(a) Lot, Building and Other Requirements.
Category | Nonresidential | Residential |
Density | Maximum of 5,000 total gross square feet per acre. | Maximum of 4 dwelling units per acre. |
(A density bonus is available for certain open space plans. See Open Space below.) | (A density bonus is available for certain open space plans. See Open Space below.) | |
Lot Coverage | Lot coverage shall not exceed 50%. In measuring lot coverage, all buildings and other covered areas, such as parking areas, sidewalks, loading areas, driveways and driveway areas, shall be included. | Not applicable. |
(A density bonus is available for certain open space plans. See Open Space below.) | ||
Building Orientation | Office buildings shall be clustered and arranged in a campus like setting to facilitate common open space. | Any side of a building which faces a public street, right-of-way, public park or open space shall be compatible with and use the same types of materials as the other sides of the building. |
Any side of a building which faces a public street, right-of-way, public park, or open space shall be compatible with and use the same types of materials as the other sides of the building. | ||
Maximum Single Tenant or Single Use (does not apply to office, or institutional uses) | 4,000 gross square feet. | Not applicable. |
Lot Size | Maximum of 5 acres for any lot which includes one or more non-residential, non-office, non-civic or non- institutional uses. | The gross density in a development shall not exceed one unit per one and one-half acres. |
The maximum density is four units on any given acre in development. Publicly dedicated streets shall not be included in the computation of area. | ||
Category | Nonresidential | Residential |
Build To Lines | 20 feet from the right-of-way line along arterial streets (for example, Main Street and Cherry Valley Road). | Same as front yard setback. |
30 feet from the right-of-way along secondary streets (collector, local, cul de-sac, and service streets), where at least 50% of the front facades of structures shall be at the build to line. | ||
Front Yard Setbacks | The front yard setback shall be the build to line. | 50 feet for collector and arterial streets, and 25 feet for all other streets. |
Either at least 50% of the front facades of structures shall be at the build to line, or at least 50% of the build to line shall be at the front facades of the structures. | ||
Side Yard Setbacks | 15 feet minimum for lots greater than 1 .acre in size. | 15 feet minimum |
5 feet minimum for lots less than or equal to 1 acre in size | ||
On-Site Parking | Parking areas must be located behind the front facade of the proposed buildings. | Maximum parking ratio of 2 spaces per unit in the case of multifamily uses. |
Maximum of 1 space per 250 square feet of building space, except in the case of medical and dental offices and clinics where there shall be a maximum of 1 space per 200 square feet of building space. | Minimum parking ratio of 1.75 spaces per unit. | |
Parking areas must contain internal landscaped islands at a rate of a minimum of 200 square feet for every 10 parking spaces. | Parking areas must be located behind the front facade of the proposed buildings except in the case of single family residences. | |
Parking areas must contain a minimum of 1 deciduous tree for every 10 parking spaces in the internal landscaped islands. | Parking areas must contain internal landscaped islands at a rate of a minimum of 200 square feet for every 10 parking spaces. | |
Parking areas must contain a minimum of 1 deciduous tree for every 10 parking spaces in the internal landscaped islands | ||
Category | Nonresidential | Residential |
On-site Parking (Cont.) | Parking areas must be screened from the view of the public right-of-way, residential areas, and any open space areas by a 42 inch minimum evergreen hedge, or by a 42 inch brick or natural stone wall. | Parking areas must be screened from the view of the public right-of-way and any open space areas by a 42 inch minimum evergreen hedge, or by a 42 inch brick or natural stone wall. |
No parking or drive aisles will be .permitted in any setback other than in the case of drive aisles where necessary to grant ingress and egress. | No parking or drive aisles will be permitted in any setback other than in the case of drive aisles where necessary to grant ingress and egress. | |
Berms/Landscaping Mounds | No berms or landscaping mounds are permitted. | No berms or landscaping mounds are permitted. |
Sidewalks | Minimum of 15 feet wide in front of retail. | Minimum of 6 wide feet required along all public right-of-ways. |
Minimum of 6 feet wide in front of office, civic and institutional uses. | Shall be integrated with the Village's pathways plan. | |
Required along all public rights of way. | ||
Shall be integrated with the Village's pathways plan. | ||
Street Trees | Tree lawns and street planting zones of at least 6 feet in width, in addition to walkway and parking shall be provided. | Tree lawns and street planting zones of at least 6 feet in width, in addition to walkway and parking shall be provided. |
Street trees must be planted in straight .lines along each side of any street or public right-of-way. | Street trees must be planted in straight lines along each side of any street or public right-of-way. | |
Street trees shall be planted no less than 24 feet and no more than 36 feet on center. | Street trees shall be planted no less than 24 feet and no more than 36 feet on center. | |
Each street tree shall have at least 100 square feet of water permeable surface centered on the tree trunk to help ensure adequate root moisture. | Each street tree shall have at least 100 square feet of water permeable surface centered on the tree trunk to help ensure adequate root moisture. | |
Category | Nonresidential | Residential |
Walls, Fences and Hedges | Fences and hedges are permitted in the front yard setback to a maximum height of 42 inches. | Fences and hedges are permitted in the front yard setback to a maximum height of 42 inches. |
Walls used to screen service areas shall be brick or stone to a minimum height of 1 foot higher than service area being screened. | Walls used to screen service areas shall be brick or stone to a minimum height of 1 foot higher than service area being screened. | |
Non-residential uses shall be separated from other uses at the side and rear by a continuous hedge of landscaping, or brick or stone wall. These hedges or walls shall be 42 inches high. | ||
Open Space | A density incentive of an additional 5,000 gross square feet per acre of density (or a total of 10,000 gross square feet per acre), plus an additional 20% for a total of 70% lot coverage, plus in the case of lots to be used exclusively for offices, an additional 2,000 gross square feet of density (for a total of 12,000 gross square feet per acre for such office uses) is available in return for the dedication of open space under the following conditions: | A density incentive of an additional 2 dwelling units per acre (for a total of 6 dwelling units per acre and a gross density of 1 unit per acre) is available in return for the dedication of open space under the following conditions: |
(1) The dedication is of a minimum of 20% of the gross total tract area, and (2) 50% of the dedicated open space is further dedicated for public use, including trails, parks, active recreation and the like, and (3) The Planning Commission approves the dedication. In considering approval, the Planning Commission shall be guided by: (a) the usefulness of the open space for trails, paths, parks, greens, and active recreation areas, including whether or not the tract's proposed open space adjoins in a harmonious manner other existing public open spaces; and | (1) The dedication is of a minimum of 20% of the gross total tract area, and (2) 50% of the dedicated open space is further dedicated for public use, including trails, parks, active recreation and the like, and (3) The Planning Commission approves the dedication. In considering approval, the Planning Commission shall be guided by: (a) the usefulness of the open space for trails, paths, parks, greens, and active recreation areas, including whether or not the tract's proposed open space adjoins in a harmonious manner other existing public open spaces, and (b) the degree to which the dedication includes desirable open space areas such as forests, floodplains, steep slopes, and historical sites, structures, and plantings. |
Category | Nonresidential | Residential |
Open Space (Cont.) | (b) the degree to which the dedication includes desirable open space areas such as forests, floodplains, steep slopes, and historical sites, structures, and plantings. | Rights of way shall not be counted as open space. |
Rights of way shall not be counted as open space. | ||
Detention Basins and Retention Ponds | Detention basins shall be designed by a landscape architect in conjunction with an engineer to ensure that they incorporate naturalistic shapes and that they are planted and maintained in an attractive manner. | Detention basins shall be designed by a landscape architect in conjunction with an engineer to ensure that they incorporate naturalistic shapes and that they are planted and maintained in an attractive manner. |
Scenic retention ponds are encouraged as a means of treating non-point source pollutants. 40% of the perimeter of these ponds, at the outfall, shall be planted in native wetland plantings. | Scenic retention ponds are encouraged as a means of treating non-point source pollutants. 40% of the perimeter of these ponds, at the outfall, shall be planted in native wetland plantings. | |
Building Style | Building design shall be of traditional American styles, such as: Postmedieval English, Dutch Colonial, French Colonial, Georgian, Adam, Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Stick, Queen Anne, or Shingle. | Building design shall be traditional American styles, such as: Postmedieval English, Dutch Colonial, French Colonial, Georgian, Adam, Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Stick, Queen Anne, or Shingle. |
Office buildings shall be a minimum of 1.5 stories and a maximum of 2 stories. All other buildings shall be a minimum of 2 stories in appearance and a maximum of 2.5 stories. | Buildings shall be a minimum of 1.5 stories and a maximum of 2.5 stories. | |
The entrance to the first floor of any structure shall be at or above grade. | The entrance to the first floor of any structure shall be at or above grade. | |
Category | Nonresidential | Residential |
Building Style (Cont.) | Buildings which the ordinary reasonable person would readily associate with a particular entity based on viewing two or more other buildings used by the entity, will be considered in their entirety as signs. As such, all exterior surface square footage shall be taken into account under applicable sign ordinances and regulations. | |
Building Massing | Building massing shall be appropriate, including as related to surrounding setbacks, surrounding buildings, the spaces which are created by the building, and the scale | Building massing shall be appropriate, including as related to surrounding setbacks, surrounding buildings, the spaces which are created by the building, and the scale. |
The appropriate architectural massing and scale shall be achieved by close adherence to the scale and proportioning systems of the traditional American styles. | The appropriate architectural massing and scale shall be achieved by close adherence to the scale and proportioning systems of the traditional American styles. | |
Roof | Simple gable roof forms and dormers are the most consistent with the architectural context of the Village and are encouraged. | Simple gable roof forms and dormers are the most consistent with the architectural context of the Village and are encouraged. |
Roof structures (including air conditioning units and satellite dishes) shall be screened from view on all sides | Roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 8/12. | |
Roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 8/12. | ||
Windows | Window arrangement on all facades shall be simple and harmonious. | Window arrangement on all facades shall be simple and harmonious. |
Horizontal strip windows are prohibited. | Horizontal strip windows are prohibited. | |
Divided light windows, and/or mullions, are required for all windows, including those used for retail display. | Divided light windows, and/or mullions, are required for all windows. | |
Shutters, if used, must each be one half of the width of the window so they appear to be able to cover the window opening if closed. | Shutters, if used, must each be one half of the width of the window so they appear to be able to cover the window opening if closed. | |
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Category | Nonresidential | Residential |
Materials | Building materials shall be natural. Brick, stone and wood siding are preferred. High grade “Restoration" vinyl or equal is permissible. | Building materials shall be natural. Brick, stone and wood siding are preferred. High grade "Restoration" vinyl or equal is permissible. |
Chimneys shall be brick or stone. | Chimneys shall be brick or stone. | |
For the purpose of this chapter, stone includes both natural stone and cultured stone that is both natural in appearance and is designed to appear native to this region of the country. | Brick shall be of a traditional natural range of colors, and not exotic nontraditional varieties, such as white, tan, cream, chocolate brown, glazed, or spray painted to resemble used brick. | |
Brick shall be of a traditional natural range of colors, and not exotic nontraditional varieties, such as white, tan, cream, chocolate brown, glazed, or spray painted to resemble used brick. | Brick may be painted if the entire exterior surface of the brick and related mortar is painted the same color. | |
Brick may be painted if the entire exterior surface of the brick and related mortar is painted the same color. | ||
Drive-throughs, Drive-ins and Drive-ups | Any drive-throughs, drive-ins, and drive-ups shall be in the rear of the structure, and ingress to and egress from drive-throughs, drive-ins, and drive-ups shall be from the parking lots at the rear of the structure. | N/A |
Hours of Operation | A maximum of 18 hours per day. | N/A |
Colors | Colors selected from the Sherwin- Williams"Heritage Colors" series, the Coronado Chesapeake Bay Restoration Colors" series, and the Benjamin Moore "Historical Color Collection" series are pre-approved. | Colors selected from the Sherwin Williams"Heritage Colors" series, the Coronado "Chesapeake Bay Restoration Colors" series, and the Benjamin Moore "Historical Color Collection" series are pre-approved. |
Garages | No above grade garages are permitted. | Garages must be set back a minimum of 4 feet from the front facade of the dwelling building. No garage door facing a street shall be larger than 9 feet in width. |
There shall be no more than 2 adjacent garage doors facing the street. | ||
Category | Nonresidential | Residential |
Lighting | All lighting shall be natural in appearance (approximate spectrum of sunlight), with a maximum level of 25 footcandles anywhere on the site. | All lighting shall be natural in appearance (approximate spectrum of sunlight), with a maximum level of 25 footcandles anywhere on the site. |
All lighting shall meet the Village of Granville Exterior Lighting Guidelines. | All lighting shall meet the Village of Granville Exterior Lighting Guidelines. | |
Use of Details | Building and lighting details should be appropriate to the scale, overall design concept and style of the building and its environment. | Building and lighting details should be appropriate to the scale, overall design concept and style of the building and its environment. |
Landscaping and Pedestrian Environment Enhancement | Plants should be used for positively accentuating and highlighting the architectural details of structures, and the surrounding land. | Plants should be used for positively accentuating and highlighting the architectural details of structures, and the surrounding land. |
Elements which contribute to the quality of the pedestrian environment are preferred. Included among these may be benches, water fountains, seating areas, arcades, awnings or canopies. | Elements which contribute to the quality of of the pedestrian environment are preferred. Included among these may be benches, water fountains, seating areas, arcades, awnings or canopies. |
(b) Traffic Requirements. A traffic and parking system plan shall be shown that details points of ingress and egress into the property, public and private drives, parking areas and pedestrian walkway areas. The plan shall be so designed to minimize conflict points between pedestrian and vehicular movement while maintaining ample and safe walkways and pathways. The Commission shall not approve the plan unless they find the plan provides adequate ingress and egress and does not adversely impact traffic patterns nor increase traffic usage of municipal streets to the detriment of the safety and welfare of the public.
(Ord. 6-97. Passed 4-16-97.)