Code 1991, § 16-144
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
3 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. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.1 story
No accessory structure which is within ten feet of any party lot line shall be more than one story high. All accessory structures shall be less that the main structure in height.
- Exempt structures
Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennae and radio aerials are exempt. Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.
- Public building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.60 ft
A public or semipublic building, such as a school, church, library or general hospital, may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade; provided, that required front, side and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
From the ordinance
The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to 45 feet and up to three stories; provided, that there are two side yards for each permitted use, each of which is ten feet or more, plus five feet or more of side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet.