Article 3, Section D (NT-R)
Dimensional standards
Lot
- Minimum lot depth
- 80 ft
Density
Height & bulk
Uses
Permitted by right3
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Minimum density4 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
The minimum subdivision density of any NT-R subdivision shall not be less than four (4) dwelling units per net developable acre.
Environmental
- Maximum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. from environmental features25 pct
No NT-R District residential lot shall be designed in such a way that an area of more than 25% of the minimum lot area is comprised of one or more of the following physical land units: (a) slopes 30% or greater, (b) wetlands, (c) 100-year floodplains, and (d) water features.
Other
- Central plaza or commons required
Required open space within the NT-R District shall include a central plaza or commons serving as a landscaped, passive open space for the residential neighborhood.
- General development plan required
All uses in the NT-R district shall require a general development plan, a final site plan, neighborhood design guidelines, architectural schematics, and a uniform community development code to accompany the subdivision plat and to be processed concurrently.
- 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. for non-residential uses0.25 ratio
A maximum floor area ratio (FAR) equal to 0.25 shall apply to non-residential uses within the NT-R District.
- Maximum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. from environmental features50 pct
No more than 50% of the dedicated open space shall consist of land classified as 100-year floodplain, stream valleys, wetlands, slopes greater than 30%, stormwater management and BMP facilities, or drainage easements.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. size1.5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Minimum district size: One and one-half (1.5) acres.
Twenty percent (20%) of the gross site area shall be open space dedicated to common usage and ownership.
- Minimum tract size for districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. application5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The highly selective application of the NT-R District is to be applied to new single family residential subdivisions on tracts of five acres or greater.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. and landscape design program required
An open space and landscape design program shall be submitted with applications for any land use governed by this district.
- Private well and septic systems prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No private domestic well and septic systems shall be permitted.
- Recreational open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. percentage25 pct
25% of which shall be developed, improved and maintained in perpetuity as recreational and active community open space.
Parking
- Recreational vehicle parking prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Recreational vehicle parking shall not be permitted within any residential lot in this district.
From the ordinance
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