Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum area for small accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure80 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Accessory structures not exceeding 80 square feet
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for small accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure8.5 ft
no more than eight and one-half feet in height
- 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. as percentage of principal structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.50 pct
Accessory structures shall not exceed 50 percent of the height of the principal structure.
- Minimum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for small accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure5 ft
provided they are setback a minimum of five feet from all lot lines
From the ordinance
Detached private garages and private community recreational uses shall be permitted only if shown on the approved site plan. On lots with a dwelling unit other than a multifamily building, accessory structures are not permitted except: i. Accessory structures not exceeding 80 square feet and no more than eight and one-half feet in height are permitted in the rear yard, provided they are setback a minimum of five feet from all lot lines. In the R-3 and R-5 districts no minimum rear yard setback is required; and ii. Detached private garages and private community recreational uses are permitted in side and rear yards, provided they are five feet from the side and rear yards. Accessory structures shall not exceed 50 percent of the height of the principal structure.