Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- 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, wall, hedge or shrubs not more than three and one-half feet in height may project into or enclose any required front or side yard
- 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, walls, hedges or shrubs may project into or enclose other required yards, provided such fences and walls do not exceed a height of seven feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line5 ft
provided it is not located closer than five feet to any lot line
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building coverage of required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 pct
provided such accessory building(s) does not occupy more than 30 percent of the area of the required side or rear yard
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
no accessory structure shall be located within the front yard of a lot or parcel
- Deck extension into rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.10 ft
a deck which has no part of its floor higher than the first floor of the dwelling may extend up to ten feet into a required rear yard
provided that the deck is not located closer to any side lot line than ten feet
- Deck steps extension into yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
Steps from the deck to grade may extend up to three feet additionally into the required yard
- Fueling station pump setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street15 ft
Fueling station pumps and pump islands, with or without a canopy may occupy the required yards; provided, however, that they are not less than 15 feet from street lines.
Accessory swimming pools, open and unenclosed, may occupy a required rear or side yard, provided they are not located closer than six feet to a rear lot line
or ten feet to an interior side lot line
- Satellite dish diameter in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.5 ft
in a residential district shall be limited to one per lot, shall not exceed five feet in diameter
- Satellite dish roof mount diameter in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.3 ft
In a residential district no such dish structure greater than three feet in diameter shall be mounted on the roof of a building so as to be visible from the street
From the ordinance
Except as herein provided, no accessory structure shall be located within the front yard of a lot or parcel.