Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 15%
Housing
Servicing
- Applies near
- arterial and collector roadways
- Geographic extent
- All land designated as Special Corridor Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. on the Official Zoning Map, generally along arterial and collector roadways.
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Large street tree spacing40 ft
One large street tree measuring a minimum of three to three and one-half inches in caliper at DBH shall be required every 40 feet on center or fraction thereof
- Medium street tree spacing20 ft
or one medium street tree measuring two inches in caliper shall be required every 20 feet on center or fraction thereof.
Lighting
- Maximum illumination at lot line0.5 foot-candles
the direct or reflected illumination does not exceed one-half foot-candle above background measured at the lot line of any adjoining residential or agricultural parcel or public right-of-way.
Other
- Corner lot setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from non-SCOD right-of-way20 ft
The minimum corner front, side, and rear yard setback from an adjacent public right-of-way not designated as a Special Corridor Overlay District shall be 20 feet.
- Loading areas screened from perimeters
Sites shall be designed and buildings shall be oriented so that loading areas are visually screened from any of the project perimeters adjoining any agricultural or residential district or any public right-of-way.
- Maximum berm heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
Berms three feet in height and a maximum 3:1 slope may replace shrubs to a maximum of 50 percent.
- Maximum direct access points to arterial1 per parcel
Any parcel or lot having frontage along an arterial and in existence prior to November 7, 1990, shall be permitted one direct access to that arterial
- Maximum encroachment into yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for stormwater10 ft
The approved encroachment does not exceed ten feet;
- Minimum streetscape planting strip depth15 ft
a continuous 15-foot deep streetscape and screening planting strip, exclusive of easements, shall be located in the required front, side, or rear yard setback
- Minimum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. (non-ag/residential)20 ft
The minimum rear yard setback ... shall be 20 feet, except when adjacent to any agricultural or residential district, where the minimum setback shall be 30 feet.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. (non-ag/residential)10 ft
The side yard setbacks ... shall be a minimum of ten feet except when adjacent to any agricultural or residential district, where the minimum setback shall be 20 feet.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. exterior materials
No portion of a building constructed of unadorned cinder block or corrugated and/or sheet metal shall be visible from any adjoining property or public right-of-way.
- Additional setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. over 45 ft1 ft per 3 ft
One foot shall be added to each front, side and rear yard for each three feet that the building height adjacent thereto exceeds 45 feet or three stories, whichever is less.
- Shrub spacing3 ft
shrubs measuring a minimum of 24 to 30 inches in height and spaced every three feet on center or fraction thereof
- Stormwater structures prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in required yards
Stormwater detention and retention structures, and best management practices (BMPs) shall not be located in any required front, side or rear yard or setback, except as permitted in accordance with Subsection (c)(2)
- Underground utility lines required
All utility lines such as electric, telephone, CATV or other similar lines shall be installed underground.
Parking
- Driveways and parking areas paved
Driveways and parking areas shall be paved with concrete, bituminous concrete or other similar material.
Signage
- Sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. relative to roofline
No sign shall be higher than the roof line or parapet wall of any building for which the sign is proposed.
- Minimum sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from front property line10 ft
all signs shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from the front property lines or existing right-of-way lines
From the ordinance
All buildings, drives and parking areas, and stormwater detention and retention structures, and best management practices (BMP's) shall have a minimum 30-foot front, side, and rear yard setback from an adjacent public right-of-way designated as a Special Corridor Overlay District.