Chapter 17.14, Sections 17.14.050-17.14.140
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- Corner lot minimum width65 ft
Corner lots, reverse corner lots, and reverse interior lots shall have a minimum width of sixty-five feet.
- Corner lot street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
On corner lots, the side yard abutting the street shall be not less than ten feet in width.
- Site plan review for front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. over 50 feet
Where a front yard is proposed to be greater than fifty feet, a site plan review shall be required as provided for in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
No accessory building shall have a height greater than one story not to exceed twelve feet to plat height.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building shall have a height greater than one story not to exceed twelve feet to plat height.
- PUDPlanned unit development (PUD)A negotiated district where a whole site is approved to its own bespoke plan. minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.4,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum of four thousand square feet of lot area.
- PUDPlanned unit development (PUD)A negotiated district where a whole site is approved to its own bespoke plan. minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.87,120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For planned unit developments each lot shall have a minimum area of two acres.
- Reversed corner lot garage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side street20 ft
Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least twenty feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on the reversed corner lot.
- Reversed corner lot street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.15 ft
On a reversed corner lot, the side yard abutting the street shall not be less than fifteen feet.
- Street abutment required
Each lot must abut a street.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot area 3,000 sq ft; max height 30 ft; front yard 20 ft; side yard 5 ft; rear yard 20 ft; lot coverage 40%.