Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Neighborhood Design Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. applied to designated Rehabilitation and Conservation Areas
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum doors per width1 door per 15 ft
The number of doors facing the primary front yard shall be limited to one (1) door for every fifteen (15) feet of dwelling width.
- Maximum foundation heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. variation40 pct
Where lots on both sides have dwellings, the height of the foundation facing the street shall be no more than forty (40) percent greater than the height of the tallest adjoining foundation and shall be no less than forty (40) percent below the height of the shortest adjoining foundation.
- Maximum garage portion of front façade33 pct
An attached garage shall not make up more than thirty-three (33) percent of the front façade of the dwelling.
- Maximum width variation from average25 pct
The width of one (1) dwelling and two (2) dwelling buildings shall be within twenty-five (25) percent of the average of the widths of such buildings on the same side of the same block.
- Minimum eave and gable overhang12 in
Eave and gable overhangs for all new dwellings and additions to dwellings shall be at least twelve (12) inches.
- Minimum entrances facing front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.1 entrance
The dwelling shall have at least one (1) entrance facing the primary front yard.
- Minimum garage offset from front façade24 in
An attached or detached garage or carport shall be offset at least twenty-four (24) inches behind the front façade of the dwelling.
- Minimum porch column width5 in
Front porch columns shall be uniform in shape and style and be at least five (5) inches wide at their bottom and top.
- Minimum front porch depth6 ft
One (1) dwelling and two (2) dwelling buildings shall have a front porch at least one-half (½) the width of the dwelling's façade, and having a depth of at least six (6) feet.
- Minimum front porch width0.5 ratio of façade width
One (1) dwelling and two (2) dwelling buildings shall have a front porch at least one-half (½) the width of the dwelling's façade, and having a depth of at least six (6) feet.
- Minimum roof pitch6 rise:run
The rise-to-run ratio for the dwelling's main roof shall be 6:12 or steeper.
- Minimum number of roof surfaces3 surfaces
The roof of a new dwelling shall have a minimum of three (3) surfaces, except where the gable end faces the street and a porch extends the full width of the dwelling, in which case the roof may have a two-surface configuration.
- Minimum sidewalk width3 ft
A sidewalk at least three (3) feet in width shall be provided between the front porch of a new dwelling and the street.
- Minimum trim width3.5 in
Windows and doors shall be surrounded by trim which is at least 3.5 inches wide, except for dwellings with masonry veneer.
- Minimum window heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. to width ratio1.5 ratio
Windows on the front façade shall have a height that is at least one and one-half (1.5) times their width.
From the ordinance
The regulations of this section shall apply to the construction of, an addition to, or the exterior modification of a dwelling in a designated ND Overlay District.