PURPOSE

  1. To provide a clear and flexible system for enabling the construction of new buildings and the expansion and modification of existing buildings.
  2. To allow for a broad range of building designs.

APPLICABILITY

  1. Applies to all buildings, including primary and accessory buildings (comprised of a main building mass and components) .

GENERAL

  1. All primary and accessory buildings must meet the standards for one of the building types provided within this Code.
  2. Each primary building and accessory building must be comprised of a main building mass with a rectangular form and a single allowed roof type.
  3. The following building types are not required to take a rectangular form but must meet standards for floor area, height, and setbacks: abstract house, mixed-use building, apartment building, inn, civic building, parking garage, and fabrication building.
  4. The outer wall of a main building mass must be located entirely in a single plane. Deviations to the wall plane are allowed only through permitted articulations.
  5. For the purpose of measurement, building length and width standards apply only to the main building mass of primary and accessory buildings. Components have unique dimensions and standards.
  6. Integral components may be used to cut away space within the boundaries of the roof or main building mass provided the eaves and ridge beam of the roof are not affected.

ATTACHMENTS

  1. Primary buildings may only attach to other primary buildings (or to their components) the number of times indicated on their individual primary building type pages.
  2. Accessory buildings may only attach to primary buildings or other accessory buildings (or to their components) the number of times indicated on their individual primary building type pages.
  3. Components may attach to primary and accessory buildings.
  4. A building may not encroach on setbacks in order to attach to an adjacent building.
  5. Primary buildings may attach to other primary buildings or to the components of other primary buildings on no more than two sides.
  6. Primary buildings that are allowed to attach to other primary buildings may do so on side or rear walls only.
  7. Where a building is allowed to attach to other buildings (or to its component), only one building or component may attach to each building face.