618.57.03, 618.58, 618.59, 618.60
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Cul-de-sac maximum length250 ft
Cul-de-sacs, if permitted, shall not exceed 250 feet in length from the nearest intersection with a street providing through access (not a cul-de-sac).
- Curb radius maximum20 ft
In general, curb radii should not exceed 20 feet.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. rate500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./bedroom
Residential development shall provide common open space at a rate of 500 square feet per bedroom unit.
- Planting strip minimum width6 ft
The minimum width of all planting strips, if required, shall be six feet.
- Commercial sidewalk minimum width8 ft
Sidewalks serving mixed use and commercial areas shall be a minimum of eight feet in width (ten–12 feet is preferable in front of commercial buildings).
- Residential sidewalk minimum width5 ft
Residential sidewalks shall be a minimum of five feet in width.
- Type A buffer heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
This type functions as an opaque screen from the ground to a height of at least eight feet.
- Type A buffer width10 ft
Rear and/or side transition yards between residential and nonresidential lots (minimum width: ten feet).
- Type B buffer heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
This type functions as a semi-opaque screen from the ground to at least a height of four feet for screening of car lights and glare.
- Type B buffer width10 ft
Perimeter yard of all multifamily, mixed-use, and nonresidential parking areas visible from the street (minimum width: ten feet).
Parking
- Parallel parking space dimensions
Parallel parking space dimensions shall be a minimum of 20 feet by eight feet.
- Parking lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. limit
Parking lots shall not occupy more than ⅓ of the frontage of the adjacent building or no more than 75 feet, whichever is less.
- Parking lot size limit3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The size of any single surface parking lot shall be limited to three acres, unless divided by a street or building.
- Parking space dimensions
Parking space dimensions (other than those designed for the disabled) shall be a minimum of 18 feet long and nine feet wide.
Signage
- Canopy sign maximum area50 pct
Maximum area: 50 percent of canopy area.
- Incidental sign maximum area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
All buildings may provide wall-mounted incidental signage such as tenant directories, historical markers, or bulletin boards on any wall face provided they do not exceed six square feet in area.
- Sandwich board maximum area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Neither face shall exceed three feet in width or 12 square feet in area.
- Sandwich board maximum width3 ft
Neither face shall exceed three feet in width or 12 square feet in area.
- Wall sign maximum area (non-street)5 pct
Maximum area (Walls not fronting on a public street): Five percent of wall area.
- Wall sign maximum area ratio2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./lineal ft
Maximum area: Two square feet for each lineal foot of wall facing a public street.
- Window sign maximum area20 pct
Signs may be placed on or behind windows but at no such time shall exceed 20 percent of the window area.
From the ordinance
Parking requirements may be satisfied using on-street parking in front of buildings or public lots within 300 feet of primary building entrances. All new development, changes in principal use, and building expansions shall comply with these provisions. Residential development shall provide common open space at a rate of 500 square feet per bedroom unit.
Parking requirements
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