Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Barbed wire and electrified fences prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Barbed wire and electrified fences are prohibited in all residential and apartment districts or within fifteen (15) feet thereof.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Fences and walls shall not exceed a height of eight (8) feet.
- Maximum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
any fence that projects into or encloses a required front yard shall not exceed a height of four (4) feet
- Maximum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. street fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
any fence or wall which projects into or encloses a side yard adjacent to a street shall not exceed four (4) feet in height when located within ten (10) feet of the right-of-way
- Minimum fence setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way5 ft
No fence or wall may be erected closer than five (5) feet to any right-of-way line
Other
- Driveway intersection max structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 in
No wall, fence or other structure shall exceed a height of thirty (30) inches above the finished elevation of a driveway within a visibility triangle
- Maximum yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. obstruction heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.16 in
All required yards shall be unobstructed by any structure or other improvement which exceeds sixteen (16) inches in height as measured from ground elevation
In-ground swimming pools, jacuzzis, hot tubs or similar structures may extend to within five (5) feet of any side or rear property line
- Pool street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. (through lot)20 ft
no in-ground swimming pool, jacuzzis, hot tubs or similar structures shall extend into any required yard adjacent to a street, except that swimming pools, jacuzzis, hot tubs or similar structures may be located no closer than twenty (20) feet to any property line to the rear of any principal structure on a through lot.
- Street intersection vision clearance distance20 ft
A visibility triangle shall be required at all street intersections including at least the area within the first twenty (20) feet along the intersecting rights-of-way
- Vision clearance heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. range
Visibility triangles, within which nothing shall be erected, placed, or parked, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to impede vision between a height of two and one-half (2½) and eight (8) feet above the centerlines of intersecting trafficways
From the ordinance
All required yards shall be unobstructed by any structure or other improvement which exceeds sixteen (16) inches in height as measured from ground elevation; provided, however, the following improvements may be located in a yard: ...