Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit exceptions
The height limitations of this article shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas, and domes not for human occupancy, monuments, water towers, observation towers, transmission towers, windmills, chimneys, smokestacks, derrick conveyors, flagpoles, radio and television towers, masts, or aerials, except as provided in division 12, Wireless Communications Facilities.
Other
- Front 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. exception
The setback requirements of this article for principal buildings shall not apply to any lot where the average setback on developed lots located wholly or in part within 200 feet on each side of such lot for residential zones and within 50 feet in non-residential zones, and within the same block and zoning district and fronting on the same street as such lot, is less than the minimum required setback. In such cases, the setback on such lot may be less than the required setback but not less than the average of the existing setbacks on the developed lots.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on corner lots (R-2 and R-3)15 ft
In the R-2 and R-3 districts where the side yard could be less than ten feet, the minimum side yard on a corner lot shall be 15 feet.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on corner lots (non-residential)
In non-residential districts, the required front setback distance shall be maintained on any street frontage on a corner lot unless the front setback exception allowed in subsection (a) applies.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on corner lots (residential)
In residential districts, the minimum width of the side yard along an intersecting street shall be 50 percent greater than the minimum side yard requirements of the district in which the lot is located. Accessory buildings shall also comply with this setback from the intersecting street.
From the ordinance
The setback requirements of this article for principal buildings shall not apply to any lot where the average setback on developed lots located wholly or in part within 200 feet on each side of such lot for residential zones and within 50 feet in non-residential zones, and within the same block and zoning district and fronting on the same street as such lot, is less than the minimum required setback. In such cases, the setback on such lot may be less than the required setback but not less than the average of the existing setbacks on the developed lots.