RM-1
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 50%
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right10
Conditional / special use8
Accessory1
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density8 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
There shall be a maximum density of eight dwelling units per net acre.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
Rear yards for accessory buildings shall not be less than five feet.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
Side yards for accessory buildings, except for those on corner lots, shall not be less than three feet.
- Cluster common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.25 pct
A minimum of 25 percent of the gross area of the cluster subdivision shall be common open space.
- Cluster subdivision minimum size5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum permitted size for any cluster subdivision shall be five acres.
- Corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.15 ft
The other yard abutting the street shall be a side yard and shall not be less than 15 feet for both main and accessory buildings.
- Greenbelt width50 ft
Along streets designated by the comprehensive plan as greenbelts, a greenbelt of at least 50 feet shall be provided along the street line; except that at least 75 feet shall be required along Route 199.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for other uses10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For all other uses, there shall be a minimum lot area of 10,000 square feet.
- MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.15 ft
Multifamily dwellings: There shall be side yards of at least 15 feet.
- Recreation area per unit for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. >25 units200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./du
A minimum of 200 square feet of recreation area shall be provided for each dwelling unit in a multifamily development of more than 25 dwelling units.
- Sidewalk width for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. developments5 ft
Sidewalks of a least five feet in width, constructed of concrete, brick or other material of reasonable durability...
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. density8 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
The density of a townhouse development shall not exceed eight townhouses per net acre.
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.20 ft
The minimum lot width for each townhouse shall be 20 feet.
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.25 ft
Each townhouse shall have a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
- Transitional screening width25 ft
An open space area for transitional screening of at least 25 feet in width shall be provided along side and rear property lines when a duplex or multifamily dwelling is adjacent to a lot in the RS-1 and RS-2 zoning districts, or adjacent to the Colonial Parkway.
From the ordinance
There shall be a maximum density of eight dwelling units per net acre.