Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory structures
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures in rear yards only
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.
- 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.
- Minimum separation between accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. and other buildings10 ft
No accessory structure shall be located closer than ten (10) feet from any other building or structure.
Other
- 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 fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front/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.
- Maximum flag size 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 size 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 number of 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. without SUP24 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.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. mechanical appliance setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
In all residential zoning districts, accessory mechanical appliances may be in an interior or street side yard if they are: Screened from view from the public right-of-way; At least ten (10) feet from all neighboring dwellings' windows and doors; and No closer than five (5) feet to any property line.
- 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 and side lot lines10 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.
- Satellite dish >3 ft restrictions
Satellite dishes greater than three (3) feet in diameter: May not be in a front or street side yard; May not be closer than ten (10) feet to any property line; In residential districts may not more than ten (10) feet tall; In commercial districts may not be more than twenty (20) feet tall; Must be black, gray, or white.
- Satellite dish <=3 ft restrictions
Satellite dishes three (3) feet or less in diameter: May be in any yard; May not be closer than five (5) feet to any property line; In residential districts may not more than five (5) feet tall; In commercial districts may not be more than ten (10) feet tall; Must be black, gray, or white.
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. No accessory building may be in a front or side street yard. 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.