Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Uses
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
10 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. at right-of-way line30 ft
No structure shall exceed 30 feet at the right-of-way line, and the height of the structure shall increase no more than one foot of additional height for each foot of horizontal distance from the ROW line, or the height of the structure shall not exceed the distance between the structure and any abutting land that is in a single-family detached zoning district.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase with conditions50 pct
The town council may permit an increase the height of structures by up to 50 percent, and the floor area ratio by up to 100 percent, if the PD-B development includes all of the following...
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 100 feet of residential
The height of buildings located within 100 feet of existing residential development or undeveloped land in a residential zoning district shall not exceed the maximum height permitted for residential structures in the adjacent residential zoning district.
Other
- Landmark business option standards
An increase in height over the height and floor area ratio allowed in Table 78-302.2 may be permitted by special exception, provided that the resulting floor area ratio does not exceed 1.0, the height does not exceed 100 feet, the setback is at least equivalent to the height, a minimum of 50 percent of the site is open space, no part is less than 500 feet from residential, etc.
- Landscaping requirement
Any part of the project area not used for buildings or other structures, parking, loading or access ways shall be landscaped with grass, trees and/or shrubs.
- Maximum 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 with conditions100 pct
The town council may permit an increase the height of structures by up to 50 percent, and the floor area ratio by up to 100 percent, if the PD-B development includes all of the following...
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. area2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
PD-B district may only be applied to lands that comprise a minimum of two acres.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. may include streetscape up to25 pct
Up to 25 percent of the required open space may occur within the street right-of-way when developed with streetscape design...
Parking
- Minimum distance of parking from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. boundary60 ft
No off-street parking or loading area shall be closer than 60 feet from any residential zoning district boundary.
Setback
- Side and rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. width adjacent to residential
Adjacent to residential uses, the width of the side and rear yard shall be equivalent to the height of the building, as measured from its highest point.
From the ordinance
Lots in the PD-B district shall have a maximum floor area ratio of 0.4. The height of structures in the PD-B district shall not exceed 45 feet. A minimum of 20 percent of the gross land area of the PD-B district shall be set-aside as open space.