Additional Square Feet definition
Additional Square Feet means the net increase in square feet of building floor area, as defined in the California Building Standards Code, on a parcel of real property. Additional square feet equals the number of new building square feet proposed to be established on the parcel of real property by issuance of a building permit, less the number of building square feet (a) legally removed from the same parcel of real property by authorized remodeling, demolition or relocation to another parcel of real property, or by accidental destruction or natural disaster, during the year preceding the owner's filing for the building permit or (b) authorized to be removed prior to or during the construction for which the building permit is requested.