Sec. 25-431(e), (h)(2)b.7, 25-437(c)
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right2
Conditional / special use1
Accessory4
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling density rule
For every amount of land area of the parcel that equals or exceeds the minimum lot area required for the district, one (1) dwelling is permitted. More than two (2) dwellings on a single lot or parcel require a special exception permit.
- Maximum non-resident employees for rural home business5 employees
For lots of twenty-five (25) acres or greater in area, ... up to five (5) non-resident, non-family employees
- Maximum shed floor area300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In conjunction with single family dwellings in the A-1 or FC districts, small sheds, pet houses and pens, provided that such structures: (i) Are not in excess of three hundred (300) square feet in floor area;
- Maximum shed heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Not in excess of twelve (12) feet in height;
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for rural home business5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
A rural home business shall not be permitted on lots of less than five (5) acres and is only permitted in the A-1 and FC districts.
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from rear and side property lines15 ft
Not within fifteen (15) feet of a rear or side property line;
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way at front50 ft
At least fifty (50) feet from any street right-of-way or private access easement at the front of the lot;
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from any street right-of-way40 ft
At least forty (40) feet from any street right-of-way.
- Individual mobile homesManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. permitted by rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld.
Individual mobile homes as permanent dwellings are permitted by right in the A-1 and FC districts
From the ordinance
Accessory dwellings permitted; sheds max 300 sq ft; mobile homes by right.