A. Building Regulations:
1. Building Height: No building shall exceed two and one-half (21/2) stories nor shall it exceed thirty feet (30') in height, except as provided in section 4-2-8 of this title.
2. Windows In Basements: In no case shall there be basement windows in any elevation of the building facing a public street, nor shall the total square footage area of all windows exceed five percent (5%) of the floor area of the basement.
B. Yards:
1. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty five feet (25'), except that:
a. Where lots comprising forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage between two (2) streets are developed with buildings, the minimum front yard shall be the average of such existing front yards, but in no case greater than thirty feet (30').
b. Where lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
c. On a corner lot, there shall be a front yard on each street side of such lot; except, that the front yard on the side street may be reduced in depth to the extent necessary to permit a buildable width on said lot of forty feet (40'), provided the depth of said yard shall not be reduced to less than fifteen feet (15').
d. A staggered building line may be established in a subdivision of six (6) or more lots, providing any staggered setback returns to the established setback in any contiguous subdivision which is not under the same ownership as that where a staggered building setback line has been used.
e. Projections into front yard not including steps shall be as follows: roof overhangs and vertical walls for porches shall be limited to a four foot (4') total allowance into front yards.
f. Decks which meet village construction standards and which are not enclosed or habitable, but which are open to the environment, may encroach into the front yard setback provided such encroachments shall not exceed the following amounts:
(1) An eight foot (8') encroachment if the floor of the deck is constructed at grade level;
(2) A six foot (6') encroachment if the floor of the deck is constructed on the first floor level; or
(3) A four foot (4') encroachment if the floor of the deck is constructed on the second floor level.
2. Side Yards:
a. There shall be a side yard on each side of the lot not less than five feet (5') and a combined total of side yards of not less than twenty percent (20%) of the average width of the lot.
b. There shall be a side yard of not less than nine feet (9') in width, when same is used as a side drive.
c. Chimneys and wing walls may encroach by an amount not to exceed two feet (2') upon side yard setbacks.
3. Rear Yard: Except as provided in section 4-2-8 of this title, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than thirty feet (30') or twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the lot, whichever amount is smaller. No accessory building shall be permitted within five feet (5') of the rear lot line or within a utility easement.
C. Lot Area: Except as provided in section 4-2-8 of this title and title 2, chapter 2 of this code, every dwelling hereafter erected, enlarged, relocated or reconstructed shall be located upon lots containing the following areas:
1. A lot on which there is erected a two-family dwelling shall have an area of not less than three thousand (3,000) square feet per family unit and not less than fifty (50) lineal feet of width at the building line.
2. A corner lot in this district shall be at least sixty feet (60') wide.
D. Lot Coverage: Not more than forty percent (40%) of the area of the lot may be covered by buildings.
E. Dwelling Standards: Each and every apartment unit built in the R-2 residence district must contain the following minimum square footages of floor area measured from the inside surface of the perimeter walls containing the individual unit. Measurements are exclusive of common halls, stairways or other common areas within the total building.
Efficiency unit or 1 bedroom apartment | 550 sq. ft. |
2 bedroom apartment | 800 sq. ft. |
3 bedroom apartment | 1,000 sq. ft. |
4 bedroom or larger apartment | 1,200 sq. ft. |
F. Courts: Courts are permitted, provided the depth of the court is not greater than the width of the court.
G. Conversions: No conversion of single-family dwellings into apartments shall be permitted.
H. Elevations And Facades: No two (2) two- family dwellings of identical or similar front elevations or facades shall be constructed or located on adjacent lots, nor shall there be constructed or located more than twenty five percent (25%) of two-family dwellings of the same or similar elevation or facade in any one block. A change of front elevation or facade shall be deemed to exist when there is a substantial difference in roofline, type and location of windows, and type, kind, color and arrangement of materials. Two (2) or more two-family dwellings of identical or similar front elevations or facades may be located adjacent to one another for design and aesthetic purposes for carrying out a theme of architecture, subject to approval of the Zoning and Planning Commission and the president and board of trustees for the overall plan of the two-family dwellings to be constructed.
I. Establishment Of Foundation Grades: The top of the foundation wall shall be set at a height such that the slope between the top of said foundation wall and the highest elevation of the curb on the street abutting the property on which the foundation wall exists does not exceed six percent (6%), based on the following formula:
Height of top of foundation wall | - | Elevation at highest point on the curb | = | Slope |
Distance between back of curb and foundation wall | ||||
Where there are existing buildings in the block, foundation grades shall be set to equalize the height of all buildings in the block where practicable, unless the existing buildings in the block are set too low in relation to the existing or proposed curb elevation where it then becomes necessary to place a new building foundation grade higher than the existing buildings in the block. Provision shall then be made to protect the lower elevation buildings from the water runoff of the new buildings. Parts of the foundation which are placed at a higher elevation for architectural effect shall not extend for more than forty percent (40%) of the perimeter of the building. However, in all cases, foundation grades must conform to title 6, chapter 14 of this code, flood control and protection.