2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

(3) Buildings
(a) Gross Floor Area. In an institutional/business development the total
gross floor area of all buildings, excluding below-grade basements and
parking areas within a building, shall not exceed 1.6 times the area of
the lot, exclusive of wetlands.
(b) Lot Coverage. In an institutional/business development, buildings, exclusive
of parking structures used solely for parking, shall not cover in
excess of 50% of the lot, exclusive of wetlands. The total coverage of
parking structures, which are used solely for parking, together with
other buildings shall not cover in excess of 65% of the lot.
(c) Building Height. In an institutional/business development, buildings
developed exclusively for business use shall not contain in excess of
three (3) stories, including any above grade parking levels, and shall not
exceed a height of more than thirty-five (35) feet above the mean finished
grade of the ground contiguous to the building as such ground
will exist subsequent to construction, and buildings developed exclusively
for institutional use shall not contain in excess of two (2) stories
and shall not exceed a height of more than forty-five (45) feet in height
above the mean finished grade of the ground contiguous to the building
as such ground will exist subsequent to construction, as determined
by the Planning Board. The Planning Board may permit protrusions of
up to eight feet above the roofline, such as elevator shaft housings,
solar energy systems or chimneys, so long as the appearance of the
building remains architecturally coherent, visually attractive and appropriate
to its setting. The Planning Board may allow a cupola, clock
tower or similar architectural detail up to twelve (12) feet above the
roofline so long as it has been shown to add significant merit to the
building’s design.
(4) Design Standards
In an institutional/business development, each building shall be designed to
be architecturally coherent, well sited on its lot, visually attractive, and
compatible with its neighborhood and nearby buildings. In addition, each
building shall meet the following additional design standards:
(a) Building architecture shall be coherent in all its elements and compatible
with and complementary to its surroundings.
(b) Box-shaped structures without visual interest shall not be used.
(c) Windows and doors shall be surrounded by appropriate architectural elements
setting the windows and doors off from the plane of the façade.
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