Question & AnswerQ&A (HLRB Resolution NO. R-515 1992)
The main purpose is to require a five-meter easement on both sides of the Marikina Valley Fault Trace and other fault traces identified by PHIVOLCS, amending rules on land development projects to ensure safety and compliance around fault areas.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) recommended the inclusion of a five-meter buffer zone along the fault traces.
A five-meter mandatory easement on both sides of the fault traces is required.
It applies to all subdivision and land development projects located within areas traversed by the Marikina Valley Fault System and other fault traces identified by PHIVOLCS.
Owners or developers must coordinate with PHIVOLCS for the exact delineation of the fault traces on their subdivision site development plans.
No development is allowed within the five-meter mandatory easement on both sides of the Marikina Valley Fault Trace and other identified fault traces.
They must file the subdivision plan in quadruplicate, including a Site Development Plan signed by licensed architects or planners and a Topographic Plan showing fault traces and easements.
The amendments require the identification and marking of fault traces in subdivision plans, establish a five-meter easement on both sides of such fault traces, and prohibit development within these easements.
The resolution was signed by Zorayda Amelia C. Alonzo, Aniceto M. Sobrepeña, Ernesto C. Mendiola, Ramon S. Esguerra, Amado B. Deloria, Romulo Q. Fabul, and Luis T. Tungpalan.
This ensures land developers recognize geological hazards and plan subdivisions accordingly to avoid construction in dangerous zones, promoting safety and compliance with regulations.