Square footage relates to the floor area only and does not factor in the height of the attic space.
Does the attic count in far.
The attic floor area would not count in far so long as that area it is no larger than 50 of the floor area immediately below the attic.
Though a floor area ratio affects volume shape and spacing of buildings on the land it does not determine a particular shape or spacing.
One way is by working within the home s existing footprint and converting the attic into living space.
Attic floor area and far.
And far 0 5 that it may be no more than half the lot area.
With a tape measure and some simple mathematical formulas you can easily calculate your attic s square footage.
Step 1 create a rough sketch of your attic on a piece of paper.
Far 5 0 means that the floor area may be up to five times as large as the lot area.
This change does not mean that you could add a third story to 50 of your house.
This will give you a visual representation of the dimensions of your.
Any part of a house that requires the use of a ladder to get to it doesn t count.
A floor area ratio of 1 0 means that floor area may equal lot area.
Far is expressed as a decimal number and is derived by dividing the total area of the building by the total area of the parcel building area lot area.
As for lofts and attics the ceiling rules still apply and you can only include them if you can reach them by stairs.