Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
- prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right6
- Two-family dwellings
- Multifamily dwellings
- Townhouse dwellings
- Public and semipublic uses (schools, hospitals, churches, playgrounds, parks)
- Accessory buildings
- Public utilities (poles, lines, distribution transformers, pipes, meters, water and sewage facilities)
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
14 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. for public or 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 from grade, provided that required front, side and rear setbacks shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
- Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building within 15 feet of property line1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building which is within 15 feet of any property 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 building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.
Other
- Green/landscaped area opposite driveway or garage
Front and rear yard areas, opposite of building's driveway or garage, shall consist of green and/or landscaped area and be perpetually maintained as such.
- Maximum obstruction heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at intersections3 ft
There shall be no structures, fences, shrubbery or other obstructions to vision more than three feet above the curb level of streets within the area enclosed by the property lines of corner lots and a line joining points at a distance of 25 feet from their intersections.
- Maximum dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. per townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. structure10 units
No single townhouse structure shall contain more than ten dwelling units.
Parking
- Attached garage spaces not counted toward parking minimumMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
Spaces in attached garages shall not be counted towards the required minimum number of parking spaces for each dwelling.
Setback
- 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 line10 ft
No accessory building may be closer than ten feet to any property line.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for townhome with front loading garage or front driveway20 ft
Buildings with a front loading garage or front located driveway shall maintain a 20 foot distance from any street or right-of-way.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for townhome without front garage/driveway or with rear loading garage10 ft
Buildings with no front garage, no front located driveway or those with a rear loading garage shall maintain a ten-foot distance from any street or right-of-way.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for townhome buildings
Buildings with no garage or driveway or those with a front loading garage shall maintain a rear yard of ten feet when adjacent to the R-3 residential district. Buildings adjacent to any other district within the city or adjacent to a non-townhome or two-family development within the R-3 residential district shall maintain a rear yard of 20 feet. Buildings with rear loading garage or rear located driveway shall maintain a rear yard of 20 feet.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for townhome end units10 ft
The end units of each entire townhome building structure shall have a minimum setback of ten feet or more, and the total width of such two side setbacks shall be 20 feet or more.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for townhome with side loading garage or driveway20 ft
Buildings with a side loading garage or side located driveway shall maintain a 20-foot distance from any street or right-of-way and the total width of such two side setbacks shall be 40 feet or more.
Signage
- Sign regulations
Signs shall meet the applicable regulations in the sign ordinance.
From the ordinance
the amount of lot covered by buildings shall not exceed 25 percent of the total lot area, exclusive of off-street parking, easements and driveways, and the density shall not exceed 12 units per gross acre contained within the entire subdivision.
Parking requirements
{
"townhouse": "2 spaces per unit + 1 visitor per 5 units",
"other residential": "1.5 spaces per unit",
"apartment/condominium": "2 spaces per unit + 1 visitor per 5 units"
}