Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Uses
Extracted standards
28 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Density calculation exclusions
Density shall be calculated based on the gross area of the lot, excluding areas within floodplains and steep slopes.
Lighting
- Full cutoff lighting
Exterior lighting shall be full cutoff or fully shielded.
Noise
- Noise restriction hours
No use shall produce noise that is audible beyond the property line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Other
- Civic encroachment10 ft
Balconies, stoops, stairs, open porches, bay windows, and raised doorways are permitted to encroach into the front setback a maximum of ten feet.
- Civic building max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.42 ft
Maximum height: 42 feet
- Civic building min lotMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. width70 ft
Minimum lot width: 70 feet.
- Civic parking location
Off-street parking shall be provided in the side or rear yards only unless shared parking is utilized.
Front: ten feet. Sides: 15 feet. Rear: 25 feet.
- Commercial building max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.42 ft
Maximum height: three stories (42 feet).
- Max unpierced wall length16 ft
No frontage wall shall remain unpierced by a window or functional general access doorway for more than 16 feet.
- Commercial building min lotMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. width32 ft
Minimum lot width: 32 feet.
- Commercial window frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.50 pct
At least 50 percent of the width of street level frontages shall be in windows or doorways.
- Commercial building setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Front: zero feet. Sides: zero feet. Rear: 20 feet.
- Curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. prohibition
Curb cuts shall be prohibited along the frontage of townhouse and commercial buildings
- Dust and air pollution restriction
No use shall produce dust or air pollution that is detectable beyond the property line.
FAR shall be calculated as the total gross floor area of all buildings on the lot divided by the gross area of the lot.
- Loading area location
Loading areas in the MXB-HT subdistrict shall be located in the rear yard and shall be screened from view
- Maximum guest rooms5 rooms
Bed and breakfast inns shall be owner-occupied and shall not exceed five guest rooms.
- Maximum temporary use duration30 days
Temporary uses shall not exceed 30 days in duration
- Mechanical equipment screening
Mechanical equipment in the MXB-HT subdistrict shall be screened from view
At least 10 percent of the gross area of any development in the MXB-HT subdistrict shall be devoted to open space.
- Minimum walkway width5 ft
Pedestrian walkways shall be at least five feet in width
- Odor restriction
No use shall produce odor that is detectable beyond the property line.
- Refuse area location
Refuse areas in the MXB-HT subdistrict shall be located in the rear yard and shall be screened from view
- Residential roof pitch
Main roofs on residential buildings shall be symmetrical gables or hips with a pitch no less than 5:12.
- Rooftop equipment screening
Rooftop equipment in the MXB-HT subdistrict shall be screened from view
- Solid waste screening
Solid waste storage areas shall be screened from view from public streets and adjacent properties.
- Vibration restriction
No use shall produce vibration that is detectable beyond the property line.
From the ordinance
The maximum density for residential uses in the MXB-HT subdistrict shall be 20 dwelling units per acre.