Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right15
Conditional / special use6
- mobile home parks
- multiple-family dwellings (apartments, condominiums, cooperatives, townhouses)
- office buildings
- hospitals
- nursing homes
- adult care homes
Extracted standards
24 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Minimum gross acreage for development1 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Each such development shall have a minimum gross acreage of not less than one contiguous acre.
Height
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. relative to main
All accessory buildings shall be less than the main building in height.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 10 ft of party lot line1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building which is within ten feet of any party lot line shall be more than one story high.
- 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, or library may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade, provided that required front, side, and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
No accessory building may be closer than five feet to any property line.
- Minimum width at setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. line for corner lots90 ft
For subdivisions platted after the enactment of the ordinance from which this section is derived, each corner lot shall have a minimum width at the setback line of 90 feet.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on side street for corner lots25 ft
The side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 25 feet or more.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for streets less than 50 ft wide55 ft
No building shall be located closer than 55 feet to the centerline of any highway right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
- Minimum fence/hedge heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. around park7 ft
Mobile home parks shall be enclosed with an approved fence or planted hedge, not less than seven feet in height.
- Minimum area for individual mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lot6,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum area for an individual mobile home lot shall be a minimum area of 6,000 square feet.
- Minimum average width for mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lot60 ft
The minimum average width for each mobile home lot shall be 60 feet.
- Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. in mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park25 pct
The maximum area that shall be covered, including patios and accessory buildings, is 25 percent of the space area.
- Minimum area for mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum area for each mobile home park shall be five acres.
- Minimum distance between mobile homesManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site.30 ft
No mobile home shall be placed within 30 feet of another.
- Minimum distance from mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. stand to common areas20 ft
The distance from the line or corner of the mobile home stand to a private access drive, a common parking area, a common walk or other common area shall be 20 feet minimum.
- Minimum number of lots before occupancy8 lots
The minimum number of lots completed and ready for occupancy before first occupancy is permitted shall be eight.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from park boundary and public streets25 ft
All mobile homes shall be set back a minimum distance of 25 feet from any boundary line or street right-of-way.
- Minimum sewer connection diameter4 inches
Each space shall have an individual connection which shall be a minimum of four inches in diameter.
- Skirting installation period90 days
Within a period of 90 days after placement of a mobile home on a stand, skirting shall be placed.
- Usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per multiple-family dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each multiple-family dwelling shall provide 600 square feet of usable open space per dwelling unit.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for three-story structures35 ft
The minimum side yard for three-story structures shall be 35 feet.
- Minimum area per space in temporary trailer park2,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum area of 2,000 square feet be provided for each space.
- Utility easement to town15 ft
The developer shall give the town a 15-foot easement for these lines.
From the ordinance
All residential types of structures are permitted. Development is limited to medium to high concentrations of dwellings.