In "R-2" Residential Districts, the following limitations and requirements shall apply:
(a) Height. No dwelling shall exceed thirty-five feet or two and one-half stories in height. Other permitted buildings except accessory buildings may be built to a greater height provided any such building sets back from every street and lot line, one foot for each two feet of height of the building in excess of thirty-five feet, in addition to the other yard and set-back requirements herein specified.
(b) Rear Yards. There shall be a rear yard on every lot in an “R-2" Residential District which rear yard shall have a minimum depth of 30 feet between the building constructed on said lot and the rear yard boundary line.
Accessory buildings no greater in height than the main buildings on the same or adjacent lots nor greater in height than fifteen feet may be located in the rear yard; provided, such accessory buildings come not nearer than three feet to any lot line nor nearer than six feet to another accessory building nor near than twelve feet to a main building unless attached thereto.
In the case of a corner lot, no wall of an accessory building shall be nearer to a side line than the line of the main building and it shall be as far from the side street line as the minimum set-back required for the main building.
(c) Side Yards. There shall be a side yard on each side of every building except as heretofore provided for accessory buildings. The minimum width of any side yard and the least sum of the widths of both side yards, shall be not less than as follows:
There shall be a side yard on each side of every building, used for residential living purposes, with at least a length of 15 feet from the side property boundary lines.
(d) Set-back Line. No building shall be erected, reconstructed or altered, so as to project in any manner beyond a line which is distant from the street line, the average distance therefrom of the buildings fronting on the same side of the street within the same block.
No building shall be erected, reconstructed or altered so as to project in any manner beyond a line which is a distance from the street line a length of 30 feet. The above provisions do not include steps, uncovered porches, and covered but unenclosed porches on the first story which do not extend more than ten feet in front of the front wall of the building provided, however, that no such part of the building shall be nearer than ten feet to the street line.
(e) Lot Area. The minimum lot area requirements shall be not less than as follows:
One-family dwelling---5000 sq. ft.
Two-family dwelling---6000 sq. ft.
Multi-family dwellings:
Three dwelling units---7000 sq. ft.
Four dwelling units---8000 sq. ft.
Dwellings or apartments housing more than four families shall have a lot area of not less than eight than 8000 square feet, which such area shall be increased for each additional family or dwelling unit in excess of four as follows:
No. of rooms (1). Lot area required per dwelling unit 900 square feet.
No. of rooms (3). Lot area required per dwelling unit 1200 square feet.
No. of rooms (4) or more. Lot area required per dwelling unit (1500) sq. ft.
In the case of dwelling or apartment buildings having more than four dwelling units, the rooms used only for living and sleeping purposes shall be included in the count.
(f) Distance from Adjacent Buildings. The minimum distance between main buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than as follows:
No. of stories (1) and (1 1/2). Minimum distance between buildings ten feet.
No. of stories (2) and (2 1/2). Minimum distance between buildings twelve feet.
(g) Gross Area of Buildings. No more than forty percent (40%) of the area of any lot may be covered by dwelling and other accessory buildings.
(h) Dimensions of Dwellings. The minimum horizontal dimension of any dwelling shall be not less than twenty-four feet, and the minimum ground floor area shall be not less than 576 square feet.
(Ord. 1989-7. Passed 7-27-89; Ord. 1996-3(c). Passed 7-8-96; Ord. 2018-06. Passed 9-10-18.)