Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 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. heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
or exceed the principal structure in height.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No accessory structure or building shall be erected in any required front yard.
- Habitable accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
In no case shall an accessory structure be habitable (capable of being lived in)
- Minimum alley setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for detached garage5 ft
When a detached garage is entered from an alley, it shall not be located closer than five feet to the alley line.
- Minimum distance from other buildings5 ft
No detached accessory building shall be erected within five feet on any other building on the same lot.
- Minimum side/rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for one-story accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.5 ft
No detached one-story accessory building shall be located within five feet of any side or rear property line.
- Minimum side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for multi-story accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.10 ft
Accessory buildings may only exceed one story in height if located outside of the required side and rear yard space and if the building is no closer than ten feet to any side yard lot line.
From the ordinance
No accessory structure or building shall be erected in any required front yard. No detached accessory building shall be erected within five feet on any other building on the same lot. No detached one-story accessory building shall be located within five feet of any side or rear property line. Accessory buildings may only exceed one story in height if located outside of the required side and rear yard space and if the building is no closer than ten feet to any side yard lot line. In no case shall an accessory structure be habitable (capable of being lived in) or exceed the principal structure in height. When a detached garage is entered from an alley, it shall not be located closer than five feet to the alley line. If the garage or carport is attached to the main structure or is within five feet from the main building, the garage or carport shall be regarded as part of the main building for the purpose of determining the side and rear yards. No accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of the main building has actually commenced, and no accessory building shall be used, except for other than temporary storage of construction materials, unless the main building on a lot is completed and used.