Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. width for commercial abutting residential10 ft
A buffer yard of not less than ten feet shall be required for all commercial uses which are located adjoining or across an alley from any residentially zoned district.
- Landscape buffer along public street frontages20 ft
A 20-foot-wide landscape buffer shall be provided along public street frontages where a new nonresidential use abuts an existing or approved residential use.
- Parking lot landscaping required for 20+ spaces
Parking lot landscaping shall be provided for all parking lots with 20 or more spaces.
- Minimum distance from pavement edge for street trees10 ft
Trees shall be placed a minimum of ten feet away from the pavement edge.
- Street tree spacing in B-2120 ft
In the B-2 district, trees shall be placed every 120 feet along both sides of the street.
Signage
- Maximum number of A-frame signs
Only one such sign is permitted per business, or one sign per 30 linear feet of sidewalk.
- Maximum A-frame sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A-Frame signs in business districts (B-1 and B-2). These signs must not be more than an aggregate of 12 square feet or less in a sandwich board design as defined herein.
- Maximum temporary sign area in business districts12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary freestanding signs, or wall signs, shall not exceed 12 square feet in area and four feet in height.
- Maximum temporary sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in business districts4 ft
Temporary freestanding signs, or wall signs, shall not exceed 12 square feet in area and four feet in height.
- Maximum window sign coverage in business districts20 pct
Temporary window signs shall not obstruct more than 20 percent of the area of the window on which the sign is located.
From the ordinance
In the B-2 district, trees shall be placed every 120 feet along both sides of the street.