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"...developer hopes to expand beyond an 8-to-1 limit on floor-to-area ratio (that's eight times the total area of the..."

"...the Planning Commission two weeks ago, which will impose floor-to-area ratio (FAR) limitations on single-unit developments. Basically, developers who..."

"...But although the cost has come down, the next generation of rail still carries major metropolitan ambitions – and..."

"...Those things are important, because FAR [floor-to-area ratio], for example, while it clearly changes the aesthetics..."

"...to Austin's future, one where the outcome may influence generations to come. The city remains in a dire housing..."

"...allows building heights of 120 feet with a 5-1 floor-to-area ratio and opens the door to additional height and..."

"...changes. Three amendments from Council Member Chito Vela modified floor-to-area ratio (FAR) rules, which limit the amount of space..."

"...allowance (usually coming in the form of an expanded "floor-to-area ratio" or FAR: e.g., being able to build 12..."

"...removing the option in CURE for more height or floor-to-area ratio. ... We hope that nobody would come through..."

"...CM Natasha Harper-Madison, directing staff to increase the allowable floor-to-area ratio (FAR) for duplexes to 0.5 in residential zones..."

"...the greater of the following: a) 0.4 to 1 floor-to-area ratio, b) 2,500 square feet, or c) the existing..."

"...by Capitol view corridors) are entitled to an 8:1 floor-to-area ratio – the floor-to-area ratio that produced, for instance,..."

"...adopted by the city as the most sustainable policy. Rationales include climate protection, energy efficiency, diminishing sprawl, protecting environmentally..."

"...Brewster McCracken, Betty Dunkerley, and Lee Leffingwell, limits the floor-to-area ratio (really the house footprint-to-lot ratio) to 40%. Replacement..."

"...allowed building height for single-family uses, creating a new floor-to-area ratio (meaning the ratio of building square footage to..."

"...for a project, most likely in the form of floor-to-area ratio entitlements. To earn this "bonus" entitlement – in..."

"...above the ground floor, with no limits on the floor-to-area ratio. Zilker advocates for multifamily housing are awaiting Mr...."

"...that's just a small part of it. And the rationale for it at the time was that the state..."

"...everything that South Austin chose not to become. To rationalize killing off the ugly and unpopular condo tower, then-City..."

"...developers originally could earn "bonuses" of additional height (now floor-to-area ratio, or FAR) by following design guidelines and providing..."

"...allowing the equivalent of one-story buildings (1-0 F.A.R. or floor-to-area ratio). That's far less than the 35-foot to 200-foot..."

"...existing central business district zoning (which allows an 8:1 floor-to-area ratio), achieving the mayor's stated goal of housing 20,000..."

"...clip, this toothlessness has been a source of increasing frustration for local housing advocates who want an enforceable affordable..."

"...commission and the director of planning shall take into consideration, in addition to the factors set out in section..."

"...high-quality public realm by using physical form (rather than separation of uses) as the organizing principle. Not to be..."

"...Home sizes are currently limited to either a 0.4 floor-to-area ratio – basically 40% of the lot size –..."

"...existing structures has produced a valuable planning tool for consideration by city planners, the City Council, and Austin citizens...."

"...development standards [such as] minimum parking requirements, limits on floor-to-area ratio, and modified compatibility standards."..."

"...allows building heights of 120 feet with a 5-1 floor-to-area ratio and opens the door to additional height and..."

"...gut the ordinance. HB 1732 covers home appearance and floor-to-area ratio (basically saying municipalities have a right to address..."