Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Building separation30 ft
Where structures exceed the 35-foot height requirement a building separation of 30 feet shall be required.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase condition
The height limit for principal structures may be increased to 70 feet or up to five stories, whichever is lesser; provided, that each required yard is increased one foot for each additional foot of principal structure height over 35 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure location
Accessory structures shall only be allowed in the side or rear yard (behind the front face of the principal building).
- Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. adjacent to residential/agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them.
A buffer yard is required on lots adjacent to residential and agricultural zoning districts (see section 5-400).
Setback
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on primary highway75 ft
On primary highway: 75 feet.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on secondary highway50 ft
On secondary highway or other street: 50 feet.
From the ordinance
All structures: 75 feet. The height limit for principal structures may be increased to 70 feet or up to five stories... On primary highway: 75 feet. On secondary highway or other street: 50 feet. Minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet.