Originally was called 22 2018.
City of seattle gross floor area.
Accessory dwelling unit final eis city of seattle 2018 current regulations under current regulations there is not a maximum floor area ratio far limit in single family zones.
Exclude garage and storage areas.
5031 11th avenue ne seattle wa 98105.
Ratio between the amount of gross floor area or charge able floor area gross floor area less any floor area that s specifically exempt from far allowed relative to the lot area.
Off street parking requirement for adus.
The sf 5000 sf 7200 and sf 9600 zone designa.
The maximum gross floor area of an adu is 1 000 square feet.
Increase the maximum gross floor area of a dadu to 1 000 square feet.
In the context of maximum far the city exempts and thus promotes desirable gross floor area by excluding it from the far calculation.
Definitions of gfa including which areas are to be counted towards it and which areas aren t vary around the world.
Additionally far ends up kind of being another way of keeping score.
Dr 4 2019 yards setback and gross floor area for purposes of land use code standards status.
Floor area ratio is a way of expressing the relationship between the size of the lot to the floor area of the buildings on the lot.
Currently occupied by one duplex and one triplex.
This rule interprets land use code title 23 notes.
Floor area ratio 0 5 far or 2 500 sf of total floor area for lots less than 5 000 sf lot coverage maximum 35 or 1 000 sf plus 15 of lot area for lots less than 5 000 sf areas characterized by houses also known as detached single family dwelling units on lots of a compatible scale and character.
Any floor area above the base far and or base height.
You may develop a project up to the base far and or base height limit without using the iz program.
The maximum gross floor area of a dadu is 800 square feet including any garage and storage areas.
The university 5031 project consist of a seven story apartment house containing 38 800 sf gross floor area and 30 dwelling units the subject parcels include one 3 000 sf lot and one 4 500 sf lot zoned mr m1.
A dadu is limited to 1 000 square feet of gross floor area in single family zones including rsl and 650 square feet in a lowrise zone the dadu must meet all the seattle residential building mechanical electrical and energy code requirements that apply to single family dwellings.
Adding to this confusion is the practice among some developers to use gross leasable area gla and gfa interchangeably or to use.
12 10 2019 number of pages.
Area exemptions would be simplified and gross floor area containing parking would be explicitly excluded from the minimum far calculation.
The higher the far generally speaking the more intensity of use on the lot.
