A.

Setbacks shall be measured inward toward the center of a lot from all points along the front, side, and rear property lines of the lot. The remaining area of the lot that is not included in any setback areas is the "buildable area" of the lot, the space within which a building may be placed.

B.

Where a property abuts a street right-of-way, the setback shall be measured from the right-of-way line.

C.

A minimum of 25 feet of street frontage is required for each lot. Lot width is measured at the front setback.

D.

On existing double frontage lots, setbacks on both roads shall meet the minimum requirements of front setbacks.

E.

The height of a structure is measured from the base of the structure to its highest point.

F.

Only one (1) principal building and its customary accessory building(s) may be established on any lot, except as allowed in individual districts for mobile home parks, multi-family residential, non-residential and mixed use developments.

G.

Fences, walls and hedges may be placed along the property line or within setback areas.

H.

No planting, structure, fence, wall, or other obstruction to vision that is more than two (2) feet tall as measured at street level shall be placed in the sight triangle. Refer to sight triangle definition in Appendix A.

NA=Not applicable

DUA=Dwelling Units per Acre

¹ Residential density may be used for Conservation Developments in lieu of minimum lot areas in accordance with Section 3.2.5.

² Minimum lot widths and setbacks in Conservation Developments may be reduced in accordance Section 3.2.5.

³ The front and corner side setbacks shall be measured from the right-of-way line.

⁴ Maximum of three (3) stories.

⁵ Maximum of five (5) stories.

( Ord. No. 2015-01 , 3-24-15)

A.

The dimensional provisions of this section do not apply to residential accessory structures, which are regulated in Section 3.2.2.

B.

Utility uses as defined by this Ordinance are not subject to the minimum lot sizes set forth for each zoning district.

C.

Projections from a building shall not intrude more than two (2) feet into any required setback area. Projections include eaves, windowsills, other architectural features, and window air conditioning units. Decks and porches are not considered architectural features. Steps and heating and cooling units may not be placed within three (3) feet of a property line.

D.

The height limitations of this Ordinance shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas, and domes not intended for human occupancy, and shall neither apply to monuments, water towers, observation towers, transmission towers, chimneys, smokestacks, conveyors, radio towers, television towers, masts, aerials, and similar structure, except in the vicinity of airports and as regulated by Section 2.7.1.

E.

The front or side yard requirements for the various districts shall not apply to any lot where the front or side yard setbacks on neighboring developed lots within 100 feet on the same side of the road and in the same zoning district are less than the minimum required front or side yard. In such cases, the front or side setback shall not be less than the average of the existing front or side yards on the adjacent developed lots.