R-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right8
- single-family dwellings
- parks and playgrounds
- off-street parking for permitted uses
- accessory buildings
- pipes, meters, and other facilities for town water and sewer services
- poles and lines for electric service
- signs as set forth in section 50-105
- fences as set forth in section 50-101
Conditional / special use3
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- 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. near lot line1 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.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
Accessory buildings may be located in a rear yard area, but shall not be located closer than five feet to any property line or to any other structure.
- Corner lot front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. determination
Of the two sides of a corner lot, the front shall be deemed to be the shortest of the two sides fronting on streets.
- Corner lot minimum width100 ft
Each corner lot shall have a minimum width at the setback line of 100 feet.
- Corner lot side street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.35 ft
The minimum side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 35 feet.
Church spires, belfries, cupolas, municipal water towers, chimney flues, flagpoles, parapet walls, televisions antennae, and radio aerials are exempt.
Schools 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.
From the ordinance
Public water and public sewer: 10,000 square feet. The minimum lot width at the setback line shall be 75 feet. Each front yard shall be located 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way. Each side yard shall be a minimum of ten feet. Each rear yard shall be a minimum of 30 feet in depth. Buildings may be erected up to 2½ stories, but shall not exceed 35 feet in height.