Maximum & Lot Coverage By | Minimum Yard Dimensions (ft.) (c) (d) | ||||||||||||
Dwelling Type | Permitted Use District | Lot Area/Dwelling Unit (sq. ft.) | Minimum Development Area | Min. Lot Width at Bldg. Line (ft.) | Min. Lot Width at Street Line (ft.) | Main Bldg(s) | Accessory Buildings & Uses | Front Yard (b)(r) | Side Min. | Yard Total | Rear Yard | Max. Hght. (n)(o) | Min. % Open Space (q) |
One-Family | All Residential Districts | 20,000 (k)(d) | 20,000 (k) sq. ft. | 100' 120' for corner lot | 45 | 20 | 30(a) | 50 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 2 stories; 30' | 50 |
Single-Family Detached Cluster | R-1F Cluster | 20,000 (i)(p) | 1 acre (l) | 100 | 60 | 20 | 10(j) | (e) | (f) | (f) | 2 stories; 30' | 50 | |
Multi-Family Detached Cluster | R-MF-Cluster R-MF-40, 24, 15 for PUD See Chapter 1212 | 14,520 (i)(m) | 1 acre (l) | 100 | 60 | 20 | 10(j) | (e) | (f) | (f) | 2 stories; 30' | 50 | |
Two-family | R-2F-100 | 10,000 | 20,000 sq. ft. | 100 | 60 | 25 | 30(a) | 50 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 2 stories; 30' | 50 |
Multi-family Townhouse | R-MF-40 R-MF-24 R-MF-15 For PUD see Chapter 1212 | 7,000 (h)(m) | 2 acres (l) | 100 | 60 | 30 | N/A | (e) | see Sec. 1211.19 | 25 | 2 stories; 30' | 50 | |
Multi-Unit Low-Rise (3 stories or less) | R-MF-24 R-MF-15 For PUD See Chapter 1212 | Minimum 2,400 to 3,000 (g)(m) | 2 acres | 100 | 60 | 30 | N/A | 75 | See Sec. 1211.19 | 50 | 3 stories; 40' | 40 | |
Multi-Unit High-Rise (more than 3 stories) | R-MF-15 For PUD See Chapter 1212 | Minimum 1,500 to 2,100 (g)(m) | 5 acres | 300 | 240 | 20 | 40 | 100 | See Sec. 1211.19 | 100 | 6 stories; 75' | 40 | |
(a) Refers to % of rear yard area only.
(b) Unless indicated otherwise by ordinance.
(e) 20 feet to common private driveway, roadway or back of integral sidewalk/50 feet to public street.
(f) 15 feet minimum between dwellings within the development parcel, and not less than an average of 30 feet between all dwellings; 30 feet minimum adjacent to all perimeter boundary lines of the development parcel; and 7.5' minimum between the cluster dwelling and the fee simple title platted lot.
(i) Average land area per dwelling in the development.
(j) Location of common accessory uses to be approved by Planning Commission.
(k) Upon subdividing a parcel of record, the applicant may, upon the demonstration
of unique characteristics of the parcel, propose no more than ten percent (10%)
of the lots be less than 20,000 square feet but in no circumstances shall any lot
be less than 18,000 square feet. In order to demonstrate such unique characteristics,
the applicant must establish a practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship
peculiar to that parcel. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the average size of all
proposed lots in the proposed subdivision shall equal or exceed
20,000 square feet.
(l) When calculating the minimum development area of split zoned parcels, the entire acreage of the parcel is used when at least 70 percent of the property is within the same multi-family zone. If less than 70 percent of the parcel is within the same multi-family zone, the acreage of the multi-family zoned area is used instead.
(m) Density calculations are based on the multi-family zoned area of the parcel only.
(n) Maximum story height is 10' measured from floor to ceiling.
(q) Open space shall be used to conserve significant natural features such as mature trees, landscaping, streams and wetlands, and may include passive and/or active recreational uses. Retention or detention basins may be considered open space, if designed to be an integral part of the development and as an amenity to the residents, with shallow depths and side slopes less than 3 to 1, borders with natural or curvillinear shapes and plantings of grass and trees so as to blend in with the landscape features of the development.
(r) Distance shall be measured to the planned right-of-way.
N/A Not applicable.
(Ord. 1989-211. Passed 11-16-89; Ord. 1994-196. Passed 12-1-94; Ord. 1994-203. Passed 1-5-95; Ord. 1998-284. Passed 3-18-99; Ord. 1998-285. Passed 3-18-99; Ord. 2023-6. Passed 4-20-23.)