Dimensional standards
Density
- Maximum density
- 1 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
- 43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right19
- Agriculture
- Farm Employee Housing
- Forestry Operations
- Kennel, Private
- Stable, Private
- Stable, Commercial
- Wayside Stand
- Home Occupation
- Accessory Apartment
- Single-family Dwelling, Detached
- Single-family Dwelling, Attached
- Townhouse
- Two-family Dwelling
- Community Recreation
- Open Space
- Public Parks and Recreational Areas
- Utility Services, Minor
- Accessory Structures
- Amateur Radio Towers
Conditional / special use26
- Camps
- Cemetery
- Day Care Center
- Educational Facilities, Primary/Secondary
- Educational Facilities, College/University
- Family Day Care Home
- Home for Adults
- Life Care Facility
- Nursing Home
- Public Maintenance and Service Facility
- Public Recreation Assembly
- Religious Assembly
- Utility Services, Major
- Agricultural Services
- Antique Shops
- Bed and Breakfast
- Campgrounds
- Commercial Outdoor Sports and Recreation
- Garden Center
- Golf Course
- Kennel, Commercial
- Neighborhood Convenience Store
- Studio, Fine Arts
- Veterinary Hospital/Clinic
- Broadcasting or Communication Facility
- Custom Manufacturing
Accessory2
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
Maximum density shall be one (1) dwelling unit per acre, excluding acreage within the 100-year floodplain.
Other
- Maximum unrelated persons3 persons
The maximum dwelling unit occupancy shall be a family plus two (2) persons unrelated to the family; or no more than three (3) unrelated persons.
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. 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. exception0.5 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.
Maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.30, except Townhouse maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.50.
- Underground utilities
All utility lines, electric, telephone, cable television lines, etc., shall be placed underground.
From the ordinance
Maximum density shall be one (1) dwelling unit per acre, excluding acreage within the 100-year floodplain. Maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.30, except Townhouse maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.50. Maximum height of structures: Thirty-five (35) feet. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the total area shall be designated as permanent open space.