Sec. 25-431
Dimensional standards
Lot
Uses
Accessory20
- above ground deck
- clothesline
- fence or wall
- freestanding air conditioning unit
- parking for motor vehicles
- patio, porch, gazebo
- pet houses and pens
- play equipment and playhouses
- private garage, carport
- private greenhouse
- private swimming pool
- private tennis court
- TV, radio or satellite antennas
- storage shed
- studios and workshops
- small-scale solar energy facilities
- enclosed areas for recyclable materials
- bus shelter or bus stand
- home agriculture
- electric vehicle charging station
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.4 ft
no fence in a front yard of a residential district shall exceed four (4) feet in height
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in other yards8 ft
Fences shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height in residential areas
Other
- Maximum obstruction heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at intersection visibility triangle2 ft
no sign, fence, wall, hedge, planting or other obstruction to vision extending to a height in excess of two (2) feet above the established street grade shall be erected, planted or maintained within the area of a corner lot that is included between the lines of the intersecting streets (pavement) and a straight line connecting them at points a distance of twenty (20) feet from the intersection
- Maximum shed floor area in A-1, FC300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Not in excess of three hundred (300) square feet in floor area
- Maximum shed floor area in R-1, R-2, R-3, RR150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Not in excess of one hundred fifty (150) square feet in floor area
- Maximum shed heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Not in excess of twelve (12) feet in height
- Minimum lot size for beehives12,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No person shall keep, place or maintain beehives on any parcel of real property that is less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet in area.
- Minimum lot size for poultry and rabbits15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot size for poultry and rabbits is fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from any street right-of-way in A-1, FC40 ft
At least forty (40) feet from any street right-of-way
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from any street right-of-way in R-1, R-2, R-3, RR15 ft
At least fifteen (15) feet from any street right-of-way
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way at front50 ft
At least fifty (50) feet from any street right-of-way or private access easement at the front of the lot
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from rear/side property line in A-1, FC15 ft
Not within fifteen (15) feet of a rear or side property line in the A-1, FC use districts
- Minimum shed setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from rear/side property line in R-1, R-2, R-3, RR5 ft
Not within five (5) feet of a rear or side property line in the R-1, R-2 and R-3, and RR use districts
From the ordinance
Accessory uses and structures are permitted in connection with, and incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use or structure...