R-5
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for parcels with width ≥100 ft and area ≥20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.100 ft
On any parcel having an average width of at least one hundred (100) feet and an area of at least twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, the maximum height shall be one hundred (100) feet.
- No maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for parcels with width ≥150 ft and area ≥40,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On any parcel having an average width of at least one hundred fifty (150) feet and an area of at least forty thousand (40,000) square feet, there shall be no maximum height limit.
Other
- Minimum pervious area of front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.60 pct
A minimum of sixty percent (60%) of the front yard area, shall be pervious.
- Minimum pervious area of lot20 pct
A minimum of twenty percent (20%) of each lot ... shall be pervious.
- Minimum building site for public/quasi-public buildings (except religious)40,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
With the exception of religious uses, the minimum building site for public or quasi-public buildings shall be forty thousand (40,000) square feet.
- Minimum average width for public/quasi-public building sites100 ft
Such building sites shall have minimum average width of one hundred (100) feet.
Setback
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for buildings 3 or more storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Buildings of three (3) or more stories must have a minimum setback of one-half (½) the height of the building.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for carport entrances and garage doors20 ft
carport entrances and garages doors must be set back a minimum of twenty (20) feet.
- Interior side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. as percentage of lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.10 pct
One-story structures must be set back a minimum distance of ten percent (10%) of the lot width for each interior side yard. In no case shall the minimum required setback be less than four (4) feet or more than six (6) feet.
- Street-side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for corner lots as percentage of lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.25 pct
For corner lots, structures must be set back from the street side lot line a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot width. In no case shall the minimum required setback be less than twelve and one-half (12.5) feet or more than fifteen (15) feet.
From the ordinance
The maximum building height for all single family homes and duplexes is twenty-eight (28) feet. The maximum building height for structures of all other types of use is seventy-five (75) feet.