Uses
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- private garages
- guest houses
- swimming pools
- hot tubs
- Jacuzzis
- accessory buildings for storage of household goods and maintenance items
- tennis courts
- basketball courts
- volleyball and badminton areas
- home gardens
- landscaping features
- private security or dusk-to-dawn lighting
- children's play structures
- gazebos
- dog houses
- dog pens
- private greenhouses
Extracted standards
22 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Base flood elevation standard1 ft
Base flood elevation (BFE) means the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated 100-year water surface elevation plus one foot.
- Floodway standard100 year
For the purposes of this chapter, the floodway shall be capable of accommodating a flood of the 100-year magnitude.
Other
- Dog house placement
All such structures shall be placed in the rear yard
- Dog pen kennelKennelBoarding or breeding animals above the number kept as household pets. prohibition
No such structure may be used in the manner of a kennel.
- Dog pen placement
All such structures shall be placed in the rear yard
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. activity standard
The home occupation shall not cause any odor, dust, smoke, vibration, noise, heat glare or electromagnetic interference, which can be detected at, or beyond, the property line.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. appearance standard
There shall be no exterior evidence that a building is being used for any purpose other than a dwelling or an accessory structure.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. maximum employees1 persons
provided that not more than one person other than a family member of the resident family is employed on the premises
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. maximum students2 pupils
Teaching with musical or educational instruction limited to two pupils at a time
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. operator standard
The business must be conducted by a full-time resident of the property.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Home occupation sign means a sign not exceeding four square feet in area directing attention to a product, commodity or service available as a result of a home occupation.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign count1 signs
Only one such sign is permitted per dwelling
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign illumination
such signs may not be illuminated
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. storage standard
There will be no outdoor storage of equipment, material or stock. There will be no storage on the premises of explosives or highly flammable or extremely hazardous materials as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Maximum dog houses per lot2 structures
No more than two such structures are permitted per lot in any residential district, and no more than two dogs may be maintained permanently in such structures.
- Maximum dog pens per lot1 structures
One such structure is permitted per lot.
- Maximum dogs per dog house2 dogs
no more than two dogs may be maintained permanently in such structures
- Maximum dogs per dog pen2 dogs
no more than two domestic dogs may be kept as pets
- RV maximum size400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection
- RV permanent dwelling prohibition
No recreational vehicle shall be used to provide additional dwelling space at the owner's place of residence on a permanent basis.
Signage
- Billboard minimum area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Billboard sign means a sign, either affixed to a building or other structure or self-supporting by means of a freestanding support structure, generally ten square feet or larger
- Sign definition minimum area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A display of less than one square foot in any area is excluded from this definition.
From the ordinance
Permitted accessory uses or structures include private garages, guest houses; swimming pools, hot tubs and Jacuzzis; accessory buildings for storage of household goods and maintenance items, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball and badminton areas; home gardens and landscaping features, private security or dusk-to-dawn lighting, children's play structures, gazebos, dog houses, dog pens, private greenhouses.