Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. development standards.
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
No accessory building shall exceed a height of 15 feet.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building size in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
An accessory building not exceeding ten feet by ten feet may be located in any rear yard.
- Maximum number of contiguous units10 units
Not more than ten townhouse units shall be attached in a series or continuous row.
- Maximum contiguous units with same setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line./architectural treatment4 units
no more than four contiguous units have the same setback and architectural treatment.
- Minimum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. adjacent to common parking areas20 ft
A front yard of not less than 20 feet shall be provided adjacent to common parking areas, drives, streets and other areas.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for end lots2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
2,500 square feet for end lots
- Minimum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. adjacent to development site boundary40 ft
a rear yard of not less than 40 feet shall be provided adjacent to the boundary of a development site.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. adjacent to development site boundary30 ft
a side yard of not less than 30 feet shall be provided adjacent to the boundary of a development site.
From the ordinance
The density of a townhouse development shall not exceed 12 units per gross acre in the development site. Lot areas for individual townhouses shall be not less than 1,800 square feet for interior lots and 2,500 square feet for end lots.