Dimensional standards
Housing
Servicing
- Applies near
- Mecklenburg Avenue
- Geographic extent
- Parcels fronting on east side of Mecklenburg Avenue between Franklin Street and High Street, and west side of North Mecklenburg Avenue from 401 to 501 North Mecklenburg Avenue
Uses
Conditional / special use3
Accessory1
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Preserve residential character
No external modification may be made to an original single-family dwelling building or its site that would substantially change the character of the original residential building or that of the predominantly residential neighborhood in which it is located.
Other
- Maximum bed and breakfastBed and breakfastAn owner-occupied dwelling letting a limited number of guest rooms. guest rooms3 rooms
The number of rooms available for overnight guests for compensation shall not exceed three.
- Minimum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. floor area500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The additional dwelling unit contains at least 500 square feet of floor space.
- Minimum building age for conversion25 years
No existing single-family residential building that lies within a single-family zoning district and is less than 25 years old, may be modified by adding dwelling units or may be converted to an office or commercial use.
- Permitted retail uses
Only the following uses shall be permitted: Apparel shop, Boutique, Gift shop, Pastry shop, Teaching studio (music, or dance).
Parking
- Bed and breakfastBed and breakfastAn owner-occupied dwelling letting a limited number of guest rooms. parking per guest room1 spaces per room
Not less than one off-street parking space shall be provided for each guest room.
- Minimum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. parking spaces1 spaces
Not less than one additional off-street parking space shall be provided on the same premises.
Signage
- Maximum office sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs shall be limited to a nameplate sign not exceeding six square feet.
- Maximum retail sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a single wall-mounted nameplate or a 'shingle sign' not exceeding four square feet.
From the ordinance
One additional dwelling unit may be established within an existing single-family dwelling building provided that: (1) The additional dwelling unit contains at least 500 square feet of floor space...
Parking requirements
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"ADU": "1 space",
"bed and breakfast": "1 per guest room"
}