18 Questions
What does TGFA stand for in the context provided?
Total Gross Floor Area
Which of the following would not be included in the TGFA calculation?
Unused open spaces within the lot
In the context provided, what is TLA referring to?
Total Lot Area
What does a TOSL calculation involve?
Determining the total open space required for each type of use or occupancy for a given lot
What is the term used for an above-ground sepulchre without a roof or canopy?
Tomb
Which of the following is NOT included in an OFF-STREET TERMINAL?
Terminal located within the road right-of-way
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.
How is the UNPAVED SURFACE AREA (USA) expressed according to the text?
As a percentage (%) of the Total Lot Area or TLA.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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)
What is the purpose of the Front Yard?
To be used as a transition area between the sidewalk or RROW and the building/structure
What is the Gross Floor Area (GFA) NOT allowed to exceed?
The prescribed FLAR multiplied by the TLA
What is the Floor Plate?
The gross expanse of a floor measured from the outermost edges of floor slabs
Where should Freight Loading/Unloading Spaces be located?
Outside the roadway/carriageway component of the road right-of-way (RROW)
What is allowed in the Front Yard area?
Driveways, temporary parking spaces, and landscaping
Test your knowledge on floor plate, which is the gross expanse of a floor, and floor area ratio (FLAR/FAR), the ratio between the Gross Floor Area (GFA) of a building and the Total Lot Area (TLA). Explore concepts related to building measurements and ratios.
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