R-1
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- 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.24 ft
Except as permitted by the provisions of section 4.10.3.1, no accessory building in a residential district shall exceed a height of 24 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure side 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.5 ft
Accessory structures are permitted in side and rear yards, provided that they are erected no closer than five feet from any side lot line in a non-infill development within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, or PUD districts, and no closer than six feet to the side or rear property lines or, in the case of an alley or a shared driveway, no closer than three feet to the edge of the easement or right-of-way.
Front setbacks shall be measured from the right-of-way or the exterior edge of the sidewalk if the sidewalk is outside of the right-of-way.
Front-Maximum: None
Rear-Maximum: None
Side-Maximum: None
- Minimum stepback15 ft
The minimum 15-foot stepback applies to all buildings on the property and may be reduced by special exception.
- Projection into required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.4 ft
Covered porches, balconies, chimneys, eaves and like architectural features may project not more than four feet into any required yard; provided that no such feature shall be located closer than five feet from any side lot line in a non-infill development within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, or PUD districts, and no closer than six feet to any lot line.
From the ordinance
The following shall apply within the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, R-15, PRD, and PUD districts: ...