Article VII, Secs. 42-182 to 42-189
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right14
Conditional / special use7
Extracted standards
9 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. within 20 feet of property line1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building which is within 20 feet of any property line shall be more than one story high.
- Parapet wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure side and rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
Accessory structures shall have a side and rear yard of three feet or more.
- Corner lot minimum width125 ft
For subdivisions platted after the enactment of this chapter, each corner lot shall have a minimum width at the setback line and the street line measured to the Pi of a radius where a radius exists of 125 feet.
- Corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on side street30 ft
The side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 30 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.
- Handicap ramp encroachment allowed
Handicap ramps shall be allowed to encroach in all yards if the following criteria are met: the encroachment must be the minimum necessary; the ramp must meet building code; and the maximum building entry landing size shall be six feet by six feet.
- Parking lot setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way15 ft
Parking lots shall have a minimum setback of 15 feet from any street right-of-way.
- Sidewalk and curb and gutter required
Sidewalks and curb and gutter shall be required on both sides of the public streets for all new streets. In lieu of sidewalks and curb and gutter, an owner or developer shall provide a paved multi-use trail a minimum of ten feet in width connecting to the street right-of-way adjoining other properties and to each lot within the development by a hard surface connection.
Signage
- Signs in accordance with sign ordinance
Signs in accordance with the sign ordinance in article XXIV.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot area 10,000 sq ft; front setback 30 ft; side yard 10 ft; rear yard 35 ft; height 35 ft; lot width 80 ft.