Setbacks and lot coverage standards shall be as below:
(a) Lots with 5,000 square feet or less:
(1) Front yard setback – 15 feet or more so as to bring any structure into conformity with the front yard alignment of existing structures on the same side of the street and within 500 linear feet of the closest side yard property line.
(2) Side yard setback – 5 feet. For corner lots, the side yard setback shall be 7 feet on the side of the lot that abuts the street.
(3) Rear yard setback: 20 feet.
(4) Lot coverage: 60% of the lot square footage but not to exceed a maximum of 2,500 square feet.
(5) Building height: 40 feet to the highest elevation of any feature of the structure or portion of the roof measured from the base flood elevation, from natural ground elevation if natural ground elevation exceeds the base flood elevation, or from an unnatural ground elevation created by placement of fill material on a site on or before March 24, 2006. Chimneys, lightning rods, weather vanes, wind gauges, and other similar roof appurtenances shall not be considered the highest portion of the roof. The pitch of the principal roof shall be no less than 4/12. Principal roof is defined as the largest section of the roof on the structure.
(b) Lots with 5,001 square feet to 10,000 square feet:
(1) Front yard setback: 20 feet or more so as to bring any structure into conformity with the front yard alignment of existing structures on the same side of the street and within 500 linear feet of the closest side yard property line.
(2) Side yard setback: 8 feet. For corner lots, 10 feet on the side of the lot that abuts the street.
(3) Rear yard setback: 20 feet.
(4) Lot coverage: 50% of the lot square footage but not to exceed a maximum of 4,000 square feet.
(5) Building height: 40 feet to the highest elevation of any feature of the structure or portion of the roof measured from the base flood elevation, from natural ground elevation if natural ground elevation exceeds the base flood elevation, or from an unnatural ground elevation created by placement of fill material on a site on or before March 24, 2006. Chimneys, lightning rods, weather vanes, wind gauges, and other similar roof appurtenances shall not be considered the highest portion of the roof. The pitch of the principal roof shall be no less than 4/12. Principal roof is defined as the largest section of the roof on the structure.
(c) Lots with 10,001 – 14,999 square feet:
(1) Front yard setback: 25 feet or more so as to bring any structure into conformity with the front yard alignment of existing structures on the same side of the street and within 500 linear feet of the closest side yard property line.
(2) Side yard setback: 8 feet. For corner lots, the side yard setback is 10 feet on the side of the lot that abuts the street.
(3) Rear yard setback: 20 feet.
(4) Lot coverage: 40% of the lot square footage but not to exceed a maximum of 4,500 square feet of area.
(5) Building height: 40 feet to the highest elevation of any feature of the structure or portion of the roof measured from the base flood elevation, from natural ground elevation if natural ground elevation exceeds the base flood elevation, or from an unnatural ground elevation created by placement of fill material on a site on or before March 24, 2006. Chimneys, lightning rods, weather vanes, wind gauges, and other similar roof appurtenances shall not be considered the highest portion of the roof. The pitch of the principal roof shall be no less than 4/12. Principal roof is defined as the largest section of the roof on the structure.
(d) Lots with 15,000 to 19,000 square feet:
(1) Front yard setback: 25 feet or more so as to bring any structure into conformity with the front yard alignment of existing structures on the same side of the street and within 500 linear feet of the closest side yard property line.
(2) Side yard setback: 10 feet. For corner lots, the side yard setback is 15 feet on the side of the lot that abuts the street.
(3) Rear yard setback: 20 feet .
(4) Lot coverage: 30% of the lot square footage.
(5) Building height: 40 feet to the highest elevation of any feature of the structure or portion of the roof measured from the base flood elevation, from natural ground elevation if natural ground elevation exceeds the base flood elevation, or from an unnatural ground elevation created by placement of fill material on a site on or before March 24, 2006. Chimneys, lightning rods, weather vanes, wind gauges, and other similar roof appurtenances shall not be considered the highest portion of the roof. The pitch of the principal roof shall be no less than 4/12. Principal roof is defined as the largest section of the roof on the structure.
(e) Lots of record on November 20, 1975 with less than 50 feet of lot width at the building setback line shall have a minimum side yard setback of 5 feet. (Adopted by the DCBC on March 24, 2006; Amended by the DCBC on June 5, 2006)