Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
15 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
Nothing contained in subsections (b) or (e) of this section 26.1-40-3 shall be deemed to apply to fences in front yards more than four (4) feet in height or to fences in side or rear yards not more than eight (8) feet in height
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in side or rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.8 ft
Nothing contained in subsections (b) or (e) of this section 26.1-40-3 shall be deemed to apply to fences in front yards more than four (4) feet in height or to fences in side or rear yards not more than eight (8) feet in height
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side street on corner lot25 ft
An accessory structure or use located on a corner lot shall be set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from the side property line adjacent to the side street.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from rear or side property line5 ft
Accessory structures and uses in either the rear or side yard of a residentially zoned parcel shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from the rear or side property line, unless there is a common party wall.
- Minimum distance from lot line for certain accessory usesAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.10 ft
Shall not be subject to the limitations set forth in section 26.1-40-3, but shall be located a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from any lot line.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure location
Accessory structures shall be allowed only in the rear or side yards of residentially zoned parcels. Accessory structures may be located in the front, rear or side yards of commercially or industrially zoned parcels, but not in a required front setback area or in a manner that obstructs the normal observation of traffic.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure occupancy requires principal structure occupancy
No accessory structure shall be occupied or utilized unless the principal structure to which it is accessory is occupied or utilized.
- Barn setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for agricultureAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. (except horses/ponies)100 ft
Barns and other structures used in connection with agriculture, including structures for the keeping, confining or sheltering of any poultry or livestock, except horses or ponies, shall be located no closer than one hundred (100) feet to any lot line.
- Barn setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for horses/ponies from front or side lot line50 ft
Barns and other structures used for the confining or sheltering of horses or ponies shall be located no closer than fifty (50) feet to any front or side lot line nor closer than twenty feet to a rear lot line.
- Barn setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for horses/ponies from rear lot line20 ft
Barns and other structures used for the confining or sheltering of horses or ponies shall be located no closer than fifty (50) feet to any front or side lot line nor closer than twenty feet to a rear lot line.
- Equine accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. requires lot size of 2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. or greater2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Horses and other domesticated equine shall be permitted as accessory uses to a residential principal use in residential zones on lots of two (2) acres or greater in size, at the rate of one (1) such animal per acre over one (1).
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. floor area as percentage of principal structure30 pct
The aggregate gross floor area of all structures accessory to a single-family detached or attached dwelling shall not exceed thirty (30) percent of the gross floor area of the principal structure, provided that every lot of record with a principal structure shall be entitled to an aggregate of five hundred sixty-three (563) square feet of gross floor area for all accessory structures.
- 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.15 ft
Structures or uses accessory to single-family detached or attached dwellings, shall not exceed a height of fifteen feet. All other accessory uses and structures shall not exceed the height of the principal structure on the lot.
Parking
- Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. must provide adequate off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. and safe ingress/egress
Shall be located so as to provide for adequate off-street parking spaces and safe ingress and egress to the adjacent street.
Signage
- Maximum wayside stand sign area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a wayside stand may have one (1) building-mounted sign, mounted flush against the stand, which does not exceed ten (10) square feet in area.
From the ordinance
Accessory structures shall be allowed only in the rear or side yards of residentially zoned parcels. ... aggregate gross floor area ... not exceed thirty (30) percent ... height of fifteen feet ... set back a minimum of five (5) feet ...