10-03-2012 Planning Commission Work Session

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Sec. 78-1683. Standard Hardcover Inclusions. The following hardcover items shall be included in proposed hardcover calculations regardless of whether the noted features are proposed to be constructed at the time of a building permit application: (1) Proof of a two-car garage(detached or attached); (2) A driveway for all garages, a minimum of twelve(12) feet in width, subject to the standards in Section 78-1681; (3) A 24-inch wide sidewalk connecting the front door to the driveway; (4) The minimum stairway or landing at all exterior doors as required by the building code; and (5) Existing hardcover which encroaches (legally or illegally) onto an adjacent parcel or parcels. a. In such cases of encroachment, the square footage of all encroaching hardcover shall be added to the overall hardcover on the subject lot b. No credit shall be given towards the overall lot size of the subject lot. Sec. 78-1684. Standard Hardcover Exclusions. Landscaping with permeable lining shall not be considered hardcover. Additionally, the following hardcover items shall be excluded from hardcover calculations: (1) Roads, trails, sidewalks, utilities and other hardcover encroachments intended for the public's benefit; (2) Hardcover encroachments created by improvements on adjacent property not owned by the subject landowner; a. In such cases of encroachment, the square footage of all encroaching hardcover shall not be added to the overall hardcover counting against the subject lot; b. The land area upon which the encroachment rests shall count towards the overall lot area for the subject lot. (3) Retaining walls; (4) Handicapped ramps with a pervious surface below; and (5) The first 100 square feet of pervious paver patios/walkways or the first 100 square feet of deck with a minimum 1/4 inch spacing between boards and a pervious surface below the decking. Page 12of17