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27.32.050 MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO.

The maximum floor area ratio of buildings and structures on a zoning plot shall be as follows:

(a) In a C2-.5 district, the floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.5;

(b) In a C2-.62 district, the floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.62; except Fashion Island Shopping Mall property may have floor area ratios of 1.0 for office and hotel uses, and 2.0 for residential uses provided traffic generated from these uses does not exceed traffic generated from retail uses with a 0.62 floor area ratio. Covered parking for office use shall not be counted as floor area on the Fashion Island Shopping Mall site.

(c) In a C2-1 district, the floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.0;

(d) In a C2-2 district, the floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.0.