Article 6, Section 6-5
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right12
Conditional / special use13
- duplex
- group home (max 8 people)
- social/fraternal club
- family day home (6-12 children)
- commercial greenhouse (no on-premises sales)
- private airport
- public utility
- rescue/fire station
- roadside stand (produce)
- home occupation (outside main dwelling)
- temporary manufactured home (construction)
- temporary manufactured home (convalescent care)
- office trailer (real estate sales)
Accessory2
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
Detached accessory buildings which are more than one story shall meet the same minimum setback requirements as the main building. All structures and accessory shall be no more than half the height of the principal building or 35 feet whichever is greater.
- Dwelling heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase condition
The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to 45 feet and up to three stories provided that a minimum side yard of 25 feet plus one foot or more for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet is provided.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exceedance requires conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit
Conditional use permits are required for buildings exceeding the maximum heights listed in this section.
- Public building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase
A public or semi-public building such as a school or church may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade provided that required front, side, and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot the building height exceeds 35 feet.
Other
- Additional yards may be required
If the board of supervisors, upon a recommendation by the planning commission, deems it necessary to protect public safety and welfare, additional yards, such as buffer zones with tree plantings and greater setbacks for structures, may be required.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. must be within main dwelling
All activities of such home occupation shall be conducted solely within the main dwelling.
- Minimum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line10 ft
No one-story detached accessory structure may be located closer than ten feet to any property line, nor in any front or corner side yard.
- Private stable minimum tract area
If not more than two horses are kept, the stable shall be located on a tract of not less than three acres. If three or four horses are kept, the stable shall be located on a tract of not less than five acres.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot area for permitted uses, together with its accessory uses, shall be one acre or more.