§ 180-12 and § 180-11
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lot
- Cul-de-sac lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. reduction25 pct
On a cul-de-sac the width may be reduced by 25%.
- Minimum street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. as percentage of lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.75 pct
street frontage shall be no less than 75% of the required lot width.
Other
- Maximum architectural projection into required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.4 ft
may project not more than four feet into any required yard.
- Maximum handicapped ramp projection12 ft
Ramps and landings necessary for use by the handicapped may project into required yards a distance not exceeding 12 feet.
- Maximum principal structures per lot in residential/agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. districts1 structures
In all residential and agricultural districts only one principal structure, housing a use permitted by right, may be erected on a single lot.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of visibility obstruction at intersections3 ft
no impediment to visibility over 36 inches in height shall be allowed on any corner lot within a visibility triangle, the apex of which is at the intersecting right-of-way lines... the sides of which are 20 feet in length
- Minimum distance from lot line for projections10 ft
In no case shall any projection be nearer to any lot line than 10 feet.
- Visibility triangle side length20 ft
the sides of which are 20 feet in length along the right-of-way lines
Setback
- Corner lot setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from adjoining street50 ft
In addition, the setback shall be 50 feet from any adjoining street.
From the ordinance
street frontage shall be no less than 75% of the required lot width... the setback shall be 50 feet from any adjoining street... no impediment to visibility over 36 inches in height shall be allowed on any corner lot within a visibility triangle... In all residential and agricultural districts only one principal structure...