Sec. 28-39(i)
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Parking lot lighting fixture max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 ft
Lighting fixtures used in parking lots shall be mounted no greater than thirty (30) feet in height.
Other
- Architectural compatibility for buildings >5000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Architectural features for buildings greater than five thousand (5,000) square feet shall be compatible within each section.
- Maximum automobile service facilities per 500 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.3 per 500 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
No more than three (3) automobile service and/or vehicle fuel sales facilities shall be permitted per five hundred (500) acres within an RBC District.
- Automobile service setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residence750 ft
No automobile service or vehicle fuel sale facility shall be located within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of a single-family residence.
- Convenience store setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from child careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. or residence750 ft
No convenience center or convenience store shall be located within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of any child care center or residence other than retirement housing.
- Drive-through facilities oriented away from streets
Drive-through facilities shall be oriented away from public streets and primary travel lanes.
- Maximum helistops per 500 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.2 per 500 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
No more than two (2) helistops shall be located per five hundred (500) acres of an RBC district.
- Helistop setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from sensitive uses500 ft
No helistop shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of any child care center, residence, school, or the RBC district boundary.
- Light industrial setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from sensitive uses750 ft
No light industrial or light manufacturing use shall be located within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of any child care center, residence or school.
- Maximum gross area for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.2.1 pct
The gross area of all multifamily dwelling communities shall not exceed two and one-tenth (2 1/10) percent of the gross area of the district.
- Minimum percentage of parking lot landscaping in islands25 pct
A minimum of twenty-five (25) percent of the required parking lot landscaping shall be located within parking lot islands.
- Residential phasing requirement10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per lot
One residential lot shall be permitted per ten thousand (10,000) square feet of completed commercial retail, hotel, research and development, conference, convention, convenience, industrial or office development.
- Maximum gross area for retail uses10 pct
The gross area of all commercial retail uses shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the gross area of the district.
- Maximum gross area for retirement housing30 pct
The gross area of all retirement housing communities shall not exceed thirty (30) percent of the gross area of the district.
- Sidewalks required within clusters and to parking
Sidewalks shall be provided within clusters of buildings and to parking areas.
- Stormwater management BMP standards
Within the RBC district, stormwater management systems shall be designed to best management practice (BMP) standards for nutrient and hydrocarbon pollutant reduction.
Parking
- Parking area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line10 ft
and ten (10) feet from any property line except where the parking area is shared.
- Parking area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way15 ft
Parking areas shall be set back a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from the right-of-way of any public street.
From the ordinance
Performance standards in RBC districts. Stormwater BMP, architectural design, sidewalks, lighting, drive-through orientation, retail max 10% of gross area, retirement housing max 30%, multifamily max 2.1%, phasing, etc.