§ 17.06.400. Floor area ratio.  


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  • A.

    Purpose. Floor area ratio provisions are established to ensure that total floor area of buildings on a site shall be compatible with the size of the site and the purpose of the zone, and shall maintain compatibility of scale and bulk with buildings on other sites in the zoning district. Maximum floor area ratio provisions are primarily applicable to nonresidential uses and buildings that are not subject to density provisions.

    B.

    Measurement. Floor area shall be deemed the gross floor area of all buildings on a site, excluding the following: agricultural and horticultural greenhouses used for plant production.

(Ord. 313, § 3(part), 1998; Ord. 264, § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214, § 2(part), 1992)