A. The buildable area is any area of the lot or site where a building can be located in compliance with applicable codes and zoning regulations.
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11.3 Q. The site analysis test calls for a calculation of the percentage of the buildable areas having slopes of less than 10 percent. What is the definition of buildable areas?
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12.1 Q...How is the individual building test performed for additional stories, to determine if those stories must also be treated as ground floors?
A. For purposes of determining whether a non-elevator building has more than one ground floor, the point of measurement for additional ground floors, after the first ground floor has...
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12.2 Q. What happens if a builder deliberately manipulates the grade so that a second story, which also might have been treated as a ground floor, requires steps?
A. Deliberate manipulation of the height of the finished floor level to avoid the requirements of the Fair Housing Act would serve as a basis for the Department to determine that...
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TEST NO. 1 – INDIVIDUAL BUILDING TEST
TEST NO. 1 – INDIVIDUAL BUILDING TEST It is not required by this code to provide an accessible route when the terrain of the site is such that both of the following apply: 1. ...
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TEST NO. 2 – SITE ANALYSIS TEST
Determine the requirement of providing an accessible route to planned multifamily dwellings based on the topography of the existing natural terrain....
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TEST NO. 3 – UNUSUAL CHARACTERISTICS TEST
TEST NO. 3 – UNUSUAL CHARACTERISTICS TEST Unusual characteristics include sites located in a state or federally designated floodplain or coastal high-hazard areas and sites...