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15-37-4: SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
   A.   Minimum Lot Area:
      1.   Cottage lots: One thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet.
      2.   All other uses: Four thousand (4,000) square feet.
      3.   Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: One thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet per dwelling unit.
   B.   Minimum Lot Width:
      1.   Cottage lots: Thirty feet (30').
      2.   All other lots: Forty feet (40').
   C.   Yard Setbacks:
      1.   Front: Minimum setback: Ten feet (10').
      2.   Side:
         a.   Main Building: Five feet (5').
         b.   Accessory Building: Five feet (5'), except one foot (1') if located at least six feet (6') from rear of main building, but not closer than eight feet (8') to dwelling on adjacent lot.
      3.   Side facing street on corner lot: Ten feet (10')
      4.   Rear:
         a.   Main building: Ten feet (10')
         b.   Accessory building: One foot (1'), except five feet (5') where accessory building rears on side yard of adjacent corner lot.
   D.   Building Height:
      1.   Minimum: One (1) story for single-family and two-family dwellings, two (2) stories for multiple-family and single-family rowhouses.
      2.   Maximum: Two and one-half (2-1/2) stories or thirty-five feet (35') for single-family and two-family dwellings. Two (2) stories for cottages. Three (3) stories for single-family rowhouses. Multiple-family dwellings shall have a maximum of four (4) stories.
   E.   Landscaping and Gathering Spaces:
      1.   For developments other than single-family, the site shall contain a plaza or usable gathering spaces within thirty feet (30') of the front property line. Each space shall be at least ten feet (10') in width and depth. The minimum total area of such space shall be two hundred (200) square feet.
      2.   For single-family dwellings, all yard areas are required to be landscaped and maintained. For new single-family construction the landscaping shall be installed within eighteen (18) months of the time of the first occupancy of the dwelling. For duplex and multiple-family requirements see subsection 15-13-16F of this title. (Ord. 2022-54, 11-15-2022)