Beaux Arts Village residential zoning
Beaux Arts Village residential zoning and setbacks
Beaux Arts Village has one compact residential framework, but it uses four separate size checks: structural coverage, total lot coverage, GFAR, and a maximum structure-area cap. The Town Planner also resolves front and rear yards where lot geometry is ambiguous.
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Official starting point: Beaux Arts residential zoning code. Verify the parcel zone, current code, and every applicable footnote before fixing the design.
Beaux Arts Village residential zoning by zone
| Zone | Minimum lot | Front / street | Rear | Side / interior | Height | Size limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential / Residential district | 10,000 sq ft | 20 ft | 25 ft | 10 ft | 30 ft above existing grade | 30% building; 50% total lot; 35% FAR; The 7,000 sq ft maximum structure-area cap includes the garage, carport, and accessory buildings. |
Other rules to check
Other rules that can change the answer
These items link to the city rules behind the guide. They are useful starting points, but they do not replace a property-specific review or a search for private covenants and easements.
| Topic | What it means | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| FAR | GFAR is 35%, with a 7,000-sq-ft maximum structure-area cap. Garages, carports, and accessory buildings count. | BAVMC Chapter 18.10 ↗ |
| Setbacks | Base yards are 20 ft front, 25 ft rear, and 10 ft side. The Town Planner resolves ambiguous front/rear designations; corner-lot frontage follows the addressed street. | BAVMC Chapter 18.10 ↗ |
| Lot coverage | Structural coverage is 30% and is independent from GFAR and total lot coverage. | BAVMC Chapter 18.10 ↗ |
| Impervious / hard surface | Total lot coverage is 50%. Confirm the Town definition and a surveyed existing/proposed surface schedule. | BAVMC Chapter 18.10 ↗ |
| Height | Maximum height is 30 ft above existing grade, with additional shed-roof and perimeter-face controls. | BAVMC Chapter 18.10 ↗ |
| Trees | Tree, vegetation, clearing, and site-plan requirements must be resolved with the Town; aerial canopy is not a tree inventory. | Beaux Arts Building Department ↗ |
| Existing private views | No general private-building-view right was identified in the reviewed zoning chapter. Shoreline rules and recorded private restrictions remain separate. | BAVMC Chapter 18.10 ↗ |
| Wetlands, slopes, and critical areas | Beaux Arts Village's structural coverage, total lot coverage, and GFAR are base zoning limits. The Town's wetland and critical-area rules separately determine whether portions of a lot must remain undisturbed or need a professional study. The Town expanded its critical-area regulations in Ordinance 487. Confirm wetlands, geologic hazards, fish and wildlife habitat, flood conditions, and any shoreline overlap with the Town Planner before treating the zoning table as a usable building envelope. | Beaux Arts Village critical-area update ↗ |
Practical worksheet
Put this guide to work
Worksheet updated . This is a planning example. Regulatory sources and data have their own dates.
Use three separate drawings and calculations
Illustration only: a 10,000-square-foot qualifying lot with a 0.50 FAR would permit 5,000 square feet of counted floor area. A hypothetical 35% building-coverage cap would allow a 3,500-square-foot footprint. Those are different ceilings, not two allowances to add together. This example does not assign either ratio to your city or parcel.
- Floor-area schedule
- List each level, garage, ADU, basement and other space. Cite the local inclusion or exclusion rule beside any area you do not count.
- Coverage and surface schedule
- Calculate the footprint separately from all regulated hard or impervious surfaces. Include existing retained improvements and use the correct eligible lot area for each ratio.
- Usable site plan
- Place the building inside the actual yards, easements, critical areas, tree protections and access requirements. Show room for construction as well as the finished building.
A house can pass FAR and fail coverage. It can pass both and still have no workable driveway or excavation area. Review the three documents together. Pervious paving, basements and garages do not receive the same treatment in every jurisdiction.
Property-specific checks
What can change the table
- GFAR is 35%, structural coverage is 30%, total lot coverage is 50%, and total structure area is capped at 7,000 sq ft.
- Garages, carports, and accessory buildings count in GFAR and the structure-area cap.
- A corner lot uses the addressed street as the front; other street-facing, shoreline, vegetation, critical-area, and recorded-title conditions still need Town review.
How to use this guide
How to use the zoning table for a real property
- 1
Find the parcel on the city's current zoning map and copy the complete zone name.
- 2
Read the full row, table footnotes, and definitions. Do not use only the front setback.
- 3
Check corner-lot yards, access easements, critical areas, shorelines, trees, overlays, and recorded restrictions.
- 4
Use a boundary and topographic survey to place the setbacks against the actual lot.
- 5
Have the city or project team confirm any uncertainty before the design is fixed.
Official resources