Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum overhang projection into yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
No such construction shall project into any required yard more than three feet
- Maximum overhang vertical surface area25 pct
no such projection shall have a vertical surface whose area is more than 25 percent of the area obtained by multiplying the mean height of the structure by the length of the structure along the yard involved
- Maximum porch projection into front or rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.8 ft
Porch means an open unenclosed stoop or paved terrace which may project into a front or rear yard for a distance not exceeding eight feet
- Maximum porch projection into side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
and into a side yard for a distance not exceeding five feet
- Minimum foundation footer depth2 ft
Permanent foundation means outside perimeter wall on all four sides of block or masonry with footers to be at least two feet below finished grade.
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space length20 ft
Parking space means an area of not less than ten feet wide by 20 feet long for each automobile or motor vehicle
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space width10 ft
Parking space means an area of not less than ten feet wide by 20 feet long for each automobile or motor vehicle
Signage
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area per side2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Sign, home occupation, means a sign not exceeding two square feet in area on each side
From the ordinance
Parking space means an area of not less than ten feet wide by 20 feet long for each automobile or motor vehicle, such space being exclusive of necessary drives, aisles, entrances, or exits, and being fully accessible for the storage or parking of vehicles.