Sec. 26-64. - Lot coverage measurement.

Lot coverage (also referred to as building coverage) is the percentage of the site area covered by structures shall be measured by dividing the number of square feet of horizontal area covered by structures by the total horizontal area within the property boundaries of the site. For purposes of lot coverage, underground parking facilities, parking structures, and semi-covered structures (e.g. trellis lattice patio covers) do not count towards required lot coverage.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)

Sec. 26-65. - Height measurement and exceptions.

All structures shall comply with the following regulations relating to height, except for fences and walls, which shall conform to standards set forth in article III, division 3 (fences, walls and hedges).

(a)

The height of structures shall not exceed the standards set forth by the applicable zoning district in article II (zones, allowable uses and development standards), except as otherwise provided by this section.

(b)

The maximum allowable height shall be measured as the vertical distance from the finished grade of the site to the top of the roof, as shown in Figure 3-1 below:

Figure 3-1 Measurement of Building Height

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(a)

The following height projections are permitted:

(1)

Architectural features, including chimneys, cupolas, steeples, weather vanes, and similar nonstructural element designed to enhance the building architecture, may exceed the height limit by up to ten (10) feet.

a.

Such features shall not exceed a width of twenty-five (25) feet or one-third (⅓) of the length of the structure's façade, whichever is less. Height exceptions shall not be granted for structural features designed or intended to provide floor space. Signs shall not be included within the additional height limits. Lights and poles are not considered architectural features and are not included in this exemption.

(2)

Elevator shafts, stairwells, and roof-mounted mechanical equipment (inclusive of screening for the mechanical equipment) may exceed the height limit by up to ten (10) feet, provided that these elements do not exceed ten (10) percent of the total roof area.

(3)

Parapets on flat roofs may exceed the height limit by up to forty-two (42) inches.

(4)

Solar energy systems (e.g. panels) may exceed the height limit by up to five (5) feet, or the minimum required based on installation cost and/or energy production thresholds established by state law, whichever is less.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)

Sec. 26-66. - Setback measurement and exceptions.

All structures shall comply with the setback requirements set forth for each zoning district, and with any special setbacks established for specific uses by article II (zones, allowable uses, and development standards), except as otherwise provided by this article.

Figure Figure 3-2 Setbacks

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(a)

Setback requirements.

(1)

Each yard shall be open and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as provided in this subsection.

(2)

Yards shall be landscaped in compliance with article III, division 5 (landscaping).

(b)

Exemptions from setback requirements.

(1)

Fences or walls constructed within the height limitations within the height limitations set forth in article III, division 3 (fences, walls and hedges).

(2)

Steps, and other site design elements that are placed directly upon the finished grade and are less than eighteen (18) inches above the surrounding finished grade.; and

(3)

Freestanding signs shall be pursuant to sign requirements set forth in article III, division 8 (sign regulations).

(4)

Water features with a water depth of less than eighteen inches (18").

(c)

Measurement of setbacks.

(1)

The front yard setback shall be measured at a right angle from the nearest point of the front property line (or edge of access or utility easement) to the nearest wall of the structure, except as follows:

a.

For a flag lot, the front yard setback shall be taken from the nearest wall of the structure to the point where the access strip meets the bulk of the parcel, establishing a building line parallel to the lot line nearest to the public street or right-of-way.

(2)

The side yard setback shall be measured at a right angle from the nearest point on the side property line (or edge of access or utility easement) to the nearest wall of the structure, establishing a setback line parallel to the lot line nearest the public street or right-of-way.

a.

The side yard on the street side of a corner parcel shall be measured at right angles from the nearest point on the street side property line to the nearest wall of the structure.

(3)

The rear yard setback shall be measured at a right angle from the nearest point on the rear property line (or edge of access or utility easement) to the nearest wall of the structure, establishing a setback line parallel to the rear property line that extends between the side yards, except;

a.

The rear yard on the street side of a double frontage lot shall be measured from the nearest point of the rear property line adjoining the street. If an access easement or street right-of-way line extends into or through a rear yard, the measurement shall be taken from the nearest point of the easement or right-of-way line; and

b.

Where the side lot lines converge to a point, a line ten (10) feet long within the parcel, parallel to the front lot line, shall be deemed the rear lot line for the purpose of determining the depth of the required rear yard.

Figure 3-3 Lot Lines

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(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)