From PlanningWiki
Floor Area Ratio (FAR), also called Floor to Area Ratio, is a measure often used to determine the intensity of land use on a given parcel or area of land. To determine FAR, the total floor area of all buildings or structures on a lot divided by the total area of the lot.
A higher FAR signifies a higher intensity of land use, and a lower FAR likewise signifies a lower intensity of land use. FAR is increased as a building occupies a greater portion of the parcel, or when additional floors are added.
Examples
The following are examples for computing FAR
| Parcel size
| Building footprint
| Number of stories
| Resulting FAR
|
| 100 sq. meters
| 25 sq. meters
| 4
| 1.0
|
| 100 sq. meters
| 100 sq. meters
| 1
| 1.0
|
| 200 sq. meters
| 100 sq. meters
| 3
| 1.5
|
External Link
- FAR Illustrated - A series of maps and pictures illustrating various Floor Area Ratios.
