Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Uses
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density increase with conditions50 pct
The town council may increase the density of the residential dwelling units by up to 50 percent, if the PD-R development includes two or more of the following...
Other
- Maximum commercial land area per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum total land area, including all at-grade off-street parking and loading areas in connection therewith, devoted to commercial and office uses, is 400 square feet per dwelling unit in the planned development.
- Minimum common recreation area10 pct
A minimum of ten percent of the gross land area of the PD-R shall be set-aside as common recreation space.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. area3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
A PD-R district may only be applied to lands that comprise a minimum of three contiguous acres.
- Vehicular sales prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
The commercial display and sale of vehicles is generally prohibited but the sale of individually owned vehicles may be permitted pursuant to section 78-80.4(p).
From the ordinance
The maximum gross density of the PD-R district shall be five dwellings per acre. The height of structures in the PD-R district shall not exceed 45 feet. A minimum of 25 percent of the gross land area shall be set-aside as common open space.