Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum coverage of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 pct
such buildings occupying in the aggregate not more than 30 percent of the minimum rear yard area, or up to 50 percent where such buildings include an accessory dwelling
- Maximum coverage of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when including accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling50 pct
or up to 50 percent where such buildings include an accessory dwelling
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.12 ft
Any permitted use or accessory structure not over 1½ story or 12 feet in height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure in storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.1.5 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
not over 1½ story or 12 feet in height
- Maximum projection of awning or canopy from building facade in B, M, O-D5 ft
an awning or canopy may project a maximum of five feet from a building facade into a minimum front yard
- Maximum projection of bay windows and balconies3 ft
Bay windows and balconies occupying not more than one-third of the wall length: three feet.
- Maximum projection of deck or unenclosed porch into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. in R-1A/R-1B8 ft
a deck or unenclosed porch, may project up to eight feet into the required front yard
- Maximum projection of enclosed portico or porch into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. in R-1A/R-1B8 ft
an enclosed portico or porch, not more than eight feet in width, may not project more than eight feet into the required front yard
- Maximum projection into side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
The same projections named in subsection (e)(1) of this section may project the same distances into a minimum side yard provided no such projection may exceed three feet.
- Maximum projection of terraces, steps, uncovered porches and landings into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.6 ft
Terraces, steps, uncovered porches and landings: six feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure from other lot lines3 ft
not less than three feet from all other lot lines
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure from principal building5 ft
shall be located not less than five feet from the principal building
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure from street and alley lines10 ft
not less than ten feet from all street and alley lines
From the ordinance
Terraces, steps, uncovered porches and landings: six feet. Bay windows and balconies occupying not more than one-third of the wall length: three feet.