Sec. 48-1223

Other

• Corner lot setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft

  For corner lots, a detached accessory dwelling shall be set back no less than five feet from an abutting rear yard and no less than ten feet from an abutting front yard or side yard.

• Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. prohibition

  Detached accessory dwellings shall not be located in a front yard, nor closer to any street than the principal dwelling.

• Maximum floor area (small principal)700 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Seven hundred square feet when the principal dwelling gross floor area is 1,400 square-feet or less.

• Maximum floor area1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The gross floor area shall exceed neither 1,000 square feet or 50 percent of the principal dwelling gross floor area, whichever is less, when the principal dwelling gross floor area is over 1,400 square-feet.

• Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft

  Maximum height shall not exceed any of the following: the height of the principal dwelling, 20 feet, or one and one-half stories.

• Maximum occupants4 persons

  No more than four persons shall occupy the accessory dwelling.

• Minimum distance from principal dwelling5 ft

  A detached accessory dwelling's nearest wall to the primary dwelling shall be no less than five feet away.

• Projection limit2.5 ft

  No building projections shall be permitted in setback areas except for cornices and eaves, up to two feet and six inches.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from rear and side lot lines8 ft

  Detached accessory dwellings up to 15 feet or one story in height must be set back eight feet from rear and side lot lines unless the board of zoning appeals grants a special use permit that reduces the rear and side setbacks to no less than five feet each.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from rear and side lot lines (taller)10 ft

  All other detached accessory dwellings must be set back at least ten feet from rear and side lot lines.

• Short-term rentalShort-term rentalA dwelling let to guests for brief stays — the zoning category behind Airbnb rules. prohibition

  Accessory dwellings shall not be permitted to be used as short-term rentals.

• Window setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. above one story10 ft

  Any portion of a detached accessory dwelling above one story that contains windows that are not clerestory must be set back at least ten feet from any property line.