SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT

In the Sustainable Alternative Development case study site the average lot size is 219 square metres (2438 square feet). Dwelling footprints average 65 square metres (700 square feet) with dwelling unit area ranging from the 56 square metre (600 square foot) habitable lane house to a 378 square metre (4000 square foot) single family residence. This will produce a net Floor Area Ratio of 1.3. Buildings are set back 3.00 metres (9.80 feet) from the right-of-way with 1.50- to 3.00-metre (5.00- to 9.80-foot) sideyards. The streets are arranged in a grid configuration that has been modified to allow for the preservation of existing streams. The study site includes residential streets and residential mews (i.e. streets where drivers must pull onto the shoulder in order to allow other drivers to pass). Residential streets have a 6.00 metre (19.70 feet) paved roadway within a 15.00 metre (50.00 foot) right-of-way, and residential mews have a 3.50 metre (11.50 foot) paved roadway within an 11.00 metre (36.10 foot) right-of-way.