edificabilidad

buildability, development capacity (of land)

noun eh-dee-fee-kah-bee-lee-DAHD Rare

Usage Note

Edificabilidad is a technical urban-planning and real-estate term referring to the maximum buildable surface area or volume permitted on a plot of land under local zoning regulations. It is expressed as a ratio (índice de edificabilidad, floor-area ratio) or in square metres. The word rarely appears outside legal, architectural, or property documents.

Examples

"El índice de edificabilidad limita la altura del edificio."

Natural Translation

The buildability index limits the building's height.

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