The regulations for each district pertaining to minimum lot
area, minimum lot frontage, minimum lot depth, minimum front yard
depth, minimum side yard depth, minimum rear yard depth, maximum height
of buildings, maximum number of stories, maximum building area, maximum
floor area ratio and minimum open space shall be as specified in this
section.
These requirements are set forth in Table 2: Table of Dimensional
and Density Regulations, subject to the further provisions of this
section. Table 2, as referenced and included as Appendix B, plus attached
notes, is declared to be a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix B, Table 2: Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A fence, wall or other enclosure is not regulated except as
provided in Table 1.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A, Table 1: Table of Use and Parking Regulations, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
The lot or yard areas required for any new building or use may
not include any part of a lot that is required by any other building
or use to comply with any provisions of this chapter, nor may these
areas include any property of which the ownership has been transferred
subsequent to the effective date of this chapter if such property
was a part of the area required for compliance with the dimensional
regulations applicable to the lot from which such transfer was made.
1.
This provision shall not apply when a portion of a lot is taken
or conveyed for a public purpose.
Lots shall not be so separated or transferred in ownership so
as not to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
Projecting eaves, chimneys, bay windows, balconies, open fire
escapes and like projections which do not project more than three
feet, and unenclosed steps, unroofed porches and the like which do
not project more than six feet beyond the line of the foundation wall,
may extend into the minimum yard otherwise required for the district
in which the structure is built.
The provisions of this chapter governing the height of buildings
and structures in all districts shall not apply to chimneys, water
towers, air-conditioning equipment, elevator bulkheads, skylights,
ventilators and other necessary features appurtenant to buildings
which are usually carried above roofs and are not used for human occupancy;
nor to domes, towers, or spires above buildings if such features are
not used for human occupancy; nor to wireless or broadcasting towers.
In any district, no structure, fence or sign shall be constructed
and no vegetation shall be planted or maintained in the plane above
curb level so as to interfere with traffic visibility across a corner
within that part of the lot which is within a triangle formed by the
street lines and a third line joining points on the street lot lines
25 feet from their intersection.
Unless specifically exempted by the Building Commissioner because
of exceptional architectural design and/or site considerations, new
single- and two-family structures shall be designed so that the principal
facade, i.e., that facade containing the principal entrance (front
door), shall be basically parallel to the front lot line.
Once a principal facade has been established for any structure
or building, whether existing or new, the area between such facade
and the adjacent street or public approach to the structure or building
shall not be built upon or used for an unattached building or structure
in excess of 10 feet in height. This shall apply to the RU and RH
Zoning areas only.
In all residential and commercial districts, a detached accessory
building shall conform to the following provisions: it shall not occupy
more than 25% of the area of the rear yard; it shall not be less than
20 feet from the front street line, nor less than five feet from any
other lot line or from any principal building; and it shall not exceed
20 feet in height.
In the RR and RS Districts, an agricultural building, such as
a barn, shall be not less than 25 feet from the side lot line.
In all residential and commercial districts, an accessory building
attached to the principal building shall be considered as an integral
part thereof and shall be subject to front, side and rear yard requirements
applicable to the principal building.
In any district, an accessory swimming pool shall conform to
the following provisions: it shall not be located in the required
front yard; it shall not be less than five feet from any rear or side
lot line; and it shall not exceed a height of six feet.
