PP1 | NBC Rule 7

Group A

Residential Dwellings. Has 2 Divisions.

Group A Division 1

Residential building for exclusive use of single family occupants.

Group A Division 2

Residential building for the exclusive use of non-leasing occupants not exceeding 10 persons.

Group B

Residentials, Hotels, and Apartments

Group C

Education and Recreation

Group D

Institutional. Has 3 divisions.

Group D Division 1

Mental hospitals, mental sanitaria, jails, prisons, reformatories, etc.

Group D Division 2

Nurseries for full-time care of children under kindergarten age, hospitals, sanitaria, nursing homes with non-ambulatory patients, etc.

Group D Division 3

Nursing homes for ambulatory patients, homes for children of kindergarten age or over.

Group E

Business and Mercantile. Has 3 divisions.

Group E Division 1

Gasoline filling and service stations, storage garages and boat storage

Group E Division 2

Wholesale and retail stores, office buildings, drinking and dining establishments (

Group E Division 3

Aircraft hangars and open parking garages; NO FIRE-RELATED ACTIVITIES

Group F

Industrial; Ice plants, power plants, pumping plants, cold storage and creameries, factories and workshops WITH FIRE-RELATED MATERIALS/ACTIVITIES

Group G

Storage and Hazardous. Has 5 divisions.

Group G Division 1

Storage and handling of hazardous and flammable material.

Group G Division 2

Storage and handling of flammable materials, dry cleaning plants using flammable liquids; paint stores with bulk handling, paint shops and spray painting rooms.

Group G Division 3

Wood working establishments, planning mills and box factories, shops, factories where loose combustible fibers or dust are manufactured.

Group G Division 4

Repair garages

Group G Division 5

Aircraft repair hangars.

Group H

Assembly other than Group I. Has 4 divisions.

Group H Division 1

Any assembly building WITH A STAGE and

Group H Division 2

Any assembly building WITHOUT A STAGE and >=300 pax.

Group H Division 3

Any assembly building WITHOUT A STAGE and

Group H Division 4

Stadia, reviewing stands, amusement part structures not included in Group I or in Div 1, 2, and 3 of this group.

Group I

Assembly Occupant Load >=1000 pax; WITH A STAGE

Group J

Accessory; Has 3 divisions

Group J Division 1

Agricultural structures

Group J Division 2

Private garages, carports, fences over 1.80m high, tanks, swimming pools, and towers.

Group J Division 3

Stages, platforms, pelota, tennis, badminton, or basketball courts, tombs, mausoleums, niches, aviaries, aquariums, zoo structures, banks, and record vaults.

Residential R-1

Low-density residential zone, characterized mainly by single-family, single detached dwellings.

Residential R-2

Has basic and maximum; medium-density residential use or occupancy, characterized mainly as a low-rise single-attached, duplex or multi-level building for exclusive use as MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.

Residential R-2 Basic

Single-attached or duplex building from 1-3 storeys in height.

Residential R-2 Maximum

Low-rise multi-level building of from 3-5 storeys in height and for use as multiple family dwellings.

Residential R-3

Has basic and maximum; high-density residential use or occupancy; low-rise or medium-rise bldg.; multi-family dwellings with mixed housing types.

Residential R-4

Medium to high-density; residential use; low-rise townhouse building; multiple family dwelling.

Residential R-5

Very high-density residential use; medium or high-rise condominium building; multiple family dwelling.

Residential R-3 Basic

Rowhouse building; 1-3 storeys in height; single-family dwelling per unit.

Residential R-3 Maximum

Medium-rise multi-level building; 6-12 storeys in height; multiple family dwelling.