Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- urban overlay districtOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
- Geographic extent
- Permitted only in the urban overlay districtOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. and in areas served by public utilityPublic utilitiesInfrastructure serving the wider area — substations, pump stations, towers. facilities
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- All permitted uses must be enclosed
All permitted uses must be conducted within completely enclosed buildings unless expressly authorized in the Master Development Plan.
- Maximum FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. for non-mixed use buildings1.5 ratio
The maximum floor area ratio shall be two and one-half (2.5) for mixed use buildings and one and one-half (1.5) for all other buildings.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. reduction near public park15 pct
The minimum open space may be reduced to fifteen (15) percent of total development acreage if the development is located within one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet of a public park with a bicycle/pedestrian connection.
- Minimum tree canopy coverage20 pct
A minimum twenty (20) percent tree canopy coverage shall be provided within the development.
Signage
- Billboard prohibition
Billboards are prohibited.
- Box signage prohibition
The use of box signage is prohibited.
- Flashing sign prohibition
Flashing signs or variable message signs are prohibited.
- Maximum sign area per frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear ft
The total sign area for all signs on premises shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area for each linear foot of public right-of-way frontage.
From the ordinance
Building setbacks: front and rear between 0 and 10% of lot depth; side 8 feet. Building height max 75 feet or 6 floors. Floor area ratio max 2.5 for mixed use, 1.5 for others. Minimum open space 20%.