Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum block length1,200 ft
Length of blocks shall not exceed 1,200 feet in length.
- Additional buffer strip for double frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. lots abutting main street10 ft
where the rear property line abuts a main street or highway, an additional ten-foot buffer strip will be provided along the main street or highway without the right of access across such buffer strip.
- Maximum lot depth to width ratio (except townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.)2.5 ratio
Except for townhouse developments, lot depths shall not exceed two and one-half times the width of the lot.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for each group of townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.15 ft
Each group of townhouses shall have at least 15 feet of side yard.
- Minimum lot depth for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. development100 ft
and the minimum lot depth shall be not less than 100 feet.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. development20 ft
In any townhouse development, the minimum lot width shall be no less than 20 feet
From the ordinance
Length of blocks shall not exceed 1,200 feet in length. In any townhouse development, the minimum lot width shall be no less than 20 feet and the minimum lot depth shall be not less than 100 feet. Each group of townhouses shall have at least 15 feet of side yard. Except for townhouse developments, lot depths shall not exceed two and one-half times the width of the lot.