(ようせきりつ)

ようせきりつ
noun
floor area ratio
building
1. floor area ratio; floor-space index
The ratio of a building's total floor area (summed over all stories) to the area of the plot, expressed as a percentage. A zoning limit that effectively controls how tall or dense a building may be.
この地域(ちいき)容積率(ようせきりつ)(たか)
This area has a high floor area ratio.
The larger the floor area ratio, the taller a building you can put up.
The floor area ratio was relaxed in front of the station, and high-rise condominiums went up one after another.

A real-estate and zoning term. Together with (けん)ぺい(りつ) (building coverage ratio), it governs how much can be built on a lot: coverage ratio limits the footprint, floor area ratio limits total floor space.

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