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(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 following <br /> hardcover items shall be excluded from hardcover calculations: <br /> (1) Roads, trails, sidewalks, utilities and other hardcover encroachments intended for the public's <br /> benefit; <br /> (2) Hardcover encroachments created by improvements on adjacent property not owned by the <br /> subject landowner; <br /> a. In such cases of encroachment, the square footage of all encroaching hardcover shall not <br /> be added to the overall hardcover counting against the subject lot; <br /> b. The land area upon which the encroachment rests shall count towards the overall lot area <br /> 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 feet of deck <br /> with a minimum one-fourth-inch spacing between boards and a pervious surface below the <br /> 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 quality <br /> overlay district that have a gross acreage of less than two acres shall comply with the following <br /> 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 20 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 principal <br /> and accessory structures shall not exceed 2,000 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 where the highest point of the roof is more than six feet above existing <br /> ground level. <br /> (2) Industrial zoning district. For parcels zoned industrial, the following massing standards for structures <br /> shall apply. <br /> a. On lots equal to or less than three acres in area, the total combined footprints of all principal and <br /> accessory structures shall not exceed 35 percent of the gross lot area. <br /> b. On lots greater than three acres in area, the total combined footprints of all principal and <br /> accessory structures shall not exceed 45 percent of the gross lot area; except that when the <br /> total building floor area on a site is contained within a single building, and when the total area <br /> used for loading terminals, docks and berths is completely enclosed within the same single <br /> building, a lot coverage of not more than 60 percent of the gross lot area will be permitted. <br />