Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Areas zoned to allow single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. or multiple family residential use
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory dwelling units
- ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. impact fee exemption750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The town, special district, or water corporation shall not impose any impact fee upon the development of a secondary dwelling less than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet.
- ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. parking requirement1 space
Parking requirements for secondary dwellings shall not exceed one parking space per secondary dwelling or per bedroom, whichever is less. These spaces may be provided as tandem parking on a driveway.
- ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. rear and side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.4 ft
Not more than two (2) secondary dwellings that are located on a lot that has an existing multifamily dwelling but are detached from that multifamily dwelling and are subject to a height limit of sixteen (16) feet and four (4) feet rear yard and side yard setbacks.
- Maximum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.16 ft
Not more than two (2) secondary dwellings that are located on a lot that has an existing multifamily dwelling but are detached from that multifamily dwelling and are subject to a height limit of sixteen (16) feet and four (4) feet rear yard and side yard setbacks.
- Maximum attached ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. floor area1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If there is an existing primary dwelling, the total floor area of an attached secondary dwelling shall not exceed fifty (50) percent net floor area of the existing primary dwelling, but in no case exceed eight hundred fifty (850) square feet or one thousand (1,000) square feet if the secondary dwelling contains more than one bedroom.
- Maximum detached ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. floor area1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total floor area for a detached secondary dwelling shall not exceed eight hundred fifty (850) square feet or one thousand (1,000) square feet if the secondary dwelling contains more than one bedroom.
From the ordinance
Where zoned as allowed, a 'secondary dwelling' shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multiple-family dwelling is located or will be situated.
Parking requirements
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