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TLA- Total Lot Area
PSO - Percentage of Site Occupancy
- The part of the lot occupied by the building
- (A.K.A. building footprint expressed in %)
TOSL - Total Open Space within the Lot
- The part of the lot NOT occupied by the building
Formula
TLA= PSO +TOSL
USA - Unpaved Surface Area
- The portion of the open space that is unpaved
ISA - Impervious Surface Area
- The portion of the open space that is paved
MACA ~ Maximum Allowable Construction Area
Formula
Since “open space” = TOSL,
TOSL= USA + ISA
MACA = PSO + ISA
—Hence, TLA = MACA + USA
AMBE - Allowable Maximum Building Footprint
- Footprint expressed in square meters
GFA - Gross Floor Area
= Total enclosed floor area (including balconies)
~ Excludes the following enclosed areas:
- Parking, services, utilities
- Vertical penetrations in parking floors if not used for residential or commercial purposes
- Balconies exceeding 10sqm, uncovered areas, fire escape structures, etc TGFA - Total Gross Floor Area
- Includes all enclosed floor areas, no exceptions
AMVB- Allowable Maximum Volume of the Building
(OFB - Outer Faces of the Building
FLAR.- Floor to Lot Area Ratio
BHL— Bullding Height Limit
RROW — Road Right Of Way
Building Bulk
- Avolume quantity
‘ootprint x Height
However, the Code prescribes several different methods for determining this quantity
Building bulk by AMBF projection
- Determine the AMBF
- Determine the BHL (in meters)
- AMBF x BHL = Building bulk
Building bulk from FLAR
= FLAR: Floor to lot area ratio
Total floor area / lot area
For example, a FLAR designation of 1.50 means that a lot measuring 100sqm may accommodate a
building whose total floor area is 150sqm.
