Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure floor area as percentage of main building75 pct
Shall not exceed 75 percent of the floor area of the main building, including an accessory dwelling unit.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.9.5 ft
Accessory structures not occupied by an accessory dwelling unit may be built to the side or rear lot line provided that no portion of such structure exceeds 9½ feet in height within the required yard setback for the property.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in residential districts14 ft
In residential districts, the maximum allowable height for accessory structures shall be 14 feet.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure width as percentage of rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. width80 pct
The width of accessory structures shall not exceed 80 percent of the average width of the rear yard.
- Maximum encroachment of open accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures into rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.50 pct
Accessory structures, such as covered patios, gazebos, or pergolas, that are open on three sides, may encroach into a required rear yard as long as such encroachment does not exceed 50 percent of the area of the required rear yard setback.
- Minimum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure distance from main building5 ft
An accessory structure shall be no closer than five feet to a main building
- Minimum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure distance from property line5 ft
less than five feet from any public right-of-way and property line
From the ordinance
In residential districts, the maximum allowable height for accessory structures shall be 14 feet. ... An accessory structure shall be no closer than five feet to a main building or less than five feet from any public right-of-way and property line. ... Shall not exceed 75 percent of the floor area of the main building, including an accessory dwelling unit.