Article 4, Sec. 4-1 to 4-8
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right14
- single family detached dwellings
- public parks, community gardens, playgrounds, and play fields
- public schools and private schools with same curricula
- churches and other places of worship (excluding rescue missions and temporary revival tents)
- existing cemeteries and expansions abutting existing cemeteries
- fire and rescue squad stations and police substations
- public utilities (poles, lines, transformers, water/sewer lines, substations, etc.)
- home occupations and homeshares as accessory uses
- accessory uses as defined
- off-street parking and loading areas for permitted and conditional uses
- signs in accordance with Section 18-8
- group home or assisted living facility with no more than eight persons
- cottage housing development per Article 13.1 design standards
- wireless facilities and support structures eligible for administrative review
Conditional / special use9
- museums operated with Historic Landmark buildings
- boarding facilities accessory to private schools
- surface parking lots existing at enactment supporting Health Services District
- wireless facilities not eligible for administrative review
- Neighborhood Convenience Establishment
- market gardens including sale of on-site produce
- accessory structure as subordinate dwelling unit for domestic employee
- cottage housing development with alternative design proposal
- home occupations per Section 18-19-2.6
Prohibited2
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Boarding occupancy density
Occupancy density shall not exceed that of acceptable density for the residential district.
Other
- Maximum boarding facility footprint2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The building footprint shall be not less than 1,200 square feet nor greater than 2,500 square feet.
- Minimum boarding facility footprint1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The building footprint shall be not less than 1,200 square feet nor greater than 2,500 square feet.
- Green space for boarding structures
Green space around boarding structures shall be consistent with the requirements of the district.
- Maximum levels for boarding structures2 levels
The structures shall not exceed two levels.
- Screening for play/parking areas near residential lots
Any active play area or parking area for more than three vehicles which is closer than 25 feet to an adjacent residential lot, without an intervening street, shall be screened in accordance with the Ordinance.
- Maximum total square footage per boarding structure4,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum allowable total square footage shall be 4,000 square feet per structure.
- Excluded churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. uses
Churches and other places of worship, but not including rescue missions or temporary revival tents.
- Conditions for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling for domestic employee
Accessory structure, used and occupied as a subordinate dwelling unit by a domestic employee... conditional use permit shall expire immediately upon change of ownership or change of occupancy of the main structure.
- Maximum main buildings per lot1 building
Only one main building and its accessory buildings may be erected on any lot or parcel of land in this district.
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. for boarding structures2 spaces
A minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided for each structure.
From the ordinance
Medium Density Residential District—MR. Single family detached dwellings permitted. Front setback 30 ft, rear setback 25 ft. Only one main building per lot.
Parking requirements
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"boarding_facility": "2 spaces per structure"
}