Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
11 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. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. near party lot line1 story
No accessory structure which is within ten feet of any party lot line shall be more than one story in height.
- 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. less than main building
All accessory structures shall be of less height than the main buildings on the lot.
- No heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. restrictions for agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. buildings
There are no restrictions for buildings used exclusively for agricultural purposes.
- Dwelling heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase with varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.45 ft
The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to 45 feet and up to three stories provided there are two side yards for each permitted use each of which is at least 15 feet plus one foot or more for each side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet upon granting of a variance
- Public building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.60 ft
A public or semi-public building such as a school, church, or library, may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade provided that required front, side and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
Other
- Attached accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures considered part of main building
Accessory structures attached to the main building shall be considered part of the main building and comply with front, side, and rear yard requirements.
- Exempt structures from heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, and flag poles of any height, and television antennas up to 60 feet in height, are exempt from height regulations.
- Parapet wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.
Setback
- Detached 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.5 ft
Detached accessory structures shall not be closer than five feet to any property line.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. measured from street centerline55 ft
Minimum front yard shall be 55 feet measured from the street centerline if street right-of-way is less than 50 feet in width.
Use
- Other uses comply with single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached standards
Other permitted uses shall comply with the standards established for single-family detached dwelling, or as specified in the district regulations.
From the ordinance
Minimum front yard shall be 55 feet measured from the street centerline if street right-of-way is less than 50 feet in width.