Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 20%
Servicing
- Applies near
- Richmond Road
- Geographic extent
- Only in B-2 and B-4 zoning districts, excluding properties directly adjacent to Richmond Road.
Uses
Permitted by right2
Conditional / special use1
Accessory1
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum cupola/spire/steeple heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.90 ft
Cupolas, spires and steeples may be erected to a height of 90 feet above grade.
- Maximum parapet wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above roof4 ft
Parapet walls shall not exceed the building height by more than four feet.
- Stair towers/equipment penthouses exemption
Stair towers, equipment penthouses, mechanical equipment and screening walls are exempt from the height limitations, provided that they shall not cover more than 30 percent of the total roof area and shall not exceed the building height by more than ten feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
Rear yards for accessory buildings shall not be less than five feet.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
Side yards for accessory buildings, except for those on corner lots, shall not be less than three feet.
- Corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. exception15 ft
Not less than 15 feet for both main and accessory buildings adjacent to Parkway Drive, Penniman Road and Second Street.
- Corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.17.5 ft
The other yard abutting the street shall be a side yard and shall not be less than 17½ feet for both main and accessory buildings.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. exception on Richmond Road15 ft
For lots fronting on Richmond Road between New Hope/Bypass Road and Ironbound Road, Parkway Drive, Penniman Road and Second Street, there shall be a front yard of not less than 15 feet.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. exception on Second Street5 ft
For lots fronting on Second Street between Page Street and Parkway Drive there shall be a front yard of not less than five feet.
- Maximum adaptive housing facilities5 facilities
The total number of adaptive housing facilities allowed shall be limited to no more than five.
- Maximum adaptive housing units citywide400 units
No more than a total of 400 adaptive housing units shall be permitted in the city.
- Maximum adaptive housing units per facility100 units
There shall be no more than 100 units in an individual adaptive housing facility.
- Maximum AMI for affordability80 pct
Rents must be affordable to households with incomes at or below 80% of Area Median Income (AMI).
- Maximum persons in 2+BR unit5 persons
No more than five persons in a two or more bedroom unit.
- Maximum persons in efficiency/1BR unit3 persons
No more than three persons in an efficiency or one bedroom unit.
- Maximum rent as percentage of income30 pct
Rents may not exceed 30% of income calculated using 80% of AMI.
- Maximum studio unit percentage75 pct
Allows seventy-five percent (75%) of units, post conversion, to be studio and the remaining a mix of one and two-bedroom units.
- Transitional screening width35 ft
A landscaped open space area for transitional screening at least 35 feet in width shall be provided along side and rear property lines when adjacent to a lot in a residential zoning district or to the Colonial Parkway.
- Transitional screening width on Second Street10 ft
A landscaped open space area for transitional screening at least ten feet in width shall be provided along side and rear property lines when adjacent to a lot in a residential zoning district for lots fronting on Second Street between Page Street and Parkway Drive.
From the ordinance
PDH districts shall be permitted only in the B-2 and B-4 zoning district, excluding properties directly adjacent to Richmond Road. There is no minimum size required. Lot area: no lot area required. Lot width: minimum 50 feet at building line, 25 feet at street line. Yards: front 35 feet, side 10 feet, rear 15 feet. Height: 45 feet. Landscaped open space: 20%.