Sec. 18-424
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
23 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.
Other
- Minimum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building distance from lot line5 ft
provided it is not located closer than five (5) feet to any lot line.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building area in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 pct
such accessory building does not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the area of the required rear yard
- Minimum accessway width to water10 ft
Accessways to bodies of water shall not be less than ten (10) feet in width.
- Maximum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. area1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
shall be larger than one thousand (1,000) square feet
- Maximum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. occupants4 persons
shall be occupied by no more than four (4) persons.
- Maximum ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. area as percentage of principal50 pct
limited in area to no more than fifty (50) percent of the area of the principal structure
- Only one ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. per parcel
only one (1) ADU shall be permitted per residential principal structure, and only one (1) ADU shall be permitted per tax parcel.
- Maximum flag lot accessway length1,200 ft
maximum length of accessways shall be twelve hundred (1,200) feet
- Maximum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. in residential districts50 ft
or need to be more than fifty (50) feet under this provision
- Minimum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. in residential districts10 ft
no front yard in a residential district shall be less than ten (10) feet
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. porch projection6 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.
- Lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. per family exemptions
Requirements for lot area per family do not apply to dormitories, fraternities, sororities and other similar living quarters which are accessory to a permitted use and which have no cooking facilities in individual rooms or apartments. Also do not apply to rental units in a hotel, motel, motor lodge, bed and breakfast facility or tourist home or rooms in a rooming, boarding or lodging house.
- Maximum projection into required yards24 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.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. fire escape 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
- Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for resubdivision50 ft
Where the lot is large enough in area to permit resubdivision at some future time under current regulations the minimum lot frontage shall be fifty (50) feet
- Maximum satellite dish heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
in a residential district shall not exceed a height of twenty-five (25) feet.
- Satellite dish roof mount diameter limit2 ft
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
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. porch projection6 ft
Open, unenclosed porches, platforms, or paved terraces, not covered by roof or canopy and which do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building, may extend or project into the side yard not more than six (6) feet.
provided they are not located closer than six (6) feet to a rear lot line
or ten (10) feet to an interior side lot line.
- Swimming pool walk space3 ft
A walk space at least three (3) feet wide shall be provided between pool walls and protective fences or barrier walls.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot frontage in all districts shall be twenty-five (25) feet subject to the following: