Dimensional standards
Lot
- Minimum lot depth
- 1 ft
Extracted standards
25 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Maximum driveway side slope25 pct
Side slopes for driveway cuts shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%)
- Maximum finished slope grade15 pct
No finished slopes are to be created with a final grade greater than fifteen percent (15%)
- Steep slopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. regulations
Steep slopes are classified into two categories: slopes of 15-25% with erodible soils, and slopes greater than 25%.
Other
- Curb and gutter required
Curbs and gutters shall be required for the purpose of drainage and safety and delineation and protection of the pavement edge.
- Maximum block length1,200 ft
Blocks should not normally exceed one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet
- Maximum cul-de-sac turnaround grade4 pct
The grade of cul-de-sac turnarounds shall not exceed four percent (4%).
- Maximum cul-de-sac length800 ft
Cul-de-sac streets shall not exceed eight hundred (800) feet in length
- Maximum dead-end street length800 ft
Such dead-end streets shall not exceed eight hundred (800) feet in length from the centerline of the nearest road intersection.
- Maximum lot depth to width ratio4 ratio
The depth of residential lots shall not be less than one (1) nor more than four (4) times the width
- Maximum number of lots on a cul-de-sac25 lots
and shall not furnish access to more than twenty-five (25) individual lots.
- Maximum street centerline grade10 pct
Centerline grades for all streets shall not exceed ten percent (10%).
- Maximum streetlight spacing300 ft
Streetlights shall be spaced at a maximum of three hundred (300) feet apart
- Minimum lot depth to width ratio1 ratio
The depth of residential lots shall not be less than one (1) nor more than four (4) times the width
each lot shall have a minimum frontage of fifty (50) feet on said street
- Minimum sidewalk width when abutting curb6 ft
The minimum design standards for sidewalks shall be at least six (6) feet in width when abutting the curb
- Minimum sidewalk width when offset from curb5 ft
and a minimum of five (5) feet when offset from the curb.
- Minimum street intersection angle80 deg
All streets shall approach each other at an angle of not less than eighty degrees (80°)
- Minimum street jog centerline offset125 ft
Street jogs with a centerline offset of less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet shall not be permitted.
- Minimum trash screen fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
A solid wood or masonry fence at least six (6) feet in height shall be provided on three (3) sides
- Minimum turnaround radius40 ft
All dead-end and cul-de-sac streets shall be provided at the closed end with a turnaround whose minimum radius shall be forty (40) feet.
- Minimum utility easement width for overhead electric20 ft
and twenty (20) feet for overhead electric facilities
- Minimum utility easement width for underground electric10 ft
Utility easements with a minimum width of ten (10) feet for underground electric facilities
- Sidewalk required
Sidewalks shall be installed by the applicant along both sides of all new streets.
- Stormwater peak rate control
The ten-year post-development peak rate of runoff from the land development shall not exceed the ten-year predevelopment peak rate of runoff.
- Underground wiring required
All electric, telephone, television and other communication lines, both main and service connections, installed for new subdivisions or developments shall be made by underground wiring.
From the ordinance
The design standards and regulations of this Article shall be required as minimum requirements for all subdivisions and developments within the Town.