Floor area ratio
Floor area ratio (FAR) is the total floor area of a building divided by the area of its lot, a number that caps how much can be built.
Floor area ratio compares what you build to the land you build on. A FAR of 0.5 on a 10,000 square foot lot would allow 5,000 square feet of floor area. Which floors count depends on the code's own definition of floor area.
A City of Tampa draft code defines it as a ratio of gross floor area to lot area. FAR often works together with lot coverage and the building height limit to set the size of a house. Your zoning district decides which of these limits apply. Read how to build on your own lot in Tampa before you buy.
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