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
Servicing
- Applies near
- Tom's Creek
- Geographic extent
- Tom's Creek Basin
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
- Density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes. up to 2 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.2 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
The maximum gross density may be increased up to a maximum of two (2) units per acre excluded 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.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. size30 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Minimum district size: Thirty (30) acres.
- Underground utilities
All utility lines, electric, telephone, cable television lines, etc., shall be placed underground.
From the ordinance
Minimum district size: Thirty (30) acres. Minimum open space: A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the total area shall be designated as permanent open space. Maximum gross density: One (1) dwelling unit per acre, excluding acreage within the 100-year floodplain. The maximum gross density may be increased up to a maximum of two (2) units per acre.