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A City Planner's Guide to Floor Area Ratio <br />� ci%t pl�nner's guid� �� <br />. <br />��� ��� � �� <br />Definition <br />FAR expresses the relationship between the <br />amount of use8bl� floor area permitted i n a <br />building (or buildings) and the area of the lot <br />on which the building stands. <br />It is o ined by dividing the gross floor area <br />f�a building by the total area of the lot. _ <br />��-�IS �lao�� aj��� a� a ��lt�ih�� <br />_�____--- - ---- -- ---------- _ �a�; <br />rot�� �a-�� ��' r1,e ��r <br />FAR is usually expressed as a decimal <br />fraction (for example, 0.5 or 12.3). <br />Drag your mouse across the color strip at the <br />top of the page to see three examples of FAR <br />1.A. <br />home � density � database � zoning map I comment <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />�a � �KS� 3 � <br />� { ��e � i <br />�`�����;� � � <br />_ � <br />�i`,•, <br />� <br />�: <br />4 ST(?R��S <br />.� r � y tk. <br />k�, , <br />2 ; <br />� `1}� 1 �:��. <br />;5 y <br />14. .:....F.t � i <br />w � <br />♦� <br />� �`'"� `1 <br />� � �� <br />� r <br />� <br />�` �-,�'`�•,. . <br />� � f <br />sr� �.. �`*� . •f <br />.� . <br />� w� <br />http://www.mit.edu/�alexkav/FAR/home.html 02/08/200I <br />