In a Residence C District the following regulations
shall apply.
No building may be erected, altered or used
and no lot or premises may be used except for:
A. One or more of the purposes set forth in §
176-6 of Article
III of this chapter.
C. Hospital or sanitarium, other than those for infectious
or contagious diseases or for the care of the mentally ill or mentally
disabled or persons with alcohol and substance abuse problems.
[Amended 4-14-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
[Amended 6-8-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987; 10-24-2005 by L.L. No. 11-2005]
No single-family dwelling shall be constructed
on a lot with an area less than 4,000 square feet. No lot upon which
a legal preexisting nonconforming two-family dwelling exists shall
be reduced to an area of less than 8,000 square feet.
The building area shall not exceed 45% of the
lot area.
There shall be a front yard the depth of which
shall not be less than 15 feet.
There shall be a rear yard the depth of which
shall not be less than 25 feet.
There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building, the aggregate width of which shall be at least 13 feet. Neither side yard shall be less than five feet wide; provided, however, that in case of a lot held in single and separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter and of a width less than 40 feet or of a depth less than 100 feet, variance or variances from the provisions of §§
176-32 and
176-33 of this article are permitted when authorized by the Board of Appeals.
[Amended 6-13-1977 by L.L. No. 7-1977; 11-9-1998 by L.L. No. 5-1998]
No building shall exceed 2 1/2 stories or 31
feet in height.
[Amended 11-9-1998 by L.L. No. 5-1998; 10-24-2005 by L.L. No. 11-2005]
All buildings, other than buildings being used
as detached one-family dwellings, shall have side yards of at least
15 feet. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the side yards of any legal
preexisting nonconforming building in excess of 31 feet in height
shall not be reduced to less than 20 feet.
In case of a corner lot, a building shall be
required to comply with the front yard restrictions only on the narrower
street front. The depth of yard from the other street lines shall
be 15% of the width of the lot, but need not be more than 10 feet.
[Added 1-6-1975 by L.L. No. 3-1975; amended 10-24-2005 by L.L. No. 11-2005]
The minimum street frontage and front yard width
for single-family dwellings shall be 40 feet. The minimum street frontage
and front yard width for any legal preexisting nonconforming two-family
dwellings shall not be reduced to less than 50 feet.