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Item 2a Council <br />Exhibit A <br />LOT COVERAGE CODE EXCERPTS <br />See. 78-1403. Lot coverage and massing standards. <br />In all zoning districts other than the I—Industrial district, all lots that have a gross acreage of less than <br />two acres shall comply with the 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 footprints of <br />all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 15 percent of the gross lot area. <br />(2) On lots of less than 10,000 square feet in area, the total combined footprints of all <br />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 combined <br />footprints by structures: <br />(1) All roofed structures more than six feet above existing ground level. <br />(2) Tennis courts, patios, decks, and all similar open structures when partially or fully <br />enclosed by fences, railings or walls which extend more than six feet above existing <br />ground level (if any portion of such structures extends more than six feet above grade <br />level, the entire structure shall count toward lot coverage). <br />Sec. 78-1685. Massing Standards (Shoreland) <br />(I) Non -industrial zoning districts. Except for parcels zoned industrial, all lots in the storrawater <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 footprints <br />of all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 15 percent of the gross lot area. <br />2. On lots of less than 10,000 square feet in area, the total combined footprints of all <br />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 existing ground level. <br />2. Tennis courts, patios, decks, and all similar open structures when partially or fully <br />enclosed by fences, railings or walls which extend more than six feet above existing <br />ground level (if any portion of such structures extends more than six feet above grade <br />level, the entire structure shall count toward lot coverage). <br />Sec. 78-1. Definitions <br />Building footprint means the outline of the total area covered by a building's perimeter at the <br />ground level (to the block/foundation). <br />(1) Carports, covered porches and other similar building features which have no exterior walls <br />shall be included as part of a building footprint by drawing a straight line between the outer <br />edges of all support structures (and the main building if applicable). <br />(2) The outer edge of building protrusions, bay windows or other similar features that extend <br />outward from a building and are less than four feet from the ground shall be considered as part <br />of the building footprint. <br />