RM-2
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right10
Conditional / special use9
Accessory1
Extracted standards
19 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/semipublic buildings45 ft
A public or semipublic building such as a school, church or library may be erected up to 45 feet from grade; provided that the required front, side and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot of height over 35 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings allowed
No accessory buildings shall be permitted, except for detached garages.
- Grass strip between sidewalk and curb4 ft
a four-foot grass strip shall be provided between the sidewalk and the curb or edge of driveway or parking lot pavement.
- Greenbelt width along designated streets50 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.
- Greenbelt width along Route 19975 ft
at least 75 feet shall be required along Route 199.
- Maximum number of abutting townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. with same facade3 count
no more than three abutting townhouses will have the same or essentially the same architectural treatment of façades and rooflines.
- Minimum cluster subdivision 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.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. in cluster subdivision25 pct
A minimum of 25 percent of the gross area of the cluster subdivision shall be common open space.
- Minimum landscaped open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.50 pct
At least 50 percent of the gross lot area shall be landscaped open space.
- Minimum recreation area per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
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.
- Minimum recreation area per unit in cluster subdivision200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of 200 square feet of recreation area shall be provided for each dwelling unit in the cluster subdivision for subdivisions of more than 25 lots.
- Minimum recreation area width25 ft
The minimum width for a recreation area shall be 25 feet.
- Minimum sidewalk width5 ft
Sidewalks of at least five feet in width... shall be constructed to provide a pedestrian circulation system.
- Minimum 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. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way25 ft
all buildings in the townhouse development shall be located at least 25 feet from any street or highway right-of-way.
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. end unit side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.7.5 ft
Each townhouse located at the end of a group of townhouses shall have a side yard of at least seven and one-half feet.
- Minimum private street width for townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.22 ft
shall have access to a 22-foot minimum pavement width private street.
- 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
The uses permitted in the multifamily dwelling district RM-2 are as follows: ...