Sec. 86-456
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density bonus
- Density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes. for public water and sewer30 pct
If the subdivision utilizes public water and sewer, then a 30 percent increase in the number of lots shall be permitted.
Other
- Affordable housing density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.
For every three additional lots that are dedicated for affordable housing, serving households with incomes that are below 80 percent of the area median income, two additional market rate lots shall be permitted.
- Required conservation area percentage70 pct
A minimum of 70 percent of the total area of the parcel shall be required conservation areas.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. to be set on preliminary plat
The minimum front-yard setback shall be set forth on the preliminary plat to be approved by the subdivision agent in conformance with the overall character and intent of the proposed subdivision.
- Minimum lot size without public water or sewer40,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
40,000 square feet if the lot is not served by either public water or public sewer
- Minimum lot size with public water or sewer only20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
20,000 square feet if lots are served by public water or public sewer only
- Minimum lot size with public water and sewer15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Lots shall have a minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet for lots served by both water and sewer
- Minimum public street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for access50 ft
Access for any cluster subdivision shall be directly to/from a public street with at least 50 feet of frontage
From the ordinance
Cluster subdivisions may be developed only on tracts of 20 acres or more and at least 70 percent must be reserved as permanent conservation areas.