Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Minimum distance to alley line5 ft
Five feet to any alley line
- Minimum distance to principal dwelling10 ft
Ten feet to the principal dwelling for any single-family detached or duplex dwelling.
- Minimum distance to side or rear lot line2 ft
Two feet to any side or rear lot line
- Maximum floor area of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures in multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. and nonresidential districts as percentage of lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.10 pct
The maximum floor area of all structures, other than parking structures, accessory to principal multi-family and nonresidential uses shall not exceed ten percent of the area of the lot
- Maximum combined floor area of detached accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures as percentage of principal structure floor area50 pct
The combined floor area of all detached accessory structures shall not be greater than 50 percent of the floor area of the principal structure
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
The height of an accessory structure shall not exceed 15 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure in multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. and nonresidential districts18 ft
The height of an accessory structure other than a parking structure shall not exceed the lesser of the height of the principal structure on the site, or 18 feet.
- Maximum floor area of accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. relative to principal use25 pct
An accessory use may not exceed 25 percent of the floor area shared with the principal use
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of architectural features on multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. structures over prescribed heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit25 ft
Features on multifamily residential structures shall not exceed 25 feet over the prescribed height limit
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of architectural features on residential structures over roof or prescribed heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
features on residential structures shall not exceed 12 feet over the roof of the top story or the prescribed height limit
- Maximum combined floor area of more than two accessory usesAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.50 pct
any combination of more than two accessory uses may not exceed 50 percent of the floor area shared with the principal use
- Minimum distance of trash enclosures from residential lot line50 ft
Trash enclosures shall be located at least 50 feet away from a lot line adjoining existing residential development or undeveloped land in a residential zoning district.
From the ordinance
Accessory uses and structures standards: height 15 ft, setbacks 2 ft, floor area 50% of principal, etc.