Title
Road and street rights-of-way widths fixed
Law
Executive Order No. 47
Decision Date
Jul 7, 1936
Executive Order No. 47 mandates a sixty-meter right-of-way for national and provincial roads and a minimum of fifteen meters for other streets on public land to ensure the preservation of timber and promote roadside beautification.

Questions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 47)

It aims to preserve the natural growth of timber along proposed roads and to provide for planting and roadside beautification by fixing appropriate rights-of-way widths.

Sixty (60) meters.

It covers both: national and provincial roads through public land, and principal streets of town sites located on public land.

Sixty (60) meters.

Fifteen (15) meters.

They are fixed by the Order: 60 meters for national/provincial roads through public land and for principal streets of town sites on public land; and at least 15 meters for other streets.

It refers to roads constructed across or passing through land that is classified as public land; for such roads, the Order fixes the required rights-of-way width at 60 meters.

Sixty (60) meters for the principal streets.

At least fifteen (15) meters.

All offices and officials concerned.

It shall take effect immediately.

By reserving sufficient rights-of-way to preserve natural timber growth and to allow for appropriate planting and roadside beautification.

The road or street layout may be considered non-compliant with the governing requirement; offices and officials concerned are directed to observe these widths, implying administrative and legal grounds to correct or disallow nonconforming layouts.

Sixty (60) meters.

Principal streets: 60 meters; other streets: minimum 15 meters.


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