Section 4.06.02
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Acoustical barrier for mechanical equipment
Data Center Mechanical Equipment must be screened on all four sides by an acoustical barrier.
- Buffer Type C with earthen berm
Buffer Type C required with specified plantings on earthen berm min height 6 feet and grade lower than 2:1.
- Building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. change interval150 ft
Change in building height at a minimum interval no less frequent than every 150 horizontal linear feet.
- Minimum fenestration coverage on principal façade30 pct
Fenestration must comprise at least 30% of the total surface coverage area of the Principal Façade.
- Generator testing hours (summer)
Generator testing limited to between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. between May 1 and September 30.
- Generator testing hours (winter)
Generator testing limited to between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. between October 1 and April 30.
- Green-wall substitution for fenestration50 pct
A Green-Wall Treatment may be provided in lieu of up to half of the Fenestration Surface Coverage.
- Loading bays on one façade only1 façade
Loading bays are permitted to be located on only 1 façade.
- Maximum fenestration bay coverage7.5 pct
Each placement or bay may count towards no more than 7.5% of such total surface coverage area.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential property line50 ft
Parking must be setback at least 50 feet from the common property line.
- Plant unit composition percentages
Max 20% shrubs/grasses/perennials; min 40% max 70% evergreen trees; max 30% small deciduous; max 30% large deciduous.
- Building step-backStep-backA requirement that upper floors be set further back than the floors below. from wall15 ft
Building envelope must provide a step-back of no less than 15 feet from the building wall.
- Minimum structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential property line200 ft
Structures must be setback at least 200 feet from the common property line.
From the ordinance
Data centers must meet the Façade Standards in Section 4.06.02.C and the General Site Design Standards in Section 4.06.02.D.