Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Garage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from alley line5 ft
If a garage is entered from an alley, it shall not be closer than five (5) feet to the alley line in any district.
- Accessory usesAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office./structures prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front/side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
In all districts, accessory uses or structures shall not be located in a front or side yard area, unless specifically provided for elsewhere by the provisions of this chapter.
- Maximum combined coverage of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 pct
In residential districts, accessory buildings permitted in rear yards shall not occupy a combined total of more than thirty (30) percent of said yard.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for nonresidential accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.10 ft
In nonresidential districts, no setback from side or rear lot lines shall be required, except the minimum side and rear yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential district shall be ten (10) feet.
- 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 accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures in residential districts2 ft
In residential districts, all accessory structures located in a rear yard shall be located at least two (2) feet from any side or rear lot line.
From the ordinance
In all districts, accessory uses or structures shall not be located in a front or side yard area, unless specifically provided for elsewhere by the provisions of this chapter. In residential districts, all accessory structures located in a rear yard shall be located at least two (2) feet from any side or rear lot line. In residential districts, accessory buildings permitted in rear yards shall not occupy a combined total of more than thirty (30) percent of said yard. In nonresidential districts, no setback from side or rear lot lines shall be required, except the minimum side and rear yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential district shall be ten (10) feet. If a garage is entered from an alley, it shall not be closer than five (5) feet to the alley line in any district.