Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- TND may be established by rezoningRezoningChanging which district applies to a parcel — a legislative act, not an administrative one. to a TND districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Maximum street tree spacing30 ft
Street trees shall be planted along all streets at a maximum average spacing of 30 feet on center.
Other
- Maximum imperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. surface ratio for conservancy lots5 pct
Conservancy Lots with a minimum lot size of five acres and a maximum impervious surface ratio of 5%.
- Maximum jobs to housing ratio1 ratio
Jobs to Housing Ratio: Minimum 0.5:1.0 to 1.0:1.0.
- Minimum conservancy lot size5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Conservancy Lots with a minimum lot size of five acres and a maximum impervious surface ratio of 5%.
- Minimum curb heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 in
A curb, six inches in height, is required at all street intersections.
- Minimum jobs to housing ratio0.5 ratio
Jobs to Housing Ratio: Minimum 0.5:1.0 to 1.0:1.0.
- Minimum town center area ratio (per gross site area)0 ratio
The town center shall have a minimum area of 500 square feet per square foot of gross site area (i.e., gross site area / 500).
Parking
- Parking location requirement
Parking lots shall be located at the rear or at the side of buildings. Parking lots and parking garages shall not: (1) abut street intersections or civic use lots; (2) be adjacent to squares or parks; or (3) occupy lots which terminate a street vista.
From the ordinance
The TND district is designed to provide for the development of land along the lines of traditional neighborhoods... Minimum area 40 acres, maximum 700 acres.