Dimensional standards
Lot
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Architectural compatibility required
The grouped development shall be compatible with the architectural character and site development features of the existing neighborhood; each two-family dwelling shall be different and distinctive in architectural features and form so that the development enhances and blends in with the existing built neighborhood.
- Street orientation required
The street elevation of the two-family building shall have at least one street-oriented entrance, and contain the principal windows of the unit.
Other
- Common trash dumpsters prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
There shall be no common trash dumpsters, equipment, or grouped parking areas.
- Maximum group development size4 count
In R-2, R-3 and R-4, and B-1 Zones, two-family dwellings may be constructed on scattered sites or as a group development of no more than four two-family attached dwellings.
- Landscaping required
The grouped development site and each building shall be landscaped.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for group development20 pct
A minimum of 20 percent of the gross land area shall be reserved as open space.
- Scattered sites only
In R-AG and R-1 Zones, two-family dwellings may be constructed only on individual scattered sites.
Parking
- Parking behind front building line
All parking shall be located behind the front building line. Shared driveways are permitted.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot area for a two-family dwelling in any district shall be 10,000 square feet.