The minimum lot area and lot width requirements previously established may be modified as follows:
(a) Where a lot of record at the time of the effective date of the Zoning Ordinance has less area or width than herein required in the district in which it is located, and the owner of such lot does not own any other parcel or tract adjacent thereto, such lot may nevertheless be used for all permitted uses in the district in which it is located.
(Ord. 770608-45. Passed 9-20-77.)
(Ord. 770608-45. Passed 9-20-77.)
(b) The number of permitted dwelling units for multiple dwellings may be increased in the following instances, but in no instance may the basic density be increased by more than eighty percent (80%).
(1) By twenty percent (20%) if general development and architectural plans for the project are reviewed by the Planning Commission or a City- appointed consulting engineer or architect and recommendations resulting from such review are substantially followed by the applicant. Such recommendations shall not be binding on the Commission. In the event a consulting engineer or architect is utilized for the review process, the cost of such review shall be paid for by the applicant.
(2) By ten percent (10%) if soundproofing between apartments is provided at or in excess of an Impact Noise Rating (I. N. R. ) of +5 as described in publication of the Federal Housing Administration entitled, "A Guide to Impact Noise Control in Multi-Family Dwellings" dated January 1963.
(3) By five percent (5%) if a landscaped buffer area not used for off-street parking, with a minimum depth of ten feet or a masonry wall six feet in height is provided on all lot lines that are also district boundaries with a more restricted zoning district.
(4) By ten percent (10%) if the project provides at least two off-street parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
(5) By five percent (5%) if at least sixty-seven percent (67%) of all required parking spaces are enclosed or in an underground structure.
(6) By ten percent (10%) if the project includes a club, tennis court, swimming pool or other major recreation facility occupying at least 0.2 of a square foot of land area for each square foot of floor area in the building.
(7) By fifteen percent (15%) if the minimum open space required is exceeded by more than fifty percent (50%).
(8) The above percentages are to be applied individually and not cumulatively.
(c) Existing buildings that are in violation of lot area requirements may be remodeled or repaired, but may not be reconstructed or structurally altered unless made to conform to these requirements.
(d) Lot area per family requirements shall not apply to dormitories, fraternities, sororities, nursing homes or other similar group quarters where no cooking facilities are provided in individual rooms or apartments.
(e) Yard, garage or similar sales are permitted in all districts, except the C-4 and M-3 Districts, for a period not to exceed three consecutive days and further provided that such yard or garage sale shall not be permitted on the same property within three months of a previous sale.
(Ord. 711103-112. Passed 5-1-73; Ord. 730918-88. Passed 1-15-74.)