Floor Plate and Floor Area Ratio Quiz

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What does TGFA stand for in the context provided?

Total Good Floor Area

Total Gross Floor Area (correct)

Total Great Floor Area

Total Ground Floor Area

Which of the following would not be included in the TGFA calculation?

Covered areas used for parking and driveways

Unused open spaces within the lot (correct)

Enclosed support areas

Usable horizontal areas/surfaces above and below established grade level

In the context provided, what is TLA referring to?

Total Land Area

Total Leased Area

Total Location Area

Total Lot Area (correct)

What does a TOSL calculation involve?

Determining the total open space required for each type of use or occupancy for a given lot Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for an above-ground sepulchre without a roof or canopy?

Tomb Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT included in an OFF-STREET TERMINAL?

Terminal located within the road right-of-way Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of UNPAVED SURFACE AREA (USA) according to the text?

The portion of the lot that shall remain unpaved and reserved for softscaping/planting. Signup and view all the answers

How is the UNPAVED SURFACE AREA (USA) expressed according to the text?

As a percentage (%) of the Total Lot Area or TLA. Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of VENEER according to the text?

A non-structural facing facing of brick, concrete, tile, metal, plastic, glass, or other similar approved materials attached to a backing or structural components of the building for the purpose of ornamentation, protection, or enclosure. Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of VERTICAL PENETRATIONS according to the text?

Stairs, fire escapes, elevator shafts, pipe shafts, vertical shafts, vertical ducts, and the like and their enclosing walls which enclose areas such as machine room and closets, storage rooms and closets, covered balconies and terraces, interior walls and columns and other interior features and the like. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a VENT WELL according to the text?

To provide an opening in a firewall that is no more than 3.00 meters in clear width and a minimum depth of 1.50 meters. Signup and view all the answers

How is the TOTAL OPEN SPACE WITHIN LOT (TOSL) requirement satisfied according to the text?

The TOSL requirement is satisfied by combining the UNPAVED SURFACE AREA (USA) and the IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA (ISA). Signup and view all the answers

What is the Floor to Lot Area Ratio (FLAR) or Floor Area Ratio (FAR)?

The ratio between the Gross Floor Area (GFA) of a building/structure and the Total Lot Area (TLA) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Front Yard?

To be used as a transition area between the sidewalk or RROW and the building/structure Signup and view all the answers

What is the Gross Floor Area (GFA) NOT allowed to exceed?

The prescribed FLAR multiplied by the TLA Signup and view all the answers

What is the Floor Plate?

The gross expanse of a floor measured from the outermost edges of floor slabs Signup and view all the answers

Where should Freight Loading/Unloading Spaces be located?

Outside the roadway/carriageway component of the road right-of-way (RROW) Signup and view all the answers

What is allowed in the Front Yard area?

Driveways, temporary parking spaces, and landscaping Signup and view all the answers

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