Dimensional standards
Density
Uses
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Maximum pedestrian lighting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.14 ft
Street trees, sidewalks and pedestrian-scaled lighting of no greater than 14 feet in height shall be included in streetscape areas.
Other
- Maximum floor area for certain uses30,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Except for high-rise multi-family development, office buildings, parking structures, hotels, convention centers, or retail development, no use shall exceed 30,000 square feet of floor area.
- Minimum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.50 ft
All development shall have a minimum height of 50 feet, with a first-floor height of at least 14 feet.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. area43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The proposed district shall contain at least one contiguous acre (43,560 square feet), including roadways.
- Minimum first-floor heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.14 ft
All development shall have a minimum height of 50 feet, with a first-floor height of at least 14 feet.
- Minimum nonresidential street-level fenestration60 pct
At least 60 percent of nonresidential building façades between two and eight feet in height along the street frontage shall be comprised of glass windows or glass doors.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. set-aside20 pct
Each development in the WF district shall provide at least 20 percent of the total lot area in open space set-aside.
- Minimum residential street-level fenestration30 pct
Windows shall comprise a minimum of 30 percent of a residential or mixed-use building façade between two and eight feet in height along the street frontage.
- Minimum upper-floor fenestration30 pct
Windows shall comprise a minimum of 30 percent of each floor's façade between two and eight feet in height above the floor level.
From the ordinance
Development in the WF district shall be subject to the development standards in Article III Development Standards, and the following standards... In no instance shall development exceed 100 units per acre.