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Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Dwelling use prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings except for domestic employees/caretakers
No accessory building shall be used for dwelling purposes except by domestic employees or caretakers whose principal occupation is rendering services on the premises
- 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. not to exceed main building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
no accessory building shall exceed the height of the main building located on the lot, nor shall any accessory building exceed the maximum permitted height in the district in which it is located.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building use limited to incidental purposes
the use of an accessory building shall be limited to purposes incidental and subordinate to the use of the main building on the lot.
- 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. buildings for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours./duplexTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex.12 ft
A building accessory to a single-family, single-family attached or duplex dwelling and not exceeding 12 feet in height may be located within a required rear yard, but not within five feet of any lot line.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings5 ft
but not within five feet of any lot line
From the ordinance
An accessory building shall be located on the same lot as the main building... A building accessory to a single-family, single-family attached or duplex dwelling and not exceeding 12 feet in height may be located within a required rear yard, but not within five feet of any lot line.