Chapter 17.6, Sections 17.6.2-17.6.8
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11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Exemption for small additions200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any addition or accessory structure of less than two hundred (200) square feet, provided that no approvals for either a new residence or an exterior addition have been granted within the past five years.
- Exemption for additions within existing envelope
Additions of newly created habitable space which are to be fully contained within the building envelope of any existing conforming or legally nonconforming single-family residential structure... provided that no approvals for either a new residence or an exterior addition have been granted within the past five years.
- Floor area calculation exclusions
The floor area shall exclude attics and lofts with less than eight-foot ceiling height, basements with certain grade conditions, and certain building recesses.
- Floor area calculation inclusions
The floor area shall include the total horizontal area of each floor within the exterior walls of all buildings on a lot, including attached and detached primary and accessory dwelling units, buildings, garages, carports (measured by total roof area), storage spaces and any enclosed space with a seven-foot or greater ceiling height.
- Garage floor area exclusion400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The floor area of a garage shall be excluded from the calculation of floor area to a maximum of four hundred (400) square feet.
- Interior volume doubling for high ceilings17 ft
Any space with an exterior height of seventeen (17) feet or greater, measured from finished floor level, shall be doubled.
- Maximum floor area regardless of lot size7,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum floor area for a single-family residence shall not exceed seven thousand (7,000) square feet, regardless of lot size
- Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. for lots 20,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. or larger0.2 ratio
No single-family residence on a lot of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or more may have a floor area exceeding the product of .20 times the net parcel area of the lot
- Maximum floor area for lots under 20,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (per schedule)
No single-family residence on a lot of less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet may exceed the values shown on the schedule found in Section 17.6.8
- Net parcel area definition
Net parcel area means the total horizontal area included within the property lines of a parcel, excluding area within vehicular rights-of-way and vehicular easements which serve four or more parcels.
- Floor area bonus for abutting open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear foot
The 'Maximum Floor Area' values shown on that Section 17.6.8 schedule shall be increased by five (5) square feet for every linear foot of open space abutting the lot proposed for development, provided at least 75 linear feet of open space abut the lot proposed for development.
From the ordinance
The size of a proposed new home or expansion of an existing home, including an expansion to accommodate an accessory dwelling unit, shall be established as set forth in this section.