Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in secondary front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. (residential)4 ft
A fence or wall in excess of four feet in height in a secondary front setback on a corner or through residential lot.
- Maximum security fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (commercial)9 ft
A security fence or wall in a commercial zoning district up to and including nine feet in height.
Other
- Maximum building encroachment into setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.1.5 ft
The building or structure encroaches no more than 18 inches into a yard or setback
- Maximum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. encroachment percentage5 pct
The building or structure does not exceed any setback or yard requirement by more than five percent.
- Maximum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. encroachment percentage (tree)5 pct
The encroachment in a required building setback is no greater than five percent
From the ordinance
An administrative adjustment may be considered for a building setback dimensional standard to accommodate an error in the siting of a building; ... for a required setback as a way to accommodate healthy existing trees and their root zones; ... for a fence or wall in excess of four feet in height in a secondary front setback on a corner or through residential lot; ... for a security fence or wall in a commercial zoning district up to and including nine feet in height.