Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
22 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exception for appurtenances25 pct
Height limits may be exceeded, up to 25% of limit, by bulk storage silos, grain elevators, barns, chimneys, domes, elevator shafts, penthouses, flag poles on buildings, water towers, rooftop dish antennas, solar equipment, skylights, fire escapes or roof access stairways, mechanical equipment required to operate and maintain the building, or similar appurtenances.
- Spire heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. multiplier3 x
Spires for religious institutions, bell towers, belfries, and cupolas may exceed by three times the height of the building on which such appurtenance are constructed, up to a maximum height of 199 feet above grade.
Spires for religious institutions, bell towers, belfries, and cupolas may exceed by three times the height of the building on which such appurtenance are constructed, up to a maximum height of 199 feet above grade.
Other
- ACacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones./heating equipment setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line3 ft
Air-conditioning/heating equipment and emergency electricity generation equipment... may project into a required side or rear yard setback, but not nearer to any lot line than three feet.
- Awning/cornice/canopy/eave/balcony projection4 ft
Awnings, cornices, canopies, eaves, balconies or other similar features may project into a required side, rear or front yard setback, but not more than four feet from the existing building face, nor closer than two feet to any lot line.
- Basement entrance/fire escape projection5 ft
Outside basement entrances, fire escapes, uncovered stairs and landings may project into a required side, rear or front yard setback not more than five feet, but not nearer to any lot line than a distance of three feet.
- Bay/display window projection3 ft
Bay or display windows may project into a required side, rear or front yard setback not more than three feet, but not nearer to any lot line than a distance of three feet.
- Carport projection5 ft
Carports, with at least two sides open, may project into a required side or rear yard setback not more than five feet, but not closer than three feet to any lot line.
- Chimney projection2 ft
Chimneys may project into a required side, rear, or front yard setback not more than two feet, but not nearer to any lot line than a distance of three feet.
- Driveway setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side/rear property line1 ft
Driveways may encroach to within one foot of a side or rear property line provided that no parking area shall create a visual obstruction or hindrance to traffic on any abutting street.
- Porch/stoops projection5 ft
Covered and uncovered porches and stoops, including stairs, may project into a required side, rear or front yard setback not more than five feet, but not nearer to any lot line than a distance of three feet...
- Roofed deck rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. projection5 ft
Rear yard, five feet, but not closer than one-half the distance measured from the rear lot line to the closest point of the dwelling; and No deck shall have a floor higher than 12 feet above grade.
- Sight triangle distance10 ft
For fences, a sight triangle is the triangle formed by the two right-of-way lines at a street intersection, or the intersection of a driveway and a street, and a line connecting those two lines 10 feet from their intersection.
- Uncovered deck rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. projection12 ft
Rear yard, 12 feet, but not closer than one-half the distance measured from the rear lot line to the closest point of the dwelling; and No deck shall have a floor higher than 12 feet above grade.
- Uncovered terrace heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (nonresidential)15 in
Required yard setbacks shall not apply to uncovered terraces, uncovered patios and unroofed porches not more than 30 inches above existing grade in residential zoning districts or 15 inches in nonresidential and mixed-use zoning districts.
- Uncovered terrace heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (residential)30 in
Required yard setbacks shall not apply to uncovered terraces, uncovered patios and unroofed porches not more than 30 inches above existing grade in residential zoning districts or 15 inches in nonresidential and mixed-use zoning districts.
Signage
- Building-mounted sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
A building-mounted sign shall not exceed: The mean height level between the eaves and ridge of a building with a gable, hip, cone, gambrel, or shed roof; or The highest point of the roof surface or parapet of a building with a flat roof; or The highest point of the deck line of a building with a mansard roof.
- Sign berming prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Artificially increasing the height of the sign by means of berming or mounding earth or other material at the sign base shall not be permitted.
- Cube sign face count2 faces
Cube sign: Two faces counted
- Cylindrical sign face count0.5 faces
Cylindrical sign: One-half of the surface area counted
- Double-face sign face count1 faces
Double-face sign: One face counted
- Triangular sign face count2 faces
Triangular sign: Two faces counted
From the ordinance
Air-conditioning/heating equipment and emergency electricity generation equipment... may project into a required side or rear yard setback, but not nearer to any lot line than three feet.