ARE Study Review

On a 1.5 acre lot is a four-story building in a light manufacturing zoning district. What is the FAR (floor area ratio) of the building if the area of each floor is 16,325 sf? A. .85, B. 1, C. 1.25, D. 2

For the lot below, the FAR is 2.4: 1. What is the maximum floor area developable? 2. How many stories would this permit on this lot? Answer 1. Maximum floor area = 19,200sf (100x80x2.4 = lot area times FAR), 2. # stories permitted by using max floor area within the setback (dashed lines) is 19,200sf = 4.26 stories (19,200/(75x60)=4.2666) ARE 4.0 exam prep: CDS