§ 153.078   AREA, WIDTH, AND YARD REGULATIONS.
   (A)   Minimum lot area and width. A minimum lot area per housing unit and a minimum lot width at the building line shall be provided for every building erected, altered, or used for any dwelling use permitted in this district in accordance with the following table:
Type of Dwelling Unit
Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit (sq. ft.)
Minimum Lot Width per Dwelling Unit (feet)
Type of Dwelling Unit
Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit (sq. ft.)
Minimum Lot Width per Dwelling Unit (feet)
Single-family dwelling
4,800
40
Single-family, attached
2,400
30
Two-family dwelling
7,200
60
Multi-family three bedroom
2,500
Multi-family two bedroom
2,000
Multi-family one bedroom
1,500
Studio apartments
1,500
 
   (B)   Front yards. Same as in R-1 Low Density Residential District.
   (C)   Side yards.
      (1)   On each interior lot, side yards shall be provided in accordance with the following table:
 
Type of Dwelling Unit
Minimum Number of Yards
Minimum Aggregate Width (feet)
Minimum for Any One (feet)
Single-family dwelling
2
10
5
Single-family, attached (end only)
1
12
6
Two-family dwelling
2
20
8
Multi-family dwelling
2
20
8
 
      (2)   On each corner lot, there shall be a side yard abutting the street having a width of not less than 15 feet and, except where the lot is occupied by a single-family semidetached dwelling, a two-family semidetached dwelling, or by a town house, a side yard abutting the interior side lot line having a width of not less than eight feet.
      (3)   For every building erected, altered, or used for any other use permitted in this district, there shall be side yards provided in accordance with the following.
         (a)   On interior lots, there shall be two side yards having an aggregate width of not less than 20 feet, neither side yard having a width of less than eight feet.
         (b)   On each corner lot, there shall be two side yards, the side yard abutting the street having a width of not less than 15 feet, and the side yard not abutting the street having a width of not less than eight feet.
      (4)   On any lot, in any side yard not abutting the street, a detached private garage may be erected and maintained within the rear quarter of the lot if not closer to the side lot line than five feet, and private garages may be erected and maintained on adjacent lots within the rear quarters thereof having a wall in common located on the common side lot line.
   (D)   Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot, the depth of which shall be not less than 25 feet, except that an accessory use structure may be erected within the rear yard not closer to the rear lot line than ten feet.
   (E)   Building coverage. The maximum percentage of the area of each lot which may be occupied by buildings shall be in accordance with the following table:
 
Type of Dwelling Unit
Maximum Coverage
Single-family
30%
Single-family, attached
40%
Two-family
30%
Multi-family
40%
 
(1995 Code, § 153.078) (Ord. 68-15, passed 8-22-1968)