Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right4
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density bonus
- 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. increase for above-surface parking3 pct
Above-surface off-street parking facilities within an enclosed building or structure up to an amount that is equivalent to a three percent increase in floor area for each 20 percent of the required number of parking spaces to be provided in an above-surface off-street parking facility.
- 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. increase for below-surface parking5 pct
Below-surface off-street parking facilities up to an amount that is equivalent to a five percent increase in floor area for each 20 percent of the required number of parking spaces to be provided in a below-surface off-street parking facility.
- 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. increase for unique design features35 pct
Unique design features ... but not to exceed 35 percent.
- 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. increase for additional open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.2 pct
More open space than the minimum required ... up to an amount that is equivalent to a two percent increase in floor area for each additional one percent of the gross area provided in open space.
Lot
- Minimum privacy yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. attached dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. lot200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a privacy yard, having a minimum area of 200 square feet, shall be provided on each single-family attached dwelling unit lot
Other
- KennelsKennelBoarding or breeding animals above the number kept as household pets. and veterinary hospitals must be in completely enclosed building
Kennels and veterinary hospitals shall be located within a completely enclosed building which is adequately soundproofed...
- Maximum number of company vehicles for vehicle transportation service establishment5 vehicles
The total number of company vehicles permitted on site at any given time shall not exceed five.
- Maximum gross floor area for fast food restaurant as secondary use15 pct
Such use(s) shall comprise not more than 15 percent of the gross floor area of the structure.
- Maximum gross floor area for housing for the elderly as secondary use50 pct
The gross floor area devoted to housing for the elderly as a secondary use shall not exceed 50 percent of the gross floor area of all uses in the development.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. gross floor area for logical extension40,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The proposed development is a logical extension ... it must yield a minimum of 40,000 square feet of gross floor area.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. gross floor area100,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The proposed development yields a minimum of 100,000 square feet of gross floor area.
Fifteen percent of the gross area shall be open space.
- Conditions for new vehicle storage
New vehicle storage shall be permitted by right in accordance with the following: ...
- Prohibition of maintenance or refueling of vehicles on site
There shall be no maintenance or refueling of vehicles on site.
Setback
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for drive-through pharmacy signs from lot line5 ft
Such signs shall not exceed two square feet in area or be located closer than five feet to any lot line.
Signage
- Maximum sign area for drive-through pharmacy2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such signs shall not exceed two square feet in area or be located closer than five feet to any lot line.
From the ordinance
Maximum floor area ratio 1.5, which may be increased ... up to a maximum of 2.5