Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 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.
Each townhouse shall be permitted 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
Each townhouse shall be permitted one accessory structure not exceeding seven feet in height nor covering more than 64 square feet in area.
- Maximum contiguous townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.10 count
No more than ten townhouses shall be constructed contiguously.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. percentage10 pct
A minimum ten percent of the gross acreage for each townhouse development shall be provided in one contiguous parcel of land for common open space, of such location, condition, size, and shape to be usable for recreation.
- Screening fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure6 ft
The rear yard of any townhouse in which any such accessory building is located shall be screened from all adjacent properties by a solid ornamental screening type fence or solid brick or ornamental masonry wall six feet in height.
From the ordinance
Public water and sewer are required for all townhouse developments. No more than ten townhouses shall be constructed contiguously.