Sec. 7-9-32.3
Dimensional standards
Housing
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
- prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right1
Conditional / special use1
- residential condominium, stock cooperative, community apartment
Accessory1
Prohibited3
- apiaries
- keeping pets or animals for any commercial purpose
- storage of vehicles, equipment, or products related to a commercial activity not permitted
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Minimum density30 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Residential development shall comply with the minimum density of thirty (30) dwelling units per acre.
Other
- Affordable Housing Permit required
Affordable Housing development subject to an Affordable Housing Permit per section 7-9-124.3.
- Boarding house permit
Boarding houses serving six (6) people or fewer are permitted. Boarding houses serving more than six (6) people are permitted subject to a Site Development Permit. Fraternity or sorority houses are subject to a Site Development Permit.
- Facilities serving 7+ persons require Use Permit
Facilities serving seven (7) or more persons, and senior living facilities, shall be subject to the approval of a Use Permit to the Planning Commission.
- Group HomeGroup homeA dwelling shared by unrelated residents receiving supervision or care. Permit required
Group Homes, including Sober Living Homes, shall obtain a ministerial "Group Home Permit."
- Minimum exterior open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Multifamily residential projects with two (2) or more units shall provide a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet of exterior open space per dwelling unit of which a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet shall be private and accessible directly from the residential unit.
- Minimum private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per unit100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of one hundred (100) square feet shall be private and accessible directly from the residential unit.
- MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. project size permit
Multifamily projects of four (4) or fewer dwelling units are permitted. Multifamily projects of five (5) or more dwelling units are permitted subject to a Site Development Permit. Residential condominium, stock cooperative, and community apartment projects are permitted subject to a Use Permit.
In computing the depth or a rear setback from any building where such setback opens on alley, private street, public park, or public beach, one-half (0.5) of the width of such alley, street, park, or beach may be deemed to be a portion of the rear setback, except that under this provision, no rear setback shall be less than fifteen (15) feet.
- Satellite dish maximum diameter1 m
Satellite dish antennas shall be one (1) meter or less in diameter.
- Separation between recovery facilities1,000 ft
There shall be one thousand (1,000) feet of separation (as measured from property lines) between any two (2) Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery/Treatment facilities of seven (7) or over that require a UP, or between any two (2) Sober Living Homes, or between any Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery/Treatment facility and Sober Living Home, as defined.
- Short-term RentalShort-term rentalA dwelling let to guests for brief stays — the zoning category behind Airbnb rules. Permit required
Short-term Rentals shall obtain a ministerial "Short-term Rental Permit" per section 7-9-93.
Five (5) feet; add one (1) foot for each additional story over two (2).
If no openings, such as windows, doors, and circulation vents, exist on the side of the building facing the property line, this setback may be reduced to fifteen (15) feet.
Ten (10) feet one (1) side only or ten (10) feet total of two (2) sides combined.
From the ordinance
Multifamily residential projects with two (2) or more units shall provide a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet of exterior open space per dwelling unit of which a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet shall be private and accessible directly from the residential unit.