Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Structures excluded from heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limits
List of structures not counted in height, with conditions: roof structures max 25% of roof area, freestanding not nearer to lot line than height, airport approach heights per FAA.
Other
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. measurement
Front yard measured from street line if street width >=50 ft, else from center line; official line for future widening; corner lot front yard on side street at least 15 ft, buildable width not less than 30 ft; average front yard in block with variation 5 ft, but no less than 20 ft or more than 75 ft in residential; no motorized vehicle parking in front yard.
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. encroachments
Unenclosed porches may extend into front yard to within 10 ft of front property line, 5 ft into side, 12 ft into rear; porch depth max 8 ft; cornices etc. 3 ft; fire escapes 5 ft; steps 5 ft; bay windows 3 ft front/side, 10 ft rear; carport 5 ft into side but not closer than 5 ft to side lot line.
From the ordinance
The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to: air conditioning units, belfries, chimneys, church spires, conveyors, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, flag poles, flues, ornamental towers and spires, public monuments, radio and television towers, scenery lofts, silos and grain driers, smokestacks, transmission towers and cables, water tanks and towers, or other similar roof structures and mechanical appurtenances; provided, however, that no such structure, when located on a building roof, shall occupy an area greater than twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area; no such structure shall be used for any purpose other than a use incidental to the main use of the building; freestanding structures shall not be located nearer to a lot line than a distance equal to its height; and the height of all buildings and structures located within the approaches to airport landing strips shall be in accordance with the official recommendations of the Federal Aviation Agency.