Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory dwelling units
- One-time increase not applicable to ADUs
This provision shall not be applied to accessory dwelling unit maximums as described in subsections (i.) and (ii.) of Section 18.36.040.A.4.b.
Floodplain
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. deduction50 pct
Enter 50% of any parcel area classified as floodplain area on the Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Other
- Commission may increase single building floor area to 100%100 pct
The architectural and site control commission may allow the eighty-five percent figure stipulated in Line 7 of Table 1A to be increased up to a maximum of one hundred percent when it can make all of the findings set forth below.
- Detached garage/carport included in 85% limitation
In all combining districts, the 85% limitation shall also include any detached garage or carport required by Title 18 'Zoning' of this Code.
- Ground movement potential deduction50 pct
Enter 50% of any area on a parcel classified as Pmw, Ms, Pd, Pdf, Psc or Pf on the Town's Ground Movement Potential Map.
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit for large parcels
For parcels 10 acres and larger, floor areas and impervious surfaces may exceed these limitations when a conditional use permit is granted therefor as provided in Chapter 18.72.
- Large parcel floor area increase216 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
For parcels over 7-1/2 acres and up to 10 acres, the floor area can be increased at the rate of 216 square feet per acre to a maximum of 10,121 square feet.
- Large parcel imperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. surface increase794 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
For parcels over 7-1/2 acres and up to 10 acres, the impervious surface can be increased at the rate of 794 square feet per acre to a maximum of 21,807 square feet.
- Maximum single building floor area85 pct
Calculate Maximum permitted area for any single building as 85% of line 6a., 6b.(4), or 6c.
- One-story building floor area bonus5 pct
Enter 5% of line 6a. or 6b.(4) as appropriate, and add to total shown for 6a. or 6b.(4) to determine AMFA if building will not exceed 1 story (18 feet) in height and 24 feet from lowest point of contact with the ground to the highest point on the building.
- One-time increase for existing buildings5 pct
Any single-family residential building or related accessory building existing on October 25, 1995, may be increased one time up to a total of five percent of the existing floor area or one hundred fifty square feet, whichever is smaller.
- Slope adjustment0.5 pct per pct slope
Enter 0.5% of parcel area for each 1% of average slope.
From the ordinance
The following tables, Table 1 and Table 2, set forth the basic parcel area, open space and bulk regulations which apply to all districts.