In a Single- and Multifamily Residential District R3,500, area, yard, coverage and height provisions shall be as follows:
A. General. The area, yard, coverage and height provisions established by this section apply to all permitted uses in R3,500 Districts for which special criteria are not established elsewhere in this chapter.
B. Area.
(1) Area per establishment. The minimum area per establishment as defined herein shall be 1/2 acre.
(2) Area per single-family, two-family or semidetached dwelling. The minimum lot area per two-family or semidetached dwelling as defined herein shall be 1/2 acre.
(3) Area per dwelling unit for multifamily, row or townhouse dwellings. The minimum lot area per dwelling unit for a multifamily, row or townhouse dwelling of three or more dwelling units shall be 20,000 square feet plus 3,500 square feet per dwelling unit for any dwelling units in excess of two.
C. Lot dimensions.
(1) Interior lots. The minimum width of an interior lot as defined herein at the front building line shall be 60 feet.
(2) Corner lots. The minimum width of a corner lot as defined herein at the building line parallel to the street considered to be the front street shall be 60 feet.
D. Yards on interior lots for dwelling structures.
(1) Front yards. No part of any dwelling building or structure shall extend nearer to the street line than 25 feet or nearer to the center line of the street than 40 feet, whichever distance requires the greater setback from the street line. However, when a use is also located within one of the historic district overlays, the front setbacks shall maintain the build-to line that currently exists either by emulating the setbacks of structures immediately adjacent or from an average of setbacks along the block.
(2) Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
(3) Side yards.
(a) Single-family dwellings. There shall be two side yards with a total width of not less than 30 feet for a single-family dwelling located on an interior lot. The minimum width of any side yard shall not be less than 10 feet.
(b) Two-family dwellings. There shall be two side yards with a total width of not less than 30 feet for a two-family dwelling located on an interior lot. The minimum width of any side yard shall not be less than 10 feet.
(c) Semidetached dwellings. There shall be one side yard of not less than 15 feet for each semidetached dwelling located on an interior lot.
(d) Multifamily dwellings or residential hotels of three or more dwelling units. There shall be two side yards having a total width of not less than 36 feet plus six additional feet for each dwelling unit in excess of three contained in the building for multifamily dwelling buildings or residential hotels located on interior lots. The width of the narrower of the two side yards shall not be less than 1/3 of the total width of the two side yards. However, any side yard in excess of 60 feet accumulated under the above schedule may be applied as additional width for one or more outer courts which, to start with, are not less than 35 feet wide or 35 feet deep.
(e) Row or townhouse dwellings. There shall be two side yards per group of row or townhouse dwellings, having a total width of not less than 36 feet plus six additional feet for each dwelling in excess of three included in the group or row located on an interior lot. The total width of the two side yards shall be equally distributed between the two side yards.
E. Yards on corner lots for dwelling structures. In the case of a corner lot, both yards abutting streets shall be considered front yards and shall be determined as provided in Subsection
D(1). In addition, there shall be one rear yard with a minimum width of 25 feet and one minimum side yard specified for the class of dwelling building to be located on the corner lot as specified in Subsection
D(3).
F. Yards on interior lots for nondwelling structures.
(1) Front yards. No part of any nondwelling structure shall extend nearer to the street line than 25 feet or nearer to the center line of the street than 45 feet, whichever distance requires the greater setback from the street line.
(2) Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard of not less than five feet, except that, in the case of a through lot, the front yard requirement specified in Subsection
F(1) shall be observed on both streets.
(3) Side yards. Unless otherwise specified, each nondwelling structure shall have two side yards with a total width of not less than 30 feet. The width of the narrower of the two side yards shall not be less than five feet.
G. Yards on corner lots for nondwelling structures. In the case of a corner lot, both yards abutting streets shall be considered front yards and shall be determined as provided in Subsection
F(1). In addition, there shall be a rear yard with a minimum width of 25 feet and a side yard with a minimum width of five feet.
H. Height.
(1) Dwelling buildings or structures: 35 feet for principal structures and 20 feet for accessory structures.
(2) Nondwelling buildings or structures: 35 feet for principal structures and 20 feet for accessory structures.