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Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building location
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. in commercial/industrial50 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.
- Commercial vehicle storage prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in residential districts
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.
- 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 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 recreational vehicles/boats per residential lot2 count
No more than two of any combination of the above cited vehicles shall be parked on a residential lot.
- 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.
- 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.
- Max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of satellite dishes >3 ft diameter in commercial 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 nor exceed district height requirements if attached to a building.
- Max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of satellite dishes >3 ft diameter 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 nor exceed district height requirements if attached to a building.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for satellite dishes >3 ft diameter10 ft
May not be closer than ten (10) feet to any property line.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for satellite dishes <=3 ft diameter5 ft
May not be closer than five (5) feet to any property line.
- Max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of satellite dishes <=3 ft diameter in commercial 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 nor exceed district height requirements if attached to a building.
- Max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of satellite dishes <=3 ft diameter 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 nor exceed district height requirements if attached to a building.
- Pedestrian space between pool 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 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 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.