Dimensional standards
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Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Contextual setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. requirement
The project will utilize setbacks that are generally similar to structures that front the same street, in order to be compatible with the neighborhood context, and which may include larger than required setbacks.
- Excluded structures from FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. calculation
Basements that are no more than twenty-four (24) inches above average finished grade; Detached structures including accessory buildings and accessory dwelling units; Features as described in Section 32.3 E; Attached accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units; Porches and patios on the ground floor that are unenclosed on two (2) or more sides.
- Garage placement requirement
The proposed garage placement will be generally similar to the pattern common along the same street, including location and setbacks.
- Gross floor area threshold triggering review3,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
gross floor area exceeding three thousand (3,000) square feet
- Massing compatibility requirement
The project massing within the frontage will be compatible with the neighborhood context of structures along the same street, which may include: Additional second story front setbacks, defined front entries which do not exceed the first floor eave height, and similar roof pitch, slope orientation, and floor-to-ceiling heights as adjacent homes.
- Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. without Planning Commission review0.45 ratio
exceeding three thousand (3,000) square feet and a floor area ratio exceeding forty-five percent (45%) shall require a public hearing
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for applicability5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
New single-family dwellings or additions built on a lot that is less than five thousand (5,000) square feet
From the ordinance
Architectural Permit applications for single-family dwellings with a gross floor area exceeding three thousand (3,000) square feet and a floor area ratio exceeding forty-five percent (45%) shall require a public hearing before the Planning Commission.