Sec. 18-424
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum ornamental fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front/side yards3.5 ft
an ornamental fence or wall not more than three and one-half (3½) feet in height may project into or enclose any required front or side yard
- Maximum 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 or walls may project into or enclose other required yards provided such fences and walls do not exceed a height of seven (7) feet.
Lot
- Accessway to water minimum width10 ft
Accessways to bodies of water shall not be less than ten (10) feet in width.
- Flag lot accessway maximum length1,200 ft
maximum length of accessways shall be twelve hundred (1,200) feet
Other
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building coverage of required rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 pct
Accessory buildings which are not a part of the main building ... may be constructed in a rear yard, provided such accessory building does not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the area of the required rear yard
- Maximum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. (averaging)50 ft
no front yard in a residential district shall be less than ten (10) feet or need to be more than fifty (50) feet under this provision.
- Maximum porch projection into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.6 ft
Open, unenclosed porches, platforms, or paved terraces, not covered by a roof or canopy and which do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building, may extend or project into the front yard not more than six (6) feet.
- Maximum projection into required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.24 in
ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, window air conditioning units, chimneys, cornices and ornamental features which may project to a distance not to exceed twenty-four (24) inches into a required yard
- Maximum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. projection5 ft
Open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, outside stairways and balconies and the ordinary projections of chimneys and flues may project into the required rear yard for a distance of not more than five (5) feet
- Maximum satellite dish heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.25 ft
in a residential district shall not exceed a height of twenty-five (25) feet.
- Minimum 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
and provided it is not located closer than five (5) feet to any lot line.
- Minimum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. (averaging)10 ft
no front yard in a residential district shall be less than ten (10) feet or need to be more than fifty (50) feet under this provision.
- Minimum swimming pool setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from rear lot line6 ft
Accessory swimming pools, open and unenclosed, may occupy a required rear or side yard, provided they are not located closer than six (6) feet to a rear lot line
- Minimum swimming pool setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from interior side lot line10 ft
or ten (10) feet to an interior side lot line.
- Minimum walk space between pool and fence3 ft
A walk space at least three (3) feet wide shall be provided between pool walls and protective fences or barrier walls.
- Roof-mounted satellite dish restriction2 ft
In a residential district no such dish structure greater than two (2) feet in diameter shall be mounted on the roof of a building so as to be visible from the street on which a building fronts.
- Satellite dish location restriction
Satellite dish antennas or receiving stations and similar devices are deemed to be accessory structures and shall not be located in front or side yards in a residential or business district
From the ordinance
The minimum lot frontage in all districts shall be twenty-five (25) feet subject to the following: