Development standards for homes exceeding four bedrooms
The zoning board of review may grant a special use permit for single-family homes exceeding four bedrooms in the R-10, R-10A and R-20 zones and on legal non-conforming lots of less than 20,000 square feet in the R-40 and R-80 zones provided the work complies with all of the following standards in addition to all other applicable requirements of this ordinance:
(1) Site: The site shall conform with the underlying zoning designation or be determined by the zoning enforcement officer to be a legal non-conforming buildable lot.
(2) Permitted uses: That the project meets the definition of single-family home and does not require any additional special use permits or dimensional variances from the zoning ordinance. Where deemed appropriate by the zoning board of review, a property may receive both dimensional variances and special use permits without the necessity of meeting the use variance criteria.
(3) Parking: That the project demonstrates adequate parking onsite that meets all applicable provisions of the zoning ordinance. In addition to the parking requirement of section 7.9, there shall be no parking improvements allowed within two feet of any lot line, (except for driveway openings), or within the rear-yard setback area. These areas shall remain as softscape as described in section 7.6.
(4) Design: The site plan shall comply with the FAR requirements of section 6.4(b). One of the following additional development standards shall be incorporated into the design of structures on lots of less than 5,000 square feet net lot area:
a. For two-story homes: The second story shall not exceed 40 percent of the gross floor area allowed for the entire structure.
b. For structures with three stories: The third floor shall not exceed two-thirds the floor area of the second floor which may be the same area as the first floor, and the entire structure shall not exceed the allowable gross floor area.
(5) Landscaping and buffering: The site plan shall address hardscape/softscape regulatory limits and provide square footage calculations of how the proposal meets the standards of section 6.4(b).
(Ch. 1087, § 6, 6-21-2021)