BUILT-UP AREAS

Urban development as evident in the built-up areas, which constitute about 48.06% of the total land area. These comprise of residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, parks and recreational areas as well as cemetery, roads, dumpsite and Special Use or Planned Unit Development Area.

Built-up areas are present in all barangays with the largest concentration on Dasmariñas Bagong Bayan (DBB) Resettlement Area, Zone I, I-A, II, III and IV portion of Barangay Salawag, Paliparan I, II and III, Sabang and San Jose are fast developing in residential areas with new subdivision locating therein.

DBB Resettlement Areas composed of 44 barangays dominate the central portion. Influence areas include Salitran III and IV and portion of Sampaloc IV. This is a high density built- up area, which is dominantly residential and being a residential area, it has a commercial, institutional and industrial areas provided to encourage development as a total self-reliant community.

a. RESIDENTIAL AREAS

Of the total built-up area, about 67.20% are residential areas. These include clusters of residential units in the different barangays and all existing residential subdivisions in the municipality. There are a total of about 167 residential subdivisions in the municipality. Barangays Salitran I-IV, Sabang, San Jose, Burol Main, the whole Zone I, I-A, II, III, IV, and San Agustin I-III are generally residential with the presence of several subdivisions projects that augments local residential areas. Portions of Langcaan I, Sampaloc I-V and Paliparan I-III are also fast becoming subdivision areas.

With the projected population of 442,572 the gross residential area density is 49.10 persons or about 9.59 households per hectares. This give average lots size per household of 462 square meters.

The municipality then is a low density residential area.

b. COMMERICIAL AREAS

Commercial Areas comprise approximately 1.13% of the total built-up areas. The commercial activities are very evidently distributed in these centers: The Zone I, I-A, II, III, IV with the Public Market and the areas along Camerino Avenue, part of P. Campos Ave: the Aguinaldo Highway from Salitran to Congressional East Avenue and the site of the new Public Market and the commercial sub-center at DBB with another public market, Congressional Road North and South Avenue from Salitran III to Talisayan Village at Sampaloc IV, DBB-I Public Market, Areas along Barangay road at Sta. Maria to Fatima III, Fatima III to Victoria Reyes Property. Major road at Public Estate Authority (PEA) or Paliparan Site and the Salawag wet and dry market along Paliparan-Salawag Road.

Commercial activities range from the retail trade type as evident by public markets and convenience store to large commercial centers and shopping malls. There are also financing, institutions such as banks and lending firms that are prominent along Aguinaldo Highway, P. Campos and Governor’ Drive fronting of Industrial Area. Well-known banks and business establishments in Metro Manila open branch in the municipality.

The 65-hectare commercial areas of the municipality cater not only to residents of Dasmariñas but also those of the other municipalities.

c. INSTITUTIONAL AREAS

Institutional areas cover approximately 180.300 hectares or 3.13% of the total built-up area.

Schools occupy about 166.6165 hectares. These include public and private elementary & secondary and tertiary levels institutions of learning. The municipality is the host of the major universities in Metro Manila that establish school branches in the locality, these are De La Salle University-Dasmariñas and School of Medicine; Philippine Christian University and Technological University of the Philippine. In terms Colleges, computer center and vocational courses, the municipality had three (3) colleges, 3-computer school and two (2) vocational school. The presence of these institutions makes the municipality an alternative site for educational needs of students all over the country and a university center in the region.

Other institutions such as government buildings, religious center and health institution are also included in these areas. The municipal hall and the Catholic Church are within the central area. The largest health institutions are the 170-bed University Medical Center at Brgy. Burol which serves not only the local residents but also those of nearby provinces and the 100-bed Dr. Jose Rizal National Medical Research Center at Dasmariñas Bagong Bayan (Area B).

d. PARKS AND RECREATION

Open spaces that can be utilized for leisure and promenade walks and the different barangay &

school playgrounds as well as multi-purpose courts are classified as parks & recreation area. These constitute only about 0.56% of the total built-up areas or about 32.52 hectares.

e. PUBLIC CEMETERY

The municipal cemetery has a total area of 30 hectares, and this constitute about 0.52% of the total built-up area, It is situated at the southern part of Zone IV, San Agustin II and San Nicolas. The Manila Memorial Park is not included because it was classified as special planed unit

f. ROADS

Roads occupy a total of 790.731 hectares of land or about 13.74% of the total built-up areas. The main roads are Emilio Aguinaldo Highway, Governor’s Drive, Paliparan-Salawag Road, Salawag-Molino Road and Salitran-Salawag Road while secondary roads are Amuntay Road, Don Placido Campos Road, Camerino Avenue Road, Isidro Mangubat St. Congressional Road (East, North and South), Salitran-San Agustin Road, Sta. Maria-Fatima Road, Trinidad Avenue Road and Barangay Fatima-Paliparan Road.

g. INDUSTRIAL AREAS

The areas presently being utilized for industrial use is 300 hectares or 5.21% of the total land areas. First Cavite Industrial Estates is the largest industrial area in the municipality. It is an industrial estate of about 154 hectares considers as a flagship industrial estate of CALABARZON. The 4.3 hectare Reynolds Philippines Corporation at Brgy. San Agustin is an old industrial firm. With the present industrial development along the Governor’s Drive (formerly Carmona-Ternate road) at southwestern portion of the municipality makes it the industrial hub of the municipality.

Other industrial areas are also found in Paliparan I and II, Sampaloc I, II, III, IV and Salitran I and II. There are also identified industrial areas within Dasmariñas Bagong Bayan Resettlement Area.

There are basically garments industrial aimed at providing livelihood to the resettled families. These occupy about 1.89 hectares. With these development the municipality can be considered as an industrial center in this side of the province and the region.

h. DUMPSITE

The municipal domestic waste are being dump in a five hectare private lot at the Eastern Portion of Barangay Salawag hear the boundary of San Pedro town province of Laguna.

At present, an open dump site where hauling truck directly dump the garbage through the help of bulldozer and paylauder

A.2 AGRICULTURAL AREAS

Agricultural areas total to 2,045.56 or 22.70% of the total land area. Of these area, 1,804.66 hectares are productive while the others are seasonally used or are scarely planted to free crops and been legally converted to non-agricultural uses. The 1,804.66 hectares of productive agricultural lands are planted to food crops such as palay, fruits and vegetables and industrial crops such as sugarcane and coconut.

A.3 SPECIAL USE/PLANNED UNIT

In Special Use/Planned Unit, it includes, Agro-Industrial, Orchard Golf Course and Country Club, Manila Memorial Park, Utilities (NAPOCOR) and Grassland.

A.3.1 AGRO-INDUSTRIAL

The total area presently utilized for agro – industries is approximately 40 hectares or 0.69% of the total built-up areas. These comprise poultry, piggery and dairy farms dispersed at various barangays in the municipality. Among the large farms are Dalisay Farm at barangay Zone III, Monterey Farms at Barangay Langkaan and Jaro Development Corporation Farms at Paliparan II. Some large farms have feedmills and slaughterhouse and meat processing within their premises.