Mayor Sara to seek stricter building standards in Davao City
Published Nov 1, 2019 03:39 pm
By Antonio Colina IV
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte will meet the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) on Monday to discuss plans on strengthening the building requirements after powerful earthquakes damaged infrastructures.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (HNP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Duterte said in an interview that members of the council will consider proposing stricter measures that will set standards on new buildings to make them withstand a magnitude-7 earthquake.
Under the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, the CDRRMC comprises local chief executive as chairperson and heads of City Planning and Development Office, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, City Social Welfare and Development Office, City Health Office, City Agriculture Office, Gender and Development Office, City Engineering Office, City Veterinary Office, heads/schools superintendent, military and police officials, city fire marshall of the Bureau of Fire Protection-Davao, president of the Association of Barangay Captains, Philippine National Red Cross, four representatives from civil society organizations, and one private sector representative.
The local chief executive said there was also need to pass the proposed ordinance that seeks to regulate the height of the buildings and structures in the city.
Based on the draft ordinance, the proposed measure indicates that the applicable zones for the premium height limit are the major commercial zones, high-density residential zone, and institutional zone.
It will impose higher regular building limit of 90 meters at a maximum for structures that will be built within the 500-meter radius from the boundary of railway or intermodal transit stations but 110 meters (about 33 stories) for structures in zones within identified major commercial zones, high-density residential zone, and institutional zone.
It added the City Government may allow construction of a tower building that will serve as the city’s “tallest landmark postcard image” in Maa and Matina (zone 3) Bangkal (zone 9), and City Hall Complex to Bucana area (zone 10) with a height higher than the premium height limitation.
But it should not exceed what the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has set as limitations, such as 72 to 162 meters (about 21 to 49 stories) for zone 3; 162 meters for zone 9;and 145 meters (about 44 stories) for zone 10.
It added the proposed law will serve as guide, control, and regulate future growth and development of the city; provide an orderly pattern of development that is both transit-oriented and transit responsive; conform to flight safety regulations and improve disaster-resilience; preserve view of cultural and heritage sites; promote and improve urban livability index such as better air quality, sufficient access to sunlight, open and green spaces and urban connectivity and mobility efforts; and, provide incentives to the private sector in improving the build environment.
Some of the existing tallest buildings in the city are the 33-story mixed-use condominium Aeon Tower, the 37-story Vivaldi Residences, and twin-tower Avida (19-story tower 1 and 23-story tower 2).
“We really need that ordinance not just for disasters but also for urban planning,” she said.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (HNP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Duterte said in an interview that members of the council will consider proposing stricter measures that will set standards on new buildings to make them withstand a magnitude-7 earthquake.
Under the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, the CDRRMC comprises local chief executive as chairperson and heads of City Planning and Development Office, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, City Social Welfare and Development Office, City Health Office, City Agriculture Office, Gender and Development Office, City Engineering Office, City Veterinary Office, heads/schools superintendent, military and police officials, city fire marshall of the Bureau of Fire Protection-Davao, president of the Association of Barangay Captains, Philippine National Red Cross, four representatives from civil society organizations, and one private sector representative.
The local chief executive said there was also need to pass the proposed ordinance that seeks to regulate the height of the buildings and structures in the city.
Based on the draft ordinance, the proposed measure indicates that the applicable zones for the premium height limit are the major commercial zones, high-density residential zone, and institutional zone.
It will impose higher regular building limit of 90 meters at a maximum for structures that will be built within the 500-meter radius from the boundary of railway or intermodal transit stations but 110 meters (about 33 stories) for structures in zones within identified major commercial zones, high-density residential zone, and institutional zone.
It added the City Government may allow construction of a tower building that will serve as the city’s “tallest landmark postcard image” in Maa and Matina (zone 3) Bangkal (zone 9), and City Hall Complex to Bucana area (zone 10) with a height higher than the premium height limitation.
But it should not exceed what the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has set as limitations, such as 72 to 162 meters (about 21 to 49 stories) for zone 3; 162 meters for zone 9;and 145 meters (about 44 stories) for zone 10.
It added the proposed law will serve as guide, control, and regulate future growth and development of the city; provide an orderly pattern of development that is both transit-oriented and transit responsive; conform to flight safety regulations and improve disaster-resilience; preserve view of cultural and heritage sites; promote and improve urban livability index such as better air quality, sufficient access to sunlight, open and green spaces and urban connectivity and mobility efforts; and, provide incentives to the private sector in improving the build environment.
Some of the existing tallest buildings in the city are the 33-story mixed-use condominium Aeon Tower, the 37-story Vivaldi Residences, and twin-tower Avida (19-story tower 1 and 23-story tower 2).
“We really need that ordinance not just for disasters but also for urban planning,” she said.