Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right4
- offices
- clinics (medical or dental)
- employment service or agency
- studio for artist/designer/writer/photographer/sculptor/musician
Conditional / special use2
Accessory3
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of office buildings3 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Height of office buildings is limited to three (3) stories or to two (2) stories in proximity to a low density residential district.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of office buildings near low density residential2 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Height of office buildings is limited to three (3) stories or to two (2) stories in proximity to a low density residential district.
Lot
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for office/studio/clinics/funeral homes20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For office and studio uses and for clinics and funeral homes the minimum lot size shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet with minimum lot width of one hundred (100) feet unless an existing building is to be converted to such use in which case the existing lot will be considered adequate if required parking can be provided.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for office/studio/clinics/funeral homes100 ft
For office and studio uses and for clinics and funeral homes the minimum lot size shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet with minimum lot width of one hundred (100) feet unless an existing building is to be converted to such use in which case the existing lot will be considered adequate if required parking can be provided.
Other
- Principal access from arterial/collector for buildings >2500 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The principal means of access for any office or other permitted business use containing more than 2,500 square feet of floor area shall be from arterial and collector thoroughfares.
- Front 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 street less than 50 ft wide50 ft
If street is less than fifty (50) feet in width front yard shall be at least fifty (50) feet from the street centerline.
- Landscaping of unused areas
Any part of the lot or project area not used for buildings or other structures, parking, loading and accessways, shall be landscaped with appropriate planting or with pedestrian walks in accord with an approved landscaping plan.
- Loading operations screened
Loading operations shall be conducted within a building and screened from general public view from fronting streets or shall be conducted at the side or rear of buildings.
- Refuse storage screened
Refuse containers or refuse storage shall be located in a paved area and hidden from general public view, either from within or outside the premises by means of fences, walls, or landscape planting.
- Site plan required for office buildings
Site plan approval is required for both new construction or conversion of an existing building.
- Stormwater drainage
Provision shall be made for proper stormwater drainage. Water from parking and loading areas shall not be permitted to drain onto adjacent property except into a natural watercourse or a drainage easement.
Parking
- No parking in required front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
No parking shall be permitted within a required front yard.
Signage
- Maximum detached sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A detached sign limited in area to twelve (12) square feet and limited in height to ten (10) feet if there are no flat signs larger than six (6) square feet.
- Maximum detached sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
A detached sign limited in area to twelve (12) square feet and limited in height to ten (10) feet if there are no flat signs larger than six (6) square feet.
- Maximum directional sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Directional signs of any type, limited in area to two (2) square feet, in such number and in such locations as required for proper management of the premises.
- Maximum flat sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Flat signs limited in area to twelve (12) square feet one for each street frontage or one for each main building on the premises, to identify the address and occupants of an office, studio, or permitted business building.
From the ordinance
A building or land shall be used only for the following purposes: 1. Any use permitted in the R-2 Residential District. 2. Offices and office buildings...