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floor area ratio
The ratio of the total floor area of a building (excluding areas such as mechanical rooms or the areas of floors used exclusively for mechanical equipment) to the area of the lot on which the building is built.


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Dealing innovatively with Japan's strict plot ratio regulations, fujimoto has avoided the conventions of creating a courtyard or of setting a house as an isolated object within the site boundary.
= (1) x plot ratio factor + [(2) + (3)] x plot ratio + (4) x adjustment factor + (5) or (6) where: Adjustment factor = 2 when the sitting tenant to be resettled is a state enterprise, or 4 when it is a commercial or special land user Plot ratio = Ratio of gross floor area to site area Plot ratio factor = Value obtained by the following table [TABULAR DATA OMITTED] Plot Ratio Factor 1 or less 1 2 1.
Formida was used to create NovaSprint's new Land Management and Development Plan Expert Systems, which automates management of Land-Use Planning and the checking of property development applications, including checks on: land use, site, plinth and developable areas, plot ratio, density, site slope, building height and setbacks, ownership.
 
 
 
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