Design Standards
Regulations & Exceptions
- A pre-design meeting is recommended
- The first-floor elevation of a replacement home may not be more than two feet higher than the first-floor elevation of the building being replaced unless:
- The replacement is on a vacant lot, then it is two feet above the average first-floor elevation of adjoining homes
- A different elevation is required to conform to other standards including flood plain regulations, historic designations, or subdivision indentures
- A majority of first-floor elevations on the block are higher than the two-feet standard
- The topography of the lot lends itself to a different elevation
- An attached garage may not exceed 50 percent of floor area of the residence or more than 55 percent of the frontage of the structure
- If a garage facing a street has more than two parking bays, the third bay must be offset by a distance of not less than one foot from the house setback
- Construction fences, when required, shall be of solid wood or chain link with a top rail constructed in a workmanlike manner not less than 42 inches nor taller than 60 inches in height
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