Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum bay window projection beyond front line3 ft
A one-story bay window may project not more than three feet beyond the front line of the building.
- Maximum bedrooms in garage guest quarters1 count
The garage guest quarters shall be no larger than 50 percent of the square footage of the primary residence and such garage guest quarters shall contain no more than one bedroom.
- Maximum garage guest quarters size as percentage of primary residence50 pct
The garage guest quarters shall be no larger than 50 percent of the square footage of the primary residence and such garage guest quarters shall contain no more than one bedroom.
- Maximum bedrooms in guest cottage1 count
The guest cottage shall be no larger than 50 percent of the square footage of the primary residence and such guest cottage shall contain no more than one bedroom.
- Maximum guest cottage size as percentage of primary residence50 pct
The guest cottage shall be no larger than 50 percent of the square footage of the primary residence and such guest cottage shall contain no more than one bedroom.
- Maximum overhang area as percentage of structure area25 pct
No such construction shall project into any required yard more than three feet, and no such projection shall exceed 25 percent of the area obtained by multiplying the mean height of the structure by the length of the structure along the yard that is violated.
- Maximum overhang projection into required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
No such construction shall project into any required yard more than three feet, and no such projection shall exceed 25 percent of the area obtained by multiplying the mean height of the structure by the length of the structure along the yard that is violated.
- Maximum porch projection into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.10 ft
Porch means an open, unenclosed stoop or paved terrace which may project into a front yard for a distance not exceeding ten feet.
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space length20 ft
Parking space means an area not less than ten feet wide by 20 feet long for each automobile or motor vehicle, such space being exclusive of necessary drives, aisles, entrances, or exits, and being fully accessible for the storage or parking of permitted vehicles.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space width10 ft
Parking space means an area not less than ten feet wide by 20 feet long for each automobile or motor vehicle, such space being exclusive of necessary drives, aisles, entrances, or exits, and being fully accessible for the storage or parking of permitted vehicles.
Signage
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No advertising sign is displayed other than a nameplate not exceeding two square feet in area, and there is no exterior evidence that the building is being used for any purpose other than a dwelling
From the ordinance
Parking space means an area not less than ten feet wide by 20 feet long for each automobile or motor vehicle, such space being exclusive of necessary drives, aisles, entrances, or exits, and being fully accessible for the storage or parking of permitted vehicles.