Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on lots 3+ acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.35 ft
b. The height of the building shall not exceed 35 feet.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. ratio to principal1.25 ratio
may be constructed up to 1.25 times the height of the principal building
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
not to exceed 25 feet in height
Other
- Business use prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on large lot accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. except agricultureAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them.
d. No business activity except as a bona fide agricultural operation shall be permitted.
- Residential use prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on large lot accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.
c. No residential use of the building shall be permitted.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from principal building (for <13 ft heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.)10 ft
and ten feet from the principal building.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from principal building (for >13 ft heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.)15 ft
and principal building.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line (for <13 ft heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.)7.5 ft
Accessory buildings or private garages less than 13 feet in height shall be set back 7.5 feet from the property line
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line (for >13 ft heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.)15 ft
Accessory buildings or private garages greater than 13 feet in height shall be set back 15 feet from the property line
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on lots 3+ acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.40 ft
On lots or parcels of three acres or more in size, accessory buildings or private garages may be built prior to a dwelling unit or other permitted principal building being built or permitted. The following standards shall be met: a. Front, side, and rear setbacks shall be at least 40 feet.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. floor area as percentage of principal50 pct
The total combined floor area of any accessory building or private garage shall not exceed 50 percent of the floor area, including nonheated space, of the principal building on the lot or parcel.
- Principal building required
In order to build an accessory building or private garage, there must be a dwelling unit or other permitted principal building on the parcel or lot
From the ordinance
For structures measuring less than 25 feet in height, accessory buildings or private garages may be constructed up to 1.25 times the height of the principal building, not to exceed 25 feet in height. Accessory buildings or private garages less than 13 feet in height shall be set back 7.5 feet from the property line and ten feet from the principal building. Accessory buildings or private garages greater than 13 feet in height shall be set back 15 feet from the property line and principal building. The total combined floor area of any accessory building or private garage shall not exceed 50 percent of the floor area, including nonheated space, of the principal building on the lot or parcel.