Dimensional standards
Lot
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
- 16,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.37 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
- Minimum lot depth
- 130 ft
Density
Height & bulk
Uses
Permitted by right7
Conditional / special use24
- agriculture, forestry and horticultural uses (non-commercial)
- bed and breakfast, inn, or tourist home
- cemetery
- commercial swimming pool and tennis court
- cupolas, spires and steeples for public and semi-public uses
- day care center (adult and child)
- golf course (excluding par 3, miniature golf, driving range)
- group home
- library
- museum, historic site and shrine
- private community facilities and recreation uses
- school, college or university
- public uses and utilities
- private club and lodge
- storage lot for recreational vehicles
- temporary real estate marketing office
- boarding of horses
- accessory building without primary building
- family day care home
- wildlife rehabilitation center
- transitional living shelter
- post-release housing
- urban agriculture
- campground
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Design and Construction Manual
Refer to City's Design and Construction Manual for residential design standards and criteria.
Floodplain
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. overlay districtOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
Refer to the FP-O, Floodplain Zoning Overlay District, where applicable.
Height
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.24 ft
Accessory buildings: 24 feet.
- Cupola/spire/steeple heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.90 ft
Cupolas, spires and steeples: 90 feet, by special permit.
- Public building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.45 ft
Public or semi-public building: 45 feet, provided that required front, rear and side yards shall be increased by 1 foot for each foot of height over thirty-five feet.
Other
- General Development Plan and site plan required
All uses within the T-R District shall require a General Development Plan for zoning amendment approval and a site plans for special use permit approval.
- Geotechnical report for shrink/swell soils
Any subdivision or lot which is proposed to be developed on shrink/swell soils shall require a geotechnical report to be submitted with the preliminary plat and plans.
- Landscape and screening regulations
Regulated by the Landscape and Screening Regulations.
- Maximum dwellings per lot1 dwelling
No more than one single family dwelling shall be permitted per subdivision lot.
- Net developable area calculation25 pct
No T-R District residential lot shall be designed in which an area more than 25% of the prescribed minimum lot area is comprised of one or more of the following physical land units: (a) slopes 30% or more, (b) wetlands, (c) 100-year floodplains, and (d) water features.
- Non-residential FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. and lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.0.25 FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
A maximum floor area ratio equal to 0.25 shall apply to such non-residential uses and structures, with a maximum percentage of lot coverage equal to 20%.
- Private wells and septic systems prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Public water and sewer is required and lots shall not be permitted with private domestic wells or septic systems.
- Public water and sewer required
The T-R District shall require public water and sewer service, public streets, and pedestrian trails or sidewalks as minimum subdivision improvements.
- Storm water conveyance required
All new public roads in the T-R District shall be constructed with a storm water conveyance system.
- Temporary family health care structure
Such structures shall comply with all setback requirements that apply to the primary structure and with any maximum floor area ratio limitations that may apply to the primary structure. Only one family health care structure shall be allowed on a lot or parcel of land.
Parking
- RV parking prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front/side yards
Recreational vehicle parking shall not be permitted within front yard and side yard setbacks.
Signage
- Sign regulations
Refer to Sign Regulations (Article 10) for signage provisions, where applicable.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot area: 16,000 square feet. Front yard: 35 feet. Rear yard: 35 feet. Side yards: 15 feet. Maximum density: 2.0 units per net acre.