Section 6-1801 and 6-1802
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Land already zoned R-SFA and platted into lots of less than 8,000 square feetsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Easement encroachment
No building or structure shall encroach into any easement for public water, sewer or drainage unless written consent has been granted by the affected city department.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.50 pct
For lawfully nonconforming lots with a lot width of 40 feet or less, the maximum lot coverage of all buildings and roofed structures shall be 50 percent.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lot heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.27 ft
For lawfully nonconforming lots with a lot width of 37 feet or less, the maximum building height for newly constructed dwellings shall be 27 feet, and no such dwelling shall exceed 2 stories.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
For lawfully nonconforming lots with lot width between 25 and 40 feet, each side yard shall be 3 feet; between 41 and 59 feet, 4 feet; between 60 and 64 feet, 5 feet.
- Visibility clearance
No building or structure shall encroach into the visibility clearance areas required by section 19-204 of this Code or otherwise interfere with or impede traffic visibility.
Setback
- Sum of side yards
The sum of the widths of the two side yards shall not be less than 20 percent of the width of the lot. The minimum width of any such side yard shall not be less than six feet in width.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot size, 6,000 square feet. ... Maximum building height, 35 feet.