Figure 5-1: Residential Measurements
FIGURE NOTES:  A = Minimum Lot Area per Unit  |  B = Minimum Lot Width |  C = Maximum Height | D = Minimum Street Setback | E = Minimum Street Side Setback | F = Minimum Side Setback | G = Minimum Rear Setback

Commentary:  For Two-Unit and Apartment/Condo Residential Developments with more than three bedrooms per dwelling unit, required Lot Area per Unit shall increase by 33% for each additional bedroom in each dwelling unit. 

4. 5.204
   Development Types

   1. 5.204.A.
      Conventional

      1. 1.
         Description. The conventional development type, as depicted in Figure 5-2, is a pattern that allows primarily residential uses and that provides the majority of residential property owners with private open space on their own property. A conventional development type consists of varying housing types depending on the zoning district and minimum lot size is a primary factor in the character-built environment of the development.
      2. 2.
         Standards. All the requirements of this Article shall apply to conventional development types unless otherwise specified.

Figure 5-2: Conventional Development Type

4.  
   2. 5.204.B.
      Infill

      1. 1.

         Eligibility for Infill. An infill development type may be located on any parcel:

         1. a.
            Vacant or Unoccupied. That is surrounded by existing developed properties and has been vacant or unoccupied for more than one year; 
         2. b.
            Utility Easements. Where adjacent properties abutting at least 50 percent of the non-street perimeter of the subject property are utility easements that create a substantial break in development or redevelopment potential; 
         3. c.
            Environmental Constraints. Where adjacent properties abutting at least 50 percent of the non-street perimeter of the subject property are encumbered by environmentally sensitive or constrained areas such as floodplains; or
         4. d.
            Existing Development. Where adjacent properties abutting at least 50 percent of the non-street perimeter of the subject property are developed with single-family dwellings of higher density or intensity uses.
      2. 2.
         Site Area.  The minimum site area for an infill development is 20,000 square feet.  
      3. 3.
         Appearance. Infill development shall be constructed to be generally compatible in appearance with other existing structures on adjacent properties. This provision shall be satisfied by constructing the proposed building(s) so that at least three of the following features are substantially similar to the majority of other buildings in the context:

         1. a.
            Roof pitch and overhang;
         2. b.
            Shape, size, and alignment of windows and doors;
         3. c.
            Front porches or porticos;
         4. d.
            Exterior building color; or
         5. e.
            Location and style of garage or carport.
      4. 4.
         Alternative Standards. In place of the standards in this Section and other standards of this UDO, the applicant may utilize the following alternative standards. 

         1. a.
            Lot Area and Width. The minimum lot area and width may be that of the smallest and narrowest lot on the block face on which the property is located.
         2. b.
            Maximum Building Height. The maximum building height may be that of the tallest building on the block face on which the property is located, plus 15 percent of the height. 
         3. c.
            Buffering. Where a buffer is required between zoning districts, the buffer width and planting materials may be reduced by 50 percent.
         4. d.
            Front Setback. The street setback of the building may be that of the average of the entire block face, if such average results in a smaller street setback than required in Table 5-1. 

Figure 5-3: Infill Development Type

(Ord. No. 2024-20, 09/03/2024) 

Effective on: 9/13/2024

Figure 5-4: Nonresidential Measurements (Other Than MU)
FIGURE NOTES:  A = Minimum Lot Area  |  B = Minimum Lot Width |  C = Minimum Street Setback | D = Minimum Street Side Setback | E = Minimum Side Setback | F = Minimum Rear Setback | I = Maximum Height

Figure 5-5: Nonresidential Measurements (MU)
FIGURE NOTES:  B = Minimum Lot Width |  C = Minimum Street Setback | D = Minimum Street Side Setback | E = Minimum Side Setback | F = Minimum Rear Setback | G = Minimum Frontage Build-Out | H = Maximum Street Setback

(Ord. No. 2024-20, 09/03/2024) 

Effective on: 9/13/2024

(Ord. No. 2024-20, 09/03/2024) 

Effective on: 9/13/2024

Figure 5-7: Lot Width Measurement

4. 5.804
   Street Frontage

   Street frontage is measured between side lot lines of a lot along the lot line that abuts the street. See Figure 5-8. On lots that abut the bulb of a cul-de-sac or similarly curved street, frontage may be measured along the actual building setback line.

Figure 5-8: Street Frontage Measurement

5. 5.805
   Setbacks

   1. 5.805.A.
      Measurement

      Setbacks are measured from the referenced lot line to the closest point of the building or structure.

      1. 1.
         Street setbacks are measured from all lot lines that abut a street. See Figure 5-9. Street setbacks shall comply with Table 2-3 for SLR Districts and Table 5-1 for Residential Uses and Table 5-2 for all others.

Figure 5-9: Street Setback Measurement

5.  
   1.  
      2. 2.
         Side (interior) setbacks are measured from all side lot lines that do not abut a street. See Figure 5-10. Interior side setbacks do not apply to attached or abutting walls in a townhouse or two-unit project. 

Figure 5-10: Side (interior) Setback Measurement

5.  
   1.  
      3. 3.
          Rear setbacks are measured from the rear lot line. See Figure 5-11.

Figure 5-11: Rear Setback Measurement

5.  
   2. 5.805.B.
      Allowed Setback Encroachments

      Required setbacks must be unobstructed and unoccupied from the ground to the sky except that the following are exempt from setback requirements, as indicated:

      1. 1.
         Eave and roof extensions may encroach into any required setback for a distance of up to 24 inches.
      2. 2.
         Ordinary projections of windowsills, belt courses, cornices, and other architectural features may encroach into any required setback for a distance not to exceed 12 inches.
      3. 3.
         Driveways, walks, steps for negotiating ground slopes, retaining walls, hedges and natural growth, fences, paved patios and other paved structures used ornamentally, for gardening, or for private recreation purposes may encroach into any required setback. Such features are, however, subject to the intersection sight distance requirements of §10.407.D.
      4. 4.
         Open porches, exterior steps to building entrances, and open fire escapes may encroach into required setbacks, provided that such structures or features are open on at least 3 sides and set back at least 10 feet from street property lines and 5 feet from all interior property lines.
6. 5.806
   Minimum Frontage Build-Out

   In Table 5-2, a minimum frontage build-out applies to the MU districts.  The minimum frontage build-out is measured as the percentage of the building wall adjacent to the street that is required to be located between the minimum and maximum street setback. See Figure 5-12, below.  For example, in Figure 5-12, the percentage of the building width (B) that lies within the area between the minimum and maximum street setbacks (A) is approximately 50 percent, compared to the overall width of the building (C).

Figure 5-12: Minimum Frontage Build-Out
FIGURE NOTES:  A = Area between the minimum and maximum street setbacks | B = Width of building wall that lies between the minimum and maximum setbacks | C = Entire width of the building

7. 5.807
   Gross Floor Area​

1. The total area of all the floors of a building, including intermediately floored tiers, mezzanines, etc., as measured from the exterior surfaces of the outside walls of the building.  See Figure 5-13 below.

Figure 5-13: Gross Floor Area

(Ord. No. 2024-20, 09/03/2024) 

Effective on: 9/13/2024