§ 150.059 LIMITING HEIGHT, BULK, DENSITY AND AREA BY LAND USE.

   (A)   Schedule of regulations.

Zoning Districts	Minimum Lot Size Per Unit		Maximum Percent of Lot Area Covered by All Buildings	Maximum Height of Structures		Minimum Yard Setback Per Lot in Feet				Minimum Floor Area per Square Foot
	Area in Feet	Width in Feet		In Stories	In Feet	Sides
						Front	Least	Total of Two	Rear
C-1: Commercial Overlay	20,000 sq. ft.	60	50%	2(11)	35 (11)	25	10 (12)	(12)	30	None
CBD: Central Business District Commercial	—	20	100%	3(11)	60 (11)	0	(12)	(12)	(13)	None
L-1: Light Industrial	—	—	(10)	2	30 (11)	30	(15)	(14) (15)	(15), (16)	None
MH: Mobile Home	(7)	(8)	30%	2	25	(9)	(9)	(9)	(9)	480
R-1A: One-Family Residential	9,000 (1)	75	30%	2	25	25	5(2)	15	35	900(3)
R-1B: One-Family Residential	7,200 (1)	60	30%	2	25	25	4(2)	12	35	720(3)
RM: Multiple-Family Residential	(4)	—	(4)	2	25	25(5)	10(5)	20(5)	30(5)	(6)
NOTE TO TABLE: See division (B) for notes

 

(1979 Code, § 5.81)

   (B)   Additional regulations.

      (1)   In those instances where public sewers are not provided, all lot areas per dwelling unit shall equal at least 12,000 square feet.

      (2)   The side yard abutting upon a street shall not be less than ten feet where there is a common rear yard relationship in said block and a common side yard relationship with the block directly across the common separating street. In the case of a rear yard abutting a side yard of an adjacent lot, or when said side yard abuts on frontages across a common street, the side yard abutting a street shall not be less than the required front yard of the district.

      (3)   The minimum floor area per dwelling unit shall not include area of basements, unfinished attics, attached garages, breezeways and enclosed or unenclosed porches.

      (4)   The total number of rooms in a multiple-dwelling structure of two stories or less shall not be more than the area of the parcel, in square feet, divided by 700. No multiple-dwelling structure shall be erected on a lot or parcel of land which has an area of less than 9,600 square feet or has a width of less than 80 feet. The total number of rooms in a multiple-dwelling structure of over two stories shall not be more than the area of the parcel in square feet, divided by 400. For the purpose of computing rooms, the following shall control.

 

Unit	Rooms; Measurements
Efficiency apartment unity	Two rooms and a minimum of 300 sq. ft. of floor area per unit
One-bedroom unit	Three rooms and a minimum of 450 sq. ft. of floor area per unit
Two-bedroom unit	Four rooms and a minimum of 600 sq. ft. of floor area per unit
Over two-bedroom unit	Four rooms and a minimum floor area of 600 sq. ft. plus 150 sq. ft. for each room in excess of 4 rooms permitted in a 2 bedroom unit

 

      (5)   (a)   Every lot on which a multiple-dwelling structure of two stories or less is erected shall be provided with a side yard on each side of such lot. Each side yard shall be increased by one foot for each ten feet or part thereof 40 feet in overall dimension along the adjoining lot line. In order to preserve the open character of the district, structures shall be limited in length to 125 feet. Any court shall have a width equal to not less than 50 feet for the front yard and 70 feet for the rear yard. The depth of any court shall not be greater than three times the width. For the purpose of said yard regulations, multiple dwellings shall be considered as one building occupying one lot.

         (b)   For the purpose of yard regulations, multiple-family dwellings shall be considered as one building occupying one lot. Front, side and rear yards relating to spacing between buildings within multiple-family developments shall have the following minimum overall dimensions.

 

Building Relationship	Overall Distance Between Buildings (Exclusive of Parking Areas)
Front to front	50 ft.
Front to rear	55 ft.
Rear to rear	50 ft.
Rear to side	60 ft.
Side to side	20 ft.

 

         (c)   Parking may be permitted in 50% of the required rear yard provided that there shall be 15 feet of yard space between said parking area and the multiple-family building. The front and rear of the multiple-family building shall be considered to be the faces along the longest dimension of said building. The front on the multiple-family building shall be considered to be the direction faced by the living rooms of the dwelling units in said building. The rear of the multiple-family building shall be considered to be the direction faced by the kitchen and/or service entrance of the dwelling units in said building. The side of the multiple-family building shall be considered to be the face along the narrowest dimension of said building.

      (6)   See the definition for apartment under § 150.001. All row houses, terraces and other such multiple type structures shall comply with the floor area requirements in division (B)(1) above.

      (7)   Each mobile home (trailer coach) site or lot shall have a minimum area of 4,000 square feet.

      (8)   Each mobile home (trailer coach) site or lot shall have a minimum width of 40 feet.

      (9)   The sum of the side yards at the entry side and non-entry side of the mobile home (trailer coach) stand shall not be less than 20 feet; provided, however, there shall be a side yard of not less than 15 feet at the entry side of the mobile home (trailer coach) stand and a side yard of not less than five feet at the non-entry side. There shall be a rear yard of not less than five feet and a front yard of not less than ten feet.

      (10)   The maximum percentage of coverage shall be determined by the use and the provisions of required off-street parking, loading and unloading and required yards.

      (11)   The Board of Appeals, after public hearing, may modify height regulations. In approving an increase in structure height, the Board of Appeals shall require that all yards shall at least be equal in depth to the height of the structure.

      (12)   No side yards are required along the interior side lot lines, except as otherwise specified in Ch. 154. On the exterior side yard which borders on a residential district there shall be provided a setback of not less than ten feet on the side or residential street. If walls or structures facing such interior side lot lines contain windows or other openings, a side yard of not less than ten feet shall be provided.

      (13)   Loading space shall be provided in the rear yard in the ratio of at least ten square feet per front foot of building and shall be computed separately from the off-street parking requirements. Where an alley exists or is provided at the rear of the buildings, the rear building setback and loading requirements may be computed from the centerline of said alley.

      (14)   Side yards abutting upon a street and across from other I-1 Districts shall be provided with a setback of at least 20 feet.

      (15)   No building shall be closer than 50 feet to the perimeter (property line) of such district when said property line abuts any residential district.

      (16)   All storage shall be in the rear yard and shall be completely screened with an obscuring wall or fence, not less than six feet high or with a chain link type fence and a greenbelt planting so as to obscure all view from any adjacent residential district or public street.

      (17)   These sections are applicable to condominium projects. The definitions relating to condominiums found in §§ 150.105 through 150.114, shall be employed in providing reasonable application of these regulations to condominium projects.

(1979 Code, § 5.82)

(Ord. 146, passed 11-8-2000; Ord. 157, passed 3-18-2003; Ord. 197, passed 12-15-2015)