Sec. 34-247
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. requiring fire chief approval45 ft
All buildings in excess of 45 feet shall receive the written approval of the chief of the town fire department.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit within 150 feet of residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.150 ft
Within 150 feet of any residential district no building shall exceed the maximum height requirements of that residential district.
Other
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings in rear and side yards10 ft
The minimum setback for permissible accessory buildings in rear and side yards shall be no less than ten feet.
- Commercial/industrial yards match adjoining residential
All requirements relative to minimum front, side, and rear yards shall be the same as required in the residential district to which the front, side, and rear property in a C-1, C-1-A, C-2, C-2-A, T, U, P1, I-2, or I district adjoins or lies directly across a street or alley from
- Finished floor elevation above roadway crown12 in
For new homes being built outside 'A' flood zones, as mapped on the FEMA flood insurance rate maps, finished floor elevations will be required to be at least 12 inches above the elevation of the crown of the adjacent roadway at the time of permitting.
- Side 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. for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lots
On pre-existing nonconforming lots of record, the minimum side yard setback shall be ten percent of the width of the actual width of the lot, provided that the minimum yard setback shall be seven feet
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for zero lot line development30 ft
Minimum side yard shall be 30 feet where a single side yard is used for zero lot line development.
From the ordinance
The area, yard, height and size requirements shall be as follows: ... (notes)