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Lesson 01
Use, Occupancy, and Construction
Height and Area
Building heights and areas are limited according to the occupancy use and
construction type of the structure. Basements do not contribute to the total
stories when determining allowable building height. When two or more buildings
are located on the same lot, their height and area are determined individually or as
portions of one building, if each building’s height and the buildings’ aggregate
building area are within the limits established in the following table. This table
contains the maximum height permissible for a structure according to its use and
occupancy classification.
The following is taken verbatim from the 2014 Florida Building Code, Section 503, “General
Building Height and Area Limitations.”
TABLE 503 ALLOWABLE BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS Building
height limitations shown as stories and feet above grade plane.
Story limitations shown as stories above plane. Building area limitations
shown in square feet, as determined of “Area, building ,” per story
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