Sec. 32-83
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Parking
- Minimum, studio / 1-bedroom
- 1
- Minimum, 2+ bedroom
- 2
Uses
Permitted by right1
- All uses permitted by-right and as accessory uses in the R-3 District except short-term rentals and electric vehicle charging station(s)
Conditional / special use4
- All uses in the C-1, C-2 and C-3 Districts
- Conditional uses within the R-3 District
- Short term rentals including subletting of units (less than 1,000 sq ft, 30 days or less)
- Any other commercial or professional use compatible with the intent of the district
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. row length240 ft
No such row shall exceed 240 feet in length.
- Maximum townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. units in a row25 units
No more than 25 town-house dwelling units shall be constructed or attached together in a continuous row, and no such row shall exceed 240 feet in length.
Height
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (commercial)35 ft
Buildings may be erected up to a height of 35 feet from the adjacent ground elevation.
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (residential)40 ft
Maximum building height (feet): forty (40).
Other
- Maximum building coverage (residential)60 pct
Building coverage: No more than 60 percent of the lot may be covered by the structures.
- Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. (multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.)0.35 ratio
Minimum lot requirements lot area per building (FAR): 0.35.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. at setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. line (commercial)40 ft
Lot width at setback line (feet): forty (40).
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. at building line (multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.)60 ft
No multi-family unit may be erected on a lot which has a width at the building line of less than sixty feet (60').
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. (multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.)10 pct
Open space shall be provided equivalent to ten percent of lot area.
- Primary access
All development on the parcel shall maintain primary access (and signage, if applicable) to Cassatt Parkway via the Main Street access road.
Parking
- Parking distance from dwelling200 ft
No such parking lot or garage shall be located more than 200 feet from the dwelling unit which it serves.
Setback
Front setback (feet): 25 feet from center of right-of-way (defined as centerline of main street roadway) or 15 percent of the lot depth, whichever is less.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. (commercial)10 ft
Rear yard (feet): ten (10).
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. (commercial)5 ft
Side yard (feet): five (5).
From the ordinance
The following standards shall apply: Minimum of five acres (5 ac) for the PUD District. Townhouse projects must have minimum of one acre. Multi-family projects must have minimum of one acre.
Parking requirements
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"townhouse": "2 spaces per dwelling unit",
"multi_family_2plus_br": "2 spaces per unit",
"multi_family_1br_studio": "1 space per unit"
}