The phrase "allowable building" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to construction, zoning laws, or regulations that specify what types of buildings are permitted in a certain area.
Example: "The city council has approved the plans for the new project, as it complies with the allowable building regulations set forth in the zoning ordinance."
Alternatives: "permissible structure" or "approved construction".
It would increase the maximum allowable building density by 60 percent for some large sites near the terminal.
The rezoning led to more foot traffic and more retailers while reducing allowable building heights to 10 to 12 stories from 18 to 20 stories on the boulevards and preserving blocks of brownstones on the side streets.
The Bloomberg administration is advancing an ambitious rezoning proposal for east Midtown (PDF) that would increase allowable building density and encourage developers over the years to assemble some large sites for enormous new office towers.
Raising the allowable building heights in the District would give much greater flexibility with internal floor heights.
"They're breaking the zone by proposing a new design that has twice the height of allowable buildings".
The board members sung the praises of much of the facility's design — such as lower-than-allowable building heights to blend in with the neighborhood and environmentally conscious features such as solar panels and a green roof.
If an interested restaurateur does not step forward, the Burkes want to have an allowable income-producing building rather than have it lie dormant.
While the allowable size of buildings in the special zone would be increased, the size of structures in adjoining neighborhoods would be restricted to preserve local character.
The maximum height allowable for commercial buildings by our General Plan is 45 feet.
Mr. Paull explained that hotels and apartment buildings are usually made of reinforced concrete rather than steel because the use of concrete allows a developer to cram more floors within the allowable height of a building.
Under zoning rules, because the space is no longer available for rent, it can be deducted from the building's allowable bulk, or floor-area ratio (for example, a building on a 15,000-square-foot lot with a floor-area ratio of 5 can have 75,000 square feet of space).
