R-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right15
Conditional / special use5
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. relative to main building when located in front
Accessory buildings which are located closer to the front property line than the principal building shall not be taller than the main building height.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings35 ft
All structures and accessory buildings shall be no more than half the height of the principal building or 35 feet whichever is greater.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings near lot lines1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building which is within 20 feet of any party lot line shall be more than one story high.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for dwellings with increased side yards45 ft
The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to 45 feet and up to three stories provided there are two side yards for each permitted use, each of which is 25 feet or more, plus one foot of each side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for public or semi-public buildings60 ft
A public or semi-public building such as a school or church may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade provided that required front, side, and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
No accessory structure may be closer than five feet to any property line.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street centerline for streets less than 50 ft wide60 ft
or 60 feet or more from the center of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width
- Waterfront setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for Lake Gaston15 ft
there shall be a fifteen (15) foot minimum side and rear yard setback requirement for both main and accessory buildings located along a portion of the side or rear property line for a lot which adjoins property which constitutes a portion of the Lake Gaston impoundment project.
From the ordinance
In residential, limited, district R-1 structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses: Single-family dwellings...