Extracted standards
5 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. structures prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front and side yards
In all districts, accessory buildings or structures shall not be located in a front or side yard area, unless specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building area as percentage of main structure50 pct
Accessory buildings permitted in rear yards of residential areas shall not exceed a combined total of 50 percent of the main structure.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in residential districts15 ft
Accessory structures shall not exceed 15 feet in height in any residential district.
- Minimum garage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from alley line5 ft
If a garage is entered from an alley, it shall not be closer than five feet to the alley line in any district.
- Minimum nonresidential side/rear 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-2.5 ft
In nonresidential districts, no setback from side or rear lot lines shall be required, except the minimum side and rear yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential district shall be five feet.
From the ordinance
In all districts, accessory buildings or structures shall not be located in a front or side yard area, unless specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter.