Article 113Supplement v1, p. 113

COMMERCIAL LAWS SUPPLEMENT

sanitary and sewerage, environmental health, electrical

and mechanical safety as well as with other rules and

regulations

promulgated

in

accordance

with

the

provisions of this Code.

SECTION 304. Issuance of Building Permits . — When

satisfied that the work described in an application for

building

permit

and

the

plans

and

specifications

submitted therewith, conform to the requirements of this

Code and other pertinent rules and regulations, the

Building Official shall, within fifteen days from payment

of the required fees by the applicant, issue the building

permit applied for.

The

Building

Official

may

issue

a

permit

for

the

construction of only a part or portion of a building or

structure

whenever

the

plans

and

specifications

submitted together with the application do not cover the

entire building or structure.

Approved plans and specifications shall not be changed,

modified or altered without the approval of the Building

Official and the work shall be done strictly in accordance

thereto.

SECTION 305. Validity of Building Permits . — The issuance

of a building permit shall not be construed as an approval

or authorization to the permittee to disregard or violate

any of the provisions of this Code.

Whenever the issuance of a permit is based on approved

plans and specifications which are subsequently found

defective, the Building Official is not precluded from

requiring permittee to effect the necessary corrections in

said plans and specifications or from preventing or

ordering the stoppage of any or all building operations

being carried on thereunder which are in violation of this

Code.

A building permit issued under the provisions of this

Code shall expire and become null and void if the

building or work authorized therein is not commenced

within a period of one year from the date of such permit,

or if the building or work so authorized is suspended or

abandoned at any time after it has been commenced, for

a period of 120 days.

SECTION 306. Non-Issuance, Suspension or Revocation of

Building Permits . — The Building Official may order or

cause the non-issuance, suspension or revocation of

building permits on any or all of the following reasons or

grounds:

(a) Errors found in the plans and specifications;

(b) Incorrect or inaccurate data or information supplied;

(c) Non-compliance with the provisions of this Code or of

any rule or regulation.

Notice

of

non-issuance,

suspension

or revocation of

building permits shall always be made in writing, stating

the reason or grounds therefor.

SECTION 307. Appeal . — Within fifteen (15) days from the

date of receipt of advice of the non-issuance, suspension

or revocation of permits, the applicant/permittee may file

an

appeal

with

the

Secretary who shall render his

decision within fifteen days from date of receipt of notice

of appeal. The decision of the Secretary shall be final

subject only to review by the Office of the President.

SECTION 308. Inspection and Supervision of Work . — The

owner of the Building who is issued or granted a building

permit under this Code shall engage the services of a

duly licensed architect or civil engineer to undertake the

full time inspection and supervision of the construction

work.

Such architect or civil engineer may or may not be the

same architect or civil engineer who is responsible for the

design of the building.

It

is

understood

however

that

in

either

case,

the

designing architect or civil engineer is not precluded

from conducting inspection of the construction work to

check and determine compliance with the plans and

specifications of the building as submitted.

There shall be kept at the jobsite at all times a logbook

wherein the actual progress of construction including

tests conducted, weather conditions and other pertinent

data are to be recorded.

Upon completion of the construction, the said licensed

architect or civil engineer shall submit the logbook, duly

signed and sealed, to the Building Official. He shall also

prepare and submit a Certificate of Completion of the

project stating that the construction of building conforms

to the provisions of this Code as well as with the approved

plans and specifications.

SECTION 309. Certificate of Occupancy . — No building or

structure shall be used or occupied and no change in the

existing use or occupancy classification of a building or

structure or portion thereof shall be made until the

Building Official has issued a Certificate of Occupancy

therefor as provided in this Code.

A certificate of Occupancy shall be issued by the Building

Official within thirty (30) days if after final inspection and

submittal of a Certificate of Completion referred to in the

preceding

section,

it

is

found

that

the building or

structure complies with the provisions of this Code.

The Certificate of Occupancy shall be posted or displayed

in a conspicuous place on the premises and shall not be

removed except upon order of the Building Official.

The

non-issuance,

suspension

and

revocation

of

Certificates of Occupancy and the procedure for appeal

therefrom shall be governed in so far as applicable, by the

provisions of Section 306 and 307 of this Code.

CHAPTER 4 Types of Construction

SECTION 401. Types of Construction . — For purposes of

this Code, all buildings proposed for construction shall be

classified or identified according to the following types:

(1) Type I — Type I buildings shall be a wood construction.

The structural elements may be any of the materials

permitted by this Code.

(2)

Type

II

—

Type

II

buildings

shall

be

of

wood

construction with protective fire-resistant materials and

one-hour

fire-resistive

throughout:

Except,

that

permanent non-bearing partitions may use fire-retardant

treated wood within the framing assembly.

(3) Type III — Type III buildings shall be of masonry and

wood construction. Structural elements may be any of

the materials permitted by this Code: Provided, that the

building

shall

be

one-hour

fire-resistive

throughout.

Exterior

walls

shall be of incombustible fire-resistive

construction.

(4) Type IV — Type IV buildings shall be of steel, iron,

concrete, or masonry construction. Walls, ceiling, and

permanent

partitions

shall

be

of

incombustible

fire-resistive

construction:

Except,

that

permanent

non-bearing

partitions

of

one-hour

fire-resistive

construction may use fire-retardant treated wood within

the framing assembly.

(5) Type V — Type V buildings shall be fire-resistive. The

structural elements shall be of steel, iron, concrete, or

masonry construction. Walls, ceilings, and permanent

partitions

shall

be

of

incombustible

fire-resistive

construction.

SECTION 402. Changes in Types . — No change shall be

made in the type of construction of any building which

would place the building in a different sub-type or type of

construction unless such building is made to comply with

the

requirements for such sub-type of construction:

Except, when the changes is approved by the Building

Official

upon

showing

that

the

new

or

proposed

construction is less hazardous, based on life and fire risk,

than the existing construction.

SECTION 403. Requirements on Type of Construction . —

Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the Secretary

shall prescribe standards for each type of construction,

and promulgate rules and regulations therefor, relating to

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