The purpose of this article is to provide for the basic regulations governing the use of land and the size of lots, yards and buildings within the district. For certain specific uses or exceptional situations, these basic regulations are supplemented by Article
XII and by other provisions of this chapter.
In the R-1A District, the following uses shall be permitted
by right:
A. Single-family detached dwellings.
B. Single-family semidetached dwellings.
C. Single-family attached dwellings (townhouses).
D. Two-family detached dwellings.
E. Public parks, playgrounds and municipal recreation areas.
F. Home occupations in accordance with §
260-196A.
H. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses in accordance with Article
XV and Article
XVIII.
In the R-1A District, the following uses are permitted by special
exception:
A. Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses and convents.
B. Public and private schools, including colleges and institutions of
higher education.
C. Municipal buildings, public libraries and museums in accordance with §
260-156.
D. Electric and telephone public utility transmission and distribution
facilities, including substations, water pumping stations and reservoirs.
For each type of dwelling, the lot area per dwelling unit shall
be not less than indicated below:
A. Single-family detached dwelling: 6,000 square feet.
B. Single-family semidetached dwelling: 4,000 square feet.
C. Single-family attached dwelling (townhouse): on an interior lot,
1,800 square feet; on any exterior lot, 2,800 square feet.
D. Two-family detached dwelling: 3,000 square feet.
For each type of dwelling, the lot width shall be not less than
indicated below:
A. Single-family detached dwelling: 60 feet on an interior lot and 80
feet on a corner lot.
B. Single-family semidetached dwelling: 40 feet on an interior lot and
60 feet on a corner lot.
C. Single-family attached dwelling: 18 feet on an interior lot, 28 feet
on an exterior lot and 38 feet on a corner lot.
D. Two-family detached dwelling: 60 feet on an interior lot and 80 feet
on a corner lot.
E. Two-family semidetached dwelling: 40 feet on an interior lot and
60 feet on a corner lot.
Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than
the depth or width herein specified:
A. Front yard depth: 20 feet, to be measured from the property line,
except where 50% or more of the improved lots on such block frontage
on one side of a street currently have front yards of less depth than
is currently required for that district, and where the clear majority
of such lots are already developed, then the building line of the
majority of the buildings on that side of the block may be used, provided
that the setback to the primary structure or garage where the off-street
parking is provided on the driveway is a minimum of 25 feet.
B. Side yard, interior lot, width: 10 feet each.
C. Side yard, corner lot, width: 20 feet.
D. Rear yard depth: 30 feet.
Off-street parking shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article
XVI herein.