Dimensional standards
Lot
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Business tax certificate required
A live/work unit shall require a Town business tax certificate.
- Maximum nonresident employees1 persons
No more than one person other than residents of the live/work unit shall be employed in the conduct of the work, except that additional employees may be allowed subject to Commission approval of a use permit.
- Maximum residential area percentage33 pct
No more than 33 percent of the floor area of a live/work unit shall be used or arranged for residential purposes.
- Minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space.700 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum square footage of a live/work unit shall be 700 square feet.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each live/work unit shall have a minimum of 50 square feet of common or private open space in addition to the minimum floor area requirement of 700 square feet.
- Resident must be employed in business
The residential space within a live/work unit shall be occupied by at least one individual employed in the business conducted within the live/work unit.
Parking
- Parking per Chapter 17.44
Live/work units shall comply with all the requirements contained in Chapter 17.44.
From the ordinance
This section provides standards for the development of live/work units and for the reuse of existing commercial structures to accommodate live/work opportunities...