Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
4 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. increase to 70 feet with yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. increase70 ft
The height limit for principal structures may be increased to 70 feet or up to five stories, whichever is lesser; provided, that each required yard is increased one foot for each additional foot of principal structure height over 35 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures only in side or rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Accessory structures shall only be allowed in the side or rear yard (behind the front face of the principle building).
- Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. required adjacent to residential/agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. districts
A buffer yard is required on lots adjacent to residential and agricultural zoning districts (see section 5-400).
- Building separation when exceeding 35 feet30 ft
Where structures exceed the 35-foot height requirement a building separation of 30 feet shall be required.
From the ordinance
The height limit shall be 35 feet in height. Minimum front yard setbacks: On primary highway: 75 feet. On secondary highway or other street: 50 feet. Minimum rear yard setback: All structures: 25 feet.