Section 4-8-4
Dimensional standards
Housing
Servicing
- Applies near
- Courthouse West, Route 3/Route 301
- Geographic extent
- Courthouse West primary settlement area and the Route 3/Route 301 primary settlement area
Uses
Permitted by right3
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. increase per foot over 45 ft1 ft/ft
Non-residential buildings may be erected to a height of 50 ft.; provided that required front, side, and rear setback minimum standards shall be increased 1 foot for each foot in height over 45 ft.
- Maximum non-residential structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.50 ft
Non-residential buildings may be erected to a height of 50 ft.; provided that required front, side, and rear setback minimum standards shall be increased 1 foot for each foot in height over 45 ft.
- Maximum windowsill heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on second floor21 ft
In dwellings, the maximum windowsill height on the second floor shall be 21 feet above average grade.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Accessory structures are not permitted in front yards.
Setbacks located at the edge of the M-U District shall conform to the setback requirements of the adjoining district, or to the setback requirements of the M-U District, whichever is greater.
- Maximum facade length without modulation30 ft
When the prominent facades of a new commercial building are longer than 30 ft., they shall be modulated with breaks in the façade.
- Maximum siding and trim colors3 count
Siding and trim shall be limited to three colors on any building.
- Minimum first-floor front facade window transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.60 pct
For non-residential and mixed-use structures, a minimum of 60% of the first-floor front façade should be comprised of clear windows.
- Minimum front facade window transparencyGround-floor transparencyThe share of a ground-floor street wall that must be windows rather than blank surface.20 pct
A minimum of 20% of the front façade should be comprised of clear windows.
- MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. units above ground floor
All multifamily dwelling units shall be above the ground floor of the structure
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. building materials
Prefabricated metal buildings are not permitted in the Mixed-Use Development District.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. siding materials
Aluminum siding, vinyl siding, and sheeted siding shall not be permitted materials for non-residential structures.
- Underground utilities required
All new utility lines, electric, telephone, cable television lines, etc., shall be placed underground.
From the ordinance
The regulations of this Article are intended to permit Mixed-Use Development Districts in the Courthouse West primary settlement area and the Route 3/Route 301 primary settlement area