Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure floor area on lots less than 0.5 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. in RR, RE, R-1750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Accessory structures shall be limited to a maximum floor area of 750 square feet on lots less than one-half acre in the RR, RE, and R-1 Zones.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure coverage of required side/rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.35 pct
Accessory structures shall not cover more than 35 percent of the required side or rear yard setback area.
- Maximum metal accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure floor area in RR, RE, R-1120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
All metal accessory structures shall be limited to a maximum total floor area of 120 square feet in the RR, RE, and R-1 Zones.
Setback
- Interior side and rear 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. for single-story accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure5 ft
The interior side and rear yard setback shall be five feet for a single-story accessory structure.
- Minimum distance from principal building5 ft
Accessory structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the principal building or the distance required by the Building Code, whichever is greater.
- Minimum garage/carport setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from opposite alley boundary25 ft
Garage and carport accessory structures with direct access from an alley shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from the opposite boundary line of the alley.
From the ordinance
Accessory structures shall not cover more than 35 percent of the required side or rear yard setback area. Accessory structures shall be located a minimum of five feet from the principal building. In single-family zones, interior side and rear yard setback shall be five feet for a single-story accessory structure. Metal accessory structures limited to 120 sq ft in RR, RE, R-1. Accessory structures limited to 750 sq ft on lots less than one-half acre in RR, RE, R-1.