RFA Floor Area Calculator

RFA Floor Area Calculation

Restricted Floor Area — San Francisco Building Housing Ordinance (BHO)

Base allowable SF
Base Allowable + Bonus
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Area / Floor Floor
Area SF
Occ. Building Code RFA — BHO Calculation Total
RFA SF
School District
Fee SF
BC R3 SF BC U SF Ceiling
>14' HT
add SF
Stairs SF Elevator
SF
BHO
Exempt SF
TOTAL
R3: — · U: —
Restricted Floor Area
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Assessable Space

Column Reference & Occupancy Classification (Occ.)

R3 — Residential. Living spaces: bedrooms, living room, kitchen. Counted in full toward RFA.
U — Utility / Garage. First 200 SF exempt from RFA; remainder counts. School fee: exempt.
ADU — Accessory Dwelling Unit. Fully exempt from RFA. School fee: exempt.
Bsmt — Basement. Fully exempt from RFA (slab ≤ 2 ft above grade). School fee: exempt.
Ceiling >14' HT — Double-count: enter additional SF (area × 1 extra). Stairs & elevators counted once only.
BHO Exempt SF — Negative deduction per BHO Ordinance (basement/ADU = full area; garage = −200 SF).
School District Fee SF — Assessable Space per BASEC. Enter manually per row; total auto-sums. Exempt if ≤ 500 SF.
Max Allowable RFA = Base Allowable SF + Bonus SF (or Base only if bonus not used).