A. A small apartment building is a structure containing multiple dwellings that are accessed from a common entrance, lobby, and stair. Ground floor and second floor units may also be accessed directly from the sidewalk. A small apartment building shall be placed on a site as set forth in Table 6-16.
Building Placement. |  | |
Front build-to-line: The front facade of the building shall be placed 10 feet from the back of the sidewalk. | A | |
A porch, dooryard or stoop may encroach 8 feet into the resulting front setback. | ||
Side setbacks: None required. 5 feet minimum if provided. | B | |
Rear setback: 15 feet for the building. 5 feet from the alley for parking and accessory structures. | C | |
Building Size and Massing. | ||
Building height: Two or three-stories. | D | |
Parking. | ||
On-site parking spaces shall be located a minimum of 37 feet behind the back of the sidewalk. | E | |
B. Frontage types shall be dooryard, porch and fence or stoop.
C. The main entrance to each ground floor dwelling shall be accessed directly from and face the street. On corner lots, entrances may be on both frontages. Access to upper floor dwellings is by a stair, which may be open or enclosed.
D. On-site parking shall be accessed from an alley and may be in an underground garage, surface lot or tuck-under parking, or a combination of any of the above, which may be attached to or detached from the building.
E. When a rear yard is provided, one tree, 15 gallon or larger, shall be planted in the rear yard prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. 2358 §22)