Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum bay window width8 ft
bay windows (not wider than 8 feet measured in the general direction of the wall
- Maximum deck projection into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
and a maximum distance of 5 feet into required front and side yards
- Maximum deck projection into side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.2 ft
may project a maximum distance of 2 feet into required interior side yards
- Maximum deck railing heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3.5 ft
an open-work railing installed shall not exceed 3½ feet in height.
- Maximum eave projection into front/side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.2.5 ft
Eaves, cantilevered roofs, awnings and similar architectural features may project a maximum distance of 2½ feet into any required front or side yard
- Maximum eave projection into rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
or 5 feet into a rear yard
- Maximum fireplace/bay window projection2.5 ft
Fireplace structures ... bay windows ... may project a maximum distance of 2½ feet into any required yard
- Maximum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. roofed coverage (infill lots)60 pct
Infill residential lots (smaller than 7,000 square feet) may have up to 60% of the rear yard covered by roofed structures.
- Maximum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. roofed coverage50 pct
No more than 50% of the required rear yard shall be covered by roofed structures.
- Minimum ACacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. unit distance to property line3 ft
Walls and window-mounted air conditioners, coolers, and fans may be used in any required interior or side yard provided that such equipment shall maintain a minimum distance of 3 feet to any property line.
- Minimum projection heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above grade8 ft
and are not less than 8 feet in height above grade.
- Minimum projection distance to property line3 ft
provided that such features shall maintain a minimum distance of 3 feet to any property line
From the ordinance
No more than 50% of the required rear yard shall be covered by roofed structures.