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Establish covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R) or other forms of deed restrictions which state that the growing of produce is not prohibited in project areas, including greenhouses, any portion of residential front, rear, or side yards; or balconies, patios, or rooftops. Greenhouses but not gardens may be prohibited in front yards that face the street.
AND
Project density |
Project density |
Growing space |
Growing space |
|---|---|---|---|
> 7 and ≤14 |
> 17.5 and ≤ 35 |
200 |
18.5 |
> 14 and ≤ 22 |
> 35 and ≤ 55 |
100 |
9 |
> 22 and ≤ 28 |
> 55 and ≤ 69 |
80 |
7.5 |
> 28 and ≤ 35 |
> 69 and ≤ 86.5 |
70 |
6.5 |
> 35 |
> 86.5 |
60 |
5.5 |
DU = dwelling unit; sf = square feet. |
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Projects should be allowed to exempt existing residential properties out of the developer\'s control from the CC&R requirements only.
The request would like clarification on whether CC&Rs can be exempted for existing residential properties for projects that are not 100% newly developed. For NPDc13: Local Food Production, projects should be allowed to exempt existing residential properties that are out of the developer\'s control from the CC&R requirements only. CC&Rs are binding legal agreements that would be nearly impossible to impose upon individual homeowners with existing homes that happen to be within the LEED-ND boundary. Applicable Internationally.
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Establish covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R) or other forms of deed restrictions which state that the growing of produce is not prohibited in project areas, including greenhouses, any portion of residential front, rear, or side yards; or balconies, patios, or rooftops. Greenhouses but not gardens may be prohibited in front yards that face the street.
AND
Project density |
Project density |
Growing space |
Growing space |
|---|---|---|---|
> 7 and ≤14 |
> 17.5 and ≤ 35 |
200 |
18.5 |
> 14 and ≤ 22 |
> 35 and ≤ 55 |
100 |
9 |
> 22 and ≤ 28 |
> 55 and ≤ 69 |
80 |
7.5 |
> 28 and ≤ 35 |
> 69 and ≤ 86.5 |
70 |
6.5 |
> 35 |
> 86.5 |
60 |
5.5 |
DU = dwelling unit; sf = square feet. |
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