Sec. 90-378 (Accessory uses, structures or buildings)
Dimensional standards
Uses
Extracted standards
9 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. structures 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.
No accessory structure or building shall be erected in any required front yard.
- 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. not to exceed principal structure
In no case shall an accessory structure be habitable (capable of being lived in) or exceed the principal structure in height.
- Maximum portable storage container size16 ft
One portable storage container not to exceed 16 feet in length, eight feet in width, or eight feet in height shall be permitted per lot.
- Minimum distance from other building5 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 detached one-story accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building5 ft
No detached one-story accessory building shall be located within five feet of any side or rear property line.
- Outdoor boilers and wood stoves prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Outdoor boilers and outdoor wood stoves are prohibited in all zoning districts.
- Swimming pool fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Private, noncommercial, permanently installed, below-the-ground swimming pools must be entirely enclosed with a permanent fence not less than four feet in height.
- Portable storage container setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
No such structure shall be located closer than five feet to any other structure, side, or rear lot line.
- RV, boat, trailer parking restrictions
In residential districts, no motor homes, lawn or garden tractor, recreational vehicles, trailers or boats shall be parked on the public street right-of-way. No more than two of any combination of the above cited vehicles shall be parked on a residential lot. No parking of any of the above cited vehicles shall be permitted in a front yard of a residential lot for a period longer than 72 hours.
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.