Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Hours of operation for outdoor recreation facilities
The hours of operation for outdoor recreation facilities shall not exceed 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Other
- Active recreation area per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. for density >8 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.250 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./du
For developments with overall density exceeding eight (8) units per net acre, active recreation facilities such as playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools and clubhouses shall be provided at a rate of at least two hundred fifty (250) square feet per dwelling unit.
- Maximum distance to countable recreation space600 ft
At least ninety (90) percent of all dwelling units shall be within 600 feet (by normal pedestrian routes) of countable recreation space.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. percentage of gross acreage30 pct
A minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the gross acreage of a site developed for multi-family or qualifying single-family attached residential use shall be maintained as open space.
- Minimum horizontal distance between structures20 ft
All structures shall be separated by a minimum horizontal distance of twenty (20) feet.
- Recreation facility phasing
At a minimum, a phasing plan must assure that major recreation facilities, such as pools, clubhouses and tennis courts, are constructed prior to completion of fifty percent (50%) of the total units.
From the ordinance
The standards of this section shall apply to all multi-family development and all single-family attached (townhouse) development exceeding a density of 8 dwelling units per acre.