Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
20 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Maximum evergreen shrub spacing5 ft
They shall be planted five feet on center or less.
- Minimum evergreen shrub mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
These shrubs shall have an ultimate height of not less than six feet at maturity.
- Minimum evergreen shrub planting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 in
Required evergreen shrubs shall have a minimum height of 18 inches at the time of planting.
- Minimum large deciduous tree caliper1 in
Required large deciduous trees shall have a minimum caliper of one inch at the time of planting.
- Minimum large deciduous tree mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.50 ft
These trees shall have an ultimate height of not less than 50 feet at maturity.
- Large deciduous tree spacing30 ft
One tree shall be planted for each 30 linear feet of buffer yard.
- Minimum large evergreen tree mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.50 ft
These trees shall have an ultimate height of not less than 50 feet at maturity.
- Minimum large evergreen tree planting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
Required large evergreen trees shall have a minimum height of five feet at the time of planting.
- Large evergreen tree spacing20 ft
One tree shall be planted for each 20 linear feet of buffer yard.
- Minimum small deciduous tree mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
These trees shall have an ultimate minimum height of 15 feet at maturity.
- Small deciduous tree spacing15 ft
One tree shall be planted for each 15 feet of buffer yard or landscaped area.
- Minimum small evergreen tree mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
These trees shall have an ultimate height of not less than 15 feet at maturity.
- Minimum small evergreen tree planting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
Required small evergreen trees shall have a minimum height of five feet at the time of planting.
- Small evergreen tree spacing15 ft
One tree shall be planted for each 15 linear feet of buffer yard.
Other
- Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. location
The required buffer yard shall be located entirely on property of the more intensive use
- Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. use restriction
Buffer yards shall be reserved solely for screening and landscaping. No proposed building, building addition, structure, parking area or any other type of physical land improvement... shall be located in a buffer yard.
- Maximum buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. slope2 ratio
The maximum slope of any required buffer yard shall be 2:1. (Horizontal : Vertical).
- Screening material opacity
Screening shall be visually opaque, and constructed of a uniform durable material.
- Maximum storage yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
and no higher than eight feet.
- Minimum storage yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Storage yards shall be screened in accordance with [subsections] 1 and 2 above, and shall be erected to a height of at least six feet
From the ordinance
The maximum slope of any required buffer yard shall be 2:1. (Horizontal : Vertical).