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Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum density
- 0.2 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
- 217,800 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (5 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Height & bulk
Slope & grading
- Slope regulation triggers at
- 30%
Uses
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density on slopes not exceeding 30%0.2 du_per_acre
The maximum density for land not exceeding a thirty-percent slope is one dwelling unit per five acres.
- Maximum density on slopes exceeding 30%0.01 du_per_acre
The maximum density for land exceeding a thirty-percent slope is one dwelling unit per eighty acres.
Other
- 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. based on distance from property line
Accessory building: if less than 50 feet from any property line, 20 feet; if at least 50 but less than 70 feet, 25 feet; if at least 70 but less than 90 feet, 30 feet; if at least 90 feet, 35 feet.
- Minimum contiguous buildable area2.5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Every building site created after the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall contain at least two and one-half contiguous acres not exceeding a thirty-percent slope.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. exception when abutting timberland/agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. land435,600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If outside of a rural community or town center as designated in the general plan, the minimum lot area shall be ten acres.
From the ordinance
Maximum density: 1 du per 5 acres (slope ≤30%), 1 du per 80 acres (slope >30%). Min lot area 5 acres. Setbacks 30 ft. Main height 35 ft.