Formulate integrated economic, social, physical, and other development objectives and policies.
CITY GOVERNMENT OF TABACO
Llorente St., Quinale-Cabasan, Tabaco City, Albay
For detailed information on the services, procedures, and service standards of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO), please refer to the official Citizens’ Charter below.
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Tabaco City, Albay, Philippines
City Planning and Development Office
Office Profile, Institutional Overview
& Functions
Formulating integrated development plans, coordinating
sectoral programs, monitoring projects, and supporting
responsible land use and sustainable development in
Tabaco City.
Who We Are
Institutional Overview
The City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) of Tabaco City is responsible for preparing and coordinating development plans and planning documents that guide the city's economic, social, physical, and other development priorities.
The office conducts continuing studies and research, coordinates sectoral plans prepared by different councils and functional groups, and monitors the implementation of development programs, projects, and activities in accordance with the approved development plan.
The CPDO also promotes people's participation in local development planning and performs land-use and zoning inspections to help ensure that proposed developments comply with approved plans, zoning codes, and applicable regulations.
Its frontline services include requests for planning data and information, processing of relevant business permit applications, issuance of zoning certificates and locational clearances, and processing of subdivision plans and development permit applications.
Governance & Responsibility
Office Mandate and Responsibilities
The City Planning and Development Office shall formulate integrated economic, social, physical, and other development objectives and policies; conduct continuing studies and research; coordinate sectoral plans; prepare comprehensive plans and planning documents; monitor and evaluate development programs and projects; and promote people's participation in local development planning.
The office also performs land-use and zoning permit inspections based on approved plans and is responsible for the issuance of zoning certificates and locational clearances in accordance with applicable requirements and regulations.
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Functions of the Office
Conduct continuing studies, research, and training programs related to local development planning.
Integrate and coordinate sectoral plans and studies undertaken by different councils and functional groups.
Monitor and evaluate the implementation of development programs, projects, and activities in accordance with the approved development plan.
Prepare comprehensive plans and other development planning documents.
Promote people's participation in development planning within the local government unit.
Perform land-use and zoning permit inspections based on approved plans to help ensure compliance with zoning codes and regulations.
Process the issuance of Zoning Certificates for applicable business and special permit applications.
Process the issuance of Locational Clearances in accordance with applicable zoning regulations and documentary requirements.
Public Service
Frontline Services
The CPDO provides the following services. Processing periods may depend on the completeness of submitted requirements, database verification, and the need for an actual site inspection.
A. Request for Data and Information
For individuals and researchers requesting available planning data, statistics, maps, and other office documents.
- Register in the visitors' logbook.
- Present the approved letter request or Letter of Intent (LOI), as applicable.
- Provide a USB or email address for research data and documents.
- Present a valid government ID or student ID when required.
- Return borrowed documents to the CPDO before 5:00 PM.
B. Business Permit Application
The office receives and checks submitted documents and application forms, verifies the location using available records or a site inspection, and releases the approved application when applicable.
- Submit the required application documents.
- Ensure that forms are complete and properly filled out.
- Cooperate with location verification or site inspection when necessary.
C. Issuance of Zoning Certification
Applications are checked and the proposed or existing location is verified against available records or through an actual site inspection.
- Submit the required application documents.
- Wait for verification or a scheduled site inspection, if necessary.
- Settle the assessed fees and present the official receipt.
- Receive the Zoning Certificate.
D. Issuance of Locational Clearance
The office evaluates documentary requirements, verifies the proposed location, assesses fees, and processes the Locational Clearance for final approval.
- Submit the completed application and documents.
- Allow verification and site inspection as scheduled.
- Pay the assessed fees and present the official receipt.
- The application is assessed and recommended for approval.
- The clearance is transmitted to the Office of the Mayor for final approval and subsequently released.
E. Subdivision Approval, PALC and Development Permit
The office receives and reviews applications for subdivision plans, Preliminary Approval and Locational Clearance (PALC), and Development Permits.
- Submit the complete application and supporting plans.
- Documents may be endorsed to the City Engineering Office, Housing and Settlements Development Office, and Office of the Building Official for review.
- Applications may be endorsed to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for a committee hearing schedule.
- The site may be inspected to verify compliance with zoning regulations.
- Pay assessed fees and complete the required approval process before release.
Before You Apply
Documentary Requirements
The requirements below are based on the information supplied for the CPDO. Applicants should confirm the applicable checklist with the office before submitting their application.
1. Request for Data and Information
- Approved letter request.
- Letter of Intent (LOI) sent or endorsed to the appropriate office, as applicable.
- USB or email address for requested data and documents.
- Valid government ID or student ID, when required.
- Return of borrowed documents before 5:00 PM.
2. Zoning Certification and Related Applications
The supplied material lists the following documents for relevant zoning and locational applications. The precise checklist depends on the type of application.
- Application form duly notarized, where required.
- One complete set of plans duly signed and sealed by the appropriate licensed professional.
- Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT), blue copy.
- Current Real Property Tax Receipt.
- Tax Declaration.
- Survey Plan or Lot Plan.
- If the property is not owned by the applicant: Deed of Sale, Contract to Sell, Lease Contract, Extrajudicial Settlement, or other notarized consent from the owner, as applicable.
- Vicinity Map duly signed.
- Location Plan duly signed.
- Zoning Certification, where required for the next stage.
3. Subdivision Approval, PALC and Development Permit
The source material includes the following documents for subdivision and development applications. Not every item necessarily applies to every project.
- Letter of Intent and its endorsement to CPDO.
- Vicinity Map and Location Plan duly signed.
- Photocopy of land title or proof of ownership.
- Letter request for reclassification, where applicable.
- Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) clearance, where applicable.
- Reclassification Ordinance, where applicable.
- Letter request for Preliminary Approval and Locational Clearance (PALC).
- Preliminary Subdivision Plan duly signed.
- Barangay Clearance.
- Certification from the City Treasurer's Office regarding updated real property tax payments or the official receipt.
- Bill of Materials.
- Barangay Resolution endorsing the project.
- Developer profile, including SEC Registration, Company Profile, and financial statements, as applicable.
- Project or Feasibility Study.
- Final Subdivision Plan duly signed.
- Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC), where applicable.
- Relevant certifications from the electric utility, Tabaco Water District, National Water Resources Board, Philippine Coconut Authority, and other agencies, as applicable.
- City Engineering Office review, drainage and road right-of-way documents, and subdivision plan analysis, where required.
- Required approvals, Development Permit, Certificate of Registration, License to Sell, and other applicable project documents.
Fees & Charges
Schedule of Fees
The following amounts are reproduced from the fee information supplied for CPDO services. Confirm the applicable rate with the office before payment.
I. Zoning and Locational Clearance
| Type / Project Cost | Listed Fee |
|---|---|
| Single residential structure — ₱100,000 and below | ₱288.00 |
| Single residential structure — over ₱100,000 to ₱200,000 | ₱576.00 |
| Single residential structure — over ₱200,000 | ₱720.00 + 1/10 of 1% of the excess over ₱200,000 |
| Apartment / Townhouses — ₱500,000 and below | ₱1,440.00 |
| Apartment / Townhouses — over ₱500,000 to ₱2 million | ₱2,160.00 |
| Apartment / Townhouses — over ₱2 million | ₱3,600.00 + 1/10 of 1% of the excess over ₱2 million |
| Dormitories — ₱2 million and below | ₱3,600.00 |
| Dormitories — over ₱2 million | ₱3,600.00 + 1/10 of 1% of the excess over ₱2 million |
| Institutional — below ₱2 million | ₱2,880.00 |
| Institutional — over ₱2 million | ₱2,880.00 + 1/10 of 1% of the excess over ₱2 million |
| Commercial / Industrial / Agro-Industrial — below ₱100,000 | ₱1,440.00 |
| Commercial / Industrial / Agro-Industrial — over ₱100,000 to ₱500,000 | ₱2,160.00 |
| Commercial / Industrial / Agro-Industrial — over ₱500,000 to ₱1 million | ₱2,880.00 |
| Commercial / Industrial / Agro-Industrial — over ₱1 million to ₱2 million | ₱4,320.00 |
| Commercial / Industrial / Agro-Industrial — over ₱2 million | ₱7,200.00 + 1/10 of 1% of the excess over ₱2 million |
| Special uses / projects — below ₱2 million | ₱7,200.00 |
| Special uses / projects — over ₱2 million | ₱7,200.00 + 1/10 of 1% of the excess over ₱2 million |
| Alteration / Expansion | Same as original application for affected areas / cost only |
II. Subdivision and Condominium Projects under P.D. 957
| Service / Fee | Listed Amount |
|---|---|
| Preliminary Approval and Locational Clearance (PALC) — processing fee | ₱360 per hectare or fraction thereof |
| PALC — inspection fee | ₱1,500 per hectare, regardless of density |
| Final Approval and Development Permit — processing fee | ₱2,880 per hectare or fraction thereof |
| Additional fee on floor area of housing component for Final Approval and Development Permit | ₱3.00 per square meter |
| Alteration of Plan | Same as Final Approval and Development Permit for affected areas |
| Certificate of Registration — processing fee | ₱2,880.00 |
| License to Sell — per saleable lot | ₱150.00 |
| License to Sell — processing fee | ₱216.00 per saleable lot |
| Additional fee on floor area of housing component for License to Sell | ₱14.40 per square meter |
| Inspection fee for License to Sell | ₱1,500 per hectare, regardless of density |
Important note: The supplied fee schedule
references HLURB Board of Commissioners Resolution No. 912,
Series of 2013. Some source entries have unclear category
alignment or formatting. Verify the current legal basis,
classification, and applicable fees with CPDO before using
these amounts for official payment or publication.
Get in Touch
Contact the CPDO
For inquiries about development planning, planning data, zoning certificates, locational clearances, and subdivision applications, contact the City Planning and Development Office.
Office: City Planning and Development Office
Address: 4th Floor, City Hall Annex, Tabaco City
Telephone: 487-5063 local 4005
Email: tabacocity_cpdo@yahoo.com | tabacocity.cpdo@gmail.com
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM