Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Covered main entry porch required
All residences in cottage housing developments shall be provided with a covered main entry porch.
- Covered porch minimum dimensions
The floor of the covered main entry porch shall have minimum dimensions of not less than five feet in any direction (length or width) and measuring at least 60 square feet in area.
Height
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
Maximum building height is 25 feet.
Other
- Maximum ground floor gross area1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum ground floor gross area for an individual principal structure in a cottage housing development shall not exceed 1,000 square feet.
- Maximum total square footage1,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum total square footage for an individual principal structure in a cottage housing development shall not exceed 1,500 square feet.
- Minimum separation between cottage structures12 ft
All buildings within a cottage housing development shall maintain a minimum separation of 12 feet from cottages within a cottage housing development measured from the nearest point of the exterior walls.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per cottage unit400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of 400 square feet per cottage unit of common open space is required.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per cottage unit200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each cottage unit shall be provided with a minimum of 200 square feet of usable private open space separated from the common open space by a hedge or fence not to exceed 36 inches in height.
- Minimum total square footage800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum total square footage for an individual principal structure in a cottage housing development shall not be less than 800 square feet.
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces per house2 spaces
Minimum parking standards will be two spaces per house.
From the ordinance
Maximum building height is 25 feet. The maximum ground floor gross area for an individual principal structure in a cottage housing development shall not exceed 1,000 square feet. The maximum total square footage shall not exceed 1,500 square feet. The minimum total square footage shall not be less than 800 square feet.