Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. developments (multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. dwellings) in all districts.
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. dwellings50 ft
Height of multifamily dwellings shall be no more than 50 feet measured from the average level of the ground adjacent to the front exterior wall.
Other
- Additional yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. depth for each foot of heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. over 40 feet1 ft/ft
for each additional foot of height over 40 feet, an additional foot of yard depth shall be required.
- Party walls and fire retardation structures required
Party walls and other fire retardation structures shall be provided in accordance with specifications of the building official.
- Minimum separation between buildings with 4 or less units20 ft
Any building containing a group of four or less units shall be separated by at least 20 feet from any other building containing a group of four or less dwelling units.
- Minimum separation between buildings with 5 or more units40 ft
Any building containing a group of five or more units shall be separated by at least 40 feet from any other dwelling unit building.
- Minimum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. depth on internal streets15 ft
Front yard depths on internal streets shall be at least 15 feet in depth provided that for each foot above 40 feet in height, an additional foot of front yard depth shall be provided.
From the ordinance
Height of multifamily dwellings shall be no more than 50 feet measured from the average level of the ground adjacent to the front exterior wall.