Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Magnolia Avenue, University Avenue, transit stations
- Applies within
- 2,640 ft
- Geographic extent
- Transit-oriented development within one-half mile of a transit stop along Magnolia or University Avenues or any transit station
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum residential density for transit-oriented development40 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Proposed projects within one-half of a mile of: (1) a transit stop along Magnolia or University Avenues or (2) any transit station may have a residential density of up to 40 dwelling units per acre in the MU-V Zone with a maximum total permissible FAR of 2.5.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. enclosing common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. amenities6 ft
Fences and/or walls that enclose common usable open space amenities such as swimming pools and playgrounds, and excluding passive landscape areas, shall have a maximum height of six feet.
- Maximum openwork fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. between building and public right-of-way4 ft
Four feet in height for openwork or combination solid and openwork fences and walls provided that the openwork portion of the fence or wall above a height of three feet shall be no more than one part solid to three parts open.
- Maximum solid fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. between building and public right-of-way3 ft
Fences and/or walls located anywhere between the primary building and the public right-of-way shall not exceed three feet in height for solid fences and walls.
Other
- Common usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. minimum area625 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Common useable open space may be divided into more than one area; however, at least one area shall be a minimum of 625 square feet, with no dimension on any side of less than 25 feet.
- Design review required
No new building, structure, outdoor dining area or sign exterior alteration or enlargement of an existing building, structure, outdoor dining area or sign shall be commenced in any mixed-use zone until design review approval has been granted pursuant to Chapter 19.710 (Design Review).
- Maximum 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. for transit-oriented development2.5 ratio
Proposed projects within one-half of a mile of: (1) a transit stop along Magnolia or University Avenues or (2) any transit station may have a residential density of up to 40 dwelling units per acre in the MU-V Zone with a maximum total permissible FAR of 2.5.
- Minimum commercial floor area40 pct
MU-V Zone: 40 percent of the lineal frontage of the ground floor fronting on any arterial street.
- Minimum live/work unit floor area750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum floor area of a live/work unit shall be 750 square feet.
- Private usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. minimum dimension5 ft
Private useable open space shall have a minimum dimension on any side of five feet.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when adjacent to residential25 ft
The minimum rear yard setback for any mixed-use zone shall be 25 feet when adjacent to a residential zone.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when adjacent to residential15 ft
The minimum side yard setback in the MU-V and MU-U Zones shall be 15 feet when adjacent to a residential zone.
- Building step backStep-backA requirement that upper floors be set further back than the floors below. angle from residential zones45 deg
No portion of the building, excluding parapets, shall extend above an imaginary plane drawn at the property line that is adjacent to the RA-5, RC, RR, RE, and R-1 Zones, and extended at an angle of 45 degrees toward the center of the property.
From the ordinance
The minimum side yard setback in the MU-V and MU-U Zones shall be 15 feet when adjacent to a residential zone. The minimum rear yard setback for any mixed-use zone shall be 25 feet when adjacent to a residential zone. Proposed projects within one-half of a mile of: (1) a transit stop along Magnolia or University Avenues or (2) any transit station may have a residential density of up to 40 dwelling units per acre in the MU-V Zone with a maximum total permissible FAR of 2.5.