Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right24
- single-family dwellings
- two-family dwellings
- multifamily dwellings
- townhouse
- civic/institutional facilities
- recreation facilities
- bed and breakfast inns
- live-work units
- private schools and studios
- public utilities
- municipal service or storage buildings
- public water and sewage facilities
- retail shops and stores
- business offices
- department stores, variety stores, specialty shops, discount shops and appliance stores
- bakeries
- laundries, dry cleaning shops and clothes dyeing establishments
- theaters, assembly halls, playhouses and dinner theaters
- hotels
- banks and loan and finance offices
- funeral home and/or mortuary
- automobile service stations and public garages
- restaurants
- drive-through facilities
Conditional / special use11
Extracted standards
44 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory structures
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure footprint for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.650 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum footprint: 650 square feet.
- Maximum number of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.0 count
Maximum number of structures: 0.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.42 ft
Maximum height: 3 stories (42 feet).
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for commercial building42 ft
Maximum height: three stories (42 feet).
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for civic building42 ft
Maximum height: 42 feet (church spires, belfries, cupolas and other nonoccupied appurtenances are exempt up to a height of 60 feet).
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for detached house2.5 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Maximum height: 2½ stories.
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for commercial building16 ft
Minimum height: 16 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building floor area threshold for material match150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Accessory buildings with a floor area greater than 150 square feet shall be clad in materials similar in appearance to the principal structure.
- Exposed metal buildings prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Exposed metal buildings are prohibited.
- Maximum cul-de-sac length250 ft
Cul-de-sacs, if permitted, shall not exceed 250 feet in length from the nearest intersection with a street providing through access.
- Maximum curb return radius20 ft
Curb radii should not exceed 20 feet.
- Maximum front encroachment for detached house8 ft
Balconies, stoops, stairs, chimneys, open porches, bay windows and raised doorways are permitted to encroach into the front setback a maximum of 8 feet.
- Maximum front encroachment for civic building10 ft
Balconies, stoops, stairs, open porches, bay windows, and raised doorways are permitted to encroach into the front setback a maximum of ten feet.
- Maximum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
Walls no greater than 3 feet in height in the front yard setback.
- Maximum other fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Other fences shall be no greater than 4 feet in height and walls no greater than 3 feet in height in the front yard setback.
- Maximum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Rear yard fences or walls (as measured from back wall of primary building) shall be no greater than 8 feet in height.
- Minimum distance from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. for wholesale/storage/warehouse50 ft
Wholesale business, storage or warehouse provided that any such use shall be distant at least 50 feet from any residential district.
- Minimum distance from residential lot for kennelsKennelBoarding or breeding animals above the number kept as household pets./animal hospitals200 ft
Kennels and animal hospitals provided that any structure or premises used for such purposes shall be located at least 200 feet from any residential lot.
- Minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space. per two-family dwellingTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex. unit1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Two-family dwellings provided that each living unit shall contain a minimum of 1,200 square feet.
- Minimum front entrance raise from curb grade1.5 ft
All front entrances shall be raised from the curb grade a minimum of 1½ feet.
- Minimum front porch depth6 ft
Useable front porches are at least 6 feet deep and extend more than 50 percent of the facade.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for detached house (alley lot)25 ft
Minimum lot width: 25 feet.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for detached house (street lot)50 ft
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.16 ft
Minimum lot width: 16 feet.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for commercial building32 ft
Minimum lot width: 32 feet.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for civic building70 ft
Minimum lot width: 70 feet.
- Minimum planting strip width6 ft
The minimum width of all planting strips, if required, shall be six feet.
- Minimum planting strip width for large canopy trees8 ft
For large canopy trees such as willow oaks and red maples a minimum of eight-foot planting strip is required.
- Minimum roof pitch5 ratio
Main roofs on residential buildings shall be symmetrical gables or hips with a pitch no less than 5:12.
- Minimum concrete sidewalk depth4 in
Concrete sidewalks shall be a minimum of four inches in depth.
- Minimum mixed use/commercial sidewalk width8 ft
Sidewalks serving mixed use and commercial areas shall be a minimum of eight feet in width.
- Minimum residential sidewalk width5 ft
Residential sidewalks shall be a minimum of five feet in width.
- Minimum street tree spacing40 ft
Canopy trees a minimum of 2½-inch-caliper shall be planted in the planting strip or in tree wells spaced a minimum of 40 feet on-center.
- Minimum utility easement width behind sidewalk5 ft
If no alley or lane is provided, then a five-foot (minimum) utility easement shall be provided behind the sidewalk.
- Right-of-way width for commercial main street60 ft
Right-of-way: 60–70 feet.
- Right-of-way width for minor street40 ft
Right-of-way: 40–50 feet.
- Right-of-way width for rear alley24 ft
Right-of-way: 24 feet.
- Right-of-way width for residential street50 ft
Right-of-way: 50 feet.
- Rooftop equipment screening required
All rooftop equipment shall be screened from view.
Setback
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure side/rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for detached house (alley lot)1 ft
Accessory structure side/rear setback: 1 foot.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure side/rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for detached house (street lot)5 ft
Accessory structure side/rear setback: 5 feet.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure side/rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.0 ft
Accessory structures: side/rear setback: 0 feet.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure side/rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for commercial building0 ft
Accessory structures: side/rear setback: zero feet.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure side/rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for civic building5 ft
Accessory structure side/rear setback: five feet.
From the ordinance
The primary land uses in this subdistrict are commercial in scale and character, including many auto-oriented uses...