A.
The purpose of these density control provisions is
in order to provide adequate open spaces for access of light and circulation
of air, to facilitate the prevention and fighting of fires, to prevent
undue concentration of population and to lessen congestion on streets.
B.
No building or premises shall be erected, altered
or used except in accordance with the standards set forth in this
article.
Wherever a side or rear yard is adjacent to
a street, the standards for front yards shall apply.
A.
Buildings. Accessory buildings, to the principal building,
shall be located in the rear yard and shall be located no closer than
12 feet or a distance equal to the height of such accessory building,
whichever is greater, to any building on the adjoining lot and to
the principal building on the same lot.
[Amended 6-9-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992]
B.
Pools and tennis courts. In a residential district,
swimming pools and tennis courts shall be erected only on the same
lot as the principal structure; may not be constructed in the side
or front yards of such lot: shall be distant not less than 10 feet
from any lot line nor less than 10 feet from the principal structure:
and shall not adversely affect the character of any residential neighborhood
by reason of noise or glare or safety.
District building height regulations shall not
apply to flagpoles, radio or television antennas, transmission towers,
cables, spires or cupolas, chimneys, elevator or stair bulkheads,
penthouses, parapet or railings, water tanks or cooling towers or
any similar structure which, in their aggregate coverage, occupy no
more than 10% of the roof area of the building.
A.
In all districts where residences are permitted, a
large lot held in a single ownership may be improved and divided for
residential use according to the minimum lot size per family and bulk
regulations for each district as set forth in the Density Control
Schedule,[1] provided that there shall be no more than one principal
building and use on each resulting lot. If two or more principal residential
structures are located on the same large lot, the minimum average
density requirement must be complied with.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Density Control Schedule
is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
A residential lot of required or larger than required
size as set forth in this chapter shall not be reduced in size for
transfer of ownership if such lot so subdivided will form two or more
lots any of which shall not be in compliance with the requirements
for minimum average residential density for the district in which
such lot or lots are situated.
C.
Each lot in a subdivision shall be required to have
frontage on a public street.
[Added 2-13-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990]
D.
The division of any parcel of land into two or more
lots, blocks or sites, with or without streets or highways, including
a resubdivision, shall be considered to be a subdivision.
[Added 2-13-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990]
Side yards for semidetached houses or townhouses
shall be required only at the end of the total structure.
Where a business adjoins or faces a residential
zone, minimum depth requirements (front, side or rear, as applicable)
for residential uses shall be provided. Such space shall be landscaped
and maintained as a permanent buffer.
