American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Practice Exam

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What does a FAR of 1 signify about a building covering a lot?

  1. The building is one story only

  2. The building occupies 100% of the lot

  3. The building covers 50% of the lot

  4. The building must be more than one story

The correct answer is: The building occupies 100% of the lot

A Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1 signifies that the total floor area of a building is equal to the total area of the lot on which it is built. In this case, a FAR of 1 means that if the lot size is, for example, 10,000 square feet, then the total floor area of all the building(s) on that lot must also be 10,000 square feet. This relationship does not indicate how many stories the building has or how it occupies the space vertically. For instance, the building could be a single-story structure that covers the entire lot, or it could be multiple stories that together add up to the same floor area. Thus, a FAR of 1 directly points to the equal ratio of the building's total floor area to the lot, indicating that the building occupies 100% of the lot area when considered in terms of total floor area. Therefore, option B is accurate because it reflects the essential principle of FAR, demonstrating that the building occupies the full extent of the lot in terms of floor area, irrespective of how that area is distributed across floors.

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