R-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right1
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling density formula
For every amount of land area of the parcel that equals or exceeds the minimum lot area required for the district, one (1) dwelling is permitted.
- Small shed front street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.50 ft
At least fifty (50) feet from any street right-of-way or private access easement at the front of the lot.
- Small shed maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Not in excess of twelve (12) feet in height;
- Small shed maximum floor area150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In conjunction with single family dwellings in residential or planned districts, small sheds, pet houses and pens, provided that such structures: (i) Are not in excess of one hundred fifty (150) square feet in floor area;
- Small shed rear/side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Not within five (5) feet of a rear or side property line in the R-1, R-2 and R-3, and RR use districts
- Small shed street right-of-way setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.15 ft
At least fifteen (15) feet from any street right-of-way.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling requires special exception
In the R-1 residential district, accessory dwellings are permitted by special exception permit
From the ordinance
In the R-1 residential district, accessory dwellings are permitted by special exception permit... if the minimum lot area is twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, two (2) dwellings are permitted on a parcel of forty thousand (40,000) square feet.