Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right4
Conditional / special use14
- temporary construction materials storage yards
- home occupations
- foster homes (6 or fewer)
- guest units
- accessory dwelling units
- manufactured housing
- gas and electric transmission lines
- private non-profit schools
- churches
- foster homes (more than 6)
- private clubs
- on-site parking for commercial vehicles
- multiple single-family dwelling units (R-1)
- large family day care homes
Accessory3
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
A maximum height of three (3') feet in any front or street side yard setback area
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.6 ft
A maximum height of six (6') feet in any rear or interior side yard exclusive of the front setback area.
Other
- Corner lot minimum area6,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum site area for creation of new lots in a Residential Zone shall be 6,000 square feet for interior lots, and 6,500 square feet for corner lots.
- Corner lot minimum width60 ft
Each corner lot shall have a minimum width of 60 feet.
in no case shall garages with doors facing the street or carports be set back less than 20 feet.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. dimension10 ft
To qualify as useable private open space the minimum dimension must be ten feet
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when no windows10 ft
Ten feet where no windows face the rear property line.
Parking
- Parking on unpaved surfaces prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No person shall keep, store or park any trailer, boat, motorcycle or motor vehicle on any portion of a front yard or corner lot side yard of a property designed or used as a residence, except on an area that is paved with either asphalt, concrete, gravel or similar substance.
From the ordinance
Residential uses together with the accessory buildings customary to such use, including garages, carports, and storage sheds.