[Amended 11-12-1971 by Ord. No. 280]
A.
In order to regulate and determine the areas of yards, courts and
other open spaces in connection with buildings or structures hereafter
erected, reconstructed or altered, the Borough is divided into "Area
Districts," as follows:
B.
Except as otherwise provided herein, no building shall hereafter
be erected and no existing building be enlarged or rebuilt, nor shall
any open space surrounding any building be encroached upon in any
manner except in conformity with the regulations hereby established
for the district in which such building is located. No yard, court
or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of
complying with the provisions of these regulations shall again be
considered as a yard, court or other open space for another building.
In this district, the minimum dimensions of yards and other
open spaces and the area of lot required per family housed thereon
shall be as follows:
A.
On all streets or portions thereof within said First Area District,
there shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet.
B.
Side yard. There shall be a side yard of not less than five feet
in width on one side and 10 feet on the other side of any building
or structure permitted in this Area District.
C.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard the depth of which, exclusive
of any portion of the depth to be used for accessory buildings, shall
be not less than 15% of the depth of the lot, but need not exceed
25 feet. Any household pet, if housed outside of and separate from
the main structure, shall be kept in a proper structure in a rear
yard only and said structure or dog house shall be located in said
rear yard in an area which shall be the greatest common distance from
all abutting property lines.
D.
Lot area. The minimum lot area requirements shall be 6,000 square
feet with frontage not less than 60 feet.
In this district, the minimum dimensions of yards and other
open spaces and the area of lot required per family housed thereon
shall be as follows:
A.
On all streets or portions thereof within said Second Area District,
there shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 15 feet.
B.
Side yard. There shall be a side yard of not less than five feet
in width on one side and five feet on the other side of any building
or structure permitted in this Area District; provided, however, that
this side yard restriction shall be subject to change as hereinafter
provided in supplementary regulations.
C.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard the depth of which, exclusive
of any portion of the depth to be used for accessory buildings, shall
not be less than 10% of the depth of the lot, but need not exceed
20 feet. Any household pet, if housed outside of and separate from
the main structure, shall be kept in a proper structure in a rear
yard only and said structure or dog house shall be located in said
rear yard in an area which shall be the greatest common distance from
all abutting property lines.
D.
Lot area. The minimum lot area requirements shall be 5,500 square
feet for one-family dwelling; 6,500 square feet for duplex dwelling.
For all multiple dwellings or apartments providing residences for
more than two families, a minimum of 500 square feet for each apartment,
suite or separate residential unit shall be required in addition to
the above requirements; in any case, frontage shall not be less than
50 feet.
[Amended 11-9-1993 by Ord. No. 446]
In this district, the minimum dimension of yards and other open
spaces and the area of lot required per family housed thereon shall
be as follows:
A.
Front yard: none required.
B.
Side yard and court. Except as otherwise mentioned herein, the requirements
for side yards and courts shall be as follows:
(1)
A building not used in whole or in part as a dwelling shall not require
a side yard.
(2)
A one-family dwelling, duplex or double house shall require a side
yard that shall not be less than three feet in width; provided that
any portion of a dwelling beyond the depth of two rooms shall be placed
not less than seven feet from the side lot line and, provided further,
that when such space and a side yard are both provided, they shall
be upon the same side of the dwelling.
(3)
A multiple dwelling and/or apartment building not exceeding two rooms
in depth shall not require a side yard, but if a side yard is provided,
it shall not be less than three feet in width.
(4)
A multiple dwelling and/or apartment building which exceeds two rooms
in depth shall have at least one side yard not less than five feet
in width, provided such side yard shall be increased two feet in width
for each additional story above the second story of the building.
(5)
In case of occupancy, any portion of a building used as a dwelling shall be provided with open spaces equivalent in location and dimensions to the side yards as prescribed in preceding Subsection B(2), (3) and (4) for similar occupancy.
(a)
Rear yard. A building not used in whole or in part as a dwelling
shall not require a rear yard, but for all buildings used as dwellings,
there shall be a rear yard, the depth of which, exclusive of any portion
of the depth to be used for accessory buildings, shall not be less
than 15% of the depth of the lot but need not exceed 15 feet. In case
of mixed occupancy, any portion of a building used as a dwelling shall
be provided with a rear yard as prescribed in the preceding subsection.
(b)
Lot area per family. The minimum requirements as to lot area
per family housed thereon shall be as follows: one-family dwelling,
not less than 1,500 square feet; multiple dwelling and/or apartment
building not exceeding three stories in height, not less than 2,000
square feet; provided, however, that the required lot area per family
may be reduced up to 10% for a corner lot.
[Amended 9-12-1989 by Ord. No. 401]
The following exceptions to the provisions of the "Area" sections
of the district regulations shall be permitted by the Zoning Officer
in the districts indicated:
A.
Detached minor garage or minor parking area located within a rear
yard — in any district. On an interior non-through lot, a detached
enclosed minor garage or a minor parking area may be located in the
rear corner thereof, not closer than three feet to the rear and side
lot lines and shall not occupy more than 1/3 of the area of the required
rear yard. On an interior through lot, such garage or parking area
may be located in the rear corner thereof not closer than three feet
to the side lot line and not closer than five feet to the rear lot
line.
B.
Detached unenclosed minor garage and/or minor parking area —
in any district. When the entire side of a detached unenclosed minor
garage (sometimes called "carport") and/or minor parking area abuts
a side lot line, such garage and/or minor parking area may extend
to within three feet of said side lot line.
C.
Projection into yards. In any district except where otherwise noted
hereunder:
(1)
Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, canopies or other similar architectural
features—not including bay windows or vertical projections—may
extend or project into a required side yard not more than three inches
for each one foot of width of such side yard and may extend or project
into a required front or rear yard not more than 30 inches. Chimneys
also may project into a required front or rear yard not more than
30 inches. Chimneys also may project into a required side yard not
more than one foot, provided the width of such side yard is not reduced
to less than four feet.
(2)
Open fire escapes may extend or project into any side or rear yard
not more than four feet from the building. No open fire escapes shall
be permitted in front yards.
(3)
Open balconies not covered by a roof or canopy which extend above
the level of the first floor of the building may be erected:
(4)
Open structures such as porches, platforms, or landing places which
do not extend above the first floor of any building may be erected:
in required front or rear yards, provided such structures are not
more than eight feet in depth and not nearer an abutting lot line
than the required width of side yard; and in required side yards abutting
streets when the buildable area of the lot is not closer to the street
than the buildable area of abutting zoning lots on such street, provided
that such structures are not more than eight feet in depth. The space
underneath the projecting porch or platform may serve as part of an
interior minor garage, provided no portion of the garage extends above
the adjoining ground level or farther into the yard than the open
porch or platform and no garage doors open outward.
(5)
The following fences, landscape features, and guard railings may
be permitted, provided such structures or features are not located
so as to preclude complete access, at all times, about a main building;
gates or other suitable openings at least 2 1/2 feet in width
shall be deemed adequate for such access:
(a)
Open ornamental fences, hedges, landscape architectural features
or guard railings around depressed ramps, in any yard, if maintained
at a height of not more than four feet above the ground level adjacent
thereto.
(b)
Railings not more than 3 1/2 feet in height constructed
on any balcony, stairway, porch, or landing platform.
(c)
Landscape features such as trees, shrubs, or flowers, in any
yard, provided they do not constitute a hedge effect contrary to the
provisions.
(d)
Fences or latticework screens or walls not more than six feet
in height, or hedges or thick growths of shrubs maintained so as not
to exceed said height in any required side or rear yard, provided
they do not extend closer to a street than the buildable area of the
lot.
(e)
In Industrial Districts, screening walls and fences may be located
in any required side or rear yard except on corner lots or through
lots where the yards abut streets. Such walls or fences shall not
exceed 10 feet.
