Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Areas not counted as open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
More than 50% natural features, yards on single/two-family lots, street rights-of-way, parking areas, land covered by structures, outdoor storage, stormwater not as amenity.
- Minimum contiguous open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.40 pct
Required open space must be compact with a minimum of 40 percent of the required open space contiguous.
- Maximum natural features percentage50 pct
A maximum of 50 percent of the required open space shall be comprised of natural features.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. applicability
All new development within residential and planned development districts in the city must comply with the standards in this division. Exemptions: single- and two-family development on individual lots, minor subdivisions, utility uses, and development within the DT district.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. plan required
All development applications subject to review for compliance with the standards of this division must include an open space plan.
- Maximum stormwater facility percentage75 pct
A maximum of 75 percent of the land area occupied by stormwater management facilities may be included as open space.
From the ordinance
The standards in this division are intended to ensure that a minimum amount of required open space is provided in new development for the use and enjoyment of the development's residents, employees, and users...