Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure size for varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No variance shall be granted for an accessory structure exceeding 600 square feet.
- No floodway increase
No variance shall be granted for any proposed use, development, or activity within any floodway district that will cause any increase in the one-percent chance flood elevation.
- VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. lot size limit0.5 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
While the granting of variances generally is limited to a lot size less than one-half acre, deviations from that limitation may occur.
From the ordinance
Variances shall be issued only upon (i) a showing of good and sufficient cause... Variances generally limited to a lot size less than one-half acre... No variance shall be granted for an accessory structure exceeding 600 square feet.