Sec. 1-400(B)

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• Day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. floor area exclusion10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  When calculating the floor area of an office, multi-unit or mixed use building constructed after June 22, 2010, space devoted to day care facilities and programs offering early childhood education, elder care and other related services shall not be calculated as floor area, provided a maximum of 10,000 square feet of floor area may be excluded under this provision.

• Density for alternative housing types

  Where residential density is prescribed in a zone for single-unit, multi-unit or townhouse dwellings, the same density limitation shall apply to alternative housing types allowed in such zone unless more than one residential density regulation is provided, in which case the density most appropriate to the specific form of alternative housing being provided shall apply.

• Floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. and density calculation basis

  In every zone, the maximum floor area ratio and maximum density specified for the zone shall be determined on the basis of the gross area of the lot or tract of land involved, which shall include areas to be dedicated for street purposes in excess of 30 feet from centerline in R-20 through R-2-5 zones, 33 feet in other zones, and areas within fire, emergency vehicle, buffer, scenic, channel, bicycle, utility, park or sewer easements.

• Conflict among zone requirements

  In the case of a conflict among various zone requirements, such as density, lot size, height and floor area ratio, permitted development shall comply with the most restrictive of such requirements.