City Of Atlanta Floor Area Ratio

Review of modifications to ordinance r 1 through r 5.

City of atlanta floor area ratio.

Create maximum lot coverage for r 4b. From no limit to 85 of the net lot area. The city of atlanta is not and shall not be responsible for the maintenance of alleys with the exception of three alleys sometimes referred to as public alleys which have been historically maintained by the city of atlanta. School of city and regional planning 245 4th st atlanta ga 30332.

Floor area ratio far. City of atlanta department of planning community development residential scale. Distance from the property line to the nearest part of the applicable building structure or sign measured perpendicularly to the property line. A number which when multiplied by the gross square footage of a lot results in the total.

It is obtained by dividing the gross floor area of a building by the total area of the lot. Floor area ratio is a certain percentage of development on the lot which controls the density. As a further guide where floor area of a building is predominantly in residential use the building site shall be included in residential land area as for example in the case of a multi family structure with 10 percent of its floor area in accessory commercial and service uses. Floor area ratio f a r expresses the relationship between the amount of usable floor area permitted in a building or buildings and the area of the lot on which the building stands.