Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Maximum exterior light intensity0.1 fc
Exterior lighting shall not exceed 0.10 foot candles above ambient light measured at the lot line of any adjacent residential lot or road right-of-way.
- Maximum light temperature3,000 K
Exterior lighting should have a light temperature of 3000 Kelvin or less.
- Security lighting motion activated
Security lighting facing a residential zoning district or use should be motion activated at a distance not exceeding the nearest property line. Such lights should remain on for not more than 10 minutes after motion ceases.
Other
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for public/community open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.6,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Parcels designated as public or community open spaces shall have a minimum lot area of 6,000 square feet
From the ordinance
The following provisions apply to residential zoning districts: ... Exterior lighting shall not exceed 0.10 foot candles above ambient light measured at the lot line of any adjacent residential lot or road right-of-way.