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The Butuan City Local Shelter Plan, 2014-2023 The Butuan City Local Shelter Plan, 2014-2023 Butuan City | Local City Shelter Plan 2014-2023 ii MESSAGE I am a believer of making plans. When we plan, we prepare for and do something about the future now. This, to me, makes sense. Planning gives us a degree of control about what happens in the years to come. It gives us the opportunity to dream and turn it into reality. Emerging forth from a shared ButuanVision is a blueprint for progress that accounts for the complementary development of people and natural resources, and that clearly factors in the need for shelter. With the Butuan City Local Shelter Plan 2014-2023, we have a roadmap to a shelter-secure future that not only clearly defines what needs to be done but also tells us that the task is massive, but not insurmountable. The journey ahead is not without rough roads, but the ultimate destination is one where our Butuanon people can call their homes their own, without threat of eviction, and with certainty that life is better than before. I would like to give a simple but sincere ‘Thank you’to all who have contributed to the crafting of the Butuan City Local Shelter Plan 2014-2023. In Butuan City, we do not only create plans, we implement them. Now, it’s time to buckle down to work and move this plan to realization. Butuan City | Local City Shelter Plan 2014-2023 iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Butuan City Local Shelter Plan is a product of the outpouring of ideas and the merging of information and experiences culled from several sources to bring forth the best direction that the Butuan City Shelter Program will take. From the UN Habitat who is on top of the Local Shelter Planning Project; From the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council who shared technical expertise and financial assistance; From the Housing Land Use Regulatory Board for providing valuable inputs; From the DILG who invested time in the conceptualization of the Local Shelter Plan; From the NSO who provided relevant population statistics. From the Local Chief Executive-Honorable City Mayor who gave his all-out support; From the Sangguniang Panlungsod who gave its approval of the Plan; From the Local Housing Board who gave its support and approval; From the City Planning and Development Office and the City Legal Office, who shared human resource and housing information used in the Plan; From the City Housing and Development Office, who poured heart, time and expertise in crafting the plan; Above all, from GOD Almighty for making all things possible. Butuan City | Local City Shelter Plan 2014-2023 iv ABSTRACT The Butuan City - Local Shelter Plan is the blueprint for housing development in the City. A product of pooled in efforts of various housing agencies and housing stakeholders, it provides a comprehensive outlook on the City’s housing development direction as illustrated in the well- defined housing objectives. Incorporating feasible and innovative strategies, the Local Shelter Plan is a definitive documentation of Butuan City’s priority-based approach to relocation and is a reflection of the City leadership’s will and commitment, transcending changing political administrations, to pursue the eradication of landlessness in the City. Butuan City | Local City Shelter Plan 2014-2023 v TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE Title Page (cover) I II Butuan City Logo Message III Acknowledgements IV Abstract V Table of Contents VI List of Tables IX List of Figures (Illustrations) X List of Acronyms XI Foreword XII Preface XIII Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1Rationale 1 1.2Development Directions 4 1.3Vision 4 1.4 Goals 5 1.5 Objectives 5 1.6 Target Population 6 1.7 Local Shelter Planning Process 5 1.7.1 The Key Players’ Roles & Responsibilities 6 1.7.2 The Process 8 1.8 Structure and Timeframe of the Local Shelter Plan 10 Chapter 2. BUTUAN OVERVIEW 2.1 Geographic Location &Features 2.1.1 Location 12 2.1.2 Land Area 13 2.1.3 Climate 15 2.1.4 Topography & Soils 16 2.1.5 Vulnerability to Multiple-Hazards 20 Butuan City | Local City Shelter Plan 2014-2023 vi 2.2 Urban Development Trends 2.2.1 Population Size & Structure 28 2.2.2 Income and Poverty Incidence 32 2.2.3 Existing and Proposed Land Uses 34 2.2.4 Existing and Proposed Infrastructure 36 2.2.5 Organizations, Institutions & Governance 39 2.2.6 The Local Economic Outlook 41 Chapter 3. ASSESSMENT OF SHELTER NEED 3.1 Basic Assumptions 44 3.1.1 Planning Period 44 3.1.2 Population Growth Rate 45 3.1.3 Housing Stock 45 3.1.4 Household Size 45 3.1.5 No Homeless Household in the City 45 3.1.6 Assumptions on Prioritization of Households 45 for Relocation 48 3.1.7Assumptions on Prioritization of Households 48 for Upgrading 53 53 3.2Current Housing Situation 52 3.2.1 Housing Stock 53 3.2.2 Tenure Status 53 3.2.3 Infrastructure & Utilities 54 3.2.4 New Housing Units Needed Annually 55 3.2.5 Housing Backlog 55 3.2.6 Limited Government Finances 57 3.2.7 Priority Households for Relocation 57 3.2.8 Tenurial Upgrading 58 3.2.9 Doubled-Up Households 59 3.2.10 Displaced Households 59 3.2.11 New Housing Units needed Due To Population 65 Growth 65 3.2.12Upgrading Needs 66 Butuan City | Local City Shelter Plan 2014-2023 vii Chapter 4. ASSESSMENT OF AFFORDABILITY 4.1 Affordability of Households for Housing 79 4.2 Affordable Housing Options 82 4.2.1 Option 1: Four Storey Low Rise Housing 91 4.2.2 Option 2: 26 sq.m. Shell Row-House 91 4.2.3 Option 3: Shell Duplex 91 4.2.4 Option 4: Single Detached Housing Unit 92 4.2.5 Option 5: Spacious Single Detached Housing Unit 92 4.2.6 Option 6: Complete Single-DetachedHousing Unit 92 Chapter 5. ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCES FOR SHELTER PROVISION 5.1 Resource Needed for Housing 5.1.1 Land 95 5.1.2 Infrastructure 98 5.1.3 Power Supply 99 5.1.4 Water Supply 99 5.1.5 Sanitary Facility 100 5.1.6 Adequate Garbage Disposal 101 5.1.7 Drainage Facility 103 5.1.8 Road Network 5.2 Financial Requirements for New Housing Units 104 Chapter 6. WORK AND FINANCIAL PLAN 106 Chapter 7. MONITORING AND EVALUATION SCHEME 124 Annexes 116 1. Location & Number of Informal Settler Families/HHs: 126 2. Computation for Affordable Housing Options 3. Computation of Option 1.A Lot Size, Total Land Need and Total 133 Cost Per Unit 4. Computation of Option 1.B Lot Size, Total Land Need and Total 135 Cost Per Unit 5. Table of Annuity Factor 137 6. House Designs/Affordable Housing Options 138 7. Maps Showing Relocation Sites of the City 142 Glossary 143 References 148 Butuan City | Local City Shelter Plan 2014-2023 viii LIST OF TABLES_______________________ No. TITLE PAGE 1 Land Area & Distance by Urban Barangay, 2010 14 2 Land Area & Distance by Rural Barangay, 2010 14 3 Observed Temperature in Butuan per Season 16 4 Percentage of Butuan’s Total Land Area with Specific Elevation 17 5 Soil Type, Coverage and other Soil Characteristics 18 6 Butuan City Hotspot Analysis Weighting System 21 7 Hotspot Ranking of Butuan City Barangays 24 8 The Existing General Land Use 34 9 Annual Income by Source 42 10 Revenue by Class 42 11 Income Groups and Composition 51 12 Number of Affected Families in Need of Housing Intervention by 56 Classification, Butuan City, 2013 13 Breakdown of Total New Units Targeted to be Provided Annually 58 14 New Units To be Provided Annually Due To Backlog 61 15 Number of New Units Needed Due to Future Need (Population Growth) 66 16 Number and Location of Households in Need and Targeted for Tenure 67 Upgrading assistance 67 17 Number and Location of Households in Need and Targeted for Upgrading of 61 Power Facility 68 18 Number and Location of Households in Need and Targeted for Upgrading of 62 Access to Potable Water 70 19 Number and Location of Households in Need and Targeted for 63 Upgrading of Sanitary Facility 71 20 Number and Location of Households in Need and Targeted for Upgrading of 67 75 Garbage Collection and Disposal 21 Number and Location of Households in Need and Targeted for Upgrading of 71 79 Drainage System 22 Number and Location of Households in Need and Targeted for Upgrading of 75 83 Roads and/or Access Roads 23 Distribution of Households by Income Group, Potential Percentage of 8190 Income for New Housing, and Affordable Housing Loan 24 Affordable Housing Options 94 25 Table of Comparison of Residential Land Requirements and Availability 96 26 Table of Available Land for Relocation 97 27 Assessment of Power Need vs Capacity of ANECO 98 28 Assessment of Potable Water Need vs Capacity of Water Provider 99 29 Assessment of Need for Sanitary Facility vs Capacity of Service Provider 100 30 Assessment of Need for Proper Garbage Collection and Disposal System vs 93 101 Capacity of Service Provider 31 Assessment of Need for Drainage vs Capacity of Service Provider 102 32 Assessment of Need for Roads vs Capacity of Service Provider 103 33 Financial Requirements Needed for New Housing 104 34 Potential Sources of Funds for Shelter Provision 105 35 Work And Financial Plan, 2014-2023106 36 Summary and Work and Financial Plan115 Butuan City | Local City Shelter Plan 2014-2023 ix LIST OF FIGURES_____________________ FIGURE TITLE PAGE NO. 1 Diagram of the Shelter Planning Process 10 2 Boundary Map of Butuan City 12 3 Map of Butuan Showing the Barangays by Area in Hectares 13 4 Butuan City Elevation & Flow of Agusan River 17 5 Slope Map of Butuan City 2010 19 6 Population of Butuanon Children is Male Dominated 28 7 More Butuanon Folks Live In Rural Area 29 8 Comparison of wages and salaries 32 9 Butuan City's Main Thoroughfare 36 10 Bancasi Airport 37 11 The Butuan City Water District is the Main Supplier of the City's 338 Water Needs 12 Taguibo Watershed 39 13 Distribution of displaced ISFs according to categories 47 14 Percentage of Income that can be Potentially Used for Housing 52 Butuan City | Local City Shelter Plan 2014-2023 x LIST OF ACRONYMS o ANECO – Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative o ASUD – Attaining Sustainable Urban Development o BCHB - Butuan City Housing Board o BC-LSP - Butuan City – Local Shelter Plan o BCWD – Butuan City Water District o BP 220 - BatasangPambansaBlg.
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