Chapter 17.12, Sections 17.12.020-17.12.140
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right12
Conditional / special use17
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum children in day nurserySilviculture / plant nurseryGrowing trees or plants as a crop — forestry and commercial plant production.10 children
Day nurseries, child care nurseries and nursery schools, not exceeding ten children.
- DuplexTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex./triplexThree-family dwellingThree dwelling units in one building — a triplex. only on corner lots
Duplex/triplex buildings or corner lots in single family subdivisions.
- Site plan review for front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. over 50 feet50 ft
Where a front yard is proposed to be greater than fifty feet, a site plan review shall be required.
- Garage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side street on reversed corner lot20 ft
Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least twenty feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
No accessory building shall have a height greater than one story not to exceed twelve feet.
- Maximum dwellings per lot1 dwelling
One-family dwellings, but not more than one dwelling per lot, except in a planned unit development.
- PUDPlanned unit development (PUD)A negotiated district where a whole site is approved to its own bespoke plan. minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.87,120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For a planned unit development each lot shall have a minimum area of two acres. Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum of four thousand square feet of lot area.
- Reversed corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.15 ft
On a reversed corner lot, the side yard abutting the street shall not be less than fifteen feet.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot area 6,000 sq ft; max height 2 stories/30 ft; front yard 20 ft; side yard 5 ft; rear yard 20 ft; max lot coverage 40%.