LOCAL ORDINANCES
ORDINANCE NO. 790
► AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION SIX OF ORDINANCE NO. 238
SERIES OF 1957, ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION OR REMODELLING,
AND REPAIR OF BUILDING AND OTHER STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CITY
OF CEBU.”
Practice of constructing a house or building without first securing the
building permit and Mayor’s permit is becoming very rampant;
It is indispensable to check the mushrooming of squatters’ shanties as
the same is posing a grave and serious problem to the people of the
City of Cebu;
An effective way of stopping this practice is to increase the penalty
imposed for the violation of the provisions of Ordinance No. 238
ORDINANCE NO. 920
► AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING BUILDING CONSTRUCTED ON LOTS
ABUTTING ANY STREETS IN THE CITY RISING MORE THAN FOUR
STOREYS HIGN AND/OR WITH A CONSTRUCTION COST OF ONE MILLION
PESOS OR MORE TO PROVIDE WITHIN THEIR PREMISES ADEQUATE
PARKING SPACES.
SECTION 1 – Scope.
No building, either commercial or industrial shall be allowed to be
constructed unless it shall provide within its premises an adequate
parking space or parking area.
SECTION 2 – Definition of Commercial and Industrial Buildings.
Commercial Buildings – shall refer to buildings primarily
constructed for commercial, trade and such other economic and
social activities where business intercourse is principally involved.
( cinemahouses, banks, hotels, department stores, supermarts,
nightclubs, stadiums, coliseums and others which are
commercial in nature )
Industrial Buildings – shall refer to buildings or structures primarily
in the pursuit of industrial purposes and activities
( making, manufacturing, processing and/or refining of economic
goods and commodities as well as the rendering, offering and
selling of services)
SECTION 3 – Standard size of parking area.
Shall be such as to accommodate no less than ten (10) cars or motor
vehicles parked at the same time.
SECTION 4 – Permit Requirements.
No permit shall be issued by the Office of the Mayor for any building
whose plans and specifications do not comply with provisions of
Sections 1 and 3.
SECTION 5 – Penalty.
Contractor or owner shall be penalized a fine of THREE HUNDRED
(P300.00) PESOS or an imprisonment of one (1) month, or both
A corporation or partnership owned building, the President or
Manager shall be liable
Building shall be demolished at the expense of the person or
persons responsible (30) days after the discovery of the violation
ORDINANCE NO. 927
► AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING OWNERS OF BUILDING LOCATED ALONG
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, CITY STREETS, AND SUBDIVISION ROADS TO
LEVEL THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND OR SIDEWALK ADJOINING THEIR
BUILDINGS.
Potential hazard for pedestrians or commuters especially when
submerged under water during heavy rains;
Flood waters that are trapped cannot readily drain into adjoining street
gutters;
Slackens the pace of commuters, wasting considerable time and
eventually giving rise to overcrowding during peak hours;
Sight of unleveled sidewalks defies aesthetic standards in any
development scheme
SECTION 1
Owners of buildings located along the national highways, city
streets, and subdivision roads are hereby required to level the
surface of the ground or sidewalk adjoining their building
SECTION 2
In case of a default, the Office of the City Engineer shall undertake
the leveling, improvement, or construction and the cost of which will
be charged to the owner of the building fronting such sidewalk.
SECTION 3
All obstructions, signboards, landscapings, ramps, pathways on the
sidewalk along national highways, city streets, and subdivision
roads shall be removed.
SECTION 4
For new buildings constructed along the national highways, city
streets, and subdivision roads, plans for the proposed sidewalk shall
be made a part of the requirement before a permit is issued.
SECTION 5
All payments by the building owner to the City Treasurer shall be
under a special trust account to be used for any future
improvements of other sidewalks
SECTION 6
For effective implementation, an initial fund of P50,000.00 shall be
given and whatever balance or accumulated value is left after the
fiscal year shall be carried over in the General Fund Budget for the
following fiscal year.
ORDINANCE NO. 1711
► AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION OWNERS TO
PROVIDE RAINWATER TANK OR CONTAINER FOR DOMESTIC USE TO
CONSERVE POTABLE GROUND WATER IN ORDER TO LESSEN FLOOD
OCCURRENCES AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE
THERETO.
Water is one of the basic needs of man and it is the primodial duty of
the government to regulate the use of water and to assure its optimum
utilization;
Concern with the establishment of sufficient potable water reserve
especially during dry season and the prevention of destructive flooding
during the rainy days;
Encourage the public to use rainwater for domestic use
SECTION 1 – Title.
Shall be known as “Water Conservation and Flood Prevention
Ordinance”
SECTION 2 – Building Construction
All buildings construction owners who build commercial, industrial,
institutional and residential projects in the City of Cebu provide
rainwater tank or container proportionate to the roof area
Residential buildings with a cost less than FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND (P500,000.00) PESOS are exempted.
SECTION 3 – Tank Container sizes
One cubic meter for every fifteen square meters of roof area in
commercial, industrial and institutional building and a maximum of
seven cubic meters
One half cubic meter for every fifteen square meters of roof area in
residential buildings and a maximum of three cubic meters
SECTION 4 – Penal Clause.
Contractor or owner shall be penalized a fine of ONE THOUSAND
(P1000.00) PESOS or an imprisonment of SIX (6) month, or both
A corporation or partnership owned building, the President or
Manager shall be liable
ORDINANCE NO. 1713
► AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING OWNERS OF BUILDINGS TO BE
CONSTRUCTED, RENOVATED OR REPAIRED TO SUBMIT A MASTER PLAN
OF FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY MEASURES FOR SUCH
BUILDING, IN FIVE (5) SETS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF.”
Fire incident of major loss proportions are often the result of noncompliance with basic requirements of the national and/or local
enactments appertaining to fire prevention and life safety;
Necessary to reduce, if not totally eradicate, the major loss in terms of
life and monetary value in such structural fire incidents;
SECTION 1 – Prohibition.
“D. Master Plan For Fire And Life Safety
-upon the application for a building permit of any building to
be constructed, renovated or repaired, five (5) sets of Fire and
Life Safety Master Plan should be submitted
-documents containing building’s fire protection installation
and life safety measures
-no permit shall be issued unless a Master Plan for Fire
Protection and Life Safety Measure is submitted
-from date of effectively, all existing buildings have six (6)
months to comply with the provisions
SECTION 2 – Penalty Clause
Violators shall be criminally prosecuted and upon conviction shall
be fined not less than THREE THOUSAND PESOS (P3,000.00) but not
more than FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P5,000.00) or an imprisonment
of not less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year or both
ORDINANCE NO. 2055
► AN ENACTING ORDINANCE FOR THE ANNUAL INSPECTION OF
BUILDING AND STRUCTURES AS PRESCRIBED BY THE REVISED
NATIONAL CODE.
Presidential Decree 1096, known as the Revised National Building Code
of the Philippines, the Office of the Building Official is tasked to
conduct an annual inspection on buildings and structures within the
jurisdiction of the City of Cebu;
Technological requirements of buildings and structures, in terms of
up-to-date design and construction standards and criteria;
Efforts of the agencies assigned to conduct inspection was not done
annually defeating its very purpose;
To properly maintain and enhance architectural well-being, structural,
stability, electrical, mechanical sanitation, plumbing, electronics,
interior design and fire-protective properties, and shall not be occupied
or used other than its intended use;
An architect or engineer must join to conduct annual inspections to
ensure that the conditions under which the structure was designed are
not being violated or abused;
The engineer of the building/structure will be held responsible for
damages if within fifteen (15) years from the completion of the
structure, should a collapse occurs due to defect in the plans or
specifications or defects in the ground.