Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. alteration allowed in certain districts
In Downtown Commercial and General Commercial districts, the floodplain may be piped, channeled, or otherwise altered, so long as the applicant shows that the resulting 100-year flood elevation will not flood the proposed or existing buildings on site or adjacent sites.
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. natural state requirement
Natural stream valleys within the 100-year floodplain shall remain in their natural state in all districts except in Downtown Commercial and General Commercial.
- Parking structure flood depth1 ft
Parking structures are not considered habitable spaces and may be designed to flood no more than one (1) foot in depth.
Other
- Building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from easement5 ft
Where easements do not follow the established lot lines, the nearest edge of any easement shall be a minimum of five (5) feet from any building.
- Minimum easement width15 ft
Minimum easement width shall be fifteen (15) feet unless specifically reduced by the Administrator, based on need or the physical characteristics of the site.
- Sidewalk requirement along developed streets
Sidewalks meeting the design standards of the Subdivision Ordinance shall be provided on public or private land along all parts of a site abutting a developed public street, where such sidewalks do not exist as of the date of the application for site plan approval.
- Sidewalk waiver conditions
The Zoning Administrator may lessen or eliminate the requirements of this subsection based on conditions such as no existing sidewalk network, no transit stops within a quarter-mile, or natural constraints.
- Storm drainage design storm10 year
All storm drainage improvements shall be designed to carry the ten-year storm.
From the ordinance
Sidewalks meeting the design standards of the Subdivision Ordinance shall be provided on public or private land along all parts of a site abutting a developed public street, where such sidewalks do not exist as of the date of the application for site plan approval.