Sec. 98-10
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.4 ft
no higher than four feet in the front yard
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in side and rear yards6 ft
six feet in the side and rear yards
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. in R districts
no accessory building or structure will be permitted in the front yard area of a permitted use in any zone designated with an R classification.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure area10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
may not exceed a cumulative total of 10,000 square feet
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure area as percentage of lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. beyond front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 pct
In the agricultural, A-1 district, such structures may total up to five percent of the lot area beyond the front setback line
- Maximum cumulative floor area of detached accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures as percentage of primary structure floor area60 pct
cumulative total of all detached accessory structures may not exceed 60 percent of the total floor area of the primary structure
- Minimum distance from principal building to pool10 ft
A minimum distance from the nearest portion of the principal building to the closest portion of the swimming pool structure shall not be less than ten feet.
- Minimum off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces for roadside stands3 spaces
must provide off-street parking for not less than three vehicles.
- Minimum rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for in-ground pools15 ft
In-ground swimming pools must be located no closer than 15 feet to any rear lot line.
- Pool fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. range
All in-ground swimming pools must be surrounded by a suitable fence with a self-latching gate at least four feet but no more than six feet in height.
From the ordinance
Fences or walls ... no higher than four feet in the front yard and six feet in the side and rear yards.