Sec. 24.1-411
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density20 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
the maximum allowable number of independent living and/or congregate care units in any senior housing development shall not exceed twenty (20) per acre
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of detached dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.35 ft
The maximum height of individual detached dwelling units shall be thirty-five (35) feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of multi-unit structures45 ft
The maximum height of multi-unit structures shall be 45 feet
Other
- Maximum distance to fire hydrant600 ft
Fire hydrants shall be installed within the project at locations such that no building or portion thereof within the development shall be further than six hundred feet (600') from a hydrant.
- Minimum building separation30 ft
No two buildings within the project shall be located closer to one another than thirty feet (30').
- Perimeter buffer width50 ft
The development shall be surrounded by a perimeter buffer area of at least fifty feet (50') in width
- Recreation area per unit200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of 200 square feet of common active/passive outdoor recreation area per dwelling unit shall be provided.
Setback
Front, side and rear yards shall be provided around each building in the development in a manner that provides a minimum of twenty-five feet (25') of open landscaped space surrounding each building.
From the ordinance
All dwelling units shall be served by public water and public sewer.