Dimensional standards
Lot
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
- 43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
- Minimum lot depth
- 150 ft
Density
- Maximum density
- 10 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
- 4,356 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
- Maximum units
- 12
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. minimum distance between buildings50 ft
The minimum distance between multifamily structures shall be 50 feet.
- MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
At least 500 square feet of commonly usable open space shall be provided for each apartment dwelling unit.
- MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. 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. districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.50 ft
Building setbacks for lots adjacent to single-family residential districts or property used for single-family dwellings shall be at least 50 feet.
From the ordinance
Minimum tract size: One acre. Minimum lot width and frontage of 100 feet. Minimum lot depth of 150 feet. Public water and public sewer service shall be provided. Overall project density shall not exceed ten dwelling units per acre (4,356 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit) exclusive of public or commonly used rights-of-way. No multiple-family dwelling shall contain more than 12 dwelling units in any one building. At least 500 square feet of commonly usable open space shall be provided for each apartment dwelling unit. Building setbacks for lots adjacent to single-family residential districts or property used for single-family dwellings shall be at least 50 feet. No active recreational areas, parking, or refuse containers should be located within this setback area. Whenever the principal entrance to a multifamily structure, or the entrance to the individual dwelling units therein, faces on and opens directly onto the side or rear yard portion of a building, the yard width shall not be less than the front yard requirement. No parking shall be permitted within the side or rear yard space required under this provision. The minimum distance between multifamily structures shall be 50 feet.