[Amended 4-17-1998 by Ord. No. 74-98; 2-8-2002 by Ord. No.
106-01; 2-13-2004 by Ord. No. 121-03]
A. Lots east of Ocean Drive (standard lot width: 50 feet).
[Amended 12-10-2010 by Ord. No. 155-10]
(1) Setback requirements shall be as follows:
(a)
Front: 20 feet from the west property line.
(b)
Rear: no structure more than 87 feet east of
west side of property line.
(2) Dwellings in the R-1 District on lots east of Ocean
Drive may include, for the purpose of primary access only, steps,
ramp or platform in the front setback area, provided that:
[Amended 4-17-1998 by Ord. No. 74-98; 12-10-2010 by Ord. No.
155-10; 3-14-2014 by Ord. No. 171-13]
(a)
No step, ramp or platform shall be wider than
four feet nor longer than five feet extending toward the west property
line;
(b)
The top of the step, ramp or platform shall
be no higher than the elevation of the first livable floor of the
dwelling;
(c)
Such structures must otherwise be in compliance
with the International Codes, IBC/IRC, as specified by the Sussex
County Building Department and Coastal Floodplain Regulations, as
amended; and
(d)
Off-street parking requirements of Article
XIII, §
145-41A, are satisfied.
B. Lots west of Ocean Drive (standard lot width: 70 feet).
(1) Setback requirements shall be as follows:
(2) Corner lots adjacent to Route No. 1.
(a)
Front yards shall be measured from the Town
street running east and west, thus providing front yards which face
either north or south.
(b)
Rear yards shall be that part of the lot adjacent
to and bordering another lot and face either north or south.
(c)
Side yards shall be measured from the east and
west boundary lines; the western side yard shall be 20 feet from the
Route No. 1 right-of-way, and the eastern side yard shall be 10 feet
from the adjacent property line.
(3) Corner lots adjacent to Ocean Drive.
(a)
Front yards shall be measured from the Town
street running east and west, thus providing front yards which face
either north or south.
(b)
Rear yards shall be that part of the lot adjacent
to and bordering another lot and face either north or south.
(c)
Side yards shall be measured from the east and
west boundary lines; the eastern side yard shall be 20 feet from Ocean
Drive, and the western side yard shall be 10 feet from the adjacent
property line.
C. Lots fronting Ocean Drive, facing east (standard lot
width: 70 feet). Setback requirements shall be as follows:
D. Lots abutting Sea Side Drive (ocean side of Sea Side
Drive) (standard lot width: 50 feet). Setback requirements shall be
as follows:
[Amended 12-10-2010 by Ord. No. 155-10]
(2) Rear: no structure more than 72 feet east of west
side of property line.
E. Lots abutting Sea Side Drive (except ocean side of
Sea Side Drive) (standard lot width: 70 feet). Setback requirements
shall be as follows:
F. Existing
dwellings raised to meet BFE or to provide freeboard in the R-1 District
on lots west of Ocean Drive and east of Delaware Route No. 1, or abutting
Sea Side Drive may include steps, a ramp, or platform in the setback
area, provided that each of the following are satisfied:
[Added 5-13-2016 by Ord.
No. 180-16]
(1) No
other reasonable alternative is possible, such as, but not limited
to, changing the direction of the steps, a ramp, or platform;
(2) No
step, ramp or platform shall be wider than four feet or longer than
five feet extending toward the property line;
(3) The
top of the step, ramp, or platform shall be no higher than the elevation
of the first livable floor of the dwelling;
(4) Such
structures must otherwise be in compliance with the International
Codes, IBC/IRC, as specified by the Sussex County Building Department
and Coastal Floodplain Regulations, as amended; and
(5) Off-street parking requirements of Article
XIII, §
145-41A, are satisfied.
G. For structures allowed in the setback area, see §
145-38H,
J,
K, and
L.
[Added 3-14-2014 by Ord. No. 171-13]