Land Use Problem in Manila
...view Committee of the Office of the Commission for Planning, Metropolitan Manila Commission Zoning Ordinance and Human Settlements Regulatory Commission which was enacted in 1981 and still in effect in Manila for more than 16 years to this date. The subdivision regulations have been in force since 1977. The MMC is the agency that issues building clearances as a prerequisite for the issuance of a building permit by the local government unit. The problem of non-conforming and land use was aggravated by the issuance of clearances even to those that are clearly in violation of the zoning ordinance. While the zoning ordinance provided the spatial allocation for various urban activities (residential, commercial, industrial, etc.) it did not provide clear regulatory standards on the intensity of various development activities. Aside from the inherent weakness of the ordinance itself, it suffered from an ...