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. building distance from dwelling10 ft
Detached accessory buildings larger than 1,000 sq ft or higher than 12 ft shall be located at least ten feet from any dwelling.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building lot line distance3 ft
Structures less than 1,000 sq ft and less than 12 ft high must maintain a three-foot separation from side or rear lot lines.
- Architectural feature encroachment2 ft
Fireplaces, bay windows, balconies, cornices, canopies, and eaves may extend into required yards not to exceed two feet.
- Deck property line distance3 ft
Deck may not extend any closer than three feet to the rear or side property lines.
- Deck rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. occupancy30 pct
A wood deck may occupy up to 30% of a required rear yard area.
- Porch front encroachment6 ft
Covered porches may project not exceeding six feet into any required front yard.
- Porch side encroachment3 ft
Covered porches may project into any required side yard not more than three feet.
From the ordinance
Fireplaces, bay windows, balconies, cornices, canopies, and eaves... may extend into a required front, side, or rear yards not to exceed two feet. Covered porches... may project into any required side yard not more than three feet and not exceeding six feet into any required front yard. ... a wood deck may occupy up to 30% of a required rear yard area, but may not extend any closer than three feet to the rear or side property lines. ... detached accessory buildings... larger than 1,000 square feet in size or higher than 12 feet shall be located at least ten feet from any dwelling...