HLURB Planning Standards*

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SECTOR Planning Standard

1. Social
1.2 Education
1 teacher per 40-50 students if with teacher aide (Elem & HS)
Ideal class size is 25-30 children/teacher for Pre-school
1 Toilet seat / 25 children

1.2 Health 1 Doctor per 10,000 population

1 Nurse/ 20,000 population
1 Sanitary Inspector per 20,000 population
1 midwife per 3,000 to 5,000 population
1 bed per 1000 population
10-15 beds for municipal hospital

1.3 Housing R1 (low density) < than150 persons/ha of residential area

R2 (medium density) 151 to 250 persons /ha of res. area
R3 (high density) > 250 persons/ha of residential area

1.4 Protective Services 1 Policeman and 1 fireman per 1000 population ; ideal is 1
Policeman per 500 population
1 PNP station per city /municipality
1 Fire Station per city/municipality

1.5 Social Welfare 1 day care center per barangay

1 senior citizen care center per city/municipality

1.6 Sports & Recreation Minimum of 500 sqm. per 1000 population for city and
municipal park
Minimum of .50 ha. per 1000 population for playfield or
athletic field

* Source: HLURB Guidelines, DTI, DOTC, DOH,DOT, DSWD,DENR

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2. Economic
2.1 Agriculture Standard Slope Ranges
Cropland 0%-3% = flat or level land
Cropland 3.1% - 8% = level to undulating
Fruit Trees/Grazing 8.1% - below 18% = undulating to rolling

2.2 Forestry Standard Slope Ranges

Mangrove Forest 0%-3% = flat or level land
Production forest 18 % - 30% = rolling to moderately steep hills
Production forest 30.1% - 50% = moderate to steeply mountainous
Protection Forest Above 50% = very steeply mountainous

2.3 Commerce Commercial area is 1.5 – 3% of total built up area

2.4 Industry Capitalization Employment

Micro 150K and below No specific
Cottage above 150K – 1.5 M Less than 10
Small above 1.5M – 15M 10-99
Medium above 15M – 60M 100-199
Large above 60 M 200 or more

2.5 Tourism Maximum number of rooms allowed in any resort

High density - 60-80 rooms/ha
Medium density - 30-45 rooms/ha
Low density - 10-15 rooms/ha

* Source: HLURB Guidelines, DTI, DOTC, DOH, DOT, DSWD, DENR

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3. Environment
3.1. Open Space 500 sqm/1000 population

3.2 Classification of Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs

fresh surface water
Class AA Public Water Supply Class 1 in protected & uninhabited
watersheds requiring only approved disinfection to meet the
National Standards for Drinking Water (NSWD)
Class A Public Water Supply Class II for water supply sources that will
require complete treatment to meet NSDW
Class B Recreational water class for bathing, swimming,
Class C For fishery propagation; for boating and for manufacturing
process after treatment
Class D For agriculture, irrigation, livestock watering; for cooling of
industrial plants

* Source: HLURB Guidelines, DTI, DOTC, DOH, DOT,DSWD, DENR

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4. Infrastructure
4.1 Road 2.4 Km per 1,000 population for urban areas
1.5 Km per 100 hectares of arable land

4.2 Water 100 % served

4.3 Power 100 % served

4.4 Telecommunications 1 telephone landline per 1,000 population (residential)

1 telephone per 1,500 employees (industrial)

* Source: HLURB Guidelines, DTI, DOTC, DOH, DOT,DSWD,DENR