ECP
Dimensional standards
Lot
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
- 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.)
- Minimum lot depth
- 200 ft
Height & bulk
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right7
Conditional / special use8
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Development design standard
Development shall be located, sited and designed to blend in with the existing natural environment and minimize disruption to existing terrain, vegetation, drainage patterns, natural slopes and any other distinctive natural features.
Other
- Group homeGroup homeA dwelling shared by unrelated residents receiving supervision or care. staff residency
At least one appropriate staff person resides and maintains primary residency within the group home.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. floor area35 pct
Accessory uses which are customarily incidental to the permitted principal uses shall represent less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the ground floor area on the lot.
- Maximum home-based business floor area35 pct
Home-based businesses which occupy less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the gross floor area on the lot and which have no exterior indication of nonresidential activity...
- Maximum impervious coverageImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. (absolute)3,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the lesser of fifteen percent (15%) or three thousand (3,000) square feet.
- Minimum distance between group homesGroup homeA dwelling shared by unrelated residents receiving supervision or care.750 ft
the group home is not located within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of another such group home.
- Minimum distance from residential property500 ft
No campground shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of a preexisting residentially developed property.
- Owner occupancy required
The business owner or operator must reside and maintain primary residency within the principal single-family dwelling unit or on the lot.
- Residential dwelling minimum requirements
All residential dwellings, including without limitation manufactured homes, shall meet the minimum requirements set forth in Section 16-66(d) of this Code.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot area: five (5) acres. Minimum lot dimensions: 200 feet deep, 200 feet wide. Setbacks: 25 feet front, side, rear. Maximum impervious coverage: lesser of 15% or 3,000 sq ft. Height: 27 feet.