(A) Unlawful act. It is unlawful to erect or alter any building within the city, unless the following minimum lot and yard areas are provided and maintained in connection with those buildings.
District | Area (sf) | Width (ft) | Front (b) | Rear | Side (c) Interior (total) | Side (c) Interior (smallest) | St. or Av. Side Corner (k)(1) |
District | Area (sf) | Width (ft) | Front (b) | Rear | Side (c) Interior (total) | Side (c) Interior (smallest) | St. or Av. Side Corner (k)(1) |
A | |||||||
One-family dwellings | 1 acre (a) | 150 | 25 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 25 |
R-1 | |||||||
One-family dwellings | 8,400 (d) over | 70 (d) | 25 | 35 (e) | 12 (f) | 5 (f) | 15 |
Two-family dwellings | Varies (g) | 90 | 25 | 35 (e) | 20 (f) | 10 (f) | 15 |
Multiple-family dwelling | Varies (g) | 100 | 25 | 35 (e) | 24 | 12 | 15 |
Other uses | 10,000 | 90 | 25 | 15 (h) | 30 | 15 | 20 |
R-2 | |||||||
One-family dwelling | 7,000 | 50 | 25 | 35 (e) | 10 (f) | 3 (f) | 7 |
Two-family dwelling | Varies (i) | 60 | 25 | 35 (e) | 10 (f) | 3 (f) | 7 |
Multiple-family dwelling | Varies (i) | 75 | 25 | 35 (e) | 20 | 10 | 12 |
Other uses | 8,500 | 75 | 25 | 15 (h) | 24 | 12 | 15 |
*One-family dwellings (by variance from Commission or Council) | Varies (i) | less than 50 | 25 | 35 (e) | 6(f) | 3 (f) | 7 |
C-1 | |||||||
All uses (j) | 15,000 | 100 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 20 |
C-2 | |||||||
All uses | 2,000 | 20 | None | 10 | None | None | None |
I-1 | |||||||
All uses (j) | 15,000 | 100 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 20 |
I-2 | |||||||
All uses (j) | 5,000 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 |
Footnotes: | |||||||
(a) A lot area of less than one acre may be permitted if the owner or developer can show by means of soil percolation tests that a lesser area would be sufficient for the proper functioning of septic tanks, but in no case shall a one-family dwelling be built in the A District on a lot less than one-half acre in size. | |||||||
(b) Where adjacent structures have front yard setbacks different from those required, the minimum front yard setback shall be the average setback of the structures, but in no case shall the front yard setback be less than 20 feet. | |||||||
(c) Buildings over one and one-half stories in height shall require five feet for each additional story in addition to the required minimum side yard. | |||||||
(d) A one-family dwelling may be erected on a lot in the R-1 District having less than the minimum required area and width provided the lot existed by virtue of a recorded plat or deed on the effective date of this chapter; however, in no event shall a one-family dwelling be erected on a lot less than 7,000 square feet in area or less than 60 feet in width. | |||||||
(e) Detached residential garages shall have a minimum rear yard of five feet. | |||||||
(f) Interior side yards in the R-1 and R-2 Districts shall conform to normal side yard regulations. Detached residential garages may be located within three feet of a side lot line and three feet from other buildings on same lot, provided the garages are located within the required minimum rear yard. | |||||||
(g) 8,400 square feet for one dwelling unit plus 2,500 square feet for each additional efficiency or one bedroom unit, and/or 3,600 square feet for each additional unit containing two or more bedrooms. | |||||||
(h) Rear yard setback is to be set at the time of public hearing subject to § 155.57. | |||||||
(i) 7,000 square feet for one dwelling unit plus 2,500 square feet for each additional efficiency or one bedroom unit, and/or 2,700 square feet for each additional unit containing two or more bedrooms. | |||||||
(j) In the event the C-1, I-1 or I-2 Districts are located adjacent to a residential district, a 25-foot “buffer strip” shall be provided between structures in these districts and the adjacent residence district boundary line. The “buffer strips” shall be landscaped in an appropriate manner, and shall contain additional human-made or natural screening if so directed by the Council. | |||||||
(k) Corner lots, except reverse corner lot. The total side yard requirements for corner lots shall be the sum of the side interior (smallest) and side corner. | |||||||
(l) Reverse corner lots. The front yard requirements for a reverse corner lot shall be at least 50% of the front yards depth required on the lots in the rear of the lot or full side corner requirements; whichever is greater, and no accessory building on the reverse corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line of the lots back of it; provided, that the regulations shall not have the effect of reducing the buildable width for a main building to less than 26 feet or for an accessory building to less than 20 feet for any lot on record on the effective date of this chapter. | |||||||
(B) Minimum lot requirements for R-M District.
R-M District | Area (sf) | Width (ft) | Front (ft) | Rear (ft) | Side Interior (total) | Side Interior (smallest) | St. or Av. Side CORNER | Height (stories) |
One-family dwelling | 7,500 (F-1) | 70 | 25 (B-1) | 35 (D-1) | 12 (C-1) | 5 | 25 (B-2) | 2 |
(small lots/record) | (F-4) | 60 | 25 (“ ”) | 35 (“ ”) | - | 3 | 25 (“ ”) | 2 |
Two-family dwellings | 12,000 (F-2) | 90 | 25 (“ ”) | 35 (“ ”) | 12 (C-1) | 5 | 25(“ ”) | 2 |
Multiple dwellings | varies (F-3) | 100 | 25 (“ ”) | 35 (“ ”) | 12 (A-2) | 5 | 25 (“ ”) | varies (A1, 2) |
Other uses | 10,000 (SBC) | 90 | 25 (SBC F-4) | 35 (“ ”) | 12 (“ ”) (SBC) | 5 (SBC) | 25 (SBC) | varies |
(C) General information to be used where applicable.
(1) “Through lots” shall be prohibited in R-M Districts (a lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets).
(2) No “reverse corner lots”, as hereinafter defined, shall be allowed in the R-M Districts. A reverse corner lot is a corner lot which does not front on or on which a proposed structure does not front on the same street with the interior lots on the same side of the block, as distinguished from the same end of the block.
(3) In areas that are not sewered. A lot area of less than one acre may be permitted if the owner or developer can show by means of “soil percolation tests” that a lesser area would be sufficient for the proper functioning of septic tanks, but in no case shall a one-family dwelling be built in any district on a lot less than one-half acres in size.
(4) In the event that C-1, I-1 or I-2 Districts are located adjacent to a residential district, a 25-foot buffer-strip shall be provided between these districts and the adjacent residence district boundary lines. The buffer strip shall be landscaped in an appropriate manner, and shall contain additional human-made or natural screening if so directed by the Council.
(5) All other regulations of this chapter which are applicable shall apply to the R-M District.
(D) Footnotes.
A. Height regulations. |
1. Multiple dwellings shall not exceed six stories or 75 feet in height, provided further that any building exceeding three stories in height shall set back from all yard lines required in this section a distance of one foot for every one foot that the building exceeds the height of 30 feet. |
2. Three-story building shall have a side yard of 15 feet wide on each side of the building. |
3. Buildings not exceeding two and one-half stories in height shall have the same side yard requirement as R-1 Low Density Residence District. |
B. Front yard regulations. |
1. Front yard regulations shall be the same as R-1 Low Density Residence District. |
2. There shall be a 25-foot front yard on each street side of a corner lot. No building or structure shall project beyond the front yard line on either street. |
C. Side yard regulations. |
1. See A-3 above. |
2. See A-2 above. |
D. Rear yard regulations. Rear yard regulations shall be the same as R-1 Low Density Residence District. |
E. Special yard regulations. |
1. Any storage garage or accessory building that is not a part of the main building shall be located not closer than 60 feet to the front lot line and not closer than five feet to any side or rear lot lines, and not closer than three to any other structure on the same property. |
2. All minimum required yard areas shall be perpetually maintained. |
F. Lot area requirements. Except as hereinafter provided, every dwelling hereafter erected, enlarged, relocated, altered or reconstructed shall be located on lots containing the following areas: |
1. A lot on which there is erected a single-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 7,500 square feet, and shall be not less than 60 feet wide. |
2. A lot on which there is erected a two-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 6,000 square feet per family. |
3. A lot on which there is erected a multiple dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 10,000 square feet for the first three-family units, plus 2,000 square feet for each additional family unit in excess of three. |
4. Where a lot has less area or width than is required, and was of record on the effective date of this section, that lot may be used only for single family dwelling purposes or any of the other non-dwelling uses permitted in the district. In no event shall a single-family dwelling be erected on a lot of less than 7,000 square feet in area or less than 60 feet in width. |
(2003 Code, § 9.50) (Ord. 74-3, passed 6-7-1974; Ord. 117, passed 8-4-2003) Penalty, see § 10.99