Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right3
Conditional / special use2
- residential care facility (7 or more occupants)
- uses permitted in R1 subject to conditional use permit
Accessory1
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. for 4+ story buildings500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For any four (4) or more story single-family, two-family, or multiple-family dwelling: Not less than five hundred (500) square feet of lot area per dwelling unit constructed therein.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 150 feet of A1, RE, or R120 ft
When a lot in the R4 district is within one hundred and fifty (150) feet from property zoned A1, RE, or R1, on said R4 lot no main buildings shall exceed one (1) story and said one (1) story shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 300 feet of A1, RE, or R150 ft
When a lot in the R4 district is within three hundred (300) feet of property zoned A1, RE, or R1 on said R4 lot no main buildings shall exceed three (3) stories and said three (3) stories shall not exceed fifty (50) feet in height.
Other
- Additional floor area per bedroom beyond two100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For each additional bedroom in excess of two (2) bedrooms in an apartment unit, there shall be an additional one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.
- Minimum gross floor area for bachelor apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.450 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Bachelor apartment: Four hundred fifty (450) square feet
- Minimum gross floor area for one-bedroom apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.650 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One-bedroom apartment: Six hundred fifty (650) square feet
- Minimum gross floor area for two-bedroom apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Two-bedroom apartment: Eight hundred (800) square feet
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. per foot of building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when abutting A1, RE, or R11 ft/ft
When any lot zoned R4 has a rear property line abutting property in the A1, RE or R1 district, each dwelling shall have a required rear yard of not less than one (1) foot for each foot of building height of that particular dwelling.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. per foot of building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when abutting A1, RE, or R11 ft/ft
When any interior side property line of a lot in the R4 district abuts property in the A1, RE or R1 district, each dwelling shall have a required side yard along said side property line of not less than one (1) foot for each one (1) foot of building height of that particular dwelling.
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces within garage or carport per unit1 spaces/unit
At least one (1) parking space per unit shall be within a garage or carport.
From the ordinance
The height limit is: None except as limited in subsection (b) ... When a lot in the R4 district is within one hundred and fifty (150) feet from property zoned A1, RE, or R1, on said R4 lot no main buildings shall exceed one (1) story and said one (1) story shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height.