(A) Requirements generally. Area, yard, height and bulk requirements, unless otherwise specified, shall follow the schedule of regulations below.
Zoning District
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Lot Requirements
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Min. Setbacks (ft.)
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Min. Floor Area (sq. ft.)
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Max. Building Height (B)(6)
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Min. Lot Area (sq. ft.) | Min. Lot Width (ft.) | Max. Lot Coverage
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Front
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Side
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Rear
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Principal Buildings
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Accessory Buildings (B)(7)
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OS-1 Open Space | 43,560 | 100 | N/A | N/A (B)(5) | N/A (B)(5) | N/A (B)(5) | N/A | 35 ft. or 2.5 stories | 16 ft. |
R-1 Single-Family Residential | 10,000 | 80 | 30% | 30 | 8 | 45 | 1,000 | 35 ft. or 2.5 stories | 16 ft. |
R-2 Two-Family Residential | 8,000 | 60 | 30% | 25 | 8 (B)(3) | 25 (B)(3) | (B)(1) | 35 ft. or 2.5 stories | 16 ft. |
RM-1 Multiple-Family Residential | 87,120 (B) | 120 | 30% | 25 (B)(4) | 20 (B)(2), (4) | 25 (B)(2), (4) | (B)(2), (4) | 35 ft. | 16 ft. |
(B) Footnotes to schedule of regulations.
(1) The minimum square footage of residential units in the R-2 Zoning District shall be as follows:
(a) One-family residential: 1,000 square feet; and
(b) Duplexes and conversions: 650 square feet per living unit.
(2) Multiple-family developments shall follow the following guidelines.
(a) Where a multiple-family development is adjacent to an R-1 or R-2 District, a 60-foot setback shall be required from all R-1 and R-2 Zoning District boundary lines.
(b) The minimum square footage for apartment units shall be as follows.
Efficiency | 550 sq. ft. |
1 bedroom | 650 sq. ft. |
2 bedrooms | 750 sq. ft. |
3 bedrooms | 900 sq. ft. |
4 bedrooms | 1,050 sq. ft. |
(c) On a site that contains multiple apartment buildings, there shall be a minimum 35-foot spacing between all buildings.
(d) A minimum land area of 4,200 square feet shall be required for each dwelling unit in the RM-1 District.
(e) The maximum number of living units in each building shall be 16.
(f) 1. When a multiple-family development lies adjacent to any R-1, R-2 or OS-1 District, a minimum ten-foot wide, landscaped strip shall be provided. This strip shall contain a hedge at least three feet in height, a berm four feet in height or a combination thereof. The strip shall contain one tree for each 35 feet, or fraction thereof, of its length. Trees shall be minimum six-foot tall evergreen trees and shall be of a coniferous species which provides sufficient screening to neighboring areas.
2. As an alternative screening measure, a six-foot to eight-foot tall masonry wall or decorative screening fence may be substituted for the landscaping requirement.
(3) When offices in the R-2 District abut an R-1 or R-2 residential property, the following landscape shall be provided:
(a) A landscaped strip not less than ten feet wide with one tree for each 35 feet, or fraction thereof, of the common boundary of abutting residential property and a continuous screen at least three feet high measured from the surface of the ground consisting of either a hedge, berm or combination thereof; and
(b) Parking lots that are visible from the public right-of-way must include the following between the parking lot and the right-of-way (applies to public alleys only when a residential use or zone is located across the public alley):
1. A landscaped strip at least five feet in width;
2. One tree for every 35 feet, or fraction thereof, of street frontage of the parking lot; and
3. A hedge forming a continuous screen at least three feet above the street grade, or a berm, wall, fence or combination forming a continuous screen at least 30 inches above the street grade, and located in the buffer area to provide maximum screening of the parking lot.
(4) One-family dwellings in the RM-1 District shall follow the area, yard and bulk requirements as set forth in the R-1 District, and two-family dwellings shall follow the area, yard and bulk requirements as set forth in the R-2 District. R-1 and R-2 uses shall not be required to provide landscaping, parking, open space and other requirements as required for multiple-family developments as shown in appropriate sections of this chapter.
(5) Single-family residences in the OS-1 District are subject to the same setbacks as required for the R-1 District.
(6) Building height for both principal and accessory buildings shall be measured as the vertical distance measured from the elevation of the average grade around the building to the roof as follows:
(a) To the average height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs;
(b) To the highest point of the roof surface for flat roofs;
(c) To the deck line of mansard roofs; and
(d) To the average height between the lowest point and the highest point on a shed roof.
(7) Accessory buildings shall be subject to the following regulations.
(a) When the accessory building is structurally attached to the principal building, it shall be subject to all regulations applicable to the principal building.
(b) Accessory buildings in a side or rear yard must be set back at least three feet from any side or rear lot line. Accessory buildings shall not be permitted in the front yard.
(c) Accessory buildings shall be separated a minimum of ten feet from any other building, including the principal building and any other buildings on adjacent lots.
(d) An accessory building shall be constructed of materials similar to those of the principal building. An accessory building shall be compatible in design and appearance to principal and accessory buildings in the surrounding area.
(8) For waterfront yards, the minimum setback from the shoreline shall be equal to the average setback of adjacent dwellings, determined by a straight line drawn between the two adjacent buildings; provided, if adjacent dwellings are set back more than 30 feet, then the required minimum setback shall be 30 feet. If one or both of the adjacent lots are vacant, then the required minimum setback shall be 30 feet.
(Ord. passed 11-16-2010, § 4.2.3)