This article shall apply to the Residence B
District.
[Amended 7-3-1956; 10-26-1959; 3-16-1964]
No building may be erected, altered or used and no lot or premises may be used except for one or more of the purposes set forth in Article
IV, §
60-19 of this chapter, as amended; provided, however, that there may be constructed in the rear yard on any one lot a private detached garage for not more than two automobiles, not more than 25 feet high and not less than five feet from any side or rear line of such lot.
No building shall be constructed on a lot with an area less than 6,500 square feet, unless authorized by the Board of Appeals pursuant to Article
IX, §
60-62A.
[Added 12-4-2008 by L.L. No. 4-2008]
No principal building or use, together with
its accessory buildings or uses, shall be erected upon or occupy a
lot or piece of ground having a street frontage of less than 60 feet.
The building area shall not exceed 35% of the
lot area.
[Added 2-6-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
The floor area ratio shall not exceed 0.40.
[Added 10-4-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004;
amended 12-7-2004 by L.L. No. 6-2004]
The maximum gross floor area of a dwelling shall
not exceed the floor area ratio or 3,300 square feet, whichever is
less. Attics that are partially or fully converted to living space
shall not be included in the calculation of maximum gross floor area.
[Added 6-5-1997 by L.L. No. 5-1997; 11-6-1997 by L.L. No.
8-1997]
A. No detached single-family dwelling may be constructed
without provision for a garage capable of containing two vehicles
and having minimum dimensions of 20 feet in width by 20 feet in length.
B. No existing garage, either detached or within a single-family
dwelling, may be altered, reconstructed or demolished without constructing
a garage of the same minimum dimensions as the existing garage.
[Added 10-4-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
Notwithstanding anything set forth in this chapter
to the contrary, all new construction and alterations shall be contained
within a sky exposure plane projecting inward from each side property
line at a ratio of 2 1/2 feet vertical to one-foot horizontal.
(See Sky Exposure Plane Diagrams.)