Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Setback
- Corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.10 ft
There shall be a front yard of at least ten feet on the side street of a corner lot in any district.
- Minimum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. in residence districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.25 ft
No front yard in a residence district shall be less than 25 feet.
- Porch projection into front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.8 ft
Open, unenclosed porches, platforms, or paved terraces, not covered by a roof or canopy and which do not extend above the level of the first floor, may extend into the front yard not more than eight feet.
From the ordinance
Where the street frontage in a block, or within 800 feet of the lot in question, is partially built up, the minimum front yard for a new building shall be the average of the existing front yards on either side thereof in the same block with a variation of five feet permitted; provided however that except as provided in development standards for specific uses no front yard in a residence district shall be less than 25 feet or less than the setback line denoted on a recorded subdivision plat, whichever is greater, or need to be more than 75 feet under this provision.