Dimensional standards
Lot
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
- 20,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.46 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
- Minimum lot depth
- 75 ft
Density
Uses
Permitted by right10
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Follow existing terrain and avoid trees
Follow the existing terrain and avoid trees, rock outcroppings and natural drainage patterns.
- Maximum floor area percentage for by-rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld. use65 pct
Except special review is required if the floor area associated with any one principal permitted use will be greater than sixty-five percent (65%) of the gross floor area on the lot.
- Minimum sidewalk width4 ft
Provide an adequate system of sidewalk or an off-road system of pedestrian and bicycle trails of greater than four (4) feet in width.
- Reduce disruption to existing terrain
Reduce disruption to the existing terrain, vegetation or other natural site features.
- Pocket parks or green spaces required
Create pocket parks or green spaces that are accessible to the public and at a minimum provide seating and landscaping.
From the ordinance
HD zoning districts are for hillside areas; permitted uses include residences up to 30 du/ac; min lot 20,000 sqft; setbacks 10/10/20; max height 27 ft; max impervious 60%.