Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 5%
Servicing
- Applies near
- Central Business DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all new development and changes of use, other than single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached; Central Business DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. exempt from Subsections D and E
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Planting requirements for 15-20 ft buffer
five trees and 15 shrubs per 100 linear feet for 15- to 20-foot buffers
- Planting requirements for 25 ft buffer
eight trees and 20 shrubs per 100 linear feet for 25-foot buffers
- Planting requirements for 5-10 ft buffer
two trees and ten shrubs per 100 linear feet for five- to ten-foot buffers
- Number of shrubs per 50 feet of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.10 shrubs
At a minimum, one tree and ten shrubs shall be planted within the front landscaped area for each 50 feet or fraction thereof of lot frontage.
- Number of trees per 50 feet of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. in front landscaped area1 trees
At a minimum, one tree and ten shrubs shall be planted within the front landscaped area for each 50 feet or fraction thereof of lot frontage.
- Minimum width of front landscaped area for duplexTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex./multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./nonresidential10 ft
The required landscape area shall be contiguous to the front lot line of the property and have an average minimum width of ten feet.
- Minimum area of each interior landscaped area180 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each interior landscaped area shall contain a minimum of 180 square feet
- Interior landscaping area per parking space for lots with 100+ spaces5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
All uses required to have 100 or more off-street parking spaces shall have at least five square feet of interior landscaping within the paved portion of the parking area for each parking space
- Number of trees per 25 parking spaces1 trees
and at least one tree for every 25 parking spaces or fraction thereof.
- Screening of mechanical equipment
All nonresidential uses shall screen from the view of public places and neighboring properties all mechanical equipment
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of evergreen trees at planting6 ft
Evergreen trees shall be a minimum of six feet in height immediately after planting.
- Minimum circumference of trees at planting3.5 in
with a minimum circumference of 3.50 inches
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of trees at planting6 ft
Trees shall be a minimum of six to eight feet in height, with a minimum circumference of 3.50 inches, immediately after planting.
- Minimum width of landscaped area along parking perimeter5 ft
The required landscaped area shall have a minimum width of five feet and shall be planted with two trees and ten shrubs per 100 linear feet of perimeter area.
- Number of shrubs per 100 ft of parking perimeter10 shrubs
The required landscaped area shall have a minimum width of five feet and shall be planted with two trees and ten shrubs per 100 linear feet of perimeter area.
- Number of trees per 100 ft of parking perimeter2 trees
The required landscaped area shall have a minimum width of five feet and shall be planted with two trees and ten shrubs per 100 linear feet of perimeter area.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of screening for outdoor storage areas6 ft
by a double row of evergreen shrubs or trees planted to form a continuous hedge of at least six feet in height within two years of installation.
- Screening of central solid waste storage
Where such facilities are provided outside of the building they shall be screened from the adjacent property by an enclosure constructed of materials congruous with the materials on the exterior wall of the main buildings
From the ordinance
The provisions of this section shall apply to all new development and changes of use, other than single-family detached. The provisions of Subsections D and E shall not apply to areas within the boundary known as the 'Central Business District.'