Dimensional standards
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Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- No accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building in easement, alley, or fire lane
No accessory building may be placed within the limits of a recorded easement, alley or required fire lane.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front or side street yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
No accessory building may be in a front or side street yard.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings in commercial/industrial abutting residential min distance50 ft
Accessory buildings on lots in commercial and industrial districts which abut a residential district shall be located a minimum of fifty (50) feet from such residential district line.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures must be in rear yards
All accessory uses and structures shall be placed in rear yards and shall cover no more than twenty (20) percent of the area of the rear yard.
- Flagpole setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line
The minimum setback from the base of a flagpole to any property line must equal the height of the pole itself.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure coverage of rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.20 pct
cover no more than twenty (20) percent of the area of the rear yard.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front and street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. yards4 ft
Fences or walls up to four (4) feet tall may project into or enclose front and street side yards.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in interior side and rear yards8 ft
Fences or walls up to eight (8) feet tall may project into or enclose interior side and rear yards.
- Maximum flag size in commercial districts70 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Within a commercial zoning classification, the total square footage of flags on display may not exceed seventy (70) square feet.
- Maximum flag size in residential districts48 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Within a residential zoning classification, the total square footage of flags on display may not exceed forty-eight (48) square feet.
- Maximum flagpoles per parcel2 count
Flags and flagpoles are limited to a maximum of two (2) per parcel.
- Maximum garage heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.24 ft
No garage may exceed twenty-four (24) feet in height or the height of the existing principal structure (whichever is less) without a Special Use Permit.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. mechanical appliance restrictions
In all residential zoning districts, accessory mechanical appliances may be in an interior or street side yard if they are: Screened from view from the public right-of-way; At least ten (10) feet from all neighboring dwellings' windows and doors; and No closer than five (5) feet to any property line.
- Minimum distance between accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure and other buildings10 ft
No accessory structure shall be located closer than ten (10) feet from any other building or structure.
- Satellite dishes >3 ft diameter restrictions
Satellite dishes greater than three (3) feet in diameter: May not be in a front or street side yard; May not be closer than ten (10) feet to any property line; In residential districts may not more than ten (10) feet tall; In commercial districts may not more than twenty (20) feet tall; Must be black, gray, or white.
- Satellite dishes <=3 ft diameter restrictions
Satellite dishes three (3) feet or less in diameter: May be in any yard; May not be closer than five (5) feet to any property line; In residential districts may not more than five (5) feet tall; In commercial districts may not more than ten (10) feet tall; Must be black, gray, or white.
- Swimming pool setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot lines10 ft
Swimming pools may occupy a required rear or side yard, provided that such pools are not located closer than ten (10) feet to a rear lot line or ten (10) feet to an interior or side lot line.
Parking
- Commercial vehicle parking prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in residential districts
Except as necessary for ongoing construction activity, the storage or overnight parking of buses, school buses and commercial vehicles (including tractors and trailers) weighing over one ton is prohibited in any residential zoning district.
- RV, boat, and trailer parking restrictions in residential districts
In residential districts, no motor homes, recreational vehicles, trailers or boats shall be parked on the public street right-of-way. No more than two of any combination of the above cited vehicles shall be parked on a residential lot. No parking of any of the above cited vehicles shall be permitted in a front yard of a residential lot. No such vehicle shall be used for any form of habitation on a residential lot and no such vehicle may be connected to a private or public utility.
From the ordinance
All accessory uses and structures shall be placed in rear yards and shall cover no more than twenty (20) percent of the area of the rear yard.