Usable floor area definition

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 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 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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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 (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 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.
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Usable floor area. Premises Rentable Area multiplied by 82%.
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Usable floor area means the total area of all floors of a building, outdoor patio or cafe, or dwelling unit including: a) a hallway, aisle, stairway and corridor within a suite or unit; b) an internal wall and partition within a suite or unit; c) a storage room and storage area within a suite or unit; d) a boatslip in the case of a boathouse; e) a habitable room or area in the basement of a dwelling. But excluding: a) an area occupied by a common area in a multi-tenant building including but not limited to a public stairwell, public or shared corridor and lobby; b) a mechanical shaft; c) an entry vestibule not within a dwelling unit; d) a garage attached to a building; e) an unfinished basement in a dwelling used for storage or laundry. The usable floor area for a dwelling is measured from the outside face of exterior walls or to the centre-line of party or common walls. The usable floor area for all other buildings shall be measured from the inside face of exterior walls, interior common walls and firewalls.
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Usable floor area means actual, measurable usable floor area based on the BOMA Standard.
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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 means "Net Rentable Area" and "Usable Area" (as applicable) determined in accordance with the Standard Method For Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-1996 ("BOMA STANDARD"); provided, however, that for all purposes under this Lease the calculation of the Usable Area shall in no event include the area comprising the elevator lobbies, telephone rooms, electrical rooms, mechanical rooms, freight vestibule areas or restrooms. Landlord shall have the right, within ninety (90) days after the Commencement Date, to verify the Net Rentable Area and/or Usable Area of the Premises in accordance with the BOMA Standard (as modified pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence). Tenant shall have the right, at its sole cost and expense, within sixty (60) days after the Commencement Date, to have a qualified architect or space planner reasonably approved by Landlord verify the Net Rentable Area and/or Usable Area of the Premises and the Building in accordance with the BOMA Standard (as modified pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence); provided, however, that such determination shall be subject to the reasonable review and approval of Landlord and its designated consultants, surveyors, or engineers. If, as a result of such verification (and approval by Landlord), it is determined that the Net Rentable Area and/or Usable Area of the Premises are different than the amounts set forth in Section 1.1 above, all corresponding amounts set forth this Lease (including, without limitation, Tenant's Share, the amount of monthly Base Rent, the amount of the Security Deposit and the Allowance) shall be retroactively adjusted and appropriate payments, if applicable, shall be made by Landlord to Tenant or Tenant to Landlord (as applicable) within ten (10) days after such determination and approval by Landlord. Both parties agree to execute a commercially reasonable instrument in order to document such revised amounts. From time to time throughout the Term of this Lease, Landlord shall have the right, at its sole cost and expense, to verify the Net Rentable Area and/or Usable Area of the Premises, the Building and the Project in accordance with the BOMA Standard and this subparagraph (f) (pertaining to adjustment of certain Lease provisions and appropriate payments (if applicable)).

  • 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.