Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings in residential zones shall not exceed lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. or total square footage of principal building
Accessory buildings in residential zones shall not exceed the lot coverage nor the total square footage of the building to which it is accessory.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings shall not exceed maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for zone
Accessory buildings shall not exceed the maximum height restriction for the zone in which they are located.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Accessory buildings shall be prohibited in any front yard.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in required side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. adjacent to street
Accessory buildings shall be prohibited in any required side yard that is adjacent to street (corner lot).
- Minimum distance from alley lines for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings (residential and MH-1)5 ft
Accessory buildings shall be distant at least five feet from alley lines and five feet from lot boundary lines in all residential and MH-1 districts.
- Minimum distance from lot boundary lines for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings (residential and MH-1)5 ft
Accessory buildings shall be distant at least five feet from alley lines and five feet from lot boundary lines in all residential and MH-1 districts.
From the ordinance
Accessory buildings shall be prohibited in any front yard. Accessory buildings shall be prohibited in any required side yard that is adjacent to street (corner lot). Accessory buildings shall be distant at least five feet from alley lines and five feet from lot boundary lines in all residential and MH-1 districts.