Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. to principal building0.5 ratio
The total combined floor area of any accessory building or private garage shall not exceed 50 percent of the floor area
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building25 ft
not to exceed 25 feet in height
- Maximum 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
The height of the building shall not exceed 35 feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings over 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
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings on lots 3+ acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.40 ft
Front, side, and rear setbacks shall be at least 40 feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings under 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
From the ordinance
The following requirements apply to the height, location and size, and permit the construction of accessory buildings and private garages in the R-S, R-1 and R-2 zoning districts.