§ 602. Dimensional requirements.  


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  • The following chart lists the requirements within the A-12 through A-36 Apartment Districts for minimum lot area, width, yard spacing and maximum lot coverage for semidetached dwellings.

    (a)

    For semidetached dwellings:

    Apartment Districts
    A-12 A-18 A-24 A-36
     (1)
    Minimum lot area in square feet:
    6,500 6,500 6,500 6,500
     (2)
    Minimum lot width in feet:
    60 60 60 60
     (3)
    Minimum front yard setback in feet:
    30 30 30 30
     (4)
    Minimum side yard setback in feet:
    15 15 15 15
     (4.1)
    Minimum side yard setback for accessory structures no larger than 150 square feet in area and with an eave height no greater than 8 feet except when adjacent to a street:
    5 feet 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
     (5)
    Minimum rear yard setback in feet:
    10 10 10 10
     (5.1)
    Minimum rear yard setback for accessory structures no larger than 150 square feet in area and with an eave height no greater than 8 feet except when adjacent to a street:
    5 feet 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
     (6)
    Maximum lot coverage in percent:
    30 30 30 30

     

    The following chart lists the requirements within the A-12 through A-36 Apartment Districts for minimum lot area, width, yard spacing and maximum lot coverage for duplex dwellings.

    (b)

    For duplex dwellings:

    Apartment Districts
    A-12 A-18 A-24 A-36
     (1)
    Minimum lot area in square feet:
    10,000 20,000 20,000 40,000
     (2)
    Minimum lot width in feet:
    75 100 100 200
     (3)
    Minimum front yard setback in feet:
    30 30 30 30
     (4)
    Minimum side yard setback in feet:
    10 10 10 8
     (4.1)
    Minimum side yard setback for accessory structures no larger than 150 square feet in area and with an eave height no greater than 8 feet except when adjacent to a street:
    5 feet 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
     (5)
    Minimum rear yard setback in feet:
    10 10 10 10
     (5.1)
    Minimum rear yard setback for accessory structures no larger than 150 square feet in area and with an eave height no greater than 8 feet except when adjacent to a street:
    5 feet 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
     (6)
    Maximum lot coverage in percent:
    30 30 30 30

     

    The following chart lists the requirements within the A-12 through A-24 Apartment Districts for minimum lot area, width, yard spacing, maximum lot coverage, maximum density and maximum number of units constructed in a single building for single-family attached dwellings (townhouses).

    (c)

    For attached dwellings (townhouses):

    Apartment Districts
    A-12 A-18 A-24
     (1)
    Minimum lot area in square feet:
    1,400 1,400 1,400
     (2)
    Minimum average lot area in square feet:
    2,500 2,500 2,500
     (3)
    Minimum interior lot width in feet:
    14 14 14
     (4)
    Minimum exterior lot width in feet:
    30 30 30
     (5)
    Minimum front yard setback in feet:
    30 30 30
     (6)
    Minimum front yard setback where all required parking is provided in the rear, in feet:
    15 15 15
     (7)
    Minimum side yard setback in feet:
    10 10 10
     (7.1)
    Minimum side yard setback for accessory structures no larger than 150 square feet in area and with an eave height no greater than 8 feet except when adjacent to a street:
    5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
     (8)
    Minimum rear yard setback for dwellings in feet:
    20 20 20
     (9)
    Minimum rear yard setback for accessory structures no larger than 150 square feet in area and with an eave height no greater than 8 feet except when adjacent to a street:
    5 5 5
     (10)
    Maximum lot coverage in percent:
    40 40 40
     (11)
    Maximum density in dwellings per acre:
    12 18 24
     (12)
    Maximum number of attached dwellings in one (1) group without side yard setbacks:
    6 6 6

     

    The following chart lists the requirements within the A-12 through A-36 Apartment Districts for minimum lot area, width, yard spacing, maximum lot coverage and maximum density for multiple-family dwellings.

    (d)

    For multiple-family dwellings:

    Apartment Districts
    A-12 A-18 A-24 A-36
     (1)
    Minimum lot area in square feet:
    10,000 20,000 20,000 40,000
     (2)
    Minimum lot width in feet:
    100 100 100 200
     (3)
    Minimum front yard setback in feet:
    30 30 30 30
     (4)
    Minimum side yard setback in feet:
    10 10 10 8
     (4.1)
    Minimum side yard setback for accessory structures no larger than 150 square feet in area and with an eave height no greater than 8 feet except when adjacent to a street:
    5 feet 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
     (5)
    Minimum rear yard setback in feet:
    10 10 10 10
     (5.1)
    Minimum rear yard setback for accessory structures no larger than 150 square feet in area and with an eave height no greater than 8 feet except when adjacent to a street:
    5 feet 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
     (6)
    Maximum lot coverage by buildings and parking, excluding recreational buildings and surfaces in percent:
    40 50 60 75
     (7)
    Maximum density in dwellings per acre:
    12 18 24 36

     

    The following chart lists the requirements within the A-12 through A-36 Apartment Districts for minimum lot area, width, yard spacing, maximum lot coverage and maximum floor area ratio for uses and structures other than dwellings.

    (e)

    For uses other than dwellings:

    Apartment Districts
    A-12 A-18 A-24 A-36
     (1)
    Minimum lot area in square feet:
    40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
     (2)
    Minimum lot width in feet:
    150 150 150 200
     (3)
    Minimum front yard setback in feet:
    30 30 30 30
     (4)
    Minimum side yard setback in feet:
    15 10 10 8
     (5)
    Minimum rear yard setback in feet:
    15 10 10 10
     (6)
    Maximum lot coverage in percent:
    30 30 30 30
     (7)
    Maximum floor area ratio to zoning lot area:
    0.3 0.7 0.7 1.1

     

    (f)

    For additions to existing single-family dwellings:

    Apartment Districts
    A-12 A-18 A-24 A-36
     (1)
    Minimum front yard setback in feet:
    30 30 30 30
     (2)
    Minimum side yard setback except when adjacent to a street in feet:
    8 8 8 8
     (3)
    Minimum side yard setback when adjacent to a street in feet:
    30 30 30 30
     (4)
    Minimum rear yard setback except for accessory structures in feet:
    20 20 20 20
     (5)
    Minimum rear yard setback for accessory structures in feet:
    10 10 10 10
     (6)
    Maximum lot coverage in percent:
    35 35 35 35

     

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    (g)

    Any yard adjacent to a street within the A-12 through A-36 Apartment Districts shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet.

    (h)

    Front and side-yard setbacks adjacent to a street may be reduced in accordance with the provisions of Part H of Article 2.

    (Ord. No. 1978, 6-11-90; Ord. No. 2268, 6-14-94; Ord. No. 3192, 7-12-11; Ord. No. 3384, 12-2-14)

(Ord. No. 1978, 6-11-90; Ord. No. 2268, 6-14-94; Ord. No. 3192, 7-12-11; Ord. No. 3384, 12-2-14)