Development Controls
Development Controls
• Total Lot Area (TLA) - is the surface area of a property on which a proposed
building is to be constructed. If the proposed building is erected
on 2 or more properties, the TLA shall be equal to the
surface area of such number of lots.
setback
BUILDING
setback
YARD
setback
• Allowable Maximum Building Footprint (AMBF) - is the maximum portion
of the lot that may be occupied by the building at grade level after
satisfying setback, yard and court requirements. The area of the AMBF is
measured from the outermost face of the exterior walls of the proposed
building.
2 ways to compute for the AMBF:
AMBF = TLA - Yard Areas
AMBF = PSO x TLA
• R1 Occupancy
Example 1: 16 meters
TLA = 224 sqm Yard 2 2m
Yard Area = (areaY1) + (areaY2) +
2m 2m
(areaY3) + (areaY4)
Yard 1 = 2m x 14m = 28 sqm
Yard 1 AMBF Yard 3
Yard 2 = 2m x 12m = 24 sqm 14 meters
Yard 3 = 2m x 14m = 28 sqm
Yard 4 = 4.5m x 12m = 54 sqm
Yard Area = 134 sqm
AMBF = 224 sqm - 134 sqm 4.50 m Yard 4
AMBF = 90 sqm
RROW
• Percentage of Site Occupancy (PSO) - is the percentage of the maximum
allowable enclosed floor area of any building in relation to the Total Lot
Area. It can be calculated by dividing the area of the building footprint by
the lot area
PSO = AMBF/TLA
YARD
setback
• Gross Floor Area (GFA) - the total floor space within the perimeter of the
permanent external building walls (inclusive of main and
auxiliary buildings)
YARD
(TOSL)
setback
• Impervious Surface Area (ISA) - the percentage of the maximum allowable
floor area of any paved, tiled, or hardscaped surface at
the ground floor/grade level outside the building in relation to
the Total Lot Area.
• Unpaved Surface Area (USA) - the portion of the lot that shall be reserved
for softscaping/hardscaping; an open space that permits water
infiltration into the soil.