Dimensional standards
Lot
- Minimum lot depth
- 5 ft
Extracted standards
22 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density credit for amenities10 pct
Additional density credit, but not to exceed 10% of the maximum allowable density in a given district, may be granted by the City Council on a case-by-case basis, where special amenities or recreational improvements of high construction costs are provided in a given residential development.
- Density reduction for unbuildable lands50 pct
Fifty percent of the allowable maximum density shall be permitted and calculated for that area of a site containing any or all of the following features, when the sum of such features comprises 25% or more of such site: ...
- Fractional unit counting for density
Multi-family dwellings that are less than 600 square feet shall be counted as one-half of a dwelling unit; Multi-family dwellings that are 600 to 899 square feet shall be counted as two-thirds of a dwelling unit; Single-family attached dwelling units that are less than 1,200 square feet shall be counted as three-quarters of a dwelling unit.
Lighting
- Minimum streetlighting level0.3 footcandle
For residential and commercial development, streetlighting shall be installed which provides a minimum average of 0.3 footcandle at road grade.
Lot
- Maximum lot depth to width ratio5 ratio
The depth of a lot shall not exceed five times its width.
- Maximum pipestem driveway length200 ft
A pipestem driveway shall serve no more than three lots, shall have a width of no less than 12 feet, and shall have a length not greater than 200 feet from the street right-of-way.
- Minimum pipestem driveway width12 ft
A pipestem driveway shall serve no more than three lots, shall have a width of no less than 12 feet, and shall have a length not greater than 200 feet from the street right-of-way.
- Maximum percentage of pipestem lots10 pct
Pipestem lots shall constitute no more than 10% of the lots in any one section of a subdivision and shall be used only for single-family, detached dwellings.
Other
- Minimum alley width when sole access24 ft
If an alley is the sole means of motor vehicle access to a lot, it: ... Shall have a minimum width of 24 feet
- Maximum bicycle trail cross slope2 pct
Trails shall be 10 feet wide, with a maximum 5% longitudinal slope and 2% cross-slope.
- Maximum bicycle trail longitudinal slope5 pct
Trails shall be 10 feet wide, with a maximum 5% longitudinal slope and 2% cross-slope.
- Bicycle trail width10 ft
Trails shall be 10 feet wide, with a maximum 5% longitudinal slope and 2% cross-slope.
- Maximum block length600 ft
The length of a block shall be not less than 250 feet and not more than 600 feet.
- Minimum block length250 ft
The length of a block shall be not less than 250 feet and not more than 600 feet.
- Maximum cul-de-sac length600 ft
Culs-de-sac shall not be longer than 600 feet.
- Maximum curb cuts per right-of-way2 count
No freestanding use shall have more than two curb cuts on any single right-of-way, and such curb cuts shall maintain a minimum separation of 60 feet.
- Minimum curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. separation60 ft
No freestanding use shall have more than two curb cuts on any single right-of-way, and such curb cuts shall maintain a minimum separation of 60 feet.
- Maximum nonresidential driveway width at curbline50 ft
Driveways for nonresidential uses shall not exceed 50 feet in width at the curbline or more than 35 feet at the front lot line.
- Maximum nonresidential driveway width at front lot line35 ft
Driveways for nonresidential uses shall not exceed 50 feet in width at the curbline or more than 35 feet at the front lot line.
- Minimum one-way driveway width15 ft
One-way driveways shall have a minimum width of 15 feet, and two-way driveways shall be at least 24 feet wide
- Minimum pedestrian connection width5 ft
All commercial, mixed-use, and multifamily development shall provide a network of onsite pedestrian connections with a minimum width of five feet
- Minimum two-way driveway width24 ft
One-way driveways shall have a minimum width of 15 feet, and two-way driveways shall be at least 24 feet wide
From the ordinance
The purpose of Article 72-5 and the various sections and subsections set forth herein is to establish community standards for development in the City...