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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- Alley width credit
Whenever a lot abuts upon a public alley, one-half of the alley width may be considered as a portion of the required yard only.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for bathroom addition10 ft
A bathroom not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area may be constructed on the rear of an existing dwelling... provided the addition is at least ten (10) feet from the rear lot line...
- Least dimension of yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for multiple dwelling entrances20 ft
Within a residence or office-apartment district, the least dimension of a yard upon which the principal entrances or exits of a multiple dwelling face shall be twenty (20) feet.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for lots less than 50 feet wide10 pct
On residential lots having a width of less than fifty (50) feet there shall be a side yard on each side of a building having a width of not less than ten (10) percent of the average width of the lot; provided, however, that such side yard shall not be less than three (3) feet.
- Maximum projection into required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.24 in
ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, window air conditioning units, chimneys, cornices and ornamental features, which may project to a distance not to exceed twenty-four (24) inches into a required yard.
From the ordinance
Whenever a lot abuts upon a public alley, one-half of the alley width may be considered as a portion of the required yard only.