Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Exemptions from open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. standards
Single- and two-family development on individual lots (not part of a major subdivision or planned development); minor subdivisions; utility uses; and development within the DT district are exempt.
- Maximum percentage of required open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. from natural features50 pct
A maximum of 50 percent of the required open space shall be comprised of natural features.
- Maximum square or plaza area43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A square or plaza must be at least 200 square feet, but no more than one acre, in area.
- Maximum percentage of stormwater facility land area counted as open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.75 pct
A maximum of 75 percent of the land area occupied by stormwater management facilities may be included as open space.
- Minimum percentage of required open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. that must be contiguous40 pct
Required open space must be compact with a minimum of 40 percent of the required open space contiguous unless...
- Minimum square or plaza area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A square or plaza must be at least 200 square feet, but no more than one acre, in area.
- 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.
From the ordinance
All new development within residential and planned development districts in the city must comply with the standards in this division.