Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 10%
Extracted standards
13 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.6 ft
No fence shall exceed six feet in height.
- Maximum combined retaining wall and fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
The combined height of a retaining wall and a separate fence on a property line shall not exceed eight feet unless the fence is set back from the retaining wall a minimum of half the distance of the required setback but no more than five feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure rear 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.3 ft
A nonresidential accessory structure in a required rear yard shall be located on a property line or shall be not less than three feet from a property line.
- Garage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from alley centerline (facing)25 ft
Garages facing an alley shall be set back twenty-five (25) feet from the alley centerline
- Garage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from alley centerline (siding)15 ft
garages siding on an alley shall be set back fifteen (15) feet from the alley centerline
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
The maximum height of a nonresidential accessory structure shall be twelve (12) feet
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with pitched roof16 ft
pitched roofs shall not exceed a height of sixteen (16) feet
- Mechanical equipment screening perforation maximum50 pct
Screening material may have evenly distributed openings or perforations not exceeding fifty (50) percent of the surface area
- Parking lot interior landscaping percentage10 pct
ten percent of the interior of parking lots shall be landscaped
- Parking lot perimeter planting strip width5 ft
Perimeter planting strips around parking lots shall be five feet wide
- Planting strip width3 ft
Visible yards not used for parking shall have a three-foot planting strip adjoining an interior property line within fifty (50) feet of a street property line.
- Refuse storage screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
screened on all sides by a six-foot high concrete, masonry wall or similar screening mechanism
- Walk-up facility setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 ft
walk-up facilities, including window service and bank ATM machines, shall be set back at least three feet from the property line
From the ordinance
The maximum height of a nonresidential accessory structure shall be twelve (12) feet, subject to the provisions of this subsection; provided, that pitched roofs shall not exceed a height of sixteen (16) feet.