§ 68-244. Property development zoning regulations.

(a)

Generally. Property development zoning regulations as expressed through lot and bulk requirements shall be as indicated within section 68-431. Yard requirements, setbacks, height regulations, impervious surface regulations, parking and other lot and zoning regulations are contained in separate sections of this chapter.

(1)

The maximum lot coverage (building footprint) shall be 50 percent of lot area.

(2)

The maximum residential density shall be seven and one-half dwelling units per acre. In platted subdivisions, this shall be based upon the gross acreage of the entire subdivision, including rights-of-way dedicated as part of the subdivision plat.

(3)

Non-residential uses shall not exceed a floor area ratio (FAR) of .40, nor an impervious surface ratio (ISR) of .65. The standard for the purpose of establishing relative intensity and potential impacts shall be a FAR of .24 and an ISR of .50.

(b)

Other standards. Public/semi-public and/or ancillary nonresidential uses shall not exceed a maximum area of three acres. Any such use, alone or when added to existing contiguous like uses, which exceed this threshold shall require a plan amendment which shall include such use and all contiguous like uses.

(Ord. No. 95-10, § 36-144, 9-19-95; Ord. No. 00-08, § 19, 1-9-01; Ord. No. 11-12, § 3, 8-2-11; Ord. No. 15-03, § 3, 7-7-15 )

Editor's note

Ord. No. 15-03, § 3, adopted July 7, 2015 , amended § 68-244 to read as set out herein. Previously § 68-244 was titled "Property development regulations."