Gross floor area (GFA) shall be defined as the sum in square feet of all floors of the building measured from the exterior face of the exterior walls. The gross floor area shall include or exclude areas as indicated below:
A. Areas Included in Gross Floor Area.
1. All enclosed habitable space.
2. Elevators, hallways, and stairwells on stories containing habitable space.
B. Areas Excluded from Gross Floor Area.
1. Unenclosed porches or decks.
2. Off-street parking areas, including the elevators, hallways, mechanical equipment, and stairwells on stories containing off-street parking.
3. Utility services areas devoted to the electric service, the potable water service, the wastewater system, the telephone service, the cable service, or to a backup generator.
4. Mechanical areas and uninhabited enclosed spaces on tops of roofs not intended for general storage.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)