Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Housing
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
- prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum gathering room area per unit for projects with 8+ units30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Where eight or more units are proposed, and in addition to the above requirements, special consideration shall be given to providing adequate gathering rooms or locations for facility residents, based on a requirement of at least thirty (30) square feet per living unit.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each condominium and townhome unit shall have at least one appurtenant private patio, deck, balcony, atrium or other outdoor private area contiguous to the unit in a single, undivided area of not less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
- Minimum private storage space per unit30 cuft
Each unit within the project shall have at least thirty (30) cubic feet of enclosed, weatherproofed and lockable storage space at a single location.
- Minimum shared open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
An outdoor common area of at least one hundred (100) square feet per unit shall be provided for outdoor active and passive group recreation.
- Minimum trash enclosure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side/rear property lines5 ft
Trash enclosures may not be located within five feet of side or rear property lines or within the conditionally established front yard setback for the principal structure(s).
- Minimum washing machines per dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.0.2 ratio
Constructing a laundry room with the equivalent of one standard washing machine for each five dwelling units and an equivalent capacity in automatic clothes dryers.
From the ordinance
Supplemental regulations for RM district including private open space, shared open space, storage, laundry, etc.