Sec. 3-604
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- 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. rule
Buildings accessory to a single-family residence: No more than the height of the principle building.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of principal buildings35 ft
Two and one-half stories but not to exceed 35 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of principal buildings in storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.2.5 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Two and one-half stories but not to exceed 35 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure location rule
Accessory structures shall only be allowed in the side or rear yard (behind the front face of the principle building).
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure size as percentage of lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.4 pct
Accessory structures shall not exceed four percent of the lot area not to exceed 2,000 square feet unless a special use permit is approved by the BZA.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure size2,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Accessory structures shall not exceed four percent of the lot area not to exceed 2,000 square feet unless a special use permit is approved by the BZA.
- Minimum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for principal structures40 ft
Principle structures: 40 feet.
- Minimum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures5 ft
Accessory structures: Five feet.
- Minimum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for principal structures25 ft
Principle structures: 25 feet.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures5 ft
Accessory structures shall only be allowed in the side or rear yard (behind the front face of the principle building), otherwise: Five feet.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for principal structures15 ft
Principle structures: 15 feet.
From the ordinance
All principle buildings: Two and one-half stories but not to exceed 35 feet. Buildings accessory to a single-family residence: No more than the height of the principle building.