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	Floor area ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the field of zoning, floor area ratio refers to a limit on how much total space, expressed as a fraction of the total size of the parcel of land involved, may be consumed by the floor or floors of a building or buildings constructed on the parcel.
		For example, if the relevant zoning ordinance permits construction on a parcel, and construction must adhere to a.1 floor area ratio, then the total area of all floors in all buildings constructed on the parcel must be no more than one-tenth the area of the parcel itself.
		Typically, the calculation of area consumed combines the total area of all floors, thus uniting horizontal dimensional limits with vertical dimensional limits into a single parameter.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Floor%20area%20ratio (236 words)

	A City Planner's Guide to Floor Area Ratio
		FAR expresses the relationship between the amount of useable floor area permitted in a building (or buildings) and the area of the lot on which the building stands.
		It is obtained by dividing the gross floor area of a building by the total area of the lot.
		FAR is usually expressed as a decimal fraction (for example, 0.5 or 12.3).
	www.sonic.net /~apk/FAR/home.html (88 words)

	Town of Truckee DC Chapter 18.12
		The floor area ratio for commercial development is 0.20, and the density for residential development within the CN district is four units per acre for mixed use developments and 12 units per acre for stand-alone multi-family residential projects.
		The floor area ratio for commercial development is 0.20, and the density for residential development within the CG district is four units per acre for mixed-use developments and 12 units per acre for stand-alone multi-family residential projects.
		The floor area ratio for commercial development in the CS zoning district is 0.20, and the density for residential development within the CS district is 4.0 units per acre for mixed-use developments.
	www.townoftruckee.com /DCCh012.html (2290 words)

	17.02.315 Floor area--Floor area ratio. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		“Floor area” means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of a building measured from the interior face of the exterior walls or columns, but excluding any area where the floor to ceiling height is less than six (6×) feet.
		The Planning Director shall have authority, on a case by case basis, to determine that a particular area, by reason of its location or features, should properly be excluded from the calculation of floor area for the purposes of this title.
		B. “Floor area ratio” means the floor area of all buildings on a lot divided by the total lot area.
	www.ci.brisbane.ca.us /municode/_DATA/TITLE17/Chapter_17_02_DEFINITIONS/17_02_315_Floor_area__Floor_ar.html (104 words)

	Article 6: Dimensional And Density Regulations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Land area to be included in the calculation of the maximum floor area shall include all contiguous lots under one ownership and in zoning districts with the same or greater maximum floor area ratio as specified in Section 6.00.
		For a lot that exceeds 20,000 square feet in area, additional gross floor area may be allowed calculated by increasing the floor area ratio specified in Section 6.00 at the rate of one percent for each 1,500 square feet of lot area in excess of 20,000 square feet.
		For a dwelling with an average gross floor area per dwelling unit in excess of 1,100 square feet, such excess gross floor area may be allowed in excess of the gross floor area as calculated by the ordinary application of the requirements of Section 6.00.
	www.town.arlington.ma.us /Public_Documents/00016C88-80000001/article6 (3182 words)

	Mid’town to address floor area ratio By elaine van develde Staff Writer
		Floor area ratio is a building’s dimensions in relation to the total area of the lot it occupies.
		The residential ordinance will affect floor area ratio of new homes and additions to existing homes, to prevent an overabundance of what officials referred to as "McMansions" — huge homes that are too big for their lots.
		This means that what is allowed now is a ratio of 0.25 of gross floor area for all principal commercial buildings on a lot compared to the total area of the lot.
	independent.gmnews.com /News/2000/0809/Front_Page/12.html (779 words)

	Shore & Country Properties - FAR Issue
		The floor area ratio for houses on an acre of land sets the structure's limit at 5,881 square feet.
		The zoning commission adopted new floor area ratios for structures in all residential zones in 1998 after the Representative Town Meeting passed a symbolic resolution urging the commission to curb the building of over-sized houses that many people felt were changing the character of the town.
		She said her house is already near its floor area ratio limit and if that attic space were added to its floor area ratio, the house would reach its size limit and the family could not make the addition it desired.
	liveingreenwich.com /res_disc_far.htm (607 words)

	Board of Supervisors: Legislative Analyst Report - Residential Floor Area Ratio Controls (File No. 011424) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The FAR is the ratio of the total building floor area to the total lot area.
		Communities limit FAR in residential areas in order to avert the proliferation of "monster homes" and to ensure a level of development that is compatible with the bulk of existing buildings.
		In some cities, the FARs and heights of the surrounding properties are considered in the event that the applicant wishes to build beyond an allowable FAR (established by zoning districts and neighborhood design guidelines).
	www.sfport.com /site/bdsupvrs_page.asp?id=5120 (2435 words)

	Handbook on GROSS FLOOR AREA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		All covered floor areas of a building, except otherwise exempted, and uncovered areas for commercial uses are deemed the gross floor area of the building for purposes of plot ratio control and development charge.
		The gross floor area is the total area of the covered floor space measured between the centre line of party walls, including the thickness of external walls but excluding voids.
		Where the floor areas are uncovered and do not generate activities that will intensify the development except for open areas that are used for commercial purposes such as beer garden, eating areas, petrol kiosks, drive-ins and commercial establishments that have to be counted as part of gross floor area.
	www.ura.gov.sg /circulars/text/dcdgfahb_d0e96.htm (232 words)

	WWU CAMPUS PLANNING STUDIO: GROWTH
		Using an intermediate building heights of 4 floors and a basic building area ratio of 0.342, which is the average building area ratio of the academic districts that actually support some kind of edification, the area available for development in this site will be 746,640 building gross sq.
		Because of its small size and excellent location a basic building area ratio of 0.60 is possible for this section of the campus.
		Here, a basic building area ratio of 0.342 is adequate because the whole area can be redesigned for its new academic use.
	www.ac.wwu.edu /~sustwwu/growth/alternatives/class/site_desc.html (1363 words)

	Section 50.08.040 Lot Coverage and Floor Ratio Area (FAR). (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Habitable areas of detached accessory structures that would normally be counted as floor area may be exempt from floor area calculations up to a maximum of 200 square feet.
		For lots greater than 10,000 square feet in area, up to 400 square feet of the ground floor area of a detached garage area may be exempt from lot coverage calculations.
		Habitable areas of detached accessory structures that would normally be counted as floor area, may be exempt from floor area calculations up to a maximum of 400 square feet.
	www.ci.oswego.or.us /cityatty/City_of_Lake_Oswego_Code/Chapter_50/08/040.html (255 words)

	Glossary of Square Footage Terms
		The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above.
		The ratio of the Gross Area of a building to the area of the land upon which it is situated.
		It is generally the floor area available for the exclusive use of a retail tenant measured to the outside face of exterior walls and the centerline of demising walls separating tenants.
	www.buildingareameasurement.com /glossary.htm (5338 words)

	Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - New York City Building Code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Zoning ‘Floor Area’ is a common term used to describe portions of a building’s floor area which must be counted when calculating the maximum bulk of a proposed building.
		It is distinct from a building’s ‘Gross Floor Area’, in that some portions of the Gross Floor Area may be deducted, and therefore not counted as floor area for zoning purposes.
		If the Architect can demonstrate that an existing building’s floor area has not been maximized because there are mechanical deductions to be taken, she may be able to ‘buy back’ floor area and use it for a building addition; perhaps a new penthouse apartment.
	www.pwolfe.com /blueline/bl_zoning_corner_dec02.cfm (565 words)

	liibulletin: Raritan Dev. Corp. v. Silva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A FAR of 0.50 means that the aggregate floor area of any building may not exceed 50% of the area of the building's property.
		One residence planned by petitioners is challenged because its FAR does not include the floor area of the ground floor of a tri-level home.
		The DOB argued that the cellar exclusion from FAR applied to floor space which was genuinely nonhabitable, such as space allocated for furnaces or utility rooms.
	www.law.cornell.edu /nyctap/comments/i97_0178.htm (2279 words)

	Floor area regs OK’d in residential zones Commercial floor area ratio (FAR) restrictions meet with opposition By ...
		FAR is the total dimensions of a home in comparison to its lot size.
		The second ordinance would reduce the floor area ratio from 25 to 15 percent and increase buffer requirements in commercial zones.
		She said that Middletown’s commercial FAR is currently higher than that of many neighboring towns.
	independent.gmnews.com /News/2000/0920/Front_Page/07.html (971 words)

	City of San Mateo » Municipal Code Online
		The floor area ratio of buildings and structures on a zoning plot in this district shall not exceed 2.0 except that the planning commission may grant higher floor area ratios for residential high-rise buildings as special uses, but in no case shall the floor area ratio exceed 3.0.
		The planning commission may grant floor area bonuses for the provision of open space in R5 developments if such open space is provided for recreational purposes and is intended to meet the needs of the inhabitants.
		For an indoor or outdoor spa, a floor area bonus of 0.05 may be granted.
	www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us /dept/codes/ch27-26.html (940 words)

	RTC #98-359
		The new second floor increases the building gross floor area to 53,754 square feet, increasing the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) from 44.2 percent to 46.9 percent, requiring review and recommendation by the Planning Commission and approval by City Council.
		Floor Area Ratio: The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of a parcel of land is defined as the gross building area divided by the net lot area.
		The FAR controls the total amount of building area that may be built on a given parcel.
	sunnyvale.ca.gov /reports/1998-09/98-359.htm (3596 words)

	Rehoboth approves reduced floor area ratio - Delaware Coast Press - delmarvanow.com
		Scores of citizens attended a public hearing -- moved from the commissioners' room to the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center to accomodate the crowd -- Monday night regarding the proposed ordinance to reduce the city's floor area ratio for residential and commercial properties.
		The new ordinance will reduce the floor area ratio in residential areas from 70 percent of the lot size to 60 percent.
		The floor area ratio for commercial areas will be reduced from 14,200 square feet to 10,000 square feet.
	www.delmarvanow.com /deweybeach/stories/20050518/2138276.html (749 words)

	Los Gatos Weekly-Times \| 0309 \| February 26, 2003
		The most troubling aspect for members of the town council and a couple of neighbors was that of the floor area ratio.
		Though the applicant pointed out that other buildings in the neighborhood also exceed the allowable floor area ratio, Mayor Sandy Decker and Councilman Mike Wasserman were not sold on the idea that the Dangelos' situation necessitated granting an exception.
		Councilman Joe Pirzynski admitted he was not comfortable with the new proposed floor area ratio either but added that it "can work" and moved to grant the appeal to the Dangelos and remand the application to the planning commission.
	www.svcn.com /archives/lgwt/20030226/lgnews2.shtml (470 words)

	ISL - Lehrmodul Built-up Area & Floor Area Ratio
		Proportion of the land area which is covered by the physical structures* to the total area.
		The gross floor area permitted on a site divided by the total net area of the site, expressed in decimals to one or two places.
		Also commonly used in zoning, FARs typically are applied on a parcel- by-parcel basis as opposed to an average FAR for an entire land use or zoning district.
	www.isl.uni-karlsruhe.de /module/floorarearatio/floorarearatio.html (245 words)

	JANE JACOBS'S CRITIQUE OF ZONING: FROM EUCLID TO PORTLAND AND BEYOND
		There is no other area in environmental law where the goals of the regulatory program are not just indifferent, but actively hostile, to the best thinking in the field.
		The early planners were unable to obtain the broad powers of condemnation that they sought, both because of political opposition in the legislatures and because of the judicial doctrine of “excess condemnation” and cramped definitions of the “public use” requirement.
		In existing urban areas, allowing sufficient density is usually not a problem; the challenge raised by Jacobs’s principles is ensuring an appropriate mix of uses.
	www.bc.edu /bc_org/avp/law/lwsch/journals/bcealr/28_4/04_TXT.htm (4151 words)

	Rumson Estates, Inc. v. Mayor & Council of the Borough of Fair Haven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In assessing the validity of an ordinance, the ratio decidendi is provided in the State constitution: the delegation of zoning authority to municipalities “shall be liberally construed” in a municipality’s favor.
		The plaintiffs argued that by subtracting the environmental land features from the property dimensions, prior to calculating floor area ratio, the MLUL definitions of lot and floor area ratio were altered from gross to net units and that the zoning ordinance thus was ultra vires.
		The cap in the Fair Haven ordinance overrides the floor area ratio in situations in which lots are oversized and would otherwise result in the building of huge houses in a zone, which basically is fully established, with much more modest residences.
	www.njba.org /legal/rumsonEstatesvFairHaven.asp (6539 words)

	Teardown, build-up laws up for review
		The floor area ratio would limit the size of all new construction in town, directly in proportion to the size of the lot involved.
		According to assistant town solicitor Nancy Giorgi, the decision to offer the floor area ratio section was made by personnel in her office.
		Total floor area would include all floors of residence, stairs, covered or enclosed parking after the first 500 square feet, accessory buildings of more than 120 square feet, attached exterior spaces more than 50 percent enclosed and covered (e.g.
	www.eastbayri.com /story/342294115693904.php (1007 words)

	Section 19.26.040 Floor area ratio.
		Floor area increased four times the square footage contained within the setback area.
		Floor area increased four times the square footage contained within the courtyard.
		All amenities shall be cumulative except that in no case shall the floor area be increased to more than four times the area of the largest floor contained in the building.
	www.riversideca.gov /municipal_code/Title_19/26/040.html (184 words)

	Section 20.10.115 Floor area ratio. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A. The maximum permitted floor area ratio shall be.5 in the RL, RLM-1 and RLM-2 zones.
		For purposes of this subsection, "gross floor area" means and includes the area of the first story and any additional stories for all structures, including garages, greenhouses and accessory buildings on a lot.
		C. In the RLM-2 zone, no unit may exceed seventy-five percent of the permissible gross floor area for the respective parcel as calculated in subsection B of this section.
	www.ci.signal-hill.ca.us /city_clerk/municipal_code/Title_20/10/115.html (186 words)

	INSTRUMENTS - Online Information article about INSTRUMENTS
		function in the first place of the ratio between focal length and aperture, the longer focus having the greater relative or angular covering power, and in the second a function of the curvatures of the lenses, in the sense that the objective must be free from See also:
		MICROSCOPE) having foci with ratio of 3 to I, gives a fairly large flat field of view approximately free from distortion of tangential lines and from coma, while the Mittenzwey variety of it (fig.
		This ratio will become more equal for larger sizes on account of the additional thickness of larger object-glasses and the consequent additional absorption of light in transmission.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /I27_INV/INSTRUMENTS.html (6915 words)

	Profile: A Conversation with Alexander Garvin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		As Deputy Housing Commissioner under Mayor Beame and Roger Starr, Garvin was in charge of all rehab and neighborhood preservation, and was able to implement the shift away from new construction and gut renovation to renovating older tenanted buildings.
		I had to introduce the most design-oriented group of students to what is a community board, a floor-area ratio, a capitalization rate, and mortgage loan coverage, which they had no idea had any relationship to what they were doing.
		There are huge areas that we could still acquire, such as the Queens waterfront between the Queensborough and Triborough bridges.
	www.alexander-garvin.com /press/oculus040196.htm (1535 words)

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