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- Maximum corner lot intersection angle135 degrees
Lot, corner: a lot at the junction of and abutting on two (2) or more intersecting streets when the interior angle of intersection does not exceed one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees...
- Maximum dry cleaning floor area3,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
not including offices of physicians, dentists, and veterinarians, or dry cleaning plants or laundries containing more than three thousand (3,000) square feet of net floor area devoted to cleaning, processing, etc.
- Maximum excavation distance from site30 ft
Substantial Change: it entails any excavation or deployment of transmission equipment outside of the current site by more than thirty (30) feet in any direction.
- Maximum micro-brewery distilled spirits production20,000 gallons/year
Production of distilled spirits, wine, or alcoholic cider shall not exceed twenty thousand (20,000) gallons per year.
- Maximum micro-brewery production15,000 barrels/year
Beer production capacity shall not to exceed fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels per year.
- Maximum micro wireless facility dimensions24 in
Micro wireless facility: a wireless facility that is not larger in dimension than twenty-four (24) inches in length, fifteen (15) inches in width, and twelve (12) inches in height; and any exterior antenna no longer than eleven (11) inches.
- Maximum new equipment cabinets without substantial change4 count
Substantial Change: it involves installation of more than the standard number of new equipment cabinets for the technology involved, but not to exceed four (4) cabinets;
- Maximum other structure appurtenance protrusion6 ft
Substantial Change: for other eligible support structures, it involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the structure that would protrude from the edge of the structure by more than six (6) feet;
- Maximum outdoor live entertainment attendees1,500 count
Live entertainment, outdoor shall be limited to no more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) attendees...
- Maximum parking lot landscaping as percentage of open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.25 pct
the area required for interior parking lot landscaping shall not comprise more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total required open space
- Maximum repair service floor area5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Repair service establishment: any establishment containing no more than five thousand (5,000) square feet of net floor area...
- Maximum repair service vehicles3 count
Repair service establishments shall not include the use of more than three (3) vehicles other than passenger cars.
- Maximum seasonal wayside stand floor area250 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Seasonal wayside stand: be on one (1) ground floor which shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) square feet.
- Maximum slope for open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. credit15 pct
slopes greater than fifteen (15) percent shall not comprise more than fifty (50) percent of the total required open space.
- Maximum small cell antenna volume6 cuft
Small Cell Facility: each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six (6) cubic feet in volume...
- Maximum small cell equipment volume28 cuft
all other wireless equipment associated with the facility has a cumulative volume of no more than twenty-eight (28) cubic feet...
- Maximum temporary wireless facility duration90 days
Temporary Wireless Facility: a support structure or antenna less than one hundred thirty (130) feet in height that is erected for ninety (90) consecutive days or less within a 365-day period.
- Maximum temporary wireless facility heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.130 ft
Temporary Wireless Facility: a support structure or antenna less than one hundred thirty (130) feet in height that is erected for ninety (90) consecutive days or less within a 365-day period.
- Maximum tower appurtenance protrusion20 ft
Substantial Change: it involves adding an appurtenance to the body of the tower that would protrude from the edge of tower more than twenty (20) feet...
- Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase without substantial change10 pct
Substantial Change: it increases the height of the tower by more than ten (10) percent...
- Maximum utility easement width25 ft
utility transmission facilities shall not include: ...easements, or strips of property owned in fee simple not more than twenty-five (25) feet in width;
- Maximum wayside stand floor area400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Wayside Stand: Structures shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet in gross floor area.
- Maximum wetlands/floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions./slope as percentage of open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.50 pct
the area within wetlands, resource protection areas, floodplains and slopes greater than fifteen (15) percent shall not comprise more than fifty (50) percent of the total required open space.
- Minimum building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street line15 ft
in no instance shall a building be erected closer than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest street line.
- Minimum animals for kennelKennelBoarding or breeding animals above the number kept as household pets. classification5 count
Kennel: any establishment in which five (5) or more canines, felines, or hybrids of either are kept...
- Minimum land disturbance activity area2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Land disturbance activity: including the disturbance of land areas two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet in size or more.
- Minimum large scale vehicle sales area2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Vehicle Sale, Rental, and Ancillary Service Establishment, Large Scale: any use of two (2) acres or greater of land...
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for alternative measurement200 ft
In the case of a lot which has an area in excess of five (5) acres, the width may be measured at any point where the minimum lot width is at least two hundred (200) feet...
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for alternative width measurement5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
In the case of a lot which has an area in excess of five (5) acres, the width may be measured at any point where the minimum lot width is at least two hundred (200) feet...
- Minimum manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park area15 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Manufactured home park: any area of fifteen (15) acres or more, however designated, that is occupied or designed for occupancy by one (1) or more manufactured homes.
- Minimum privacy yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Yard, Privacy: a small area contiguous to a building and enclosed on at least two (2) sides with either a wall or fence of six (6) feet minimum height.
- Minimum rear lot line deemed length10 ft
If a rear lot line is less than ten (10) feet in length, or if the lot comes to a point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a ten-foot line parallel to the front lot line...
- Minimum site plan building addition area2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Site Plan, Building Addition: A plan for modification to an existing building or structure that disturbs less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet...
- Minimum site plan linear trail area2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Site Plan, Linear Trail: A plan for land disturbance of equal to or greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet exclusively for trail construction.
- Minimum site plan major area10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Site Plan, Major: A plan for development, redevelopment, or accessory structures where the land disturbance is equal to or greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
- Minimum site plan minor area2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Site Plan, Minor: A plan for development, redevelopment, or accessory structures where the land disturbance is equal to or greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet but less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet...
- Minimum months wayside stand closed3 months
Wayside Stand: The stand shall be closed at least three (3) months of the year.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for wayside stand2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Wayside Stand: Shall be permitted only on a lot containing at least two (2) acres.
Signage
- Maximum monument sign base heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
Sign, monument: a permanent, freestanding sign mounted on a base or other supports and where the bottom of the sign face is located within three (3) feet or less of ground level.
- Maximum temporary sign display period60 days
Sign, temporary: any sign... intended to be displayed for a period of not more than sixty (60) consecutive days.
- Maximum tenant sign area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Sign, tenant: a permanent, building-mounted sign, not exceeding one (1) square foot in size.
- Maximum wayside stand sign area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a wayside stand may have one (1) building-mounted sign, mounted flush against the stand, which does not exceed ten (10) square feet in area, but no other signs shall be permitted.
- Minimum sign area excluded from definition1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A display of less than one (1) square foot in area is excluded from this definition.
From the ordinance
Yard: any open space on the same lot with a building or building group lying between the building or building group and the nearest lot line, unobstructed from the ground upward...