Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory structures
- Maximum coverage of required side/rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. by accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings30 pct
does not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the area of the required side or rear setback
- Minimum distance from lot line for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings5 ft
not located closer than five (5) feet to any lot line
- 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 setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Except as herein provided, no accessory structure shall be located within the front setback of a lot or parcel.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. threshold for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures to meet primary setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.15 ft
Accessory structures greater in height than fifteen (15) feet shall meet the minimum side and rear setback requirements for a primary structure.
- Maximum deck projection into rear/side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for attached dwellings10 ft
a deck ... may extend up to ten (10) feet into a required rear or side setbacks
- Outdoor merchandise display only in commercial districts with SUP
Merchandise for sale, which is displayed outdoors ... are permitted by Special-Use Permit only and only within a commercial district.
- Minimum rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for swimming pools6 ft
not located closer than six feet to a rear lot line
- Minimum side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for swimming pools10 ft
or 10 feet to an interior side lot line
- Maximum diameter of satellite dishes in residential districts10 ft
shall not exceed 10 feet in diameter
- Maximum number of satellite dishes per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. in residential districts2 count
in a residential district shall be limited to two per dwelling unit
- Maximum size of temporary family health care unit300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The Unit shall not exceed 300 gross square feet in area
From the ordinance
Accessory buildings which are not a part of the main building ... may be constructed in a side or rear setback, provided such accessory building(s) does not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the area of the required side or rear setback and provided it is not located closer than five (5) feet to any lot line.