Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum beds per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. in R-1620 beds/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
In the R-16 District: 20 beds per acre, up to a total of 60 beds.
- Maximum beds per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. in R-2220 beds/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
In the R-22 District: 20 beds per acre up to a total of 60 beds.
- Maximum beds per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. in R-412.5 beds/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
In the R-4 District: 12.5 beds per acre, not to exceed 40 beds.
- Maximum beds per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. in R-615 beds/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
In the R-6 District: 15 beds per acre, not to exceed 40 beds.
- Maximum beds per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. in R-820 beds/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
In the R-8 District: 20 beds per acre, not to exceed 60 beds.
- Maximum beds per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. in R-HD20 beds/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
In the R-HD District: 20 beds per acre, not to exceed a total of 40 beds.
Lot
- Minimum lot size87,120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot size shall be two acres.
Other
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. percentage in R-22 and R-HD30 pct
In the R-22 and R-HD Districts a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the site shall be maintained as open space.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. percentage in R-4, R-6, R-840 pct
In the R-4, R-6 and R-8 Districts, a minimum of forty percent (40%) of the gross acreage of a site developed for an Assisted Living Residence shall be maintained as open space.
- Road access requirement
An Assisted Living Residence must have frontage on, and access to, a through collector road or a road with a higher Town Plan transportation functional classification.
Parking
- Percentage of required parking paved with reinforced grass paver block20 pct
Twenty percent (20%) of required parking shall be paved with reinforced grass 'paver block' to minimize the visual impact of the parking area and maximize the pervious area.
Setback
- Minimum habitable structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line40 ft
No habitable structure shall be located closer than forty (40) feet from the property line of an adjacent lot.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open./driveway/service area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side/rear property line20 ft
No parking, driveway or service area shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet to a side or rear property line.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot size shall be two acres. Maximum density shall be as follows: ...