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16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- ApartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./condo access road max width30 ft
but shall at no time exceed 30 feet in width at the street line
- ApartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./condo access road width12 ft
Entranceways and exitways to parking areas shall have a minimum width of 12 feet for each lane of traffic entering or leaving the site
- Additional lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. per unit above 32,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
with an additional 2,000 square feet of lot area for each additional dwelling unit above three
- Max units served by cul-de-sac24 units
Not more than 24 dwelling units shall be served by a cul-de-sac.
- ApartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./condo cul-de-sac radius50 ft
The radius of culs-de-sac shall be at least 50 feet.
- Maximum apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./condo heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.45 ft
The maximum building height shall be four stories, but not to exceed 45 feet.
- Maximum apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./condo heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
The maximum building height shall be four stories, but not to exceed 45 feet.
- Maximum units per structure12 units
There shall be not more than 12 dwelling units contained in any one structure.
- Minimum apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./condo lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.7,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot size for apartment and condominium developments is 7,500 square feet for a structure containing three dwelling units
- Minimum apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./condo lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.50 ft
The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet at the setback line.
- ApartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./condo parking ratio2 spaces_per_unit
Off-street parking shall be provided on the premises at the rate of two spaces for each apartment or condominium unit as approved by the planning commission.
- Public water and sewer required
All dwelling units must be connected to a public water and public sewer system.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. in C districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.20 ft
nor closer than 20 feet to any lot line when the structure is in a C district
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. in R-3 districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.15 ft
No structure shall be located closer than 15 feet to any lot line when the structure is in an R-3 district
- Distance between structures30 ft
No structure shall be located closer than 30 feet at any point to another structure.
- ApartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./condo walkway width4 ft
Walkways of a minimum of four feet in width, constructed of concrete or brick, shall be installed from central parking areas to all apartment structures
From the ordinance
The minimum lot size for apartment and condominium developments is 7,500 square feet for a structure containing three dwelling units, with an additional 2,000 square feet of lot area for each additional dwelling unit above three. There shall be not more than 12 dwelling units contained in any one structure.