Sec. 28-38 and Sec. 28-39
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
35 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Net density calculation
Subtract the areas of all wetlands, floodplains and slopes greater than thirty-five (35) percent from the gross area of the site to obtain the net area. Multiply the net area of the site by the allocated density to obtain the maximum net density permitted for the site.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
No accessory building and/or structure, except for walls, fences and signs shall be located in any front yard or street-facing side yard.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. not to exceed primary structure
No accessory building or structure shall exceed the height of the primary structure.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building separation from other structures10 ft
No accessory building or structure shall be located within ten (10) feet of any other structure, unless it is attached to the primary structure and does not intrude into any required setbacks.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on lots >1 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.10 ft
No accessory building or structure shall be located within ten (10) feet of any property line on any lot greater than one acre.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on lots <=1 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.5 ft
No accessory building or structure shall be located within five (5) feet of any property line on any lot of one acre or less.
- Adult business separation from residential and other uses500 ft
The business shall be located at least five hundred (500) feet away from any residential or agricultural zoning district, or any property designated to be a residential use by an approved general development plan, and at least five hundred (500) feet from the property line of any land used for a residence, child day care center, school, public park, library, museum, historic district, church, other adult business, or government building.
- Amateur radio service permitted by rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld.
An amateur radio service shall be permitted by right at any location licensed by the federal government.
- Bufferyard compliance relieves yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. requirements
When a bufferyard is required under the provisions of this chapter, compliance with the buffer standards shall relieve the necessity of compliance with the minimum yard provisions, if the buffer requirement is greater than the applicable yard requirement.
- Car wash minimum water recycling25 pct
A minimum of twenty-five (25) percent of the water used on site shall be recycled.
- Cemetery buffer width35 ft
A minimum thirty-five-foot wide buffer area shall be established around the perimeter of the cemetery.
- Cemetery permanent fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3.5 ft
Permanent fencing between three (3) and four (4) feet tall shall be placed around the boundary of the cemetery including the buffer.
- Clear sight distance at intersections
A clear area from three (3) feet above grade to ten (10) feet above grade shall be maintained at all times.
- Congregate housing max commercial floor area10 pct
No more than ten (10) percent of the total floor area of a building shall be dedicated to commercial uses.
- Congregate housing density not to exceed underlying districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Dwelling density and site intensity shall not exceed that of the underlying zoning district.
- Corner lot front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. determination
Nonresidential corner lots shall be considered to have two (2) fronts and are subject to front setback requirements for both fronts. Residential corner lots shall be considered to have one front where the front yard shall be determined to be the shortest street facing side. All other street facing sides shall have a yard of twenty-five (25) feet or the minimum front yard requirement, whichever is less.
- SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from critical resource protection area
Refer to county Code chapter 27B.
- 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. modification via conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit
The board of supervisors may modify the floor area ratio requirements in any district for a building or structure by review and approval of a conditional use permit.
- Group family day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. certificate of occupancy
A certificate of occupancy shall be obtained in accordance with section 28-184 prior to operation of a group family day care home.
- Golf course structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line100 ft
No structure associated with a golf course or driving range shall be located less than one hundred (100) feet from any lot line.
- Golf course water quality test wells2 wells
A minimum of two (2) water quality test wells shall be located on the property.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. modification via conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit
The board of supervisors may modify the height requirements otherwise imposed in any district for a specific structure by review and approval of a conditional use permit.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. waiver in approved industrial parks
The board of supervisors may waive the minimum rear and side yard setback requirements for industries or businesses which are located within approved industrial parks.
- Maximum cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume./fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. slope without stabilization50 pct
No permanent cut or fill slope greater than eight (8) feet in height with a grade differential of steeper than fifty (50) percent (two (2) feet of horizontal extension for every one foot of vertical rise, also termed 2:1) shall be established without the implementation of structural or nonstructural measures.
- Additional parking for campers/RVs180 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per 10 lots
each park or subdivision shall provide additional parking areas equal to one hundred eighty (180) square feet per ten (10) lots for the parking and storage of campers, recreational vehicles, boats and the like.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park minimum acreage15 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
A manufactured home park or subdivision shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) contiguous acres.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park minimum lots50 lots
and shall contain no less than fifty (50) manufactured home lots.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. ratio0.3 ratio
A minimum open space ratio of 0.30 shall be required in all manufactured home parks or subdivisions.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park parking spaces per lot2 spaces
Each manufactured home park or subdivision shall provide a minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces per manufactured home lot.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park playground area4,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each manufactured home park or subdivision shall provide at least one playground a minimum of four thousand (4,000) square feet in area.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. ratio modification via special exception
The board of zoning appeals may modify the open space ratio requirements otherwise imposed in any district for a specific use by review and approval of a special exceptions.
- Outdoor storage screening and location
Outdoor storage areas shall be screened from all public streets and adjacent properties if the adjacent property does not have outdoor display or storage areas. Outdoor storage areas shall not be permitted in any front yard.
- SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. based on planned right-of-way
Setbacks for any new construction be calculated based on the planned right-of-way area and that the location of improvements be set outside of the planned right-of-way area.
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
On townhouse lots, no accessory building and/or structure shall exceed ten (10) feet in height.
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building max size100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
All accessory buildings and/or structures, except for fences or walls, on townhouse lots shall be not more than one hundred (100) square feet in size.
From the ordinance
General performance regulations and special regulations applicable to all districts.