B-2
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 3%
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right46
- vehicle repair shops
- equipment and machinery repair shops
- retail stores
- automobile dealerships
- lumberyards
- manufactured housing lots
- radio and television broadcasting stations
- studios and offices
- professional offices
- service agencies
- hospitals
- veterinary establishments
- garden centers
- greenhouses
- nurseries
- pet shops
- garages
- service stations
- retail food stores
- dry cleaners
- laundries
- laundromats
- furniture stores
- auto and home appliance services
- department stores
- hardware stores
- repair shops
- business schools
- theaters
- assembly halls
- hotels
- motels
- bed and breakfast establishments
- restaurants
- taverns
- car washes
- farmers market
- building supply
- plumbing and electrical supply
- recycling collection centers
- sports and fitness complexes
- machinery sales and service
- feed and seed storage
- mini warehouses
- self-storage facilities
- drugstores
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas and radio aerials are exempt.
- Parapet wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above building4 ft
Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for public/semipublic buildings60 ft
A public or semipublic building such as a school, church, library or hospital may be erected to a height of 60 feet above grade
Other
- Maximum landscaping heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on corner lots3 ft
Landscaping of corner lots shall be limited to plantings, fences or other landscaping features of no more than three feet in height within the space between the setback line and property line on street side of the lot.
- Design plans by licensed architect/engineer
Design plans must be prepared by a duly licensed architect or engineer
- Maximum residential unit area1,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each residential unit shall be between 700 and 1,500 square feet in finished habitable space
- Minimum finished habitable space per occupant350 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Occupancy density shall ensure at least 350 square feet of finished habitable space per occupant
- Minimum residential unit area700 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each residential unit shall be between 700 and 1,500 square feet in finished habitable space
- Residential location
All residential use must be located on the second story of the building or above, immediately above the street level, not including the basement
- Separate street-level entrance
A separate street-level entrance must be provided for the residential use
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when adjacent to residential/agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.10 ft
the minimum side yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential or agricultural district shall be ten feet
- Vehicle repair activities enclosed
provided all storage and activities are conducted within a building
- Veterinary animals kept inside soundproofed buildings
provided that all animals shall be kept inside soundproofed air conditioned buildings
Parking
- Parking for mixed residential1 space per bedroom
Off-street parking ... one parking space per bedroom or room usable as a bedroom for each housing unit, to be located within 500 feet of the property
From the ordinance
In the B-2 General Business District, structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses: ...
Parking requirements
{
"mixed commercial and residential": "1 space per bedroom within 500 ft"
}