§ 165-705.04
Dimensional standards
Density
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to B1 and B2 properties less than 20 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. within the Urban Development Area or sewer/water service area
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum gross density10 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Maximum gross density shall be 10 units per acre.
Design
- Minimum central plaza area5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A plaza that is centrally located within the district shall be provided and shall be a minimum of 5,000 square feet in area or 2% of the total acreage of the site, whichever is greater.
- Minimum sidewalk width for other sidewalks5 ft
All other sidewalks shall be a minimum of five feet wide.
- Minimum sidewalk width for primary entrances10 ft
Sidewalks located along primary building entrances utilized for the general public shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide.
- Minimum trail width10 ft
Trails shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide and have a paved surface.
- Minimum window percentage on street-facing facades40 pct
A minimum of 40% of the street-facing building facades between two feet and eight feet in height must be comprised of windows that allow views of indoor space or product display areas.
Other
- Street tree spacing30 ft
One street tree shall be provided for every 30 feet of street frontage.
Parking
- On-street parking counting400 ft
On-street parking can be counted towards meeting the required parking in § 165-202.01 of this chapter, provided such parking is located within 400 feet of the subject principal use.
Signage
- Maximum awning sign area8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum of eight square feet of signage area on an awning.
- Maximum freestanding sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Freestanding business signs shall not exceed 50 square feet in area.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Freestanding business signs shall not exceed 12 feet in height.
- Maximum projecting sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum sign area shall be six square feet on any side of the building.
- Maximum wall-mounted sign area ratio1.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear ft
Wall-mounted signs shall be permitted to encompass 1.5 square feet for every 1.0 linear foot of building frontage, provided that the total area of the wall-mounted sign does not exceed 150 square feet.
- Maximum wall-mounted sign area150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provided that the total area of the wall-mounted sign does not exceed 150 square feet.
Use
- Residential units above ground floor
Residential dwelling units shall be permitted within the same buildings as other permitted uses, provided that such dwellings units shall be located above the ground floor of the building so as not to interrupt the commercial frontage in the district.
From the ordinance
Maximum gross density shall be 10 units per acre.