Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. reduction on cul-de-sac turn-around50 pct
the frontage may be reduced to 50 percent of the width required at the front building setback line providing the width at the building setback line is not less than 80 percent of the required lot frontage.
- Lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. reduction on curved roads75 pct
the lot frontage may be reduced to not less than 75 percent of the required frontage provided the lot width at the building line is not less than the required frontage
- Double frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. lots require front yards on both streets
In case a lot extends through a block from street to street and where a front yard is required from such streets, front yards shall be provided along each street frontage.
- Average setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. rule for partially built-up blocks
Where 40 percent or more of the frontage on one side of a street between two intersecting streets is developed with buildings, the average setback of existing buildings shall be used to establish the front yard for other buildings erected within the same block.
- Maximum awning projection into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
Awnings may project into the required front yard for a distance not exceeding three feet.
- Maximum vestibule/bay window projection into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.4 ft
An enclosed vestibule or bay window containing not more than 40 square feet of floor space may project into the required front yard for a distance not exceeding four feet.
- Minimum lot depth preserved80 ft
The front yard regulations of this chapter shall not be applied to reduce the distance between the front building line and the rear of a lot to less than 80 feet.
- Minimum distance of motor fuel pumps from dwelling districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. boundary50 ft
in no district shall these accessory uses be located less than 50 feet from the boundary line of any dwelling district.
- Minimum distance of motor fuel pumps from street right-of-way25 ft
Motor fuel pumps and pump islands, including accompanying unenclosed canopies, may be located within a front yard ... provided they are located not less than 25 feet from the street right-of-way line
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on side street for corner lots25 ft
The minimum side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 25 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.
- Recorded setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. line may be used
Where a legally-recorded subdivision plat that was recorded prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter derives establishes a building setback, such setback line may be used in lieu of the setback or front yard otherwise established by this chapter.
From the ordinance
Where 40 percent or more of the frontage on one side of a street between two intersecting streets is developed with buildings, the average setback of existing buildings shall be used to establish the front yard for other buildings erected within the same block. ... The minimum side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 25 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings. ... The front yard regulations of this chapter shall not be applied to reduce the distance between the front building line and the rear of a lot to less than 80 feet.