Issuing authority and official action
- HLURB Board Resolution R-794, s. 2006 amends rules on who must sign and seal subdivision development plans and site development plans.
- The resolution is adopted by the Board and signed by the HUDCC Chairman and the HLURB Chief Executive Officer & Commissioner, with other officials’ signatures and board attestation.
- The amendment is implemented by modifying specified sections of the Implementing Rules and Regulations for Presidential Decree No. 957 and Batas Pambansa No. 220.
Legal basis and environmental policy
- Presidential Decree No. 1152 declares a continuing State policy to create, develop, maintain, and improve conditions where man and nature can thrive in productive and enjoyable harmony.
- Presidential Decree No. 1152 aims to fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Filipinos.
- The amendment is grounded on the environmental planning framework tied to subdivision development approvals.
- An Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) duly issued by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is treated as a requirement in the issuance of development permits for subdivision development to ensure site suitability and public safety.
- The Board resolves that environmental concerns and suitability for subdivision development are adequately addressed in the ECC process.
Scope: subdivision plan signatories
- The amendment applies to subdivision development projects governed by P.D. 957 and B.P. 220.
- The rules being modified relate to signatories for Subdivision Development Plan and Site Development Plan for projects under P.D. 957 and B.P. 220.
- The amendment changes the set of professionals who may sign and seal plan documents in the specified provisions.
- The modified provisions expressly authorize professional signing and sealing by listed licensed and registered practitioners.
What changes: permitted plan signatories
- For P.D. 957 (Implementing Rules and Regulations, Section 5.A.1 and B.2 paragraph 2), the rules on required signatories for subdivision development plans are modified.
- Every set of site development plan (schematic plan) under the preliminary subdivision development plan application must be prepared, signed, and sealed by any licensed and registered architect, environmental planner, civil engineer, or geodetic engineer.
- Subdivision Development Plan required for the subdivision development permit must be prepared, signed and sealed by any licensed and registered architect, environmental planner, civil engineer or geodetic engineer.
- The amendment removes the prior requirement that the signatory must have an overlapping role with environmental planner qualifications (replaced by a broader set of authorized professionals).
For P.D. 957: application and plan requirements
- Section 5 (Application for Approval of Subdivision Development Plan) applies to registered owners or developers converting a parcel of land into a subdivision project.
- For Optional Application for Preliminary Subdivision Development Plan, the applicant must file at least 2 sets of site development plan (schematic plan) at a scale ranging from 1:200 to 1:2,000 showing the proposed layout of streets, lots, parks and playgrounds and other features in relation to existing conditions.
- Preliminary subdivision development plan sets must be prepared, signed and sealed by any licensed and registered architect, environmental planner, civil engineer, or geodetic engineer.
- For the application for subdivision development permit, the applicant must submit the preliminary subdivision development plan requirements plus a subdivision development plan containing a site development plan at scales 1:200; 1:1,000; or any scale not exceeding 1:2,000.
- The subdivision development plan for the permit must show proposals including roads, easements or right-of-way and roadway width, alignment, gradients, and similar data for alleys (if any), lot numbers, lines and areas and block numbers, and site data such as number of residential and saleable lots, typical lot size, parks and playgrounds and open spaces.
- The subdivision development plan for the permit must be prepared, signed and sealed by any licensed and registered architect, environmental planner, civil engineer or geodetic engineer.
For B.P. 220: application and plan requirements
- Section 10 (Application for Approval of Subdivision Development Plan) applies to registered owners or developers converting a parcel of land into a subdivision project.
- Applicants must apply with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board or Local Government Unit concerned for approval of the subdivision development plan by filing the required plans.
- For Optional Application for Preliminary Subdivision Development Plan, the applicant must file at least 2 sets of site development plan (schematic plan) at a scale ranging from 1:200 to 1:2,000 showing the proposed layout of streets, lots, parks and playgrounds and other features in relation to existing conditions, prepared, signed and sealed by any licensed and registered architect, environmental planner, civil engineer or geodetic engineer.
- For Application for Subdivision Development Permit, the applicant must comply with all preliminary subdivision development plan application requirements and file a subdivision development plan consisting of the site development plan at scales 1:200; 1:1,000; or any scale not exceeding 1:2,000.
- The subdivision development plan for the permit must show proposals including roads, easements or right-of-way and roadway width, alignment, gradient, and similar data for alleys (if any), lot numbers, lines and areas and block numbers, and site data such as number of residential and saleable lots, typical lot size, parks and playgrounds and open spaces.
- The subdivision development plan must be prepared, signed and sealed by any licensed and registered architect, environmental planner, civil engineer or geodetic engineer.
Adoption, signatures, and resolution approval
- HLURB Board Resolution No. R-794, s. 2006 is adopted on 11 September 2006 and ratified through the signatures of HLURB and government officials.
- The resolution is signed by the Vice-President of the Philippines and HUDCC Chairman and the HLURB Chief Executive Officer & Commissioner, with attestations and approvals from other officials.
- The operative effect is to modify the specific signatory provisions for subdivision development plan and site development plan requirements under P.D. 957 and B.P. 220.