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Design and build the project such that residential and nonresidential components achieve the densities per acre (hectare) of buildable land listed in Table 1 (excluding those portions of parking structures devoted to parking).
Table 1. Points for density per acre (hectare) of buildable land
Residential density (DU/acre) |
Residential density (DU/hectare) |
Nonresidential density (FAR) |
Points |
> 10 and ≤ 13 |
> 25 and ≤ 32 |
> 0.75 and ≤ 1.0 |
1 |
> 13 and ≤ 18 |
> 32 and ≤ 45 |
> 1.0 and ≤ 1.25 |
2 |
> 18 and ≤ 25 |
> 45 and ≤ 62 |
> 1.25 and ≤ 1.75 |
3 |
> 25 and ≤ 38 |
> 62 and ≤ 94 |
> 1.75 and ≤ 2.25 |
4 |
> 38 and ≤ 63 |
> 94 and ≤ 156 |
> 2.25 and ≤ 3.0 |
5 |
> 63 |
> 156 |
> 3.0 |
6 |
DU = dwelling unit; FAR = floor-area ratio. |
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Addenda
7/1/2014 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Global ACP
Description of change: Table 1.
Add second column, Residential
density (DU/hectare), with the following values"
> 25 and ≤ 32
> 32 and ≤ 45
> 45 and ≤ 62
> 62 and ≤ 94
> 94 and ≤ 156
> 156
Replace all instances of "the total square footage" with "the total floor area."
Add "(hectare)" after "acre"
Internationally Applicable: Yes
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