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Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum density
- 1 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.
- 43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right2
Conditional / special use4
Accessory1
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings35 ft
In no case shall an accessory building be more than 35 feet in height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for dwellings with increased side yards45 ft
The height limit for dwellings may be increased to 45 feet and to three stories
Lot
- Minimum width for corner lots100 ft
Each corner lot shall have a minimum width at the setback line of 100 feet
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. up to two units15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Required to have a minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for lots less than 20,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.75 ft
Lots of less than 20,000 square feet shall have a minimum width at the setback line of 75 feet
Other
- Perimeter buffer35 ft
The minimum perimeter buffer shall be 35 feet
- Right-of-way buffer on Community Character Corridor roads150 ft
The minimum right-of-way buffer on Community Character Corridor roads as defined in the Comprehensive Plan shall be 150 feet
- Right-of-way buffer on non-Community Character Corridor roads75 ft
The minimum right-of-way buffer on all non-Community Character Corridor roads shall be 75 feet
Setback
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way25 ft
Structures shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width
From the ordinance
All subdivisions shall have a maximum net density of one unit per acre