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Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. required when adjoining R-1
Additional setbacks in the form of a buffer yard shall be required in accordance with section 86-573, where the property adjoins an R-1 zoning district
- Minimum separation between buildings with facing living areas40 ft
Each multi-family building shall be separated by 40 feet between facing living areas
- Minimum separation between buildings with facing windowless walls20 ft
This separation may be reduced to 20 feet when both multi-family buildings contain facing windowless walls
- FrontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. on public street or access within 300 feet
All lots shall have frontage on a public street or access thereto by common dedicated right-of-way within 300 feet
- Minimum width of open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.50 ft
Shall have a minimum width of 50 feet or more
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for parcels over 5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.20 pct
Twenty percent of the total lot area for parcels over five acres
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for parcels up to 5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.10 pct
Ten percent of the total lot area for parcels up to five acres
From the ordinance
All multi-family developments shall be served by public sewer and water.