Article 5, Sections 5.3-5.10
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Located in the hillside areas
Uses
Permitted by right2
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for public/quasi-public uses40,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the minimum lot size for public or quasi-public buildings is forty thousand (40,000) square feet.
- Minimum pervious area in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.60 pct
a minimum of sixty percent (60%) of the required front yard area shall be pervious.
- Minimum pervious area per lot40 pct
At least forty percent (40%) of each lot ... shall be pervious.
- SB 9 rear heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with flat roof20 ft
SB 9 Project structures encroaching within the rear setback area ... shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height when that portion of the SB 9 Project has a flat roof
- SB 9 rear heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with pitched roof24 ft
or twenty-four (24) feet in height with a pitched roof
- SB 9 maximum demolition of exterior walls25 pct
No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the existing exterior structural walls shall be demolished if a tenant has occupied the site in the last three (3) years.
- SB 9 minimum rental term30 days
Rental of any units created pursuant to this Section must be for a term longer than thirty (30) days.
Rear: Four (4) feet.
SB 9 Projects shall be set back from the side and rear property lines as provided below: Side: Four (4) feet.
- Sloping lot definition15 pct
any lot in the R-1 or RH Zoning District that has an average slope of fifteen (15) percent or more.
- Stormwater treatment compliance
New development shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 27A (Stormwater Requirement Treatment Measures and Maintenance Program) of the Municipal Code.
- Underfloor fire-retardant materials
Exterior building surfaces between the lowest floor and finished grade shall be comprised of fire-retardant materials to prevent exposure to wildfire hazard.
Parking
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. driveway apron length
Driveway aprons of ten (10) to eighteen (18) feet are prohibited
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
required parking (including a private garage) may be located, at the discretion of the Director, as close as five (5) feet to the street property line
Setback
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for lots 10,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. or more25 ft
Lots area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more: Twenty-five (25) feet.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for lots under 10,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.20 ft
Lot area less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet: Twenty (20) feet.
Upper Stories: Seven (7) feet minimum for twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot depth or thirty-five (35) feet, whichever is less. Remaining portions of upper stories shall have a minimum setback of one half the height of the building face measured at the plateline or ridge beam, whichever is highest.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot area 10,000 sq ft; max height 28 ft; lot coverage 40%; pervious area 40%.