Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum floor area for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. massage20 pct
Massage - Accessory. A use where massages occurs either permanently or temporarily and the area where the massage occurs covers less than 20 percent of the gross floor of the principal use.
- Maximum bar area percentage before classified as bar30 pct
A restaurant with a bar area exceeding 500 square feet or 30 percent of the dining area shall be classified as a bar.
- Maximum bar area before classified as bar500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A restaurant with a bar area exceeding 500 square feet or 30 percent of the dining area shall be classified as a bar.
- Large recycling collection facility threshold700 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Recycling, Large Collection Facilities. A recycling facility over 700 square feet for the drop-off or deposit of recyclable materials.
- Maximum floor area for limited printing5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Printing and Publishing, Limited (land use). A printing establishment providing convenience photocopying and accessory retail-oriented services, not exceeding 5,000 square feet of floor area.
- Maximum site area for mini mall45,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Mini Malls (land use). A site with an area of less than 45,000 square feet, that includes surface parking, developed for multiple uses of retail, personal services, food sales, restaurants, take out restaurants, bars or taverns, or a combination of such uses.
- Maximum SRO unit floor area375 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Single-Room Occupancy (land use). A facility providing dwelling units where each unit has a minimum floor area of 150 square feet and a maximum floor area of 375 square feet.
- Minimum usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dimension6 ft
Open Space, Usable. Outdoor space that serves a recreational function or provides visual relief from the building mass, the minimum dimension of which shall be six feet excluding required front yards not used for balconies or patios.
- Minimum SRO unit floor area150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Single-Room Occupancy (land use). A facility providing dwelling units where each unit has a minimum floor area of 150 square feet and a maximum floor area of 375 square feet.
- Maximum performance area for limited live entertainment75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Restaurants with Limited Live Entertainment. A restaurant, including a fast food or formula restaurant that provides accessory live entertainment, where the performance area does not exceed 75 square feet, and customer dancing does not occur.
- Minimum performance area for nightclub classification75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Nightclubs (land use). A bar, tavern, or similar establishment that provides live entertainment (music, comedy, etc.) that may serve alcoholic beverage for sale, where the performance area exceeds 75 square feet, or customer dancing occurs.
- Minimum display area for significant tobacco retailer20 pct
Significant Tobacco Retailers (land use). Establishments that devote 20 percent or more of the display area to the sale or exchange of tobacco products and/or tobacco paraphernalia.
- Small recycling collection facility threshold700 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Recycling, Small Collection Facilities. A recycling facility of 700 square feet or less for the deposit or drop-off of CRV recyclable materials.
Parking
- Parking space definition
Parking Space. A readily accessible area, within a structure or surface parking area, exclusive of aisles, driveways, ramps and columns, maintained exclusively for the parking of one vehicle.
From the ordinance
Open Space, Usable. Outdoor space that serves a recreational function or provides visual relief from the building mass, the minimum dimension of which shall be six feet excluding required front yards not used for balconies or patios.