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Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure area64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Accessory buildings and private parking areas shall not be permitted except that on any one lot there may be maintained one accessory structure not exceeding seven feet in height nor covering more than 64 square feet in area.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.7 ft
Accessory buildings and private parking areas shall not be permitted except that on any one lot there may be maintained one accessory structure not exceeding seven feet in height nor covering more than 64 square feet in area.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. percentage25 pct
For each multifamily development not less than 25 percent of the gross area shall be in open space.
- Usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit (conversion)600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
When a structure is converted into three dwelling units, a minimum of 600 square feet of usable open space shall be provided. Thereafter, an additional 600 square feet of usable open space shall be provided for each additional dwelling unit created during the conversion of the structure.
- Maximum distance to active recreation2,640 ft
The location shall be such that active recreation space is located within one-half mile of all dwellings.
- Recreation facility hours of operation
The hours of operation for outdoor recreation facilities shall not exceed 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Active recreation space per unit (first 200 units)500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Recreational areas shall be provided in all developments totaling more than 30 dwelling units such that 500 square feet of active recreation space is provided per unit for the first 200 units, thereafter, 250 square feet of active recreation area per each additional unit.
- Active recreation space per unit (after 200 units)250 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Recreational areas shall be provided in all developments totaling more than 30 dwelling units such that 500 square feet of active recreation space is provided per unit for the first 200 units, thereafter, 250 square feet of active recreation area per each additional unit.
- Dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. within 600 feet of recreation600 ft
At least 90 percent of all dwelling units shall be within 600 feet (by normal pedestrian routes) of countable recreation space.
From the ordinance
Public water and sewer are required for multifamily developments. For each multifamily development not less than 25 percent of the gross area shall be in open space.