4.02.01
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Additional accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling on 20+ acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.1 unit
One additional Accessory Dwelling is permitted on a parcel with an area of 20 acres or more.
- Maximum number of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwellings1 unit
Only 1 Accessory Dwelling is permitted on a lot of less than 20 acres.
- Maximum size in Transition, Rural, JLMA2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In Transition Zoning Districts under Section 2.03, Rural Zoning Districts under Section 2.04, and Joint Land Management Area Zoning Districts under Section 2.05, the lesser of: 70% of the gross floor area of the principal structure and a footprint not more than 70% of the footprint of the principal structure; or 2,500 square feet in gross floor area.
- Maximum size in Suburban Zoning Districts1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the Suburban Zoning Districts under Section 2.02: The footprint cannot exceed 50% of the footprint of the principal structure and the gross floor area cannot exceed the lesser of: 50% of the gross floor area of the principal structure; or 1,200 square feet in gross floor area.
- Maximum size in Urban Zoning Districts1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the Urban Zoning Districts under Section 2.01, the lesser of: 70% of the gross floor area of the principal structure and a footprint not more than 70% of the principal structure; or 1,200 square feet in gross floor area.
- Detached accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
A detached Accessory Dwelling located within an Accessory Building is subject to front yard and setback requirements applicable in the zoning district and may be located 5 feet from side and rear lot lines provided there are no windows or doors on the portion that encroaches into the required yard and setback applicable in the zoning district.
From the ordinance
Accessory Dwellings must not exceed the following maximum size: ... In the Urban Zoning Districts ... 1,200 square feet ... In the Suburban Zoning Districts ... 1,200 square feet ...