Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
29 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. adjustment storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code. in R-MF-1/R-MF-21 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
The maximum building height may be adjusted to allow one additional story.
- Mechanical equipment enclosure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.1 ft
Mechanical equipment located on a roof shall be hidden by a wall or other similar enclosure extending not more than one foot above the height of such equipment
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. reduction for emergency communications75 ft
impose height limitations and other development restrictions and conditions on any building or structure proposed to exceed seventy-five (75) feet in height
- Max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. adjustment in R-MF-1/R-MF-245 ft
No adjustment to the maximum building height under this section shall result in a structure higher than forty-five (45) feet
Lighting
- Max parking lighting at residential lot line0.5 footcandles
the direct or reflected illumination does not exceed 0.5 footcandles above background measured at the lot line of any adjoining property zoned or used for residential purposes
Lot
- Drainage ditch exclusion from lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.10 pct
up to a maximum of ten (10) percent of the minimum required lot area may be within such properties and still be included in the calculation of lot area.
- Min lotMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. as % of lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.80 pct
which in all cases shall be a minimum of 80 percent of the minimum lot width for the zoning district
- Min lotMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for stormwater/open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted./conservation50 ft
The minimum lot frontage for lots used exclusively for storm water management, open space or conservation shall be fifty (50) feet.
- Nontidal water exclusion from lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
Land submerged under nontidal waters, up to the normal watermark
- Wetland exclusion from lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
Land constituting tidal wetlands... shall be excluded from the measurement of the lot
Other
- Corner lot front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. reduction50 pct
the depth of the front yard that is to the side of the principal structure built on the lot may be reduced by up to one-half (½) of the front yard requirement
- Max chimney projection into yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.24 inches
Chimneys projecting twenty-four (24) inches or less into the required yard
- Max eave/gutter projection into yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 inches
Overhanging eaves and gutters projecting thirty (30) inches or less into the required yard
- Max projection for porches/patios into yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
provided that they do not project more than five (5) feet into the required yard
- Max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for uncovered terraces/decks in yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 inches
Uncovered terraces or decks which do not exceed thirty (30) inches in height when measured from the established yard grade.
- Min distance for porch projection from street20 ft
In no case shall the projection be closer than twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way line or street reservation line
- Min handicap ramp setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line5 ft
The handicap ramp extension is a minimum of five (5) feet from any lot line
- Min HVAC setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and pump house equipment may be located at a minimum setback of five (5) feet from the nearest property line.
- Min reduced front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. depth15 ft
The yard created by such reduction shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet in depth.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. measurement without reservation line25 ft
each required yard shall be measured from a line located twenty-five (25) feet from the centerline of the pavement.
- Visibility clearance at commercial entrances20 ft
the two equal sides of the triangle forming this visibility clearance area may be twenty (20) feet in length
- Visibility clearance at intersections45 ft
within the triangular area formed by the edge of the pavement of each intersecting street at such corner lot and a straight line which joins those pavement edges at points which are forty-five (45) feet from the point where the projections of the pavement edges intersect
- Visibility clearance at residential entrances10 ft
the two equal sides of the triangle forming this visibility clearance area may be ten (10) feet in length
Parking
- Extra parking for drive-through2 spaces
minimum of two (2) designated extra off-street parking spaces
- Extra parking for pickup service5 spaces
such developments shall provide special parking areas which shall include a minimum of five (5) designated extra parking spaces
- Max parking distance from use500 ft
no parking space shall be located farther than five hundred (500) feet, measured along the path of pedestrian access, from the entrance of the use such space serves
- Max parking reduction in industrial districts25 pct
may only be reduced by a maximum of twenty-five (25) percent of the number of spaces required
- Parking space dimensions
an off-street parking space shall be considered to consist of an identified and marked space of at least nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
- Stacking lanes for drive-through5 vehicles
Stacking lanes shall be provided to accommodate at least five (5) vehicles
From the ordinance
The number of parking spaces required for developments in the O&I, AC, B-1, B-2, M-1 and M-2 zoning districts shall be one (1) parking space for every two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area devoted to office space, customer service or retail sales and one-half (.5) parking space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of remaining gross floor area.
Parking requirements
{
"group 9": "1 per 100 sqft gross floor area",
"group 10": "1 per 100 sqft customer service area",
"group 12": "1 per 300 sqft gross floor area",
"group 13": "1 per 400 sqft gross floor area + 1 per employee largest shift",
"group 14": "1 per 900 sqft gross floor area",
"group 16": "1 per 4 seats",
"group 17": "1 per 200 sqft enclosed + 1 per 4 persons outdoor",
"group 18": "1 per 2 boat slips + 1 per 4 dry storage spaces",
"group 19": "20 spaces",
"group 20": "50 spaces",
"group 21": "5 per bowling lane",
"group 22": "1 per 10 children",
"group 26": "1 per 2 employees largest shift",
"data centers": "1 per employee largest shift",
"high schools": "30 per 100 students grades 9+",
"other offices": "1 per 300 sqft gross floor area",
"indoor recreation": "1 per 4 persons + 1 per employee largest shift",
"other medical care": "1 per 200 sqft gross floor area",
"retail/medical office": "1 per 200 sqft gross floor area",
"colleges/trade schools": "10 per classroom",
"residential care (age)": "1 per 4 beds + 0.5 per employee largest shift",
"group 15 (>50,000 sqft)": "1 per 60 sqft floor area largest assembly room",
"group 15 (≤50,000 sqft)": "1 per 4 fixed seats or 1 per 40 sqft moveable seats",
"O&I, AC, B-1, B-2, M-1, M-2": "1 per 200 sqft office/customer service/retail; 0.5 per 1000 sqft remaining",
"elementary/middle/junior high": "2 per classroom"
}