Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Neighborhood overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. area
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Four-sided architecture required for commercial facades
Facades for all new commercial and office buildings visible from adjacent properties and/or adjacent public rights-of-way shall integrate architectural details into the facade to enhance the appearance of exterior wall surfaces.
- Roof framing type must match neighboring residences
Roof framing (hip, gable, gambrel, flat) on new construction and/or additions shall be of a type found on another residence on either side of the block on which the structure is located.
Other
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within principal building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.25 ft
New accessory structures or additions to existing accessory structures within the building setback for the principal residence shall not exceed the height of the existing principal residence, or twenty-five feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above average front elevation of neighboring residences8 ft
The height of new construction and/or additions shall not exceed eight feet higher than the average building height of the front elevation of the ten closest existing residences on the same side of the street, as determined by the side on which the front door is located, or twenty-five feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum lot footprint for lots up to 7,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Total lot coverage for all built structures, including accessory buildings, attached and detached garages, and the principal residence, excluding decks, shall not exceed 2,500 square feet, maximum total footprint, on any lot up to 7,000 square feet.
- Minimum masonry exterior wall percentage50 pct
The combined exterior wall surfaces on residences and attached or detached garages shall not be less than 50% masonry for the entire structure, excluding doors and windows.
- Minimum trees for additions below redevelopment threshold1 trees
Any addition to an existing residence below the redevelopment threshold defined in section 17-70-020 shall include the installation of at least one tree to be located in the front yard.
From the ordinance
The provisions of the neighborhood overlay area are in addition to the requirements of the underlying zone district... Development requirements: Residential: lot coverage, building height, roof framing, building materials, landscaping; Commercial: four-sided architecture.