Section 2.02.03
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Innovation Metrorail Station
- Geographic extent
- Applies to TC Zoning Districts in Suburban Mixed Use and Urban Transit Center Place Types, with proximity to Innovation Metrorail Station affecting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. and 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.
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. if adjacent to single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residential50 ft
maximum 50 feet if adjacent to single-family residential development
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in Suburban Mixed Use Place Type60 ft
In the Suburban Mixed Use Place Type of the General Plan, buildings with a maximum 60-foot height
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in Urban Transit Center Place Type (away from station)70 ft
buildings with a maximum 70-foot height ... as distance from the Innovation Metrorail Station increases
- Minimum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. proximate to Innovation Metrorail Station95 ft
buildings that exceed 95 feet in height ... proximate to the Innovation Metrorail Station
Other
- Community Open SpaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. requirements
Community Open Space in the TC Zoning District must be provided in accordance with Table 2.02.03-3
- Maximum Zoning DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. Size125 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The TC Zoning District size is not permitted to exceed 125 acres.
- 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. in Suburban Mixed Use Place Type1 ratio
a maximum overall 1.0 floor area ratio (FAR)
- Maximum Town Center Core size30 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Maximum Size: TC Zoning District less than 60 acres: 30 acres
- Maximum Town Center Core size as percentage of districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.50 pct
TC Zoning District greater than 60 acres: 50% of the TC Zoning District land area
- Minimum distance between Town Center Cores5,000 ft
No new Town Center Core is permitted to be located within 5,000 feet of another Town Center Core.
- Minimum Zoning DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. Size20 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The initial TC Zoning District size must be a minimum of 20 acres.
- Minimum 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. if adjacent to single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residential1 ratio
minimum overall 1.0 FAR if adjacent to single-family residential development
- Minimum 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. proximate to Innovation Metrorail Station2 ratio
a minimum overall 2.0 FAR proximate to the Innovation Metrorail Station
- Minimum 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. in Urban Transit Center Place Type (away from station)1.4 ratio
minimum overall 1.4 FAR
- Minimum Town Center Core size10 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Town Center Core must be provided as follows: Minimum Size: 10 acres
From the ordinance
The initial TC Zoning District size must be a minimum of 20 acres. ... In the Suburban Mixed Use Place Type of the General Plan, buildings with a maximum 60-foot height and a maximum overall 1.0 floor area ratio (FAR); ...