Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Setback
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. averaging
On a site situated between two parcels developed with buildings, the minimum front yard setback shall be the average depth of the front yards on the two developed parcels. Where a site is not situated between two developed parcels, and where parcels comprising 40 percent of the block frontage are developed with buildings, the minimum front yard setback shall be the average of the existing front yard depths on the block.
- Pavement limit in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.50 pct
Within a residential zoning district, pavement within a front yard setback shall be limited to no more than 50 percent of the area of the required setback, unless a greater percentage of paved area is approved through Design Review.
From the ordinance
All structures shall comply with the setback requirements of the applicable zoning district established by Article 2, and with any special setbacks established for specific uses by this Zoning Ordinance, except as otherwise provided by this Section.