6.9.1 Dimensional Standards
A. Nonresidential and group living development in residential districts shall comply with the dimensional standards in the following table:
|
Development Standard |
RURAL |
SUBURBAN |
URBAN |
COMPACT |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Min. |
Max. |
Min. |
Max. |
Min. |
Max. |
Min. |
Max. |
|
|
Lot Area (square feet) |
3 ac. |
— |
15,000 |
— |
5,000 |
— |
5,000 |
— |
|
Lot Width (feet) |
100 |
— |
90 |
— |
50 |
— |
50 |
— |
|
Open Space (% of gross area)1 Core Area Support Area |
— — — |
— — — |
10 — — |
— — — |
3 — — |
— — — |
— 1.0 3.0 |
— — — |
|
Feet from ROW % of Frontage |
50 — |
— — |
25 — |
— — |
60 |
201 — |
80 |
151 — |
|
Side Yard (feet) Min Each Side Min Both Sides (total) |
12 30 |
— — |
10 24 |
— — |
6 15 |
— — |
0 0 |
— — |
|
Rear Yard (feet) |
25 |
— |
25 |
— |
25 |
— |
25 |
— |
|
— |
9 |
— |
60 |
— |
70 |
— |
70 |
|
|
Height (feet) |
— |
45 |
— |
45 |
— |
45 |
— |
45 |
1 Street yard may be modified subject to paragraph 6.8.2A, Street Yards.
2May be further restricted by watershed regulations in accordance with paragraph 8.7.2B, Impervious Surface Limits.
B. Open Space Exemptions
1. Principal uses listed in paragraph 5.2.4F, Parks and Open Areas, and paragraph 5.2.4J, Utilities, are exempt from the open space requirements in paragraph 6.9.1A above.
2. Development sites of an acre or less are exempt from the open space requirements in the table in paragraph 6.9.1A, above.
3. Recreational open space pursuant to paragraph 7.2.3A is not required for nonresidential and group living development in residential districts.
C. Development in the Rural Villages of Bahama and Rougemont as designated in the Comprehensive Plan can use the Suburban Tier dimensional standards subject to Sec. 8.4, Floodplain and Flood Damage Protection Standards, Sec. 8.7, Watershed Protection Overlay Standards, and the availability of water and wastewater treatment systems.