A. Residential Developments
1. Association managed detached dwellings. These homes are unattached single-family dwellings managed by a homeowner's association, which governs architectural controls, establishes association fees, provides lawn care, snow plowing, trash and recycling collection, and all common area maintenance and repair within a development. Senior citizen housing shall be restricted to residents fifty-five (55) years or older for eighty (80) percent or more of the dwelling units.
a. Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet per unit, net of road easements, ponding areas, and wetlands.
b. Private streets allowed and public utilities required. Public utilities shall be constructed according to minimum City standards. Private streets with no on-street parking shall be a minimum 24 feet width with curbing. Streets with one-side parking shall be a minimum 30 feet width. All streets shall be paved and shall meet a minimum 7-ton City design standard. Public utility easements shall be dedicated for a minimum width of the private street.
c. Front yard setback: Private road: 30 feet from the curb for garage and 20 feet from curb for living space.
d. Front yard setback: public road: 30 feet minimum structure setback from right-of-way line.
e. Side yard setback: 5 feet, or 30 feet if side yard is adjacent to public road.
f. Rear yard setback: 25 feet, or 30 feet if rear yard is adjacent to public road.
g. Maximum height: 2-story.
h. Unit size: all units shall contain a minimum of two bedrooms and minimum of 960 square feet of living space.
i. Attached garage required: 2 stalls, 11' X 24' minimum each stall.
j. Surface parking required: minimum 18' X 24' in front of garage.
k. Guest parking: 1/2 stall per unit dispersed conveniently throughout development, unless comparable street parking is available.
l. Front building façade: minimum 35% brick, stucco, stone or cultured stone.
m. Building variation: No identical front façade shall be located consecutively on the same side of any street. At least 3 different floor plans and 3 different architectural variations for front façade are required in any development with 10 or more homes.
n. Landscaping shall include a minimum of two overstory trees per unit and shall meet the minimum planting standards outlined in this Ordinance.
o. Sidewalks and trails may be required within any development.
2. Apartments, condominiums and cooperatives. Apartments, condominiums, and cooperatives feature common building access to individual units, common security, managed property maintenance and managed utility service provisions, but do not include personal or health care service provisions by building management.
a. Maximum density: 30 units per acre.
b. Maximum height: 5 stories.
c. Minimum unit size: efficiency/1-bedroom 600 square feet; 2-bedroom 720 square feet; additional bedrooms 120 square feet each.
d. Front yard setback: 30 feet.
e. Side yard setback: 20 feet, or 30 feet if side yard is adjacent to public road.
f. Rear yard setback: 30 feet.
g. Private access drives: driveways providing access to buildings shall be a minimum of 24 feet in width. Private access drives containing public utilities shall include public utility easements.
h. Garage parking required: 1/2 Garage Space per unit, underground or at-grade parking (within the footprint of the building) shall be required. Parking spaces shall be 10’X20’ with 24’ driveway aisles.
i. Surface parking: 2 stalls per unit. The number of surface parking spaces may be offset by the number of garage stalls provided, if the garage stalls are automatically assigned to dwelling units. Parking spaces shall be 10’X20’ with 24’ driveway aisles.
j. Guest parking: ¼ stall per unit, unless comparable street parking is available.
k. Parking areas may occupy 1/3 of the minimum required yard area.
l. Individual utility metering: all units are required to be served with individual private and public utility services and metering, unless otherwise approved by the City.
m. Building exteriors: The City requires a mix of architectural features, building materials and color schemes to accentuate the appearance of multiple family dwellings. Building materials may include masonry products (brick, stone, stucco, decorative block, tile, cast stone, pre-cast textured concrete panels), wood, EIFS, composite wood panels and lap siding, composite fiber-cement panels and lap siding, metal panels, composite metal panels, other composite material panels, glass panels, windows and trim.
1) 35% of the façade on all exteriors shall consist of masonry products. This masonry percentage requirement does not include façade surface area consisting of windows and doors and associated trim. For the purpose of this section, masonry does not include bare cinder block, unadorned prestressed panels, or smooth concrete panels.
2) Panels and lap siding shall be used to complement masonry materials and shall be roughly proportionate to each other. Visible joints in all siding materials shall be architecturally integrated into the building design.
3) The percentage of the required exterior materials may be modified by the City when the use of staggered unit elevations, balconies and porches, shutters, gable end returns, mantels, corbels, cornices, cupolas, false dormers or windows, and similar combinations of architectural enhancements are incorporated to accentuate the exterior building design.
4) Colors shall be earth tone, such as shades of brown and soft neutral colors. Multiple color schemes are permitted, provided they are complementary and compatible with the primarily masonry exterior. The use of contrasting, yet harmonious colors may also be permitted provided they are compatible with the primarily masonry exterior.
5) No individual floor of a building may be one color or one siding material, except for the use of masonry products.
6) The percentage of the required exterior materials on non-residential facing façades may be modified by the City if the street facing or front façade is correspondingly enhanced.
7) In Planned Unit Developments with multiple properties, the character of all buildings shall reflect a common theme with compatible building styles, building materials, color schemes, landscaping, site lighting and pedestrian circulation.
8) Development plans shall include descriptions of unit sizes, rental or sales price points, indoor common areas and group usable space, storage space options, building elevations with detailed breakdowns of building materials and colors, floor plans, trash and recycling facilities, site lighting, and outdoor group usable amenities.
n. Landscaping shall include a minimum of one overstory tree per unit; however, 25% of the overstory trees may be substituted with perennial foundation plantings at a ratio of 10 foundation plantings per overstory tree. All landscaping shall meet the minimum planting standards outlined in this Ordinance.
o. Sidewalks and trails may be required within any development.
p. All mechanical equipment integral to the building function shall be screened from view from adjacent public right of ways, streets, and properties, including equipment located on the rooftop.
1) Screening must be architecturally designed and made from materials compatible in design and quality to those of the overall building design.
2) A cross section for each elevation may be required for proposed roof top mechanical screenings.
q. Pitched roofs that are exposed shall be constructed of commercial grade architectural shingles, wood singles, slate, tile, copper or heavy gage standing seam steel. Flat roofs are not subject to these requirements.
3. Attached Dwellings. These individually owned homes include "Row Homes," attached single family homes aligned side-by-side and with garage access on one side of the building and "Townhomes," attached single family homes aligned side-by-side and back-to-back with garage access on two sides of the building. Attached single family dwellings are managed by a homeowners' association, which governs architectural controls, establishes association fees, provides lawn care, snow plowing, trash and recycling collection, exterior building maintenance and repair, and all common area maintenance and repair within a development.
a. Minimum lot area: none.
b. Maximum density: 30 units per acre.
c. Maximum units per building: none.
d. Private streets allowed and public utilities required. Public utilities shall be constructed according to minimum City standards. Private streets with no on-street parking shall be a minimum 24 feet width with curbing. Streets with one-side parking shall be a minimum 30 feet width. All streets shall be paved and shall meet a minimum 7-ton City design standard. Public utility easements shall be dedicated for the minimum width of the private street.
e. Private access drives: driveways providing access to individual units shall be a minimum of 24 feet in width. Private access drives containing public utilities shall include public utility easements.
f. Individual utility metering: all units are required to be served with individual private and public utility services and metering, unless otherwise approved by the City.
g. Front yard setback: Private road: 30 feet from the curb for garage and 20 feet from curb for living space.
h. Front yard setback: Public road: 30 feet minimum structure setback from right-of-way line.
i. Side yard Setback: zero lot line on common walls; 25 feet garage setback to private road curb; 20 feet living space setback from private road curb, or 30 feet building setback if side yard is adjacent to public road.
j. Rear Yard setback: 25 feet from private road curb, or 30 feet if rear yard is adjacent to public road or private property.
k. Maximum height: 3-story.
l. Unit size: all units shall contain a minimum of two bedrooms and minimum of 960 square feet of living space.
m. Attached garage required: 2 stalls, 11’ X 24’ minimum each stall.
n. Surface parking required: minimum 18’ X 24’ in front of garage.
o. Guest parking: 1/2 stall per unit dispersed conveniently throughout development, unless comparable street parking is available.
p. Building exteriors: The City requires a mix of architectural features, building materials and color schemes to accentuate the appearance of multiple family dwellings. Building materials may include masonry products (brick, stone, stucco, decorative block, tile, cast stone, pre-cast textured concrete panels), wood, EIFS, composite wood panels and lap siding, composite fiber-cement panels and lap siding, metal panels, composite metal panels, other composite material panels, glass panels, windows and trim.
1) 35% of the façade on all exteriors shall consist of masonry products. This masonry percentage requirement does not include façade surface area consisting of windows and doors and associated trim. For the purpose of this section, masonry does not include bare cinder block, unadorned pre-stressed panels, or smooth concrete panels.
2) Panels and lap siding shall be used to complement masonry materials and shall be roughly proportionate to each other. Visible joints in all siding materials shall be architecturally integrated into the building design.
3) The percentage of the required exterior materials may be modified by the City when the use of staggered unit elevations, balconies and porches, shutters, gable end returns, mantels, corbels, cornices, cupolas, false dormers or windows, and similar combinations of architectural enhancements are incorporated to accentuate the exterior building design.
4) Colors shall be earth tone, such as shades of brown and soft neutral colors. Multiple color schemes are permitted, provided they are complementary and compatible with the primarily masonry exterior. The use of contrasting, yet harmonious colors may also be permitted provided they are compatible with the primarily masonry exterior.
5) No individual floor of a building may be one color or one siding material, except for the use of masonry products.
6) The percentage of the required exterior materials on non-residential facing façades may be modified by the City if the street facing or front façade is correspondingly enhanced.
7) In Planned Unit Developments with multiple properties, the character of all buildings shall reflect a common theme with compatible building styles, building materials, color schemes, landscaping, site lighting and pedestrian circulation.
8) Development plans shall include descriptions of unit sizes, rental or sales price points, indoor common areas and group usable space, storage space options, building elevations with detailed breakdowns of building materials and colors, floor plans, trash and recycling facilities, site lighting, and outdoor group usable amenities.
q. Landscaping shall include a minimum of one overstory tree per unit; however, 25% of the overstory trees may be substituted with perennial foundation plantings at a ratio of 10 foundation plantings per overstory tree. All landscaping shall meet the minimum planting standards outlined in this Ordinance.
r. Sidewalks and trails may be required within any development.
s. All mechanical equipment integral to the building function shall be screened from view from adjacent public right of ways, streets, and properties, including equipment located on the rooftop.
1) Screening must be architecturally designed and made from materials compatible in design and quality to those of the overall building design.
2) A cross section for each elevation may be required for proposed roof top mechanical screenings.
t. Pitched roofs that are exposed shall be constructed of commercial grade architectural shingles, wood singles, slate, tile, copper or heavy gage standing seam steel. Flat roofs are not subject to these requirements.
4. Assisted-living multiple family dwellings. These housing units typically include apartments that directly or indirectly provide tenants who are less independent with a variety of services such as meals, housekeeping, personal care, and health care.
a. Maximum density: 30 units per acre.
b. Minimum unit size: efficiency 250 square feet; 1-bedroom 350 square feet.
c. Front yard setback: 30 feet.
d. Side yard setback: 20 feet, or 30 feet if side yard is adjacent to public road.
e. Rear yard setback: 30 feet.
f. Maximum height: 5 stories.
g. Private access drives: driveways providing access to buildings shall be a minimum of 24 feet in width. Private access drives containing public utilities shall include public utility easements.
h. Surface parking: 1 stall per unit; or 1 stall per maximum employee and contracted staff plus 1/2 stall per unit guest parking. "Proof of parking" provisions required in this Ordinance are applicable.
i. Parking areas may occupy 1/3 of the minimum required yard area.
j. Building exteriors: The City requires a mix of architectural features, building materials and color schemes to accentuate the appearance of multiple family dwellings. Building materials may include masonry products (brick, stone, stucco, decorative block, tile, cast stone, pre-cast textured concrete panels), wood, EIFS, composite wood panels and lap siding, composite fiber-cement panels and lap siding, metal panels, composite metal panels, other composite material panels, glass panels, windows and trim.
1) 35% of the façade on all exteriors shall consist of masonry products. This masonry percentage requirement does not include façade surface area consisting of windows and doors and associated trim. For the purpose of this section, masonry does not include bare cinder block, unadorned pre-stressed panels, or smooth concrete panels.
2) Panels and lap siding shall be used to complement masonry materials and shall be roughly proportionate to each other. Visible joints in all siding materials shall be architecturally integrated into the building design.
3) The percentage of the required exterior materials may be modified by the City when the use of staggered unit elevations, balconies and porches, shutters, gable end returns, mantels, corbels, cornices, cupolas, false dormers or windows, and similar combinations of architectural enhancements are incorporated to accentuate the exterior building design.
4) Colors shall be earth tone, such as shades of brown and soft neutral colors. Multiple color schemes are permitted, provided they are complementary and compatible with the primarily masonry exterior. The use of contrasting, yet harmonious colors may also be permitted provided they are compatible with the primarily masonry exterior.
5) No individual floor of a building may be one color or one siding material, except for the use of masonry products.
6) The percentage of the required exterior materials on non-residential facing façades may be modified by the City if the street facing or front façade is correspondingly enhanced.
7) In Planned Unit Developments with multiple properties, the character of all buildings shall reflect a common theme with compatible building styles, building materials, color schemes, landscaping, site lighting and pedestrian circulation.
8) Development plans shall include descriptions of unit sizes, rental or sales price points, indoor common areas and group usable space, storage space options, building elevations with detailed breakdowns of building materials and colors, floor plans, trash and recycling facilities, site lighting, and outdoor group usable amenities.
k. Landscaping shall include a minimum of one overstory tree per unit; however, 25% of the overstory trees may be substituted with perennial foundation plantings at a ratio of 10 foundation plantings per overstory tree. All landscaping shall meet the minimum planting standards outlined in this Ordinance.
l. Sidewalks and trails may be required within any development.
m. All mechanical equipment integral to the building function shall be screened from view from adjacent public right of ways, streets, and properties, including equipment located on the rooftop.
1) Screening must be architecturally designed and made from materials compatible in design and quality to those of the overall building design.
2) A cross section for each elevation may be required for proposed roof top mechanical screenings.
n. Pitched roofs that are exposed shall be constructed of commercial grade architectural shingles, wood singles, slate, tile, copper or heavy gage standing seam steel. Flat roofs are not subject to these requirements.
B. Commercial Developments.
1. Commercial Developments in the Mixed Use High Density Residential District.
a. Sidewalks and trails may be required in every development.
b. CUP applications shall include, but not be limited to, detailed site plans, floor plans, utility plans, building elevations with detailed breakdowns of building materials and colors, trash and recycling facilities, landscaping plans, site lighting plans and pedestrian movement plans.
c. Building exteriors: The City requires a mix of architectural features, building materials and color schemes to accentuate the appearance of commercial buildings. Building materials may include masonry products (brick, stone, masonry stucco, decorative block, tile, cast stone, pre-cast textured concrete panels) wood, EIFS, composite wood panels and lap siding, composite fiber-cement panels and lap siding, metal panels, composite metal panels, other composite material panels, glass panels, windows and trim. Ribbed or corrugated metal panels are not permitted. Standing seam metal panels are permitted within a planned unit development on up to 20% of the façade.
1) At least 50% of the façade on all exteriors of all buildings shall consist of masonry products (brick, stone, masonry stucco, decorative block, tile, cast stone, pre-cast textured concrete panels). This masonry percentage requirement does not include façade surface area consisting of windows and doors and associated trim. For the purpose of this section, masonry does not include bare cinder block, unadorned pre-stressed panels, or smooth concrete panels.
2) The remaining combination of accent materials may not detract from the overall appearance of the primarily masonry building design and accent materials must be used to create a harmonized design that is apparent on each building façade that is visible to the public via public right of way and adjacent property.
3) Accent materials shall be consistent in grade and quality of the primary building materials. For each wall exceeding 200 feet in length there shall be an architectural feature or accent feature every 1/3rd of the wall length.
4) Visible joints in all siding materials shall be architecturally integrated into the building design.
5) Colors shall be softer, neutral colors. Brilliant colors, neon colors and other distracting colors shall be prohibited. Multiple color schemes are permitted, provided they are complementary and compatible with the primarily masonry exterior.
6) A visually distinct front entrance must be present and obvious from the street, while remaining harmonious with the overall finish of the building.
7) The percentage of the required exterior materials may be modified by the City when the use of staggered elevations, staggered parapets, mantels, corbels, cornices, and similar combinations of architectural enhancements are incorporated to accentuate the exterior building design.
8) The percentage of the required exterior materials on non-residential facing and non-street facing façades may be modified by the City if the street facing or front façade is correspondingly enhanced. Enhancements may include, but are not limited to, the increase in architectural enhancements, and complementary horizontal or vertical design features.
9) In Planned Unit Developments with multiple properties, the character of all buildings shall reflect a common theme with compatible building styles, building materials, color schemes, landscaping, site lighting and pedestrian circulation.
d. Pitched roofs that are exposed shall be constructed of commercial grade architectural shingles, wood shingles, slate, tile, copper or heavy gage standing seam steel. Flat roofs are not subject to these requirements.
e. All mechanical equipment integral to the building function shall be screened from view from adjacent public right of ways, streets, and properties, including equipment located on the rooftop.
1) Screening must be architecturally designed and made from materials compatible in design and quality to those of the overall building design.
2) A cross section for each elevation may be required for proposed roof top mechanical screenings.
f. No display of merchandise shall be permitted on any roof.
g. On properties greater than or equal to one acre, the minimum square footage of any building(s) shall be at least seven percent (7%) of the property acreage, net of wetlands, stormwater ponds and other easement encumbrances.
[§ 7A-675, added by Ord. No. 21-09, effective December 8, 2021; amended by Ord. No. 23-02, effective August 17, 2023.]