Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right6
- single-family dwelling
- two-family dwelling
- offices and office buildings
- clinics, medical or dental
- employment service or agency
- studio for an artist, designer, writer, photographer, sculptor, or musician
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Office heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. 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/clinic/funeral home20,000 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.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for office/studio/clinic/funeral home100 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.
Other
- Principal access from arterial/collector
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.
- 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.
- Refuse storage hidden from view
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 approval required
Site plan approval is required for both new construction or conversion of an existing building.
- Stormwater drainage provision
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
- Detached sign maximum 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.
- Detached sign maximum 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.
- Directional sign maximum 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.
- Flat sign maximum 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.
From the ordinance
Any use permitted in the R-2 Residential District. 2. Offices and office buildings, business, professional, or administrative...