# P&A Practice Quiz Question 11 - % of allowable lot coverage & setbacks

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**Created:** [February 11, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/p-a-practice-quiz-question-11-of-allowable-lot-coverage-setbacks/3971 "2022-02-11T17:57:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![desireegcurrie](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/desireegcurrie/32/1249_2.png) [@desireegcurrie](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/desireegcurrie)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/p-a-practice-quiz-question-11-of-allowable-lot-coverage-setbacks/3971/1 "2022-02-11T17:57:29Z")

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Hi, can someone please help me understand why it isn’t necessary to account for the setbacks when figuring out the maximum area of the building footprint of the addition in Question 11 for the P&A practice quiz? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![coacheliserenwick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/12.png) [@coacheliserenwick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/coacheliserenwick)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/p-a-practice-quiz-question-11-of-allowable-lot-coverage-setbacks/3971/2 "2022-02-15T09:43:34Z")

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Perhaps our in house architect can answer this! @coachchrishopstock

-Elise

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**Author:** ![coachchrishopstock](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/coachchrishopstock/32/1662_2.png) [@coachchrishopstock](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/coachchrishopstock)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/p-a-practice-quiz-question-11-of-allowable-lot-coverage-setbacks/3971/3 "2022-02-15T15:12:35Z")

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Hi @desireegcurrie - this is a great question!  
Maximum lot coverage does not account for setbacks. It’s simply based on the total area of the site.  
Think of it this way - lot coverage affects **how big** of a footprint the building can have, whereas setbacks affect **where** the building can be located on the site.