Article IX, Sec 21-79 to 21-90.1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right7
Conditional / special use12
Accessory1
Extracted standards
30 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density bonus
- Incentive lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. reduction at 60% elements8,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
incentive zoning would allow a reduction to a minimum lot area of eight thousand (8,000) square feet if sixty percent (60%) of the incentive zoning elements are met
- Incentive lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. reduction at 80% elements6,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a reduction to a minimum lot area of six thousand (6,000) square feet if eighty percent (80%) of the zoning elements are met
Design
- Application to alterations
Where a proposal is for an alteration or addition to existing structure, these requirements will only be applied to the portion of a structure being altered or added.
- Corner lot window requirement
On corner lots, minimum window percentage only required for street facing façade with primary entrance.
- Incentive zoning elements
Includes site design (new urbanism, TND), environmental sustainability, affordable housing, historic preservation. Specific requirements: variety in lot frontages, setbacks, elevations; preferred architectural styles; preferred building materials; consistent design; high proportion of openings; no blank facades; four-sided consistent materials; accessory structure consistency; garage orientation; age-in-place design; connectivity; quality features; street lights; outdoor amenities; alleyways; grid pattern blocks; complete streets; no developed lots in wetlands; tree canopy 25%; street trees 1/30ft; green building standards; stormwater LID; open space quantity/quality; protection of environmental features; green infrastructure; affordable housing revitalization; historic preservation.
- Minimum pedestrian street-facing entrances1 entrances
The primary structure shall have a minimum one (1) pedestrian street-facing entrance on the front façade.
- Minimum window percentage on front façade15 pct
A minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the front facing building façade shall consist of windows.
- Minimum window percentage on street facing façade (incentive)20 pct
Defined as a minimum twenty percent (20%) windows on street facing façade.
- Maximum distance of entrance from longest street-facing wall8 ft
The entrance must be within eight (8) feet of the longest street-facing wall
- Street entrance orientation requirements
The entrance must face the street, be at an angle of up to 45 degrees from the street, or open on to a porch.
- Window percentage exclusions
Glass block and vents do not meet this standard.
Fencing & walls
- Minimum screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
not less than six (6) feet in height
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. fence materials for screening
No chain link, wire mesh, barbed wire or similar fence material shall be utilized for such screening purposes.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum tree canopy (incentive)25 pct
Provide a tree canopy at a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%).
- Street tree spacing (incentive)30 ft
Provide street trees at a minimum one (1) tree per thirty (30) feet.
Other
- Consistent materials requirement
Exterior finish materials on the majority of the façade (greater than fifty-percent) shall be the same type on the majority (greater than fifty-percent) of all elevations of the primary structure.
- Minimum garage recess from primary façade5 ft
if the garage is front-loading, it must be recessed from the primary façade of the main structure by a minimum of five (5) feet.
- Maximum units per cottage court development12 units
Maximum of twelve (12) units per cottage court development.
- Maximum front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for townhome units35 ft
The maximum setback for townhome units shall be no greater than thirty-five (35) feet from the property line
- Maximum dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. in a single multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. building12 units
Maximum of twelve (12) dwelling units in a single multifamily building.
- Maximum percentage of dwellings with recessed front-loading attached garage50 pct
no more than fifty (50%) percent of dwellings may have a recessed front-loading, attached garage.
- Maximum townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. units in a continuous row6 units
Maximum of six (6) townhouse units shall be connected in a continuous row.
- Minimum side and rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures5 ft
The minimum side and rear yards for accessory structures shall be five (5) feet.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.5 pct
five percent (5%) shall be common open space
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit (incentive, >20 units)200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provide parks with recreation for new residential development at a minimum of two hundred (200) square feet per unit.
- Minimum rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for townhome and cottage court units5 ft
The minimum rear yard setback for individual townhome and cottage court units shall be five (5) feet.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. between townhome rows20 ft
The minimum setback between townhome rows shall be twenty (20) feet.
- Minimum side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. between cottage court units6 ft
The minimum side setback between cottage court units shall be six (6) feet.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. exterior finish materials
Concrete masonry units, or cinderblock, shall not be a visible exterior finish material from the public road, right-of-way, or adjacent residential property.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. garage type for townhome/cottage court
For townhome or cottage court structures, attached front-loading garages shall not be permitted.
From the ordinance
It is the purpose of this district to encourage a variety of housing types and arrangements through incentive zoning...