Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum parapet wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above building4 ft
Parapet walls may be up to four feet above height of the building on which the walls rest.
- Maximum public building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.60 ft
A public or semi-public building such as a school, church, or library 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.
- Maximum residential heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with increased side yards45 ft
The height limit for residential structures may be increased up to 45 feet and by up to three stories provided each side yard is 20 feet, plus one foot or more of side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet.
Setback
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building over one story setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line10 ft
Accessory buildings over one story in height shall be at least ten feet from any lot line.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on lots with multiple street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.10 ft
On lots with frontage on two or more streets, the minimum setback on any side with street frontage is ten feet for all primary and accessory buildings.
From the ordinance
The height limit for residential structures may be increased up to 45 feet and by up to three stories provided each side yard is 20 feet... A public or semi-public building may be erected to a height of 60 feet... On lots with frontage on two or more streets, the minimum setback on any side with street frontage is ten feet.