HOW ZONING WORKS .. MINIMUM LOT SIZE On page 5.3-5, you can see that the various zones show minimum lot sizes. For instance, the U-SU-C zone has a minimum lot size of 5,500 sf, the U-RH-2.5 zone has a minimum lot width of 25’, and so on. Minimum lot size can affect you as follows: […]

HOW ZONING WORKS .. MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE Maximum lot coverage is a ratio of the land covered by the building to the open space on the lot. In our page 5.3-5 example, lots <30’ are permitted 50% coverage and all others are permitted 37.5%. It’s not given a letter or number in the outline, but […]

HOW ZONING WORKS .. GARAGES Garages can be attached or detached. If detached by more than 15’ from the house, we get a land coverage exception. To learn more, see the chart on page 5.3-37. The ideal size is 22×22 or 24×24, for a two car garage. Three car garages are 33×22 or 36×24. They […]