Dimensional standards
Lot
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Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Facade variation required
A combination of any or all of the following items shall be utilized to vary the facades of the dwelling units in a townhouse structure: changes in front yard, variation of materials, variation of architectural detail and design of facades and rooflines, balconies, roofed porches, bay windows and other approved elements.
Lighting
- HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. style streetlights required
Lighting for required parking areas and roadways within a townhouse development shall be provided by historic style streetlights and poles common to other areas of the Town.
Lot
- Maximum number of townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. in continuous setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. line5 units
There shall be no more than five townhouses in a continuous setback line.
- Minimum width per townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. unit24 ft
Minimum width per townhouse unit: 24 feet.
Other
- Common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. management required
Should the units be for sale or rental, a nonprofit association, corporation, trust or foundation for all individuals or corporations owning residential property within the planned development shall be established to ensure the maintenance, management and/or operation of open spaces and/or recreation parks.
- Minimum cul-de-sac radius50 ft
The radius of cul-de-sac shall be at least 50 feet.
- Maximum dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. served by cul-de-sac20 units
No more than 20 dwelling units shall be served by any cul-de-sac.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings limited to 10x10 shed
Accessory buildings are not permitted, except that on any lot there may be an enclosed storage shed not exceeding 10 feet in length by 10 feet in width.
- Concrete curbs and gutters required
Concrete curbs and gutters shall be installed along both sides of all new streets within the development.
- Storm runoff and drainage system required
A storm runoff and drainage system shall be installed by the developer in accordance with sound engineering practice.
- FrontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. on dedicated public street
Each townhouse and/or townhouse parking area access road shall front on a dedicated public street meeting State Department of Transportation and Town standards.
- Trash storage screening
Exterior storage areas for trash and rubbish shall be required by the Town. Such areas shall be well-screened on three sides and contain vermin-proof containers.
- Minimum walkway width from parking areas4 ft
Walkways of a minimum of four feet in width, constructed of concrete or brick, shall be installed from common parking areas to the front of all townhouse structures served by such parking areas.
- Public water and sewer required
All developments must be connected to a public water and public sewer system. Each unit shall have its own individual public water and sewer connection.
Parking
- Parking space distance from townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. unit10 ft
No parking space shall be located closer than 10 feet to any townhouse unit.
- Parking not in yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. areas
Parking shall not be located in any yard area but shall be located in common parking areas only. A garage shall not count as an off-street parking space.
- Common parking area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line15 ft
Common parking areas shall be set back at 15 feet from the property line of the development.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot size for townhouse construction: 15,000 square feet. Minimum width of development: 100 feet at the setback line. Minimum width per townhouse unit: 24 feet. Maximum building height shall be 45 feet from grade.
Parking requirements
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