Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum wall length without articulation40 ft
Where any solid wall or fence exceeds forty feet (40') in length, the wall or fence shall be visibly articulated by pilasters or changes in the wall plane such as insets for plantings.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. fence materials
Chainlink is not permitted. Property line fencing with unadorned solid wood or cinder block is prohibited.
Landscaping & trees
- Landscape trees per parking spaces7 spaces_per_tree
At least one landscape or shade tree shall be provided for every seven (7) spaces of open parking areas.
- Minimum tree size for screening24 inches
A minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the trees used for screening purposes shall be twenty four inch (24") box size when installed.
Other
- Maximum shared entries per cluster4 entries
Access points to residential units shall be clustered in groups of four (4) or less.
A residential planned development project shall have a minimum of forty percent (40%) private and common open space, not including balcony area.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. (ground floor)225 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Ground floor: Two hundred twenty five (225) square feet
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. (upper story)60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Upper story dwelling without ground floor: Sixty (60) square feet
Primary, bright, and fluorescent colors shall be avoided.
- Roof material requirement
The roofing material shall be constructed of nonreflective fire retardant materials and exhibit muted earth tones.
Parking
- Maximum parking court length ratio0.5 ratio
The length of parking courts shall not exceed a length greater than one-half (1/2) the length of the lot where they are located.
- Guest parking ratio0.5 spaces_per_unit
Guest parking, either on street or in common parking areas, shall be provided at a ratio of one space per two (2) dwelling units.
- Minimum separation between parking courts30 ft
Parking courts shall be separated by structures or by a landscape buffer of at least thirty feet (30').
- Parking spaces per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.2 spaces
Two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided.
From the ordinance
General standards for multi-family, planned residential development, and residential/social care facilities.