Sec. 25-431, 25-432, 25-433, 25-434, 25-435, 25-436, 25-437, 25-505
Dimensional standards
Lot
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. (residential)4 ft
no fence in a front yard of a residential district shall exceed four (4) feet in height.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in other yards (residential)8 ft
Fences shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height in residential areas.
Other
- Maximum floor area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum aggregate square footage of a home occupation, whether conducted in the dwelling unit, accessory structure or both, shall not exceed five hundred (500) square feet
- Maximum obstruction heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at intersections2 ft
no sign, fence, wall, hedge, planting or other obstruction to vision extending to a height in excess of two (2) feet above the established street grade shall be erected, planted or maintained within the area of a corner lot that is included between the lines of the intersecting streets (pavement) and a straight line connecting them at points a distance of twenty (20) feet from the intersection of the street (pavement) lines.
- Maximum floor area of temporary family health care structure300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
has no more than 300 gross square feet
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for decks over 30 inches high in rear yards20 ft
Decks exceeding thirty (30) inches in height may be permitted in rear yards provided that they are no closer than twenty (20) feet to a property line.
- Minimum distance between adult uses2,000 ft
No adult use may be established within two thousand (2,000) feet of any other such adult use in any zoning district.
- Minimum distance from adult use to residential zones and sensitive uses1,000 ft
No adult use may be established within one thousand (1,000) feet of a residentially zoned district or a school, educational institution, church, public park, playground, playfield or day care center.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for honeybees12,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No person shall keep, place or maintain beehives on any parcel of real property that is less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet in area.
- Minimum lot size for landfill100 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum lot size for any landfill shall be one hundred (100) acres.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for poultry and rabbits15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot size for poultry and rabbits is fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from dwellings and lot lines for automobile graveyards300 ft
No structure, storage area or other part of the operation shall be located closer than three hundred (300) feet to any existing dwelling or adjacent lot line.
- Mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. placement permit required
The placement of a mobile home in a permitted district requires a mobile home placement permit from the planning office, approved well and septic permit from the health department and an electrical permit from the building office.
From the ordinance
General provisions for accessory structures, home occupations, temporary health care structures, adult uses, etc.