Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Citywide
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in feet45 ft
Maximum building height shall be 4 stories or 45 feet, whichever is shorter.
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Maximum building height shall be 4 stories or 45 feet, whichever is shorter. Buildings may be 50 feet tall through conditional approval of a Special Use Permit.
Other
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. averaging in R districts
In any R district, the minimum front yard for new construction shall be the average of the nearest front yards on either side, but no front yard shall be less than 30 feet in an R-1A district and 25 feet in an R-1B district.
- Maximum building lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.60 pct
The maximum building lot coverage shall be 60%; 70% may be permitted with a Special Use Permit.
- Minimum lot size6,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot size requirement of 6,000 SF does not apply to lots occupied by an individual townhouse.
- Structures permitted above heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit25 ft
Radio or transmission towers or masts, or necessary industrial, utility or public service structures and monuments, spires, belfries, steeples, flagpoles, commercial and public utility wireless masts, water tanks and silos may exceed the height limit in the zoning district no more than 25 feet.
- Substandard lot rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. reduction20 ft
A substandard lot's rear yard may be reduced to not less than 30 percent of the lot depth but not less than 20 feet in any case.
- Substandard lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. reduction7.5 ft
A substandard lot's side yard may be reduced to not less than 20 percent of the lot width, but not to less than 7½ feet in any case.
Setback
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.20 ft
The Front Yard setback shall be 20 feet; the Front Yard Setback may be reduced to 15 feet with a Special Use Permit.
From the ordinance
The building height, lot size and yard regulations indicated in this division shall be observed unless otherwise specified. ... Maximum building height shall be 4 stories or 45 feet, whichever is shorter. ... Maximum building lot coverage shall be 60%.