R-53
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Extracted standards
6 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. on lots 2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. or more60 ft
No building shall exceed 60 feet in height on lots of two acres or more.
Other
- Maximum guest units per 50 dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.1 per 50 units
The total number of such guest units shall not exceed one for each 50 dwelling units within the development.
- Minimum spacing between buildings with dwelling15 ft
Where two or more buildings, at least one of which contains a dwelling use, are erected on the same lot, the distance between any two such buildings shall be not less than 15 feet.
- Minimum spacing between non-dwelling buildings10 ft
Where two or more buildings, neither of which contains a dwelling use, are erected on the same lot, the distance between any two such buildings shall be not less than ten feet.
- Play area fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
The play area shall be enclosed with a continuous opaque structural fence or wall not less than four feet in height.
- Minimum outdoor play area per child100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum outdoor play area of 100 square feet for each child enrolled shall be furnished on the premises.
From the ordinance
Multifamily dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than 5,000 square feet in total area and not less than 1,250 square feet in area for each dwelling unit.