Section 2.04.03.05
Dimensional standards
Density
- Maximum density
- 5 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Maximum units
- 300
Height & bulk
Uses
Permitted by right7
Conditional / special use4
- general retail (up to 3,000 sq ft in residential area)
- professional office (up to 6,000 sq ft in residential area)
- general retail (5,000-10,000 sq ft in commercial/workplace)
- professional office (10,000-20,000 sq ft in commercial/workplace)
Accessory3
- professional office (accessory)
- general retail (accessory)
- accessory dwelling unit (above first floor in commercial/workplace)
Prohibited2
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum block perimeter1,800 ft
the perimeter of such blocks should range between 1,100 and 1,800 feet
- Minimum block perimeter1,100 ft
the perimeter of such blocks should range between 1,100 and 1,800 feet
- Detached garage rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.6 ft
Detached garages located at the rear of a lot ... may be located within the side yard and within 6 feet of the rear property line
- Maximum general retail floor area (accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office., residential area)600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
General retail sales is permitted only as accessory to residential use and is limited to 600 square feet of floor area per lot
- Maximum general retail floor area (commercial/workplace)5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
General retail uses are limited to 5,000 square feet of floor area per lot
- Maximum professional office floor area (accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office., residential area)1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Professional office is permitted only as an accessory use and is limited to 1,200 square feet of floor area per lot
- Maximum professional office floor area (commercial/workplace)10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Professional office uses are limited to 10,000 square feet of floor area per lot
- Minimum front sidewalk width (commercial/workplace)8 ft
Minimum front sidewalk width: 8 feet, which may include a minimum 6-foot-wide sidewalk and planting strip of 2 feet wide at the curb
- Minimum front sidewalk width (residential)6 ft
Minimum front sidewalk width: 6 feet, which may include a minimum 4-foot-wide sidewalk and planting strip of 2 feet at the curb
- Minimum townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for garage door on principal façade32 ft
Townhouse lots of less than 32 feet in width are not permitted to be developed with garage doors on their principal façade.
- Vehicle service station limit1 per block and per street intersection
vehicle service stations are limited to 1 per block and 1 per street intersection
- Buffer between workplace and residential areas50 ft
Between Village Workplace Areas and residential areas, a continuous buffer a minimum of 50 feet in width
- Buffer between workplace and public streets/open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.30 ft
Between Village Workplace Areas and public streets and open space areas, a continuous buffer a minimum of 30 feet in width
Parking
- Parking lot buffer width10 ft
Any parking lot which abuts a street must be buffered by a landscaped strip no less than 10 feet wide
From the ordinance
The Village Center ... at a density of no less than 1.5 dwelling units per acre and no more than 5.0 dwelling units per acre of the village center.