(A) Below are the standards for site development within the city.
Building Type
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Minimum Lot Size | Minimum Lot Width | Minimum Front Setback | Minimum Side Setback | Minimum Rear Setback | Additional Setback Requirements | Maximum Height |
Accessory building | Must be behind the plane of the rear of the main building | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | May not be located closer than 10 ft. to an existing dwelling on an adjacent lot | |||
See West Haven Zoning Code § 157.605 for regulations on accessory structures. | |||||||
Multiple-family (over 2 units) less than 35.1 ft. in height (townhomes) | 20 ft. to garage; 15 ft. to dwelling. | 5 ft. | 15 ft. | No multiple-family (over 2 units) dwelling in this category may be built with a setback less than 30 ft. off of the property line to an existing A-1, A-2, R-1, or R-2 lot; or less than 20 ft. | 35 ft. to an existing R-2.5 or R-4 lot or to any existing Mixed Use lot with a single-family home | ||
Multiple-family (over 2 units) more than 35 ft. in height | No multiple-family (over 2 units) dwelling in this category may be built with a setback less than 50 ft. off of the property line to an existing A-1, A-2, R-1, or R-2 lot; or less than 30 ft. to an existing R-2.5 or R-4 lot or to any existing mixed use lot with a single-family home. No less than 25 ft. off of the property line where building is against a public road | 60 ft. for areas designated as 24 units per acre; 35 ft. for all areas less than 24 units per acre | |||||
Non-residential main building | 8,000 ft. | 60 ft. | 20 ft. | 8 ft. | 30 ft. | No non-residential main building over 35 ft. in height may be built with setbacks less than 40 ft. off of the property line to an existing A-1, A-2, R-1, or R-2 lot; or less than 25 ft. to an existing R-2.5 or R-4 lot or to any existing mixed use lot with a single-family home. | 45 ft. |
Single-family and twin home | 5,000 sq. ft. (single-family); 8,000 sq. ft. (twin home) | 60 sq. ft. 70 ft. to house | 20 ft. to garage; 15 ft. to house | 5 ft. | 15 ft. | 35 ft. | |
(B) Residential density for R-3 Zones shall comply with the density designations on the “General Plan Map”.
(Prior Code, § 10.02.040) (Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992; Ord. 4-97, passed 9-3-1997; Ord. 38-2019, passed 11-20-2019; Ord. 18-2022, passed 9-7-2022; Ord. 15-24, passed 5-15-2024)