The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the RD residential district shall be as follows.
(a) General requirements.
Density (Sq. Ft.) | Lot Area (Sq. Ft.) | Lot Front Width | Side Yard | Rear Yard | Maximum Height |
Density (Sq. Ft.) | Lot Area (Sq. Ft.) | Lot Front Width | Side Yard | Rear Yard | Maximum Height | |
Single-family dwelling | 5,000 | 5,000 | 50 ft. | 25 ft.* | 5 ft.** | 35 ft. |
Three- and four-family dwelling | 2,500 | 7,500 | 75 ft. | 25 ft.* | 7 ft.** | 35 ft. |
Townhouses | 2,400 | 2,400 | 16 ft. | 25 ft.* | 0 ft. or 10 ft. on non-party wall side | 35 ft. |
Two-family dwelling | 3,000 | 6,000 | 50 ft. | 25 ft.* | 5 ft.** Smaller of 25 ft. or 25% of lot depth | 35 ft. |
Other allowable uses | 5,000 | 50 ft. | 25 ft.* | 7 ft.** | 35 ft. | |
* The front yard along the side street side of a corner lot may be reduced to 20 feet. | ||||||
** The side yard will be required to be increased to ten feet when the building is three stories in height or more. | ||||||
(b) There shall be a required front yard on each street of a double frontage lot.
(c) Buildings with side yard setbacks less than required herein, may have additions erected in line with the existing building and provided further that the additions will be erected no closer to the lot line than the existing building.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 7.08) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)