R-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right9
Conditional / special use2
Accessory15
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front or side yards4 ft
Fences or walls located in front or side yards shall not exceed four (4) feet in height
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.6 ft
Fences or walls located in rear yards shall not exceed six (6) feet in height
Other
- Additional acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. per additional horse1 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
for each additional horse, one additional acre must be provided
- Maximum 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
Shall not exceed twenty-four (24) feet in height
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building coverage of rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 pct
Shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the rear yard area
- Maximum number of domestic animals4 count
not more than four (4) commonly accepted domestic animals
- Maximum floor area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. with CUP25 pct
In no case shall the area devoted to sales, storage, display, or conduct of such home occupation exceed 25 percent of the floor area of the residence.
- Minimum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
at least five (5) feet from rear lot lines
- Minimum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 ft
Shall be located at least three (3) feet from side lot lines
- Minimum accessory dwelling unitAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
An accessory detached dwelling unit which is positioned within the rear yard at least ten (10) feet from a property line
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for first horse3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
residential lots shall be at least three (3) acres for the first horse
From the ordinance
This base district is composed of certain quiet, low-density residential areas... development is limited to relatively low concentrations and permitted uses are limited basically to single unit dwellings...