Floor Area Ratio (FAR) (FAR)

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A measure of development intensity. FAR is the ratio of the amount of floor area of a building to the amount of area of its site. For instance, a one-story building that covers an entire lot has an FAR of 1. Similarly, a one-story building that covers 1/2 of a lot has an FAR of 0.5.

Mass Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) — Smart Growth/Smart Energy Toolkit Glossary retrieved 2014-05-26