag factories
Canvass bags and other canvass products factory
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Jute bag factory

Manufacture of miscellaneous textile goods, embroideries and weaving apparel
Manufacture of fiber batting padding and upholstery filling except choir
Men`s and boy`s garment factory
Women`s and girls and ladies garment factory
Manufacture of hats, gloves, handkerchief, neckwear and related clothing
accessories
Manufacture of raincoats and waterproof outer garments except jackets
Manufacture of miscellaneous fabricated mill work and those n.e.c
Manufacture of miscellaneous wearing apparel except footwear and those n.e.c
Manufacture of wooden ad cane containers
Sawali, nipa and split cane containers
Manufacture of bamboo, rattan and other cane baskets and wares
Manufacture of cork products
Manufacture wooden shoes, shoe lace and other similar products
Manufacture of miscellaneous wood products and those n.e.c
Manufacture of miscellaneous furniture and fixture except primarily of metals and
those n.e.c
Manufacture of paper stationary, envelopes and related articles
Manufacture of dry ice
Repacking of industrial products e.g., paints, varnishes and other similar related
products
Pumping plants (water supply, storm drainage, sewerage, irrigation and waste
treatment plants)
Warehouse/Storage Facility for non-pollutive/hazardous industries
b. Offices
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses

The Building Height Limit is 15 meters above highest grade as provided in the NBC
Subject to national locational guidelines and standards of concerned agencies
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Section 10.16 Regulations in Industrial-2 (I-2) Zone
An area within municipalities intended for light manufacturing or production industries that are:
a. pollutive/non-hazardous; and
b. pollutive/hazardous
Allowable Uses
Pollutive/Non-Hazardous Industries
Manufacturing and canning of ham, bacon and native sausage

Poultry processing and canning
Large-scale manufacturing of ice-cream
Ice plants and cold storage
Corn mill/Rice mill
Chocolate and cocoa factory
Candy factory
Chewing gum factory
Peanuts and other nuts factory
Other chocolate and confectionary products
Manufacture of flavoring extracts
Manufacture of food products n.e.c. (vinegar, vetsin)
Manufacture of fish meal
Oyster shell grading
Manufacture of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations
Manufacture of stationary, art goods, cut stone and marble products
Manufacture of abrasive products
Manufacture of miscellaneous non-metallic mineral products n.e.c
Manufacture of cutlery, except table flatware
Manufacture of hand tools
Manufacture of general hardware
Manufacture of miscellaneous cutlery hand tools and general hardware n.e.c
Manufacture of household metal furniture
Manufacture of office, store and restaurant metal furniture
Manufacture of metal blinds, screens and shades
Manufacture of miscellaneous furniture and fixture primarily or metal n.e.c
Manufacture of fabricated structural iron and steel
Manufacture of metal cans, boxes and containers
Manufacture of stamped coated and engraved metal products
Manufacture of other structural products n.e.c.
Manufacture of architectural and ornamental metal works
Manufacture of stamped coated and engraved metal products
Manufacture of fabricated wire and cable products
Manufacture of heating, cooking and lighting equipment except electrical
Sheet metal works generally manual operation
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Manufacture of other fabricated metal products except machinery and equipment

n.e.c
Manufacture or assembly of agricultural machinery and equipment
Native plow and harrow factory
Repair of agricultural machinery
Manufacture or assembly of service industry machines
Manufacture or assembly of elevators and escalators
Manufacture or assembly of sewing machines
Manufacture or assembly of cooking ranges
Manufacture or assembly of water pumps
Refrigeration industry
Manufacture or assembly of other machinery and equipment except electrical n.e.c
Manufacture and repair of electrical apparatus
Manufacture and repair of electrical cables and wires
Manufacture of electrical cables and wires
Manufacture of other electrical industrial machinery and apparatus n.e.c.
Manufacture or assembly of electrical equipment radio and television, tape
recorders, stereo
Manufacture or assembly of radio and television transmitting, signaling and
detection equipment
Manufacture or assembly of telephone and telegraphic equipment
Manufacture of other electronic equipment and apparatus n.e.c
Manufacture of industrial and commercial electrical appliances
Manufacture of household cooking, heating and laundry appliances
Manufacture of other electrical appliances n.e.c
Manufacture of electrical lamp fixtures
Warehouse/Storage Facility for pollutive/non-hazardous
b. Offices
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses
Pollutive/Hazardous Industries
Flour mill
Cassava flour mill
Manufacturing of coffee
Manufacture of unprepared animal feeds other grain milling n.e.c
Production prepared feed for animals
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Cigar and cigarette factory

Curing and re drying tobacco leaves
Miscellaneous processing tobacco leaves, n.e.c
Textile and fiber spinning mills
Weaving hemp textile
Jute spinning and weaving
Miscellaneous spinning and weaving mills, n.e.c.
Hosiery mill
Underwear and outwear knitting mills
Garment and undergarment factories
Fabric knitting mills
Miscellaneous knitting mills
Manufacture of mats and mattings
Manufacture of carpets and rugs
Manufacture of cordage, rope and twine
Manufacture of related products from abaca, sisal, henequen, hemp, cotton, paper,
etc.
Manufacture of linoleum and other surfaced coverings
Manufacture of artificial leather, oil cloth and other fabrics except rubberized
Manufacture of coir
Manufacture of miscellaneous textile n.e.c
Manufacture of rough lumber, unworked
Manufacture of worked lumber
Re-sawmills
Woodworking establishments, lumber and timber yards
Planning mills and sawmills, veneer plants
Manufacture of veneer, plywood and hardwood
Manufacture of doors, windows and sashes
Treating and preserving of wood
Wood drying kilns
Manufacture of charcoal
Manufacture of wood and cane blinds, screens and shades
Pulp, paper and paperboard factories
Manufacture of containers and boxes of paper and paper boards
Wood and cardboard box factories
Manufacture of miscellaneous pulp and paper products, n.e.c.
Manufacture of perfumes, cosmetic and other toilet preparations
Manufacture of waxes and polishing preparations’
Manufacture of candles
Manufacture of inks
Manufacture of miscellaneous chemical products n.e.c.
Tire retreating and rebuilding
Manufacture of rubber shoes and slippers
Manufacture of industrial and molded rubber products
Manufacture of plastic furniture
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Manufacture of plastic footwear

Manufacture of other fabricated plastic products n.e.c.
Manufacture of table and kitchen articles
Manufacture of pottery, china and earthern ware n.e.c.
Manufacture of structural concrete products
Manufacture of flat glass
Manufacture of glass containers
Manufacture of miscellaneous glass and glass products n.e.c.
Manufacture of clay bricks, clay tiles and hollow clay tiles
Manufacture of miscellaneous structural clay products n.e.c
Manufacture of structural concrete products
Manufacture of asbestos products
Manufacture of engines and turbines except motor vehicles, marine and aircraft
Manufacture of metal cutting, shaving and finishing machinery
Manufacture of wood working machinery
Manufacture assembly, rebuilding, repairing of food and beverage making
machinery
Manufacture, assembly, rebuilding, repairing of textile machinery and equipment
Manufacture, assembly, rebuilding, repairing of paper industry machinery
Manufacture, assembly, rebuilding, repairing of trade machinery and equipment
Manufacture of rice mills
Manufacture of machines for leather and leather products
Manufacture of construction machinery
Manufacture of machines for clay, stove and glass industries
Manufacture, assembly, repair, rebuilding of miscellaneous special industrial
machinery and equipment, n.e.c.
Manufacture of dry cells, storage battery and other batteries
Boat building and repairing
Ship repairing industry, dock yards, dry dock, shipways
Miscellaneous shipbuilding and repairing n.e.c.
Manufacture of locomotives and parts
Manufacture of railroad and street cars
Manufacture or assembly of automobiles, cars, buses, trucks and trailers
Factories for engines and turbines and attached testing facilities
Hangars
Manufacture and assembly plants of aircraft engine
Repair and testing shops for aircraft engines and parts
Dry cleaning plants using flammable liquids
Paint stores with bulk handling
Paint shops and spray-painting rooms
Signs and billboards painting shops
Warehouses where highly combustible materials are stored
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Factories where loose combustible fiber or dirt are manufactured, processed or

generated
Warehouse for pollutive/hazardous
b. Offices
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses
Class “A” slaughterhouse/abattoir

Class “AA” slaughterhouse/abattoir
Per the relevant provisions of the NBC and this Ordinance.

The Building Height Limit is 21 meters above the highest grade as provided in the
NBC.
Section 10.17. Regulations in Industrial-3 (I-3) Zone
An area within municipalities intended for heavy manufacturing or production industries that
are:
a. Highly pollutive/non-hazardous
b. Highly pollutive/hazardous
c. Highly pollutive/extremely hazardous
d. Pollutive/extremely hazardous
e. Non-pollutive/extremely hazardous
Allowable Uses
Highly Pollutive/Non-Hazardous Industries
Meat processing, curing, preserving except processing of ham, bacon, sausage and
chicharon
Milk processing plants (manufacturing filled, reconstituted or recombined milk,
condensed or evaporated)
Butter and cheese processing plants
Natural fluid milk processing (pasteurizing, homogenizing/vitaminizing, bottling of
animal milk and cream related products
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Other dairy products, n.e.c.

Canning and preserving of fruits and fruits juices
Canning and preserving of vegetables and vegetable juices
Canning and preserving of vegetable sauces
Miscellaneous canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables n.e.c.
Fish canning
Patis factory
Bagoong Factory
Processing, preserving and canning of fish and other seafoods, n.e.c.
Manufacture of desiccated coconut
Manufacture of starch and its products
Manufacture of wines
Manufacture of malt and malt liquors
Manufacture of soft drinks carbonated water
Manufacture of instant beverages and syrups
Other non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.c.
Other slaughtering, preparing and preserving meat products, n.e.c.
Cooking oil and soap processing plants
Warehouse for highly pollutive/non-hazardous industries
Parks, playground, pocket parks, parkways and promenades
b. Offices
e. Storerooms and warehouses but only as may be necessary for the efficient conduct
of the business
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses
Highly Pollutive/Hazardous Industries
Vegetable oil mills, including coconut oil

Manufacture of refined cooking oil and margarine
Manufacture of fish, marine and other animal oils
Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats, n.e.c
Sugar cane milling (centrifugal and refined)
Sugar refining
Muscovado sugar mill
Distilled, rectified and blended liquors, n.e.c.
Cotton textile mill
Ramie textile mill
Rayon and other manmade fiber textile mill
Bleaching and drying mills
Manufacture of narrow fabrics
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Tanneries and leather finishing plants

Pulp mill
Paper and paperboard mills
Manufacture of fiberboard
Manufacture of inorganic salts and compounds
Manufacture of soap and cleaning preparations
Manufacture of hydraulic cement
Manufacture of lime and lime kilns
Manufacture of plaster
Products of blast furnaces, steel works and rolling mills
Products of iron and steel foundries
Manufacture of smelted and refined non-ferrous metals
Manufacture of rolled, drawn or extruded non-ferrous metals
Manufacture of non-ferrous foundry products
Oil depot/terminal (greater than 7.950 kilo-liters)
Warehouse for highly pollutive/hazardous industries
b. Offices
of the business
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses
Class “A” slaughterhouse/abattoir

Class “AA” slaughterhouse/abattoir
Class “AAA” slaughterhouse/abattoir
Highly Pollutive/Extremely Hazardous Industries
Manufacture of industrial alcohols

Factories for highly flammable chemicals
Other basic chemicals, n.e.c.
Manufacture of fertilizers
Manufacture of pesticides
Manufacture of synthetic resins, plastic materials and man-made fibers except glass
Plastics resin plants (monomer and polymer)
Plastics compounding and processing plants
Petroleum refineries
Manufacture of reclaimed, blended and compound petroleum products
Manufacture of miscellaneous products od petroleum and coal, n.e.c.
Warehouse for highly pollutive/extremely hazardous industries
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b. Offices
of the business
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses
Pollutive/Extremely Hazardous Industries
Manufacture of paints
Manufacture of varnishes, shellac and stains
Manufacture of paint removers
Manufacture of other paint products
Manufacture of matches
Manufacture of tires and inner tubes
Manufacture of processed natural rubber not in rubber plantation
Manufacture of miscellaneous rubber products, n.e.c.
Water and power generation complexes
Liquid and solid waste management complexes
Power plants (thermal, hydro or geothermal)
All other types of complexes for public utilities
Warehouse for pollutive/extremely hazardous industries
b. Offices
of the business
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses
Non-Pollutive/Extremely Hazardous Industries
Manufacture of compressed and liquefied gases

Storage tanks, buildings for storing gasoline, acetylene, liquefied petroleum gas,
calcium, carbides, oxygen, hydrogen and the like
Armories, arsenals and munitions factories
Match and fireworks factories
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Acetylene and oxygen generating plants

Warehouse for non-pollutive/extremely hazardous industries
b. Offices
of the business
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses

The Building Height Limit is 27 meters above highest grade as provided in the NBC.
Section 10.18 Regulations in General Institutional (GI-Z) Zone
An area within a municipality intended principally for general types of institutional

establishments, e.g. government offices, hospitals/ clinics, academic/ research and
convention centers.
Allowable Uses
Government or civic centers to house national, regional or local offices in the area.
Police and fire stations
Other types of government buildings
Colleges, universities, professional business schools, vocational and trade schools,
technical schools and other institutions of higher learning.
Learning facilities such as training centers, seminar halls and libraries
Scientific, cultural and academic centers and research facilities except nuclear,
radioactive, chemical and biological warfare facilities.
Museums. Exhibition halls and art galleries
Convention center and related facilities
Civic centers and community centers
General hospitals, medical centers, specialty hospitals, medical, dental and similar clinics
Places of worship, such as churches, mosques, temples, shrines, chapels
Seminaries and convents
Parking buildings
Parks, playgrounds, pocket parks, parkways, promenades and playlots
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b. Offices
of the business
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses

Section 10.19. Regulations in Special Institutional (SI-Z) Zone
An area within a municipality intended principally for particular types of institutional

establishments e.g. welfare homes, orphanages, home for the aged, rehabilitation and
training centers, military camps/reservation/bases/training grounds, etc.
Allowable Uses
Welfare homes, orphanages, boys and girls town, nursing homes, home for the
aged and the like
Rehabilitation and vocational training center for ex-convicts, drug addicts, unwed
mothers, physically, mentally and emotionally handicapped, ex-sanitaria inmates
and similar establishments.
Military camps/reservations/bases and training grounds
Jails, prisons, reformatories and correctional institution
Penitentiaries and correctional institutions
Leprosaria
Psychiatric facilities such as mental hospitals, mental sanitaria/asylums.
Parks, playgrounds, pocket parks, parkways, promenades and playlots
b. Offices
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses
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Section 10.20 Regulations in Parks and Recreation Zone (PR-Z)
An area designed for diversion/amusements and for the maintenance of ecological balance in
the community.
Allowable Uses
Parks, playgrounds, pocket parks, parkways, promenades and playlots, gardens

All types of resort complexes such as those providing accommodation, sports, dining
and other leisure facilities
Open air or outdoor sports activities and support families, including low rise stadia,
gyms, amphitheaters and swimming pools
Ball courts, skating rinks and similar uses
Memorial/shrines monuments, kiosks and other park structures
Sports Club
Parking Structures/Facilities
Open space buffers and easements
b. Offices
of the business
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses

Section 10.21 Regulations in Cemetery/Memorial Park Zone (C/MP-Z)
An area in a municipality intended for the interment of the dead.
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Allowable Uses
Memorial Parks
Cemetery
Columbarium
Crematorium
Ossuary
Customary accessory such as crypts, chapels, parks, playgrounds, pocket parks,
parkways, promenades, parking, and toilet facilities.

Subject to DHSUD Rules and Regulations for Memorial Parks and Cemeteries and
other applicable guidelines/standards of concerned agencies.
Section 10.22 Regulations in Buffer/Greenbelt Zone (B/G-Z)
These are yards, parks or open spaces intended to separate incompatible elements or uses
to control pollution/nuisance and for identifying and defining development areas or zones
where no permanent structures are allowed.
Allowable Uses
Open spaces/gardens
Parks and park structures such as playgrounds, jogging trails, bicycle lanes
Plant nurseries
Ground-level or underground parking structures/facilities
Agriculture, silviculture, horticulture
Customary accessory uses incidental to any of the above such as offices,
eateries/canteens, parking kiosks, retail stores and toilet facilities

The Building Height Limit is six (6) meters above highest grade as provided in the NBC.
Section 10.23 Regulations in Utilities, Transportation, and Services Zone (UTS-Z)
An area in municipalities designated for “a range of utilitarian/functional uses or occupancies,

characterized mainly as a low-rise or medium-rise building/ structure for low to high intensity
community support functions, e.g. terminals, inter-modals, multi- modals, depots, power and
water generation/distribution facilities, telecommunication facilities, drainage/wastewater and
sewerage facilities, solid waste handling facilities and the like” (NBC).
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Allowable Uses
Bus and railway depots and terminals, port facilities

Port Facilities
Airports and heliport facilities
All other types of transportation complexes
Power plants (thermal, hydro, geothermal, wind, solar)
Pumping plants (water supply, storm drainage, sewerage, irrigation and waste
treatment plants)
Liquid and solid waste management facilities
Climate monitoring facilities
Telecommunication facilities such as cell (mobile) phone towers
All other types of large complexes for public services
Customary accessory uses incidental to any of the above such as:
a. Staff house/quarters
b. Offices
c. Parking lots/garage facilities
d. Eateries/canteens
of the business
f. Pump houses
g. Generator houses

The Building Height Limit is fifteen (15) meters above highest grade as provided in the
NBC.
Section 10.24 Tourism Zone (T-Z)
No tourism project or tourist related activities shall be allowed in Tourism Zones unless
developed or undertaken in compliance with the Department of Tourism (DOT) Guidelines and
Standards.
Allowable Uses
Agri-tourism
Resort areas, e.g. beach/mountain resort including accessory uses
Theme parks
Heritage and Historical Sites
Other related activities such as tree parks and botanical gardens
Tourism accommodation such as:
a. Cottages
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b. Lodging inns
c. Restaurants
d. Homes stays
Souvenir shops
Open air or outdoor sports activities
Food production and processing activities such vegetables, fruits and plantation crop
and fish production to sustain tourism industry
Parking areas
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Section. 11. Height Regulations
Notwithstanding the Building Height provisions of this ordinance, building heights should also
conform to the height restrictions and requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority of the
Philippines (CAAP).
Exempted from the imposition of height regulations in residential zones are the following:
towers, church, steeples, water tanks and other utilities and such other structures not covered
by the height regulations of the National Building Code and/or the CAAP.
Section 12. Area Regulations
Area regulations in all zones shall conform to the applicable minimum requirements of existing
laws, codes and regulations such as:
1. PD 957, “Subdivision and Condominium Buyers’ Protective Law” and its revised
implementing rules and regulations.
2. Batas Pambansa 220, “Promulgation of Different Levels of Standards and Technical
Requirements for Economic and Socialized Housing Projects” and its revised
implementing rules and regulations.
3. RA 7279 – Urban Development and Housing Act;
4. PD 1096 – National Building Code
5. PD 1185 – Fire Code
6. PD 856 – Sanitation Code
7. RA 6541 – Structural Code
8. Batas Pambansa 344 – Accessibility Law
9. Rules and Regulations – HLURB Locational Guidelines and CLUP Guidebook 2013-
2014
10. CA 141 or Public Land Act – public lands, including foreshore and reclaimed lands;
11. PD 705 or Revised Forestry Code – forestlands;
12. PD 1076 or Water Code of the Philippines – inland and coastal waters, shorelines
and riverbank easements;
13. RA 6657 or Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law – agrarian reform lands.
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14. RA 8749 – Clean Air Act

15. RA 9003 – Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
16. RA 7586 or National Integrated Protected Areas Act – protected areas in both land
and seas;
17. RA 7942 or Philippine Mining Act – mining areas;
18. RA 8371 or Indigenous People’s Rights Act (IPRA) – ancestral lands;
19. RA 8435 or Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) – SAFDZs and
prime agricultural lands;
20. RA 8550 or Revised Fisheries Code – municipal waters and coastal zones;
21. RA 9593 or Philippine Tourism Act – tourism zones and estates
22. RA 9729 or Philippine Climate Change Act, as amended;
23. RA 10066 or Philippine Cultural Heritage Act – cultural and heritage zones/areas;
and,
24. RA 100121 or Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act – disaster-prone and
geo-hazard areas.
25. Other relevant guidelines promulgated by the national agencies concerned.
Section 13. Easement
Pursuant to the provisions of the Water Code:
1. The banks of rivers and streams and the shores of the seas and lakes throughout
their length and within a zone of three (3) meters in urban areas, twenty (20) meters
in agricultural areas and forty (40) meters in forest areas, along their margins, are
subject to easements of public use in the interest of recreation, navigation, floatage,
fishing and salvage.
2. No person shall be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is necessary for
space or recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing or salvage or to build structures of
any kind.
3. Mandatory five-meter easement on both sides of earthquake fault traces on the

ground identified by PHIVOLCS.
4. As required by the City/Municipal Government, road widening and road construction

program illustrated in Annex 4 as well as other projects that may later on be
identified.
Section 14. Buffer Regulations
A buffer of four (4) meters (or as declared by the LGU) shall be provided along entire boundary
length between two or more conflicting zones/sub-zones allocating two (2) meters from each
side of the zone/sub-zone boundary. Such buffer strip should be open and not encroached
upon by any building or structure and should be a part of the yard or open space.
Section 15. Specific Provisions in the National Building Code
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Specific provisions stipulated in the National Building Code (P.D. 1096), as amended thereto,
relevant to traffic generators, advertising and business signs, erection of more than one
principal structure, dwelling on rear lots, access yard requirements and dwelling groups, which
are not in conflict with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, shall be observed.
Section 16. Advertising, Billboards and Business Signs
No advertising, billboards or business signs whether on or off premises of an establishment

shall be displayed or put up for public view without locational clearance from the Zoning
Administrator/Zoning Officer. Locational Clearance for such signs or billboards may be
granted only when the same is appropriate for the permitted use for a zone and the size thereof
is not excessive, taking into account the bulk or size of the building or structure and the
business practices or usages of the locality and the same shall in no case obstruct the view of
any scenic spot.
Obnoxious signs that would constitute nuisance to adjoining property owners, distract
motorists or constitute as hazards to public safety shall not be allowed in any area. No sign
should project to public property unless expressly allowed by the Zoning Administrator/Zoning
Officer. Temporary signs and billboards for not more than two months may be allowed by the
Zoning Officer/Administrator upon payment of corresponding fees to the Municipality. The
permit for such sign shall indicate the location, size, slope and contents and type of
construction.
It shall be unlawful to maintain an obsolete sign by reason of discontinuance of business,

service or activity for more than 60 days there from.
ARTICLE VII
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Section 17. Application of Performance Standards
The following performance standards are intended to ensure land use and neighborhood
compatibility. Proposed developments shall comply with the applicable performance
standards which shall form part of the requirements for Locational Clearance. These standards
are by no means exhaustive or all inclusive. The Local Zoning Board of Appeals (LZBA) may
require other standards, when deemed necessary, to ensure land use and neighborhood
compatibility.
These shall be enforced through the Implementing Guidelines that is made part of this ZO.
Section 18. Environmental Conservation and Protection Standards
It is the intent of the ZO to protect the natural resources of the City/Municipality. In order to
achieve this objective, all developments shall comply with the following regulations:
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1. Views shall be preserved for public enjoyment especially in sites with high scenic
quality by closely considering building orientation, height, bulk, fencing and
landscaping.
2. Deep wells shall not be allowed unless a Water Permit is obtained from the National
Water Resources Board.
3. Land use activities shall not cause the alteration of natural drainage patterns
or change the velocities, volumes, and physical, chemical, and biological
characteristics of storm water. Streams, watercourses, wetlands, lakes or ponds shall
not be altered, re-graded, developed, piped, diverted or built upon.
4. All developments shall ensure that storm water runoff shall be controlled through
appropriate storm water drainage system design.
5. All developments shall undertake the protection of rivers, streams, lakes and ponds
from sedimentation and erosion damage;
6. The internal drainage systems of developments shall be so designed as not

to increase turbidity, sediment yield, or cause the discharge of any harmful substances
that will degrade the quality of water. Water quality shall be maintained according to
DENR’s latest Revised Water Usage and Classification/Ambient Water Quality
Criteria;
7. Municipal and industrial wastewater effluents shall not discharge into surface and
groundwater unless it is scientifically proven that such discharges will not cause the
deterioration of the water quality. Effluents shall be maintained according to DENR’s
latest Effluent Quality Standards for Class “C” Inland Waters;
8. Developments that generate toxic and hazardous waste shall provide appropriate
handling and treatment facilities which should be in accordance with the requirements
of and approved by the DENR;
9. Floodplains shall not be altered, filled and/or built upon without proper drainage design
and without proper consideration of possible inundation effects on nearby properties;
10. All developments, particularly those in sloping areas, shall undertake adequate and
appropriate slope and erosion protection as well as soil conservation measures;
11. Facilities and operations that cause the emission of dust, dirt, fly ash, smoke, gas or
any other air polluting material that may have harmful effects on health or cause the
impairment of visibility are not permitted. Air quality at the point of emission shall be
maintained at specified levels according to DENR’s latest Air Quality Standards.
12. Developments that generate a significant volume of solid waste shall provide
appropriate solid waste collection and disposal systems and facilities.
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13. Industrial processes/activities should not cause negative impacts to the environment.
The Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer may request for descriptions of these as part
of the requirements for Locational Clearance.
Section 19. Agricultural Land Conservation and Preservation Criteria
Agricultural lands are recognized as valuable resources that provide employment, amenity
and bio-diversity. All agricultural lands in the City and Municipality shall not be prematurely re-
classified. Requests for re-classification shall be evaluated on the merits of conditions
prevailing at the time of application, compatibility with the CLUP, and subject to the provisions
of Memorandum Circular No. 54 Prescribing the Guidelines Governing Section 20 of RA
7160...Authorizing Cities and Municipalities to Reclassify Agricultural Lands into Non-
Agricultural Uses.
Applications for agricultural land re-classification approved by the Municipality shall be

submitted to the DHSUD/Sangguniang Panlalawigan for review and final approval.
Section 20. Network of Green and Open Spaces
The Municipality intends to develop a network of green and open spaces as a way to minimize
the occurrence of urban heat islands. Developments shall conform to the following provisions,
as applicable:
1. All residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use subdivisions, in compliance with

the rules and regulations of PD 1216, PD 953, PD 957 and BP 220, are respectively
required to provide tree-planted strips along their internal roads.
2. Similar developments shall also be required to provide landscaped tree parks that may
be made part of the open space requirements mandated by PD 957, BP 220 and
related laws, These mandated open spaces shall be classified as non- alienable public
lands, and non-buildable.
3. Roof decks of all buildings shall be landscaped, as applicable.
4. Parking lots having at least 20 car parking slots shall be:
a. Landscaped with suitable trees. The minimum height of trees at the time of securing
an Occupancy Permit shall be 1.80 meters from the base to the crown.
b. 50% paved with permeable or semi-permeable materials such as grass, gravel,

grass pavers and the like.
Section 21. Site Development Standards
The Municipality consider it in the public interest that all projects are designed and developed
in a safe, efficient and aesthetically pleasing manner. Site development shall consider the
environmental character and limitations of the site and its adjacent properties. All project
elements shall be in complete harmony according to good design principles and the
subsequent development must be visually pleasing as well as efficiently functioning especially
in relation to the adjacent properties and bordering streets.
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Further, designs should consider the following:
1. The height and bulk of buildings and structures shall be so designed that it does not
impair the entry of light and ventilation, cause the loss of privacy and/or create
nuisances, hazards or inconveniences to adjacent developments.
2. Abutments to adjacent properties shall not be allowed without the neighbor’s prior
written consent which shall be required by the Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer
prior to the granting of a Locational Clearance;
3. The capacity of parking areas/lots shall be per the minimum requirements of the
National Building Code. These shall be located, developed and landscaped in order to
enhance the aesthetic quality of the facility. In no case shall parking areas/lots
encroach into street rights-of-way.
4. Developments, such as shopping malls, schools, places of worship, markets, sports

stadia and the like, which attract a significant volume of transportation, such as PUVs
and, private vehicles shall provide adequate on-site parking for the same. These
should also provide vehicular loading and unloading bays so as through street traffic
flow will not be impeded.
5. Buffers, silencers, mufflers, enclosures and other noise-absorbing materials shall be

provided to all noise and vibration-producing operations. Noise levels shall be
maintained according to levels specified in DENR’s latest guidelines on the Abatement
of Noise and Other Forms of Nuisance.
6. Glare and heat from any operation or activity shall not be radiated, seen or felt from
any point beyond the limits of the property.
7. Fencing along roads shall be see-through. Side and rear fencing between adjacent
lots (not facing a road) may be of opaque construction materials.
Section 22. Infrastructure Capacities
All developments shall not cause excessive requirements at public cost for public facilities and
services. All developments shall exhibit that their requirements for public infrastructure (such
as roads, drainage, water supply and the like) are within the capacities of the system/s serving
them.
The Zoning Administrator shall require the following:
1. Drainage Impact Assessment Study
All development proposals in flood prone areas and all major proposals likely to affect
the existing drainage regime, including commercial-residential buildings or
condominiums, shopping malls, public markets, schools, universities, residential and
industrial, and other similar developments shall be required to submit Drainage Impact
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Assessment Studies. These should be prepared, signed and sealed by duly licensed
Civil Engineers, Sanitary Engineers or Environmental Planners.
2. Traffic Impact Statement
Major, high intensity facilities such as commercial-residential buildings or

condominiums having four floors and above, shopping malls, public markets,
transportation terminals/ garages, schools, universities, residential and industrial
subdivisions, cock fighting arena, sports stadia and other similar developments shall be
required to submit Traffic Impact Statements. Other traffic generating developments, as
determined by the Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer, shall be required to submit the
same.
ARTICLE VIII
MITIGATING DEVICES
Section 23. Deviation
Variances and/or Exceptions from the provisions of this Ordinance may be allowed by the
Local Zoning Board of Appeals (LZBA) only when the following terms and conditions exist:
1. Variances (deviation from applicable Building Bulk and Density Regulations, Building
Design Regulations and Performance Standards)
Variance may be allowed provided that proposals satisfy all of the following provisions:
a. Conforming to the provisions of the Ordinance will cause undue hardship on the
part of the owner of the property due to physical conditions of the property
(topography, shape, etc.), which is not self-created.
b. The proposed variance is the minimum deviation necessary to permit reasonable

use of the property.
c. The variance will not alter the intended physical character of the zone and
adversely affect the use of the other properties in the same zone such as blocking-
off natural light, causing loss of natural ventilation or encroaching in public
easements and the like.
d. That the variance will not weaken the general purpose of the Ordinance and will
not adversely affect the public health, safety or welfare.
e. The variance will be in harmony with the spirit of this Ordinance.
2. Exceptions (deviations from Allowable Use provisions)
Exceptions may be allowed provided that proposals satisfy all of the following conditions:
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a. The exception will not adversely affect the public health, safety and welfare and is
in keeping with the general pattern of development in the community.
b. The proposed project shall support economic based activities/provide livelihood,

vital community services and facilities while at the same time posing no adverse
effect on the zone/community.
c. The exception will not adversely affect the appropriate use of adjoining properties
in the same zone such as generating excessive vehicular traffic, causing
overcrowding of people or generating excessive noise and the like.
d. The exception will not alter the essential character and general purpose of the
zone where the exception sought is located.
Section 24. Procedures for Evaluating Variances and/or Exceptions
The procedure for evaluating applications for Variances and/or Exceptions is as follows:
1. The project proponent shall file a written application for Variance and/or Exception with
the LZBA citing the section(s) of this Ordinance under which the same is sought and
stating the ground/s thereof.
2. Upon filing of application, a visible project sign, (indicating the name and nature of the
proposed project) shall be posted at the project site. This sign shall be maintained until
the LZBA has rendered a decision on the application.
3. The LZBA shall conduct preliminary studies on the application. These application
papers shall be made accessible to the public.
4. A written affidavit of no objection to the project by the owners of the properties

immediately in front of and abutting the project site shall be filed by the applicant with
the LZBA within fifteen (15) days upon filing of application.
5. The LZBA shall hold public hearing(s) to be held in the concerned barangay.
6. At the hearing, any party may appear in person, or be represented by agent/s. All
interested parties shall be accorded the opportunity to be heard and present evidences
and testimonies.
7. The LZBA shall render a decision within thirty (30) days from the filing of the
application, exclusive of the time spent for the preparation of written affidavit of non-
objection and the public hearing(s).
All expenses to be incurred in evaluating proposals for Variances and/ or Exceptions shall be
shouldered by the project proponent.
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ARTICLE IX
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 25. Approved Zoning Maps
The Approved Municipal Zoning Maps, printed in standard color codes and with minimum
dimensions of 1.20m x 1.20m, shall be posted at the following offices:
Office of the Mayor

Office of the Zoning Administrator
Municipal Planning and Development Office
Municipal Assessor’s Office
Municipal Engineer’s Office
Municipal Agrarian Reform Office
Municipal Agriculture Office
Municipal Environment Office
Zoning maps for each barangay shall be posted at respective barangay halls for public
information and guidance of barangay officials. These should similarly be printed in standard
color codes and minimum dimensions of 1.20m x 1.20m.
Section 26. Locational Clearance
All owners/developers shall secure Locational Clearance from the Zoning

Administrator/Zoning Officer or, in cases of Variances and/or Exceptions, from the LZBA prior
to conducting any activity or construction on their property/land. This will include property/land
located in Forest Lands, Special Economic Zones and other areas administered by national
and special agencies, except for facilities for national security as certified by the Department
of National Defense.
Section 27. Projects of National Significance
Based on established national standards and priorities, the HLURB shall continue to issue
locational clearances for projects considered to be of vital and national or regional economic
or environmental significance. Unless otherwise declared by the NEDA Board, all projects
shall be presumed locally-significant. (Para. 2 Section 3a, of EO 72)
Section 28. Major and/or Innovative Projects
The Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer or the LZBA, as the case may be, may seek the
assistance of the DHSUDor external consultants in the evaluation of proposed Major and/or
Innovative Projects such as seaports, airports, oil depots, reclamation areas, shopping malls,
special economic zones, tourism enterprise zones, and the like.
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Section 29. Subdivision Projects
All owners and/or developers of subdivision projects shall, in addition to securing a Locational
Clearance, be required to secure a Development Permit pursuant to the provisions of PD 957
and its Implementing Rules and Regulations or BP 220 and its Implementing Rules and
Regulations and in accordance with the procedures laid down in EO 71, Series of 1993.
Proposed subdivision projects shall prepare their respective Deed Restrictions (to include,
among others, regulations pertaining to allowable uses within their project sites. The list of
allowable uses within subdivisions shall be within the list of allowable uses within the Zone.
Proof of compliance of future projects with the provisions of the Deed Restrictions for the said
subdivision shall form part of the requirements for Locational Clearance.
Section 30. Planned Unit Development Projects
Proposed Planned Unit Developments (PUD) projects shall be accompanied by

Comprehensive Development Master Plans (CDMPs) showing, at the minimum, proposed
land uses, building density and bulk, road network layout, road and sidewalk section details,
and master layouts of all utilities such as those for potable water, storm drainage, sewerage,
power supply, telecommunication and solid waste management.
CDMPs shall also be provided with Deed Restrictions where, upon approval of the Zoning
Administrator/Zoning Officer or LZBA, as the case may be, proof of compliance of future
projects on the said PUD site shall form part of the requirements for Locational Clearance.
Section 31. Environmental Compliance Certificate
No Locational Clearance shall be issued to proposals covered by the EIS System unless the
requirements of ECC have been complied with.
Section 32. Building Permit
No Building Permit shall be issued by the City/Municipal Building Official without a valid
Locational Clearance in accordance with the integrated ZO.
Section 33. Business Permit
The Business and Licensing Division shall require a Locational Clearance for new
developments.
Should there be any change in the activity or expansion of the area subject of the Locational
Clearance, the owner/developer shall apply for a new Locational Clearance.
Section 34. Occupancy Permit
No Occupancy Permit shall be issued by the Local Building Official without certification from
the Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer that the building has complied with the conditions
stated in the Locational Clearance.
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Section 35. Validity of Locational Clearance
Upon issuance of an LC, the grantee thereof shall have one year within which to commence
or undertake the use, activity or development covered by such clearance on his property.
Non–use of LC within said period shall result in its automatic expiration, cancellation and the
grantee shall not proceed with his project without applying for a new clearance.
Should there be any change in the activity or expansion of the area subject of the Locational
Clearance, the owner/developer shall apply for a new Locational Clearance.
Section 36. Notice of Non-Conformance
Upon approval of this Ordinance, the Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer shall immediately
issue Notices of Non-Conformance to existing non-conforming uses, buildings or structures.
The said Notice of Non-Conformance shall cite provisions of this Ordinance to which the
existing use, building or structure does not conform to. The same Notice shall also inform the
owner of said non-conforming use, building or structure of the conditions for the continued use
of the same as provided in the following section.
It may also provide conditions by which the non-conforming use can reduce its non-
conformity.
Section 37. Existing Non-Conforming Uses, Buildings and Structures
The lawful uses of any building, structure or land at the time of adoption or amendment of this
Ordinance may be continued, although such uses do not conform with the provisions of the
integrated ZO, provided:
1. That no such non-conforming use shall be expanded or extended to occupy a greater

area of land than that already occupied by such use at the time of the adoption of this
Ordinance or moved in whole or in part, to any other portion of the lot or parcel of land
where such non-conforming use exists at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance.
2. That no such non-conforming use which has ceased operation for more than one (1)
year be again revived as non-conforming use.
3. A vacant/idle building or structure may not be used for non-conforming activity;
4. That any non-conforming building/structure which has been damaged maybe

reconstructed and used as before provided that such reconstruction is not more than
fifty percent (50%) of the replacement cost.
That should such non-conforming portion of any building/structure be destroyed by any
means to an extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of its replacement cost at the time
of destruction, it shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of
this Ordinance.
5. That no such non-conforming use maybe moved to displace any conforming use;
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6. That no such non-conforming use and/or structure may be expanded or altered in a

way which increases its non-conformity, but any structure or portion thereof may be
altered to decrease its non-conformity.
7. That should such use and/or structure be moved for any reason to whatever distance,
it shall thereafter conform to the regulation of the zone in which it is moved or relocated.
8. That such non-conforming use and/or structure should not cause nuisance effects to
its neighborhood, such as but not limited to pollution of whatever form (air, noise, land,
water, etc.), undesirable traffic (whether vehicular or pedestrian) and the like and
should further not pose health and safety hazards and as further provided in the
Performance Standards provision of this Ordinance.
9. The owner of a non-conforming use and/or structure shall program the phase-out and
relocation within ten (10) years from the effectivity of this Ordinance.
Section 38. Responsibility for Administration and Enforcement
This Ordinance shall be enforced and administered by the Local Chief Executive through the
Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer who shall be appointed by the former in accordance with
existing rules and regulations on the subject.
Section 39. Qualifications of the Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer
The Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer must comply with the requirements of RA No. 10587,
also known as the Environmental Planning Act of 2013.
Section 40. Powers and Functions of a Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer
Pursuant to the provisions of EO 72 implementing RA 7160 in relation to Sec. 5, Paragraph a

and d, and Section 7 of Executive Order No. 648 dated 07 February 1981, the Zoning
Administrator shall perform the following:
1. Enforcement
a. Act on all applications for Locational Clearance

b. Issuance of Notice of Non-Conformance to owners/ operators of uses,
buildings or structures that are non-conforming to the applicable provisions of
this Ordinance.
c. Monitor on-going/existing projects and issue Notices of Violation and Show
Cause Order to owners, developers, or managers of projects that are in
violation of the provisions of the integrated ZO.
d. Coordinate with the Philippine National Police (PNP) for enforcement of all
orders and processes issued in the implementation of this Ordinance.
e. Coordinate with the Municipal Fiscal and/or Municipal Legal Officer for other
legal actions/remedies relative to the foregoing.
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2. Planning
Coordinate with the Regional Office of the HLURB regarding proposed

amendments to the integrated ZO prior to adoption by the Sangguniang Bayan.
Section 41. Complaints and Oppositions
A complaint for violation of any provision of the integrated ZO or any clearance or permit issued
pursuant thereto shall be filed with the LZBA.
Oppositions to applications for Locational Clearance, Variance or Exception shall be treated

as a complaint and shall likewise be filed with the LZBA.
Section 42. Functions and Responsibilities of the Local Zoning Board of Appeals
There is hereby created a LZBA which shall perform the following functions and
responsibilities:
1. Act on applications of the following nature:
a. Variances
b. Exceptions
c. Non – Conforming Uses
d. Complaints and Oppositions to Application/s
2. Act on appeals on Grant or Denial of Locational Clearance by the Zoning Administrator/

Zoning Officer.
3. Act on appeals regarding the non-conformity of existing uses, buildings or structures

to the applicable provisions of this Ordinance.
4. Decisions of the LZBA shall be carried by an absolute majority vote (50% + 1) of its
members.
Section 43. Appeals to the LZBA Decisions
Decisions of the LZBA should be appealable to the Human Settlements Adjudication

Commission (HSAC) in compliance with RA 11021.
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Section 44. Composition of the Local Zoning Board of Appeals (LZBA)
The LZBA shall be composed of the following members:
1. Municipal Mayor as Chairman

2. SB Committee Chairperson on Land Use/Zoning
3. Municipal Legal Officer
4. Municipal Assessor
5. Municipal Engineer
6. Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
7. Municipal Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer/Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Officer
8. Two (2) representatives of the private sector nominated by their respective
organizations
9. Two (2) representatives from non-government and civil society organizations
nominated by their respective organizations.
The Municipal Planning and Development Office shall serve as the Secretariat to the LZBA.
The LZBA may invite resource persons in support of the performance of its functions.
Section 45. Review of the Zoning Ordinance
The Local Zoning Review Committee (LZRC) is hereby created under the City/Municipal
Development Council, to review the integrated ZO considering the CLUP, based on the
following reasons/ situations:
1. Updating/Revision of the CLUP

2. Introduction of projects of national and/ or local significance
3. Force majeure events with City/Municipal-wide land use implications
4. Petition for re-zoning/re-classification with City/Municipal-wide implications
5. Increasing number of applications/issuances invoking Variances and Exceptions
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Section 46. Composition of the Local Zoning Review Committee(LZRC)
The Local Zoning Review Committee shall be composed of the following:
1. Sangguniang Bayan Chairperson on Land Use/Zoning

2. Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
3. Municipal Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer
4. Municipal Assessor
5. Municipal Legal Officer
6. Municipal Engineer
7. Municipal Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer/Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Officer
8. Municipal Agriculturist
9. Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer
10. President, Association of Barangay Captains
11. Three (3) Private Sector Representatives such as from Local Chamber of Commerce,
local housing industry, federation of homeowner’s associations, and academe.
12. Two (2) non-government and civil society organization representatives
The City/Municipal Planning and Development Office shall serve as the Secretariat to the
LZRC.
The LZRC may invite resource persons in support of the performance of its functions.
Section 47. Functions of the Local Zoning Review Committee
The Local Zoning Review Committee shall have the following functions:
1. Review the Zoning Ordinance for the following purposes:
a. Determine amendments or revisions necessary in the Zoning Ordinance

because of changes that might have been introduced in the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan.
b. Recommend changes to be introduced in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan
and the Zoning Ordinance in the light of permits granted such as variances and
exceptions, and increasing applications for rezoning and reclassification.
2. Recommend to the Sangguniang Bayan necessary legislative amendments on the

needed changes in the integrated ZO as a result of the review conducted.
3. Coordinate with DHSUD of the recommended changes to the integrated ZO as a

result of its review.
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Section 48. Amendments to the Integrated ZO
Changes in the integrated ZO, as a result of the review by the LZRC shall be treated as an
amendment, provided that any proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance or provisions
thereof shall be subject to public hearing and shall be carried out through a three-fourths vote
of the Sangguniang Bayan.
Any amendment shall take effect only after approval and authentication by DHSUD or
Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
Section 49. Violation and Penalty
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall, upon conviction, be
punished by a fine or imprisonment as provided under the Local Government Code or both at
the discretion of the Court. In case of violation by a corporation, partnership or association the
penalty shall be imposed upon the erring officers thereof.
Section 50. Suppletory Effect of Other Laws and Decrees
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be without prejudice to the application of other laws,
presidential decrees, letters of instruction and other executive or administrative orders vesting
national agencies with jurisdiction over specific land areas, which shall remain in force and
effect, provided that land use decisions of the national agencies concerned shall be consistent
with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of the locality.
Section 51. Non-Diminution of National Standards
The rules and standards provided in this ZO shall conform to the rules and standards provided
by national agencies and shall not in any way diminish those that have been set by national
laws and regulations.
Section 52. Consistency between National and Local Plans, Programs and Projects.
Plans, programs and projects of national agencies that will be implemented within the locality,
shall as much as practicable, be consistent with the provisions of the ZO.
Section 53. Separability Clause
Should any section or provision of this Ordinance be declared by the Courts to be

unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a
whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
Section 54. Repealing Clause
All ordinances, rules or regulations in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby
repealed, provided that the rights that are vested upon the effectivity of this Ordinance shall
not be impaired.
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Zoning Ordinance
Section 55. Effectivity Clause
This Zoning Ordinance takes effect upon approval by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
(SP)/Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and after
compliance with the publication requirements of the Local Government Code.
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Zoning Ordinance
Approved this 17th day of January, 2022 in Tanza, Cavite.
APPROVED BY:
Hon. RAYMUNDO A. DEL ROSARIO

Municipal Vice-Mayor
Hon. SANDY DE PERALTA GO Hon. MARICEL D. MORALES

Councilor Councilor
Hon. NIÑO FEDERICO B. MATRO Hon. ALEXIS B. DONES

Councilor Councilor
Hon. ROSSANO E. TORRES Hon. SHERYL LYN L. GERVACIO

Councilor Councilor
Hon. VICTOR A. MURILLO Hon. EMILIO A. TORRES JR.

Councilor Councilor
Hon. ARCHANGELO B. MATRO Hon. RHON JAY P. PERDITO

ABC President SKF President
ATTESTED BY:
DENNIS C. PAULINO
Sangguniang Bayan Secretary
APPROVED BY:
Hon. YURI A. PACUMIO

Municipal Mayor
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Republic of the Philippines

A Zoning Ordinance (ZO) have the following components:

1. Title of the Ordinance

The benefits attributed the zoning are as follows:

2.0 Legal Basis

2.1 1987 Philippine Constitution

Article XII, Section 6

Article XIII, Section 1

2.2 Section 20 of RA 7160, Local Government Code of the Philippines

1. A city or municipality may, through an ordinance passed by the Sanggunian after

Provided, further, that agricultural lands distributed to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries

An individual landholding within an area already zoned as non-agricultural in the approved

2.5 Letter of Instruction No. 729

The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) shall:

2. “Review, evaluate and approve or disapprove comprehensive land use development

2.8 Executive Order 72

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 160

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE

Be it ordained/enacted by the Sangguniang Bayan of Tanza, Cavite.

3. Provide the proper regulatory environment to maximize opportunities for creativity,

4. Enhance the character and stability of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional

1. The Ordinance reflects the Municipality`s vision to be a city.

4. The Ordinance has been designed to encourage the evaluation of high-quality

17. Aquasilviculture – an environment-friendly mangrove aquaculture system,

28. Certificate of Non-Conformance – certificate issued to Owners of non-conforming

31. Class “AAA” Slaughterhouse/Abattoir - those with facilities and operational

32. Class “AA” Slaughterhouse/Abattoir - those with facilities and operational

40. Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) - a unitary development plan/site

44. Critical Habitat Overlay Zone (CH-OZ) – an area in a municipality determined to be

45. Disaster - refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society

52. Ecotourism Overlay Zone (ETM-OZ) - an area in a municipality intended for

k. Mangrove areas characterized by one or any combination of the following

l. Coral reef characterized by one or any combination of the following conditions:

With 50% and above live coralline cover

Proponents of Projects with ECAs are required to submit initial Environmental

Non-ferrous metal industries

b. Resource Extractive Industries

Major mining and quarrying projects

d. Golf courses projects

Proponents of ECPs are required to submit on EIS to the Environmental Management

57. Environmentally Critical Projects

Office Areas, Residential Areas, Corridors, Lobbies, Mezzanine, Vertical Penetrations,

75. Innovative Design – introduction and/or application of new/creative designs and

78. Locational Clearance (LC) - a clearance issued by the Zoning Administrator/Zoning

80. Locational Clearance (Exception) (LC-E) - a clearance issued by the LZBA to a

88. Network of Protected Areas for Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Development

a. All irrigated areas

a. Strict nature reserves

102. Rezoning – a process of introducing amendments to or a change in the existing zoning

110. Utilities, Transportation and Services Zone (UTS-Z) – an area in a municipality

112. Warehouse – refers to a storage and/or depository of those in business of performing

116. Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer – a municipal government employee

URBAN ZONE CLASSIFICATION

1. General Residential Zone (GRZ District)

GENERAL ZONE CLASSIFICATION

A. URBAN LAND USE ZONES

1. GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE (GRZ DISTRICT)

2. SOCIALIZED HOUSING ZONE (SHZ DISTRICT)

3. COMMERCIAL ZONE 1 (C1 DISTRICT)