Article 1, Section 1-4
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Area and building location compliance
No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, structurally altered, enlarged or moved, nor shall any open space surrounding any building be encroached upon or reduced in any manner except in conformity with all area and building location regulations hereinafter designated for the district in which such building or open space is located.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit compliance
No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, structurally altered, enlarged or moved to exceed in height the limit hereinafter designated for the district in which such building is located.
- Main building per lot
Every building hereafter erected shall be located on a lot as herein defined. In no case shall there be more than one (1) main residential building and its accessory on one (1) lot.
- Parking and loading space reduction prohibition
No parking area, parking space or loading space which existed at the time this ordinance became effective or which subsequent thereto is provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this ordinance shall thereafter be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the requirements established by this ordinance.
- Subdivision minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. and area
No parcel of land held under separate ownership, with or without buildings at the time this ordinance became effective, shall be subdivided, resubdivided, or reduced in any manner below the minimum lot width and lot area required by this ordinance.
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. separation
No yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this ordinance shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building, and no yard or other open space on one (1) lot shall be considered as providing yard or open space for a building on any other lot.
From the ordinance
No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, structurally altered, enlarged or moved to exceed in height the limit hereinafter designated for the district in which such building is located.