Section 5.7, 5.8, 5.10
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Conditional / special use2
Accessory3
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. near low density residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.2 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Height of office buildings is limited to three (3) stories or to two (2) stories in proximity to a low density residential district.
Other
- Access from arterial/collector for buildings over 2,500 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.
The principal means of access for any office or other permitted business use containing more than 2,500 square feet of floor area shall be from arterial and collector thoroughfares.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when street less than 50 feet wide50 ft
If street is less than fifty (50) feet in width front yard shall be at least fifty (50) feet from the street centerline.
- Landscaping required for unused areas
Any part of the lot or project area not used for buildings or other structures, parking, loading and accessways, shall be landscaped with appropriate planting or with pedestrian walks in accord with an approved landscaping plan.
- Maximum storage area as percentage of floor area10 pct
Storage of office supplies or merchandise normally carried in stock or used in connection with a permitted use, subject to applicable district regulations and provided such storage area does not exceed ten (10) percent of the total floor area of the building.
Parking
- No parking in required front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
No parking shall be permitted within a required front yard.
Signage
- Maximum detached sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A detached sign limited in area to twelve (12) square feet and limited in height to ten (10) feet if there are no flat signs larger than six (6) square feet.
- Maximum detached sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
A detached sign limited in area to twelve (12) square feet and limited in height to ten (10) feet if there are no flat signs larger than six (6) square feet.
- Maximum directional sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Directional signs of any type, limited in area to two (2) square feet.
- Maximum flat sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Flat signs limited in area to twelve (12) square feet one for each street frontage or one for each main building on the premises.
From the ordinance
For office and studio uses and for clinics and funeral homes the minimum lot size shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet with minimum lot width of one hundred (100) feet. Building coverage shall be limited to a maximum of fifty (50) percent of lot area. Total width of both side yards shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet. Height limited to three (3) stories.