R-12
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase with larger side yards45 ft
The height limit for any building may be increased to not more than forty-five (45) feet when side yards of not less than twenty-five (25) feet each are provided.
Other
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. increase for deep lots
If the depth of the lot is greater than seventy-five (75) feet, the required depth of the rear yards shall be increased by an amount equal to one-third (⅓) of the excess depth over seventy-five (75) feet; however, no such rear yard need be more than thirty-five (35) feet.
- Religious facilityReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.30 ft
Religious facilities shall be set back at least thirty (30) feet from the front property line; parking within this setback shall be prohibited.
- Religious facilityReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.30 ft
Religious facilities shall provide a rear yard of thirty (30) feet; parking within ten (10) feet of the property line shall be prohibited.
- Religious facilityReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.30 ft
Religious facilities shall provide side yards, the total of which shall be twenty-five (25) percent of the lot width, with a minimum individual side yard of thirty (30) feet.
- Corner lot side street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.15 ft
Any side yard along the side street of a corner lot shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet.
- Individual side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. minimum10 pct
No individual side yard shall be less than ten (10) percent of the lot width unless the total side yard depth is required to be twenty-five (25) feet or more.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for narrow lots of record5 ft
Lots having a width of forty (40) feet or less and of record prior to January 27, 1960 may have a side yard of not less than five (5) feet on each side.
- Total side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. depth25 pct
The depth of the two (2) side yards shall total at least twenty-five (25) percent of the lot width, measured at the front setback line.
From the ordinance
All lots shall be a minimum of twelve thousand (12,000) square feet with a minimum frontage of eighty (80) feet.