Floor Area Ratio (FAR)

Floor Area Ratio (FAR) means a building or structure’s Floor Area in relation to the total area of the Site that the building is located on, excluding:
 
a.Basement areas used exclusively for storage or service to the building;a
b.underground Parking Areas and Drive Aisles within Parkades; 
c.areas used for Bike Parking Spaces located within a building; 
d.Floor Areas devoted exclusively to mechanical or electrical equipment servicing the development; and 
e.indoor Common Amenity Area. 
8.20 General Definitions - Diagram for Floor Area Ratio

Where described as a Modifier in a regulation, this is represented as the letter “f” accompanied by a number on the Zoning Map.