Sec. 7-9-116.1
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum floor area of exempt small accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
contain less than one hundred twenty (120) square feet of fully enclosed floor area
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of exempt small accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure8 ft
no portion of the structure is greater than eight (8) feet in height
- Minimum distance from other building for exempt small accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure6 ft
placed at least six (6) feet away from another building or structure located on the same property
- Minimum rear and side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for exempt small accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure3 ft
located at least three (3) feet away from the rear and side property line
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of non-commercial flag pole5 ft
Flag poles that do not convey a commercial message and are no more than five (5) feet high
- Maximum building site coverage in rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. if enclosed structure present25 pct
If any enclosed structure is located within a required setback area, all accessory structures within the required setback, whether enclosed or unenclosed, will be limited to the 25% rear coverage.
- Maximum front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. coverage for unenclosed structures with Use Permit25 pct
Up to twenty-five percent (25%) building site coverage of the required front setback area shall be allowed for unenclosed structures if provided for by a Use Permit
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure in required setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.12 ft
Accessory structures, which are within the required setback areas shall be limited to twelve (12) feet in height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure within 3 feet of property line8 ft
unless sited within three (3) feet of a property line, in which case it shall be limited to eight (8) feet in height
- Minimum distance between building faces of detached accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures3 ft
The building face of any detached accessory structure shall be at least three (3) feet from the building face any other structure
- Minimum distance between eaves or projections2 ft
the eaves or projections of any structures shall not be closer than two (2) feet apart
From the ordinance
Accessory structures that are attached to a main building, are enclosed, and are over eight (8) feet in height shall comply with the setback requirements for a main building... Accessory structures, which are within the required setback areas shall be limited to twelve (12) feet in height, unless sited within three (3) feet of a property line, in which case it shall be limited to eight (8) feet in height.