Dimensional standards
Lot
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- R, RO and HO districts
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. after density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.3,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
in no case shall the lot area be less than 3,000 square feet
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. after density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.25 ft
nor shall the lot width be less than 25 feet
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. after density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.3 ft
nor shall any side yard be less than three feet in width
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.20 pct
The minimum required lot area, lot width and side yard width applicable to single-family detached dwellings shall be reduced by up to 20 percent
From the ordinance
The minimum required lot area, lot width and side yard width applicable to single-family detached dwellings shall be reduced by up to 20 percent, provided that not less than 11 percent of the total number of single-family detached dwellings developed on the site, including the optional density increase, are affordable dwelling units, and provided further that in no case shall the lot area be less than 3,000 square feet, nor shall the lot width be less than 25 feet, nor shall any side yard be less than three feet in width.