4.02.1 HEIGHT
A. Other than the provisions listed in this section, buildings and structures shall not exceed the maximum heights established in Article II of this ordinance.
B. The height of a building is the vertical distance measured from the mean elevation of finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the building.
C. A story includes any floor above the mean elevation of finished grade at the front of the building. Where floor levels are staggered, the number of stories is the number of floors counting vertically from the point of the mean elevation of finished grade at the building front.
D. Roofs with slopes greater than 75% are regarded as walls.
E. Chimneys, church spires, water tanks, elevator shafts, scenery lofts and similar structural appendages not intended as places of occupancy are exempt from the height limitation set forth in this section, provided that not more than one-third of the roof area is covered by such structures.
F. Heating and air conditioning equipment, solar collectors and similar equipment, fixtures and devices are exempt from the height limitation set forth in this section, provided that they are set back from the edge of the roof a minimum distance of one foot for every foot the feature extends above the roof surface. Screen or parapet walls shall be constructed to the height of any fixture taller than three feet in height that would be visible from a street or residential property abutting the property.
G. The height requirements for wireless telecommunications towers & facilities are provided in Article II & III of this ordinance.
H. Light standard heights shall not exceed the limits established in Section 4.07 of this ordinance.
I. Flagpoles and similar devices shall be limited to 35 feet in height.
4.02.2 SETBACKS
A. Setbacks Required. No portion of any building, excluding eaves, decks, patios, steps and uncovered porches may be located on any lot closer to any lot line or to the street right-of-way line than is authorized in Article II of this ordinance. All setbacks are expressed in feet and are minimum setbacks unless otherwise noted. Additional setbacks may be required to meet parking, landscaping, buffers or other standards specified in this article, the specific use standards of Article III of this UDO.
B. Allowed Setback Encroachments. A step, stoop, open porch, awnings or other appurtenances may extend up to five feet into the front setback, provided such features do not impede pedestrian circulation or extend more than 25% into the minimum setback.
C. Setback Measurement
1. Setback distances shall be measured from the property line or street right-of-way line to a point on the lot that is directly below the nearest extension of any part of the building that is substantially a part of the building itself and not a mere appendage to it (such as a flagpole, etc.).
2. If the street right-of-way line is readily determinable (by reference to a recorded map, set irons, or other means), the setback shall be measured at a right angle to such right-of-way line. If the right-of-way line is not so determinable, the setback shall be measured from the street centerline.
D. All setbacks are subject to compliance with adopted applicable fire code provisions.
4.02.3 RELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING TO LOT
In no case shall there be more than one principal building and its customary accessory buildings on a lot except in the case of a designed complex of professional, residential or commercial buildings in an appropriate zoning district.
4.02.4 STREET ACCESS
No building shall be erected on a lot which does not abut a street or have access to a street, provided that in a planned development, a building may be erected adjoining a parking area or dedicated open space which has access to a street used in common with other lots.
4.02.5 INFILL LOT STANDARDS
The minimum front or street yard required may be reduced for any lot where the average established front yard on developed lots located within 300 feet on each side of such lot, and fronting on the same street as such lot, is less than the minimum required yard. In such cases, the minimum front or street yard may be less than that required but not less than the average of the existing front yards on the developed lots within 300 feet of each side. In addition, for new lots created from existing larger lots, the lot width at the frontage line and the side yard setbacks shall be consistent with the immediately adjacent neighboring parcels on the same side of the street.
4.02.6 IRREGULAR LOT SETBACKS
The location of required front, side and rear yards (or setbacks) on irregularly shaped lots shall be determined by the Administrator. The determination will be based on the intent and purpose of this ordinance to achieve an appropriate spacing and location of buildings and buildings on individual lots. Where questions arise as to appropriateness, the subdivider may be requested to provide additional design information.
(Ord. passed 2-14-2017; Ord. 2020-05, passed 8-10-2019; Ord. passed 3-15-2022)