FAR - Floor Area Ratio

[DRAWZILLA]

The city of Irvine just told me to take that FAR info off the plan and never do it again.--well

[Joe_Carrick]

5 hours ago, DRAWZILLA said:

The city of Irvine just told me to take that FAR info off the plan and never do it again.--well

So what does Irvine want on the plan? 

Lot Coverage?

Nothing at all?

 

Don't we wish all jurisdictions were like that?  I do know a few

 

[DRAWZILLA]

just lot coverage

[Joe_Carrick]

38 minutes ago, DRAWZILLA said:

just lot coverage

What about Impermeable and Permeable?

[DRAWZILLA]

9 minutes ago, Joe_Carrick said:

What about Impermeable and Permeable?

Nope, most cities in Orange county don't care about this, except L.A. county, they want it. Lots are small and would never pass. There are a couple of cities like Chino hills that want it though. One time I had to remove some (e) patio slab so I could do a room addition.

[Joe_Carrick]

In my experience, FAR is usually not required for single family homes.  It's more of an issue for buildings of 3 or more storys and commercial zones. 

 

There are cities where it's required for residential of 2 storys.

[dshall]

1 hour ago, Joe_Carrick said:

In my experience, FAR is usually not required for single family homes.  It's more of an issue for buildings of 3 or more storys and commercial zones. 

 

There are cities where it's required for residential of 2 storys.

 

I could be wrong but I thought every job I do in San Diego the FAR controls.  The   city of  San Diego does not care about COVERAGE for private homes unless on a steep hillside.

 

[Joe_Carrick]

Scott,

 

You are correct with regard to the city of San Diego.  OTOH, there are many smaller Cities and even Counties that don't use FAR for residential zones.  Some don't even use Lot Coverage - just relying on Setbacks to limit the size.

 

It's really a matter of what the local zoning regulations are.

 

Setting up Plan and Layout Templates based on the jurisdictional requirements is IMO appropriate.

 

btw, I haven't done a project in the City of San Diego for about 8 years.  At that time I was not required to provide anything other than compliance with the setbacks. 

 

[DRAWZILLA]

Scott, nice schedule, I wish every city had something like that, right now I have to search everywhere for the codes.

 

 

[agenoarch]

Just to add a few exceptions to F.A.R. in NYC

Mechanical 50sf deduction only

Garages - up to 300sf for one car and 500sf 2 car deduction

Roofed- decks, porches or balconies more than 75% enclosed by perimeter walls count as F.A.

All basements but not cellars