The intent of this article is to encourage and implement the
Town of Rhinebeck's Comprehensive Plan smart growth policies by establishing
standards and guidelines for creating compact walkable residential
neighborhoods near the Village of Rhinebeck. This article is also
intended to establish standards and guidelines for infill development
in the Town's only shopping center area with a focus on compact walkable
design that gradually transforms the area from an auto-oriented commercial
strip into a secondary pedestrian-oriented shopping district for the
community in accordance with Greenway Compact principles. By facilitating
new development in a pattern reminiscent of a traditional village,
other policies and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan can be achieved,
including, but not limited to: preservation of open space, farmland,
natural beauty and environmental quality; creation of a range of housing
opportunities, price levels and choices to accommodate a variety of
age and income groups and residential preferences; and creation of
greater opportunities for traditional community living for residents
of the Town.
The following apply in nonresidential neighborhood areas:
A. Building placement.
(1) In addition to the general specifications in Article
VIII, §
125-89, specific building placement shall be as shown in Figure 7.
(2) Facades shall be built parallel to the principal frontage line along
a minimum of 70% of its length on the setback shown in Figure 8.
(3) Buildings shall have their principal pedestrian entrances on a frontage
line.
(4) For buildings that have frontage on two streets, there will be two
facades.
B. Building configuration. A first-level residential or lodging function
shall be raised a minimum of two feet from average sidewalk grade.
C. Parking standards.
(1) In addition to the general specification shown in Article
VIII, §
125-89, parking shall be provided as specified in Table 3 and Figure 10.
(2) All parking areas shall be located at the third lot layer and be
masked by a street screen, liner building, or landscaping as determined
by the Planning Board.
(3) The required parking may be provided on sites elsewhere by waiver
from the Planning Board.
(4) Pedestrian entrances to all parking lots and parking structures shall
be directly from a frontage line.
(5) The vehicular entrance of a parking lot or garage on a frontage shall
be no wider than 30 feet.
D. Architectural standards. In addition to the general specifications shown in Article
VIII, §
125-89G, specific standards shall be as follows:
(1) The exterior finish materials on all facades shall be limited to
stone, brick, cement reinforced clapboard siding, wood and/or stucco.
Vinyl, plastic and aluminum are acceptable as an incidental part of
the window treatments when such material is designed to resemble wood
or clad wood.
(2) Balconies, galleries and arcades should be made of concrete, wood,
wood composite or earth-based materials such as brick, stone, and/or
stucco but may be faced with such materials. Vinyl, plastic and aluminum
facing are acceptable but discouraged. Railings may be made of metal,
stone or wood.
(3) Buildings may have flat roofs enclosed by parapets and with architectural
cornices or sloped roofs.
(4) Street screens shall be located on the same plane with the building
facade line.
E. Environmental standards. Management of stormwater shall be in accordance with the Town of Rhinebeck stormwater management requirements found in Article
V, §
125-60, or the New York State Stormwater Guidance Manual (as amended from time to time), whichever is more stringent.
F. Landscape standards.
(1) In addition to the general specifications shown in Article
VIII, §
125-89, the landscape materials installed shall consist of native species that are durable, adapted to local conditions and tolerant of soil compaction.
(2) The first layer as shown in Figure 11 shall be landscaped or paved
to match the public frontage as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 11: Lot Layers
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(3) Trees shall be a species with shade canopies that, at maturity, can
be trimmed to remain clear of building frontages.
G. A lot shall provide vehicular and nonvehicular access from the highest
functional class road upon which a lot has frontage unless such access
is deemed by the Planning Board or other governmental agency to not
be feasible, reasonable, or safe.
[Added 6-13-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
The following apply in residential neighborhood areas:
A. Building layout. A minimum residential housing mix of three types
(none less than 20%) shall be selected from one-family, two-family,
row house or townhouse and multifamily.
B. Building configuration. In addition to the general specifications of Article
VIII, §
125-89, specific building configuration shall be as shown in Figure 7, and summarized in Table 4.
C. Parking standards.
(1) In addition to the general specification shown in Article
VIII, §
125-89, parking shall be provided as specified in Table 3 and Figure 10.
(2) All parking areas except for driveways shall be located at the third
layer, as illustrated in Figure 11. Garages shall be at the third layer.
(3) Parking may be accessed from a rear alley or rear lane.
D. Architectural standards. In addition to the general specifications shown in Article
VIII, §
125-89, specific standards shall be as follows:
(1) The exterior finish materials on all facades shall be limited to
wood siding, and/or earth-based materials such as brick, stone, cement-reinforced
clapboard siding and/or stucco. Vinyl, plastic and aluminum siding
are acceptable but discouraged.
(2) Balconies and porches shall be made of wood, wood composite and/or
earth-based materials such as brick, stone, cement-reinforced clapboard
siding and/or stucco. Railings shall be made of wood, wood composite
or metal. Vinyl, plastic and aluminum trim elements are acceptable
but discouraged.
(3) Buildings shall have sloped roofs.
(4) Fences, if provided, shall be within the first lot layer, as illustrated
in Figure 11 and shall be in conformance with Article
V, §
125-38. Fences at other layers may be of wood, wrought iron, or similar materials. Vinyl and plastic fences are prohibited.
E. Environmental standards.
(1) In addition to the general specifications shown in Article
VIII, §
125-89, the species of landscape installed shall consist primarily of durable native species tolerant of soil compaction and local conditions.
(2) Impermeable surfaces shall be confined to the ratio of lot coverage
by building, as shown in Table 4.
(3) Management of stormwater shall be in accordance with the Town of Rhinebeck stormwater management requirements found in Article
V, §
125-60, or the New York State Stormwater Guidance Manual (as amended from time to time), whichever is more stringent.
F. Landscape standards. Landscaping shall be in accordance with the Town landscaping requirements found in Article
VII, §
125-76.
G. Sign standards. There shall be no signage permitted other than that specified in Article
VIII, §
125-89.
H. A lot shall provide vehicular and nonvehicular access from the highest
functional class road upon which a lot has frontage unless such access
is deemed by the Planning Board or other governmental agency to not
be feasible, reasonable, or safe.
[Added 6-13-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
The following street requirements apply to residential and nonresidential
areas:
A. General.
(1) The streets are intended for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic
and to provide access to lots and open spaces.
(2) The streets consist of vehicular lanes and public frontages as illustrated
on Figure 1. The lanes provide the traffic and parking capacity. They
consist of vehicular lanes in a variety of widths for parked vehicles
and for moving vehicles. The frontages contribute to the character
of the neighborhood. They include the types of sidewalk, curbing,
planters, and street trees.
Figure 1: Streets
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(3) Streets should be designed in context with the form and desired design
speed of the neighborhood through which they pass. Streets that pass
from one neighborhood to another shall adjust their public frontages
accordingly; or alternatively, the neighborhood may follow the alignment
of the street to the depth of one lot, retaining a single public frontage
throughout its course.
(4) Within the neighborhoods, pedestrian comfort shall be a primary consideration
of the street. Design conflict between vehicular and pedestrian movement
shall be decided in favor of the pedestrian.
B. Streets.
(1) The standards for vehicle lanes shall be as shown in Table 1 and
Figure 2. All intersections shall be provided with crosswalks using
raised pavers or other acceptable method of delineating pedestrian
safety zones. The design average annual daily traffic (AADT) is the
determinant for each of the vehicle lane standards.
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Table 1: Vehicle Lane Standards
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Design Speed
(mph)
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Travel Lane Width
(feet)
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Nonresidential
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Residential
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Below 20
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8
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20 to 25
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9
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25 to 35
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10
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Design Speed
(mph)
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Parking Lane Width
(feet)
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20 to 25
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(Angle) 18
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20 to 25
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(Parallel) 7
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25 to 35
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(Parallel) 8
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Design Speed
(mph)
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Effective Turning Radius
(feet)
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Below 20
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5 to 10
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20 to 25
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10 to 15
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25 to 35
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15 to 20
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Figure 2: Vehicle Lanes Illustrated
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One-Way Movement
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Two-Way Movement
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Yield Parking
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AADT
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1,000 VPD
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1,000 VPD
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Pedestrian crossing
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5 seconds
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7 seconds
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Design speed
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Below 20 mph
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Below 20 mph
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Parking 1 Side Parallel
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AADT
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5,000 VPD
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18,000 VPD
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16,000 VPD
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15,000 VPD
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Pedestrian crossing
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5 seconds
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8 seconds
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8 seconds
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11 seconds
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Design speed
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20 to 25 mph
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20 to 30 mph
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20 to 30 mph
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20 to 30 mph
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Parking Both Sides Parallel
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AADT
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8,000 VPD
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20,000 VPD
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15,000 VPD
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22,000 VPD
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Pedestrian crossing
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7 seconds
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10 seconds
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10 seconds
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13 seconds
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Design speed
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Below 20 mph
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25 to 30 mph
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25 to 30 mph
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25 to 30 mph
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(2) The street network shall be designed to define blocks not exceeding
a perimeter of 3,000 feet for residential uses and 2,400 feet for
nonresidential uses. The size shall be measured as the sum of lot
frontage lines.
(3) All streets shall terminate at other streets, forming a network.
Internal streets shall connect wherever possible to those on adjacent
sites. Culs-de-sac shall be permitted only when warranted by natural
site conditions.
(4) Lots shall front on a street, except that 20% of the lots within
each neighborhood may front on a pedestrian passage.
(5) A bicycle network consisting of trails, routes and lanes shall be
provided. The community bicycle and trails network should be connected
to existing or proposed bicycle and trail networks wherever possible.
C. Public frontages.
(1) Public frontages shall be designed as shown in Figure 3 and shown
within neighborhoods as specified in Table 4.
Figure 3: Public Frontages
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Frontage Type
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Residential
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Nonresidential
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Public frontage
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Total width
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12 to 18 feet
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18 to 24 feet
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18 to 30 feet
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Curb
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Type
Radius
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Raised curb
5 to 20 feet
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Raised curb
5 to 20 feet
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Raised curb
5 to 20 feet
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Walkway
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Type
Width
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Sidewalk
4 to 8 feet
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Sidewalk
12 to 20 feet
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Sidewalk
12 to 30 feet
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Planter
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Arrangement
Species
Planter type
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Regular
Single
Continuous planter
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Regular
Single
Continuous planter
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Opportunistic
Single
Tree well
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Tree guidelines
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Pin Oak
Red Oak
White Oak
Ginkgo Biloba
London planetree
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Ginkgo Biloba
White Ash
Hackberry
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Ginkgo Biloba
White Ash
Hackberry
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(2) Within the public frontages, the prescribed types of street trees
and examples of streetlight types shall be as shown in Figures 3,
4, and 5. The spacing may be adjusted to accommodate specific site
conditions, such as building entrances.
Figure 4: Street Light Types (for illustration purposes
only)
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Figure 5: Street Trees
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Residential
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Non-Residential
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Oval
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Ball
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Pyramid
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Umbrella
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Vase
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Table 4: Use and Dimensional Guidelines by Neighborhood
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Neighborhood
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Residential
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Nonresidential
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A.
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Block size
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Block perimeter
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3,000 feet maximum
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2,400 feet maximum
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B.
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Minimum lot area
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6,000 square feet
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4,000 square feet
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Lot occupation
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Lot width
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18 feet minimum
96 feet maximum
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18 feet minimum
180 feet maximum
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Lot coverage
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30% maximum
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80% maximum
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D.
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Building setback
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Front
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10 feet minimum
25 feet maximum
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0 feet minimum
12 feet maximum
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Side
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10 feet minimum
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0 feet minimum
24 feet maximum
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Rear
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25 feet minimum
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3 feet minimum
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E.
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Building disposition (see Figure 6) or 15 feet from center of
alley
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Edge yard
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Prohibited
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Side yard
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Permitted
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Rear yard
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Permitted
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F.
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Private frontages (see Figure 8)
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Common yard
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Prohibited
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Porch and fence
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Permitted
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Prohibited
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Terrace or lower court
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Permitted
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Forecourt
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Permitted
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Stoop
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Permitted
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Shopfront and awning
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Permitted
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Gallery
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Permitted
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Arcade
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Permitted
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G.
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Building height (see Figure 9)
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Principal building
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35 feet
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3 stories maximum
2 stories minimum
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Outbuilding
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2 stories maximum
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2 stories maximum
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J.
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Building uses (see Table 2)
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Residential
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Open use
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Open use
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Lodging
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Restricted use
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Open use
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Office
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Restricted use
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Open use
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Retail
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Restricted use
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Open use
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