Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
27 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory structures
- Minimum distance between accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure and other building10 ft
No accessory structure shall be located closer than ten (10) feet from any other building or structure.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front or street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. 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. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. line (commercial/industrial lots)50 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. mechanical appliance setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
No closer than five (5) feet to any property line
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. mechanical appliance setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from neighboring windows/doors10 ft
At least ten (10) feet from all neighboring dwellings' windows and doors
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.
- 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.
- Flagpole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limited to principal structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
The height of a flagpole or point of attachment to the principal structure, may not exceed the height of the existing principal structure without a Special Use Permit.
- Maximum number of flags/flagpoles per parcel2 count
Flags and flagpoles are limited to a maximum of two (2) per parcel.
- Flagpole minimum 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 garage heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. without special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.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.
- 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
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.
- Maximum total flag area 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 total flag area 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.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. parking of buses, commercial vehicles, RVs, boats in residential districts
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. No more than two of any combination of motor homes, recreational vehicles, trailers or boats shall be parked on a residential lot. No parking in front yard.
- Large satellite dish diameter threshold3 ft
Satellite dishes greater than three (3) feet in diameter:
- Large satellite dish maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in commercial/industrial districts20 ft
In TO-C, N-C, CB-C, TW-C, HR-C, PS-C, LED-I, CP-1, or M-I zoning districts may not be more than twenty (20) feet tall
- Large satellite dish maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in residential districts10 ft
In SR-R, T-R, S-R, NT-R, OT-R, A-R, M-R, or MHP-R zoning districts, may not more than ten (10) feet tall
- Large satellite dish minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line10 ft
May not be closer than ten (10) feet to any property line
- Small satellite dish diameter threshold3 ft
Satellite dishes three (3) feet or less in diameter:
- Small satellite dish maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in commercial/industrial districts10 ft
In TO-C, N-C, CB-C, TW-C, HR-C, PS-C, LED-I, CP-1, or M-I zoning districts may not be more than ten (10) feet tall
- Small satellite dish maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in residential districts5 ft
In SR-R, T-R, S-R, NT-R, OT-R, A-R, M-R, or MHP-R zoning districts, may not more than five (5) feet tall
- Small satellite dish minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
May not be closer than five (5) feet to any property line
- Pedestrian space between pool wall and fence3 ft
A pedestrian space at least three (3) feet in width shall be provided between pool walls and the protective fences or barrier walls of the pool.
- Swimming pool minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from rear lot line10 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.
- Swimming pool minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side lot line10 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.
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.