Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
8 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. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. definition
For accessory structures, building height is the maximum vertical dimension measured from the lowest point of grade elevation adjacent to any exterior wall of the structure to the highest point of the roof.
- Basement story exposure threshold7 ft
The space shall be considered a story and not a basement if the space is exposed more than an average of seven (7) feet from proposed grade points around the footprint of the building to the next floor elevation.
- Half-story maximum floor area percentage50 pct
A half-story is fifty percent (50%) or less floor area than the floor below.
- Maximum architectural feature above roof9 ft
Architectural features such as steeples, cupolas, elevator housing, and decorative parapet walls may be erected beyond the nine (9) foot maximum addition above the roof level, with recommendation by the Board of Architectural Review and approval by Town Council.
- Maximum deck and outdoor living coverage5 pct
The combined deck and outdoor living coverage may not exceed 5% of the total lot area.
- Maximum deck area exempt from lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Up to four hundred (400) sq. ft. of deck may be covered and not count towards lot coverage with the following conditions: ...
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. contiguous area120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Open space is that portion of a lot at ground level that is: ... B. One hundred and twenty (120) square feet or more in contiguous area; ...
Open space is that portion of a lot at ground level that is: A. Eight (8) feet or more in width; ...
From the ordinance
Architectural features may be erected beyond the nine (9) foot maximum addition above the roof level... Deck and outdoor living coverage may not exceed 5% of total lot area... Open space must be 8 feet or more in width and 120 sq ft or more in contiguous area.