20.200.412

A. For the purpose of determining floor area ratio, the floor area of a building or buildings shall be the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the floor(s) of such buildings measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of common walls separating two (2) buildings and shall exclude: 1. Basement space if the basement story height is less than 6 ft. above grade; 2. Unenclosed stairwells at each floor; 3. Floor space used for mechanical equipment where the structural headroom is less than 7½ ft.; 4. Equipment, open or enclosed, located on the roof, such as bulkheads, water tanks and cooling towers; 5. Attic floor space where the structural headroom is less than 7½ ft.; 6. Underground parking structures; 7. Accessory buildings. B. For the purpose of determining gross floor area for single-family dwellings refer to Section 20.100.1020 . C. For the purposes of calculating parking requirements refer to Section 20.90.050 . (Ord. 30603.)