Usable floor area definition

Usable floor area means the net floor area of a building where persons may move about and carry on the usual tasks for working and living but does not include: restrooms and lounges, stairwells, elevators and escalator shafts, building equipment and service areas, entrance and elevator lobbies, stacks and shafts, freezer and coolers areas, storage and stock rooms, and other building elements where patrons would not normally be allowed.
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Usable floor area means the aggregate of the areas of the floor or floors in a storey or a building excluding, unless otherwise specified, any staircase, public circulation space, lift landings, lavatories, water-closets, kitchens in flats, and any space occupied by machinery for any lift, air-conditioning system or similar service provided for the building.
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Usable floor area means the area included within the surrounding insulated exterior walls of a structure, exclusive of attached garages, carports, decks, stairs, porch covers, or similar appurtenances.
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Examples of Usable floor area in a sentence

  • Where invoices are issued under self-billing arrange- ments within the scope of sentence 2 of section 14(2) of the VAT Act, the relevant in- voices must include the mention “self-billing” (section 14(4)(10) of the VAT Act).

  • Usable floor area shall be calculated by measuring from the exterior face of building walls and includes any basement floor area devoted to residential use.

  • FLOOR AREA, USABLE (for the purposes of computing parking): Usable floor area shall be considered the gross floor area as defined herein, minus the area used or intended to be used principally for elevator or stair bulkheads, or for areas dedicated to heating and cooling mechanisms, server rooms, or other areas which are necessary for the physical operation of the building itself.Zoning Ordinance #100GREENBELT.

  • Usable floor area excludes common corridors, restrooms, elevator shafts, stairwells, mechanical rooms, attics, and exterior covered loading docks (TMC 18.06.863).

  • Usable floor area, for the purposes of computing parking needs for off-street parking spaces, is net floor area used for or intended to be used for the sale of merchandise or services or for use to serve patrons, clients, or customers.

  • Usable floor area does not include accessory unoccupied areas, restroom areas, storage areas, thickness of walls, bowling lane areas, rink areas, court areas and the like.

  • Usable floor area for nonresidential uses shall be measured to the exterior face of the exterior walls for all floor areas that are accessible by a fixed stairway, ramp, escalator or elevator, which may be made fit for occupancy.

  • Usable floor area used for structured off-street parking may be excluded from the maximum floor area allowance.Heritage Row PUD Supplemental RegulationsDraft October 14, 2011Page 4 of 6 The maximum density shall be 82 85 dwelling units total for the site and a maximum of 180 163 bedrooms, as shown on an approved site plan.

  • HABITABLE SPACE: Usable floor area, utilized for any principal permitted use except parking, storage, digital industry switchboards, power generators, and other relay equipment.

  • Heavyframe buildingLightframe building General Frame type Number of storeysGross floor area (m2) Residential floor areaa (m2) Concrete41120928 Wood41071928Overall costs Total production costsb (€/m2) Building construction costsc (€/m2) 27101380 26201320Material costs Total material costd (€/m2), of which- Structural building materials (%)- Other materialse (%) 4505050 4305050a Usable floor area arranged for accommodation, i.e., excluding common areas and the area occupied by walls.


More Definitions of Usable floor area

Usable floor area or “UFA” means the usable floor area defined under the “Code of Practice for the Provision of Means of Escape in Case of Fire 1996” or as the same may be amended from time to time.
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Usable floor area means the area of a room or rooms used or intended to be used for service to the public and/or net floor area of a building used to promote or administer business and trade, excluding storage and service areas. (Ord. 990. Passed 6-13-05.)
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Usable floor area means (i) where a tenant has leased or occupied an entire floor in the Building, the Rentable Area of the Premises, or, (ii) where a floor is leased or occupied by more than one (1) tenant, all floor area from the inside face of the outer building glass surfaces and from the inside face of the outer building masonry walls to the tenant's side of corridors and/or other permanent partitions and to the centre of partitions that separate the Premises from adjoining tenants' premises (whether occupied or not) but excluding elements of the Building that penetrate through the floor to areas below, such as stairs, elevator shafts, flues, pipe shafts, and vertical ducts and their enclosing walls. No deduction from Usable Floor Area shall be made for columns or projections necessary for the Building nor for any service areas which are for the specific use of a particular tenant, such as special stairs and/or elevators. The definitions in this paragraph are in accordance with the standard method of measuring floor area in office buildings as sanctioned by the Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) as of June 21, 1989.
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Usable floor area means actual, measurable usable floor area based on the BOMA Standard.
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Usable floor area means the floor area in a room exclusive of space used for entrance, vestibules, closets, toilet areas and bathing areas.
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Usable floor area. Premises Rentable Area multiplied by 82%.
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Related to Usable floor area

  • Total Floor Area means, the sum total of the total areas of all floors in a building or structure whether at above or below grade measured between the exterior faces of the exterior walls of the building or structure or from the centre line of a common wall separating two uses or from the outside edge of a floor where the outside edge of the floor does not meet an exterior or common wall, and;

  • Gross Floor Area means the total floor area, measured between the outside of exterior walls or between the outside of exterior walls and the centre line of party walls dividing the building from another building, of all floors above the average level of finished ground adjoining the building at its exterior walls;

  • Floor Area means the gross floor area of the specific use.

  • Usable Area or "usable square feet" shall be calculated by Landlord provided, however, that in any case the Rentable Area of the Building (and the applicable buildings of the Project) shall include all of, and, with respect to the Building, the Rentable Area of the Premises shall include a portion of, the square footage of the ground floor common areas located within the Building and the other applicable building(s) of the Project, respectively, and the common area and occupied space of the portion of the Project dedicated to the service of the Building or such other building(s) of the Project, as the case may be. "Common Areas" shall mean the lobby, plaza and sidewalk areas, accessways, Parking Facilities, and the area on individual floors in the Building or other building(s) of the Project, as applicable, whether indoor or outdoor, devoted to corridors, fire vestibules, elevators, foyers, lobbies, electric and telephone closets, restrooms, mechanical rooms, janitor's closets, and other similar facilities for the benefit of all tenants and invitees and shall also mean those areas of the Building or other building(s) of the Project, as applicable, devoted to mechanical and service rooms servicing the Building or other building(s) of the Project, as applicable. Tenant acknowledges that it has reviewed the detail of the Rentable Area and Usable Area of the Premises prior to execution of this Lease and understands and agrees to the methodology. The Common Areas shall be subject to the exclusive management and control of Landlord, and Tenant shall comply with all Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Common Areas. Landlord shall have the right from time to time to designate, and in its reasonable discretion, relocate and limit the use of particular areas or portions of the Common Areas; provided Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify Tenant at least five (5) calendar days in advance of any such material relocation or limitation. Landlord shall also have the right, in its reasonable discretion, to close all or any portion of the Common Areas as may, in the reasonable discretion of Landlord, be necessary to prevent a dedication thereof or the accrual of any rights in any person, provided Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify Tenant at least five (5) calendar days in advance of any such material closure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.01, any such relocation or limitation of use of any Common Areas shall not: (a) have a material adverse effect upon the access to and/or use by Tenant, or Tenant’s suppliers, employees, agents and customers (collectively, “Tenant’s Invitees”) of the Premises or vehicular and/or pedestrian access to the Premises, (b) be materially inconsistent with the rights and obligations of Landlord and Tenant under this Lease; and/or (c) materially increase Tenant’s cost of operating its business in the Premises. 4823-6605-5163.8 2 FLIGHT AT TUSTIN LEGACY ChromaDex

  • Residential Floor Area means all of the square footage of living area within the perimeter of a residential structure, not including any carport, walkway, garage, overhang, patio, enclosed patio, or similar area. The determination of Residential Floor Area shall be made by reference to the building permit(s) issued for such Assessor’s Parcel.

  • Square Footage means the total gross horizontal areas of all floors, including usable basement and cellars, below the roof and within the outer surface of the main walls of buildings (or the center lines of party walls separating such buildings or portions thereof) or within lines drawn parallel to and two feet within the roof line of any building or portion thereof without walls (which includes, notwithstanding paragraph 3 below, the square footage of all porches), and including pedestrian access walkways or corridors, but excluding the following:

  • Rentable Area when applied to the Premises, is that area equal to the usable area of the Premises, plus an equitable allocation of Rentable Area within the Building that is not then utilized or expected to be utilized as usable area, including that portion of the Building devoted to corridors, equipment rooms, restrooms, elevator lobby, atrium and mailroom.

  • Net Rentable Area means with respect to any Project, the floor area of any buildings, structures or improvements available for leasing to tenants (excluding storage lockers and parking spaces), as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, the manner of such determination to be consistent for all Projects unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent.

  • Floor Area Ratio means the sum of the area of all floors of

  • Floor Area Ratio (FAR) means the quotient obtained by dividing the total covered area (plinth area) on all floors by the area of plot.

  • Footage means still images, video, audio and other data captured by the Flock Hardware or Customer Hardware in the course of and provided via the Flock Services.

  • Building Square Footage or "BSF" means the square footage of assessable internal living space of a Unit, exclusive of any carports, walkways, garages, overhangs, patios, enclosed patios, detached accessory structure, other structures not used as living space, or any other square footage excluded under Government Code Section 65995 as determined by reference to the Building Permit for such Unit.

  • Rentable Square Feet as used in the Lease will be deemed to include: (a) with respect to the Premises, the usable area of the Premises determined in accordance with the Method for Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings, ANSI Z65.1-1996 (the "BOMA Standard"), plus a pro rata portion of the main lobby area on the ground floor and all elevator machine rooms, electrical and telephone equipment rooms and mail delivery facilities and other areas used by all tenants of the Building, if any, plus (i) for single tenancy floors, all the area covered by the elevator lobbies, corridors, special stairways, restrooms, mechanical rooms, electrical rooms and telephone closets on such floors, or (ii) for multiple tenancy floors, a pro-rata portion of all of the area covered by the elevator lobbies, corridors, special stairways, restrooms, mechanical rooms, electrical rooms and telephone closets on such floor; and (b) with respect to the Building, the total rentable area for all floors in the Building computed in accordance with the provisions of Subparagraph 1(a) above. In calculating the "Rentable Square Feet" of the Premises or the Building, the area contained within the exterior walls of the Building stairs, fire towers, vertical ducts, elevator shafts, flues, vents, stacks and major pipe shafts will be excluded.

  • Built-Up Area and/or “Covered Area” in relation to a Flat shall mean the floor area of that Flat including the area of balconies and terraces, if any attached thereto, and also the thickness of the walls (external or internal) and the columns and pillars therein Provided That if any wall, column or pillar be common between two Flats, then one-half of the area under such wall column or pillar shall be included in the built-up area of each such Flat.

  • Rentable Area of the Premises The amount of square footage set forth in Section 1.01(10).

  • Rentable Area of Premises on Page 1 of the Lease shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

  • Square feet or "square foot" as used in this Lease includes the area contained within the leased premises together with a common area percentage factor of the leased premises proportionate to the total building area.

  • Unstable area means a location that is susceptible to natural or human-induced events or forces capable of impairing the integrity of some or all of the landfill structural components responsible for preventing releases from a landfill. Unstable areas can include poor foundation conditions, areas susceptible to mass movements, and Karst terranes.

  • Usable space means the areas that are available at all times for use by children in an early learning program and meets licensing requirements.

  • Passenger area means the area designed to seat the driver and passengers while a motor vehicle is in operation and any area that is readily accessible to the driver or a passenger while in his or her seating position, including but not limited to any type of glove or storage compartment accessible to passengers or driver.

  • danger area means an airspace of defined dimensions within which activities dangerous to the flight of aircraft may exist at specified times;

  • Site or Area means the vacant space or any area which is to be given on rent.

  • Building Area means the only area upon which the erection and use of buildings and structures shall be permitted but may include areas of Landscaped Open Space.

  • Base Operating Costs means Operating Costs for the calendar year specified as the Base Year in the Basic Lease Information (excluding therefrom, however, any Operating Costs of a nature that would not ordinarily be incurred on an annual, recurring basis).

  • Acre-foot – means the amount of water necessary to cover one acre of land one foot deep, or 325,851 gallons of water.

  • Building Operating Expenses means the portion of “Operating Expenses,” as that term is defined in Section 4.2.7 below, allocated to the tenants of the Building pursuant to the terms of Section 4.3.1 below.

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