R-5
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right6
Conditional / special use8
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Frontage
- Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. uses100 ft
The minimum frontage for conditional uses shall be 100 feet as measured at the setback line.
Other
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for office5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The lot area for an office shall be 5,000 square feet.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for two-family dwellingTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex.9,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The lot area for a two-family dwelling shall be 9,000 square feet.
- Minimum outdoor play area per child for nurserySilviculture / plant nurseryGrowing trees or plants as a crop — forestry and commercial plant production. schools200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Nursery schools, provided that at least 200 square feet of outdoor play area is provided for each child.
- Area requirement for other permitted and conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. uses
Other permitted and conditional uses shall have area to meet setback and parking requirements.
- Individual sewage disposal system area approval
For permitted uses utilizing individual sewage disposal systems, the required area for any such use shall be approved by the Health Official; the Administrator may require a greater area if considered necessary by the Health Official.
Setback
- Side and rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures5 ft
The side and rear yard for an accessory structure shall be a minimum of five feet from the property line.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for corner lots20 ft
The minimum side yard for corner lots shall be 20 feet, for both main and accessory structures from the nearest street right-of-way.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way or centerline
The setback line for structures shall be 20 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 50 feet from the center line of any street less than 50 feet in width.
From the ordinance
R-5 District: permitted uses include single-family, two-family, home occupations, accessory uses, nursery schools, office uses; conditional uses include schools, parks, playgrounds, libraries, churches, hospitals, PUD, multifamily; lot area 5,000 sq ft for single-family, 9,000 for two-family; setbacks 20 ft from street; frontage 50 ft; side yard 8 ft; rear yard 20 ft; height 35 ft.