Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 30%
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right8
Conditional / special use4
- eating or drinking place selling alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption (if open after 12:00 a.m. within 200 ft of residential, or adjacent to church/school/hospital/daycare)
- parking facility adjacent to residential property
- central disposal system
- regional drainfield serving more than one parcel
Prohibited2
- theaters and other entertainment establishments
- probation, parole and similar correctional or penal services within 1,000 ft of school, residential, child care, public park, or religious property
Extracted standards
13 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. when abutting residential35 ft
Any building or silo located on a lot that abuts property zoned or used for residential purposes may be constructed to a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when abutting residential with 125 ft setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.75 ft
Any such building or silo may be constructed to a maximum height of seventy-five (75) feet if the building is set back at least one hundred twenty-five (125) feet measured from the required setback for all yards abutting property zoned or used for residential purposes.
- Maximum silo heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when not abutting residential110 ft
Any silo which is located on a lot that does not abut property zoned or used for residential purposes and which does not house flammable, combustible, or hazardous materials... may be constructed to a maximum height of one hundred ten (110) feet.
Other
- Distance from residential requiring conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. for alcohol200 ft
The eating or drinking place is open for business after 12:00 a.m. and any portion of such property containing an eating and drinking place is located within two hundred (200) feet of any lot line of a lot containing any property zoned or used for residential purposes.
- Required vegetation increase for setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction30 pct
Such landscaping shall at a minimum include a thirty (30) percent increase in vegetation beyond that which is required by section 19-600 of this ordinance
- Maximum floor area for non-transient boarders25 pct
No more than 25 percent of the total floor area of any dwelling may be used for non-transient boarders.
- Maximum floor area for dry cleaning2,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Floor area devoted to dry cleaning, pressing and dyeing is limited to 2,000 square feet.
- Maximum residential floor area (condition 15)25 pct
No more than 25 percent of the gross floor area shall be used for residential purposes. If the total area devoted for residential uses exceeds 25 percent of the gross floor area, a conditional use permit shall be obtained
- Parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street10 ft
Off-street parking (parking and vehicle area) setback. From streets, 10 feet.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. distance from sensitive uses for correctional services1,000 ft
probation, parole and similar correctional or penal services shall be prohibited if any property, structure, or improvement containing such use will be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the line of any property that: Is used for public or private school purposes; Is zoned for or used for residential purposes; Is used for child care purposes; Is used as a public park; or Is used for religious purposes.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from non-residential property30 ft
Rear yard, ten percent of the average lot depth or 30 feet, whichever is greater.
- Maximum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction with enhanced landscaping30 pct
In exchange for such landscaping, the required setback may be reduced by no more than thirty (30) percent.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from non-residential property15 ft
Side yard, 15 feet; however, if adjoining lots are part of a single, integrated commercial site plan, a side yard setback of zero (0) feet may be approved.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot size, 10,000 square feet. Minimum lot width, 80 feet. Minimum lot frontage, 64 feet. Principal building setback (required yards). From streets (front yards), 30 feet. From property zoned for residential use. Side yard, 20 feet. Rear yard, ten percent of the average lot depth or 35 feet, whichever is greater. Maximum lot coverage of building, 30 percent. Maximum building heights: Any building or silo may be constructed to a maximum height of seventy-five (75) feet, except as otherwise stated below. Buildings and silos located on lots abutting residential property. Any building or silo located on a lot that abuts property zoned or used for residential purposes may be constructed to a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet.