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Municode <br />(5) <br />Page 5 of 8 <br />The minimum stairway or landing at all exterior doors as required by the building <br />code;and <br />Existing hardcover which encroaches (legally or illegally) onto an adjacent parcel or <br />parcels. <br />a. In such cases of encroachment, the square footage of all encroaching <br />hardcover shall be added to the overall hardcover on the subject lot; <br />b. No credit shall be given towards the overall lot size of the subject lot. <br />(Ord. No. 94 3rd series,§ 11, 9-24-2012) <br />Sec. 78-1684. Standard hardcover exclusions. <br />Landscaping with permeable lining shall not be considered hardcover. Additionally, the <br />following hardcover items shall be excluded from hardcover calculations: <br />(1) Roads, trails, sidewalks, utilities and other hardcover encroachments intended for the <br />public's benefit; <br />(2) Hardcover encroachments created by improvements on adjacent property not owned <br />by the subject landowner; <br />a. In such cases of encroachment, the square footage of all encroaching <br />hardcover shall not be added to the overall hardcover counting against the <br />subject lot; <br />b. The land area upon which the encroachment rests shall count towards the <br />overall lot area for the subject lot. <br />(3) Retaining walls; <br />(4) Handicapped ramps with a pervious surface below; and <br />(5) The first 100 square feet of pervious paver patios/walkways or the first 100 square <br />feet of deck with a minimum one-fourth-inch spacing between boards and a pervious <br />surface below the decking. <br />(Ord. No. 94 3rd series, § 11, 9-24-2012) <br />Sec. 78-1685. Massing standards. <br />(1) Non-industrial zoning districts. Except for parcels zoned industrial, all lots in the stormwater <br />quality overlay district that have a gross acreage of less than two acres shall comply with the <br />following massing standards for structures. <br />a. Maximum total footprints allowed. <br />1. On lots equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet in area, the total combined <br />footprints of all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 15 percent <br />of the gross lot area. <br />2. On lots of less than 10,000 square feet in area, the total combined footprints of <br />all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 1,500 square feet. <br />b. Calculation of massing. The following shall be included in the calculation of the total <br />combined footprints by structures: <br />1. All roofed structures more than six feet above grade level. <br />2. Tennis courts, patios, decks, and all similar open structures when partially or <br />fully enclosed by fences, railings or walls which extend more than six feet <br />above grade level (if any portion of such structures extends more than six feet <br />above grade level, the entire structure shall count toward lot coverage). <br />http://library.municode.com/print.aspx?h=&amp;clientID=13094&amp;HTMRequest=http... 1/16/2014