1 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
The following detailed Floor Area Ratio (FAR) information (in the format detailed below) must be shown
on the site plan or architectural plans, which are submitted with the building permit application for any
new single-family construction or addition project.
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Finished Attic Area (height of 5’ or more)
Unfinished Garage Attic Area (height of 5’ or more)
Open 2-Story Element Area (height of 16’ or more x 2)
Total Floor Area
(minus 400 square foot garage area bonus):
Floor Area Ratio*:
____________ ÷ ____________ = ________________ %
Total Floor Area Lot Area Floor Area Ratio
*NOTE: The maximum FAR in all single-family residential zoning districts is 0.25 (25%) of the lot area.
Village Code Definitions (Section 6-2-2):
Floor Area
is defined as “
the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building, including
the English Basement floor, but not including a basement floor, measured from the exterior faces of the
exterior walls. The "floor area" of a building shall also include elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor;
floor space used for mechanical equipment, except equipment, open or enclosed, located on the roof;
penthouses; finished attic space having headroom of five feet (5') or more; unfinished garage attic space,
with
or without flooring, having headroom of five feet (5') or more from the top of the lowest garage ceiling
rafters; provided however that porches and any space devoted to accessory uses off
-
street parking or loading
shall not be included in "floor area, and, in residential zoning districts, the area of a garage shall be included,
with the exception that the first 400 square feet of the total garage area shall be excluded. Further, that
portion of any open two
-story element, which consists of an interior spac
e which has a clear height of sixteen
feet (16') or more from the floor elevation, that floor area shall be counted twice in calculating the floor area
ratio.”
is defined as “the portion of a building located partly underground, but having
its clear floor-to-
ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground and which is finished for
living space.”
