2.1.700 Maximum Lot Coverage and Floor Area Ratio

2.1.700 Maximum Lot Coverage and Floor Area Ratio.

This section was recently amended by Ordinance NS-2487, codified in January 2024.

A. Maximum Lot Coverage and Floor Area Ratio. The following maximum lot coverage and floor area ratio standards apply:

Table 2.1.700. Residential Lot Coverage
Residential Zone	Lot Coverage	FAR
Low Density Residential (RL)	35%	None
Standard Density Residential (RS), and Medium-10 Density Residential (RM-10)	50% for lots or parcels with single-story dwelling unit(s) and single-story accessory structures and single-story single-room occupancies. 45% for all other lots or parcels.	1.1 for three-story residential uses and accessory structures. None for all other uses.
Medium Density Residential (RM)	50% for lots or parcels with single-story single-unit detached dwelling unit(s) and single-story accessory structures. 45% for all other lots or parcels with single-unit detached dwellings and accessory structures and nonresidential uses. 60% for lots or parcels with townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, single-room occupancies and multi-unit and accessory structures.	None
High Density Residential (RH)	None	None

1. Lot Coverage for Affordable Housing. See BDC 3.6.200(C).

2. Development in conformance with the provisions of BDC Chapter 3.8, Development Alternatives. [Ord. NS-2487, 2023; Ord. NS-2423, 2021; Ord. NS-2314, 2018; Ord. NS-2271, 2016; Ord. NS-2241, 2015; Ord. NS-2016, 2006]