Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. on cul-de-sac25 units
No more than 25 dwelling units shall have sole principal access on any cul-de-sac.
Lot
- Additional lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. per unit above 32,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
additional 2,000 square feet of lot area for each additional unit above three units.
Other
- Cul-de-sac radius50 ft
The radius of cul-de-sacs shall be at least 50 feet.
- Concrete curbs and gutters
Concrete curbs and gutters shall be installed along both sides of all streets within the development.
- Horizontal distance between groups of garden apartmentsMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.
The horizontal distance between groups of garden apartments shall be: 2 times average height for front/rear facing front/rear; 1.5 times for front/rear facing side; equal to height for side facing side.
- Usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for developments 2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. and over
There shall be provided 0.25 square foot of usable open space ... for every one square foot of gross residential floor area.
- Screening from adjoining residential districts
Screening shall be provided of sufficient height and density to screen the site from adjoining residential districts whether R-1, R-2, R-3, or R-4.
- Sidewalk width4 ft
Sidewalks of four [feet] in width, constructed of concrete or brick, shall be installed from parking areas to all apartment structures
Parking
- Parking area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines10 ft
Parking areas shall be set back at least ten feet from property lines of the development.
- Parking space dimensions200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
An off-street parking space shall be a minimum of ten feet by 20 feet.
From the ordinance
Garden apartments: min lot size 10,000 sq ft for 3 units, +2,000 per additional; min lot width 125 ft; max height 3 stories not exceed 35 ft.
Parking requirements
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"garden_apartment": "2 spaces per dwelling unit"
}