Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum units
- 2
Height & bulk
Housing
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residential zones: RR-2.5, RR-1, SRR, R-15,000, R-10,000, R-7,000
Uses
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
Basements shall not be permitted.
- Deed restriction required
The owner shall record a deed restriction prohibiting short-term rentals, non-residential use, and separate conveyance.
- Evergreen screening required
Evergreen landscape screening shall be planted and maintained between each detached dwelling unit and adjacent lots.
Front setback area must be at least 50% landscaped with drought-tolerant plants.
- Maximum combined floor area1,700 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The combined maximum floor area on the lot, inclusive of both units, shall be 1,700 square feet.
- Maximum primary dwelling floor area800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total floor area of each primary dwelling must be less than or equal to 800 square feet and more than 500 square feet.
- Minimum rental term30 days
No dwelling unit on a lot shall be rented for a period of less than 30 days.
- Owner occupancy required
The property owners must occupy one of the dwellings as principal residence; for urban lot split, at least 3 years.
- Public water and sewer required
All dwelling units shall be connected to public water utilities and to either public sewer or an onsite wastewater treatment system.
- Rooftop deck prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No rooftop deck is permitted on any new or remodeled dwelling or structure.
- Underground utilities required
All electric and utility services to a new dwelling unit shall be underground.
From the ordinance
Two-unit projects allowed in single-family residential zones (RR-2.5, RR-1, SRR, R-15,000, R-10,000, R-7,000) with max 2 units, 50% lot coverage, 22 ft height, 4 ft side/rear setbacks, 25 ft front setback, 1 parking space per unit.
Parking requirements
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