Article 26, Sections 26-86 to 26-96
Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right8
- Attached and detached single-family dwellings
- Multiple-family dwellings
- Multiple-use structures
- Any permitted use or accessory use specified in the RS, Residential Single-Family District
- Any permitted use or accessory use specified in the B-O, Business Office District
- Any permitted use or accessory use specified in the B-1, Neighborhood Business District
- Any permitted use or accessory use specified in the M-1, Limited Industrial District
- Telecommunications towers and related facilities that do not exceed fifty (50) feet in height
Conditional / special use3
- Any conditional use listed in the RS, Residential Single-Family District, the B-1, Neighborhood Business District, or the M-1, Limited Industrial District
- Any permitted or conditional use listed in the B-2, General Business District
- Telecommunications towers and related facilities that exceed one hundred forty (140) feet in height and temporary telecommunications towers and related facilities of any height
Extracted standards
15 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. for multiple-family and other uses in feet60 ft
Multiple-family structures all other commercial and institutional uses, including combined use structures, shall not exceed a height of five (5) stories or sixty (60) feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for multiple-family and other uses5 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Multiple-family structures all other commercial and institutional uses, including combined use structures, shall not exceed a height of five (5) stories or sixty (60) feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. dwellings in feet50 ft
Single-family dwelling units, both attached and detached shall not exceed a height of four (4) stories or fifty (50) feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. dwellings4 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Single-family dwelling units, both attached and detached shall not exceed a height of four (4) stories or fifty (50) feet, whichever is less.
Lighting
- Maximum streetlight heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
Streetlights, when provided, shall not exceed a height of fifteen (15) feet anywhere within the district.
Other
- Buffer along Major Thoroughfare for commercial/industrial uses25 ft
For commercial and industrial uses, a buffer shall be provided, and shall be no less than twenty-five (25) feet in width.
- Buffer along Major Thoroughfare for residential uses50 ft
For residential uses, a buffer no less than fifty (50) feet in width
- Buffer along other public roads25 ft
A buffer no less than twenty-five (25) feet in width shall be required along the frontage of all other existing public roads
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. area20 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum area for a Mixed Use District shall be twenty (20) acres
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. as percentage of net developable area25 pct
No less than twenty-five (25) percent of the net developable area of the overall district shall be set aside as open space.
All MX Districts shall be developed with public utilities.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. boundary for non-residential uses100 ft
No use other than residential uses shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to the boundary of the district or to any adjoining existing or proposed road
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. boundary for residential uses50 ft
No residential use shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to the boundary of the district or to any adjoining existing or proposed road
Parking
- Parking spaces per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.2.25 spaces
2.25 parking spaces per dwelling unit
- Parking spaces per square foot of commercial/industrial300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
1 parking space per three hundred (300) square feet of approved commercial or industrial uses.
From the ordinance
The purpose of this district is to encourage large-scale developments... All MX Districts shall be developed with public utilities.
Parking requirements
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"dwelling_unit": "2.25 spaces",
"commercial_industrial": "1 per 300 sq ft"
}