Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.8 ft
it is not located closer than eight (8) feet to the rear lot line
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building coverage of rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.25 pct
such accessory building does not occupy more than twenty-five (25) percent of the area of the required rear yard
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 ft
nor closer than three (3) feet to a side lot line.
- Maximum ornamental fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front/side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3.5 ft
An ornamental fence or wall not more than three and one-half (3½) feet in height may project into or enclose any required front or side yard...
- Maximum ornamental fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in other yards7 ft
Ornamental fences or walls may project into or enclose other required yards, provided such fences and walls do not exceed a height of seven (7) feet.
- Filling station pump setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street15 ft
Filling station pumps and pump islands may occupy the required yards; provided, however, that they are not less than fifteen (15) feet from the street lines.
- Maximum sign area in required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One directional or name sign or sign advertising products sold on the premises may occupy required yards... provided such sign is of not more than thirty (30) square feet in area...
Accessory, open and uncovered swimming pools and home barbecue grills may occupy a required rear yard, provided they are not located closer than five (5) feet to the rear lot line...
nor closer than three (3) feet to a side lot line.
From the ordinance
Except as herein provided, no accessory building shall project beyond a required yard line along any street.