Definition: lot coverage (General Definition)
"Lot coverage" is that portion of a zoning lot which, when viewed directly from above, would be covered by a building or any part of a building . However, for purposes of computing a height factor , any portion of such building covered by a roof which qualifies as open space , or any terrace, balcony, breeze way, or porch or portion thereof not included in the floor area of a building , shall not be included in lot coverage . For example, a zoning lot of 20,000 square feet consists of one portion, 100 feet by 100 feet, as a corner lot portion, and another portion, 100 feet by 100 feet, as an interior lot portion. In a district that allows 70 percent coverage of the interior lot portion, that portion can have a lot coverage of 7,000 square feet, while the corner lot portion which is allowed 100 percent coverage can have a lot coverage of 10,000 square feet. When a height factor is not computed for a residential building or residential portion of a building , obstructions permitted pursuant to Section 23-341 (Permitted obstructions in required yards or rear yard equivalents) shall not be included in lot coverage , except that the portion of any balcony which does not project from the face of the building shall be counted as lot coverage .