(a) Measuring Lot Dimensions.
(1) A lot extends to its lot lines, which should be coterminous with the lot lines of abutting lots or with the boundaries of a public right-of-way.
(2) Area dimensions are measured on a horizontal plane in plan view and do not consider topography or the actual surface area of non-level ground.
(3) Areas of lots that are occupied by easements, such as access or utility easements, contribute to total lot area and are considered in calculating impervious coverage and other standards.
(4) Lot frontage is the aggregate length of all front lot lines.
(5) Impervious coverage is the percent of the lot's horizontal plane that is occupied by impervious, man-made materials, including buildings, asphalt, concrete, swimming pools, barns, and carports, but excluding porous pavement, permeable pavers, decks with gaps between decking for drainage, lawn grasses, gardens, and other landscaping.
(b) Measuring Setbacks.
(1) When measuring a required distance, such as the minimum setback, the measurement is made at the point where the two (2) entities are closest.
(2) Where a lot borders two streets that do not intersect at a corner of the lot, such as in a through lot, two (2) front lot lines will exist, one along each right-of-way. The required front setback must be provided for each street frontage.
(3) When a lot borders two (2) or more streets that intersect at the corner(s) of the lot, such as in a corner lot, the front setback shall be provided for each street frontage.
(4) When a lot borders one street with an acute curve of fifty-five (55) degrees or more so that the street effectively creates two (2) sides of the lot, the lot line(s) along that street shall be considered a front lot line, and a front setback shall be applied to the entire lot frontage.
(5) Lot lines abutting alleys are not considered front lot lines and do not require front setbacks.
(c) Measuring Structure Height.
(1) Structure height is measured as the difference in elevation of:
A. A horizontal line at the average grade along the structure's front elevation; and
B. The highest point of the roof, including parapets and cornices.
(2) Exceptions.
A. Renewable energy generation systems may exceed the maximum structure height defined for the district by up to five (5) feet.
B. Chimneys, elevators, poles, spires, tanks, towers, and other similar projections may exceed the maximum structure height defined for the district by up to fourteen (14) feet.
C. Spires and steeples on structures used for religious assembly shall not be subject to structure height limitations.
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(Ord. 2022-110. Passed 12-12-22.)