The regulations for these districts are designated
to accommodate higher density residential development in areas conducive
to this type of development in terms of location, accessibility, existing
development patterns and anticipated growth trends.
A structure may be erected or used and a lot
may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other:
A. Uses permitted in the A and B Residential Districts,
subject to the regulations of these districts.
B. Two-family attached or semidetached dwellings.
The following special exception uses shall be
permitted, upon the issuance of a permit by the Zoning Hearing Board
as provided in this chapter:
A. Special exception uses as specified in the A and B
Residential Districts.
In this district, any structure hereafter erected
or any lot hereafter used or occupied for any lawful purpose shall
provide the minimum and not exceed the maximum dimensions specified
below:
A. The building area shall not exceed 40% of the lot
area, and in no case shall a building be erected on a lot with an
area of less than 5,000 square feet and a width of less than 50 feet.
[Amended 9-26-2007 by Ord. No. 1903]
B. There shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall
be at least 15 feet.
C. In case of a corner lot, a front yard as provided for in §
325-23B shall be required on each street on which the lot abuts.
D. In case of a single-family detached dwelling there
shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building, the
aggregate width of which shall be at least 20 feet. Neither side yard
shall be less than eight feet wide. In case of a single-family semidetached
dwelling, the one building comprising two dwellings shall have two
side yards, neither of which shall be less than 10 feet wide.
E. In case of any building other than a single-family
dwelling or a building accessory thereto, there shall be two side
yards. If such building is not over 40 feet high, the width of each
of the two side yards shall be at least 20 feet; and if such building
is over 40 feet high, this width shall be increased five feet for
each 12 feet, or portion thereof, by which the building exceeds 40
feet in height.
F. There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall
be at least 25 feet; provided that if at the time this chapter becomes
effective any lot is held in single and separate ownership with a
depth of less than 100 feet, the depth of the rear yard shall be at
least 15 feet. In the case of a building over 40 feet high, the depth
shall be increased five feet for each 12 feet or portion thereof by
which the building exceeds 40 feet in height.
G. No garage or accessory building that is separated
from the main building shall hereafter be located at a distance of
less than 20 feet from any portion of any other building erected on
the same lot. A deck addition is not to be included as part of the
main building for purposes of this calculation.
[Amended 4-20-1995 by Ord. No. 1735]
H. Accessory structure dimensional requirements shall be as required by Article
XIII of this chapter.
I. No building may be erected, altered or used, nor may
any lot be used, which may be noxious or offensive by reason of odor,
dust, smoke, gas, vibration or noise.
J. The minimum habitable floor area of any new dwelling
or reconverted unit hereafter utilized shall be:
(1) One-story dwelling: 720 square feet for residential
purposes.
(2) One-and-one-half-story dwelling: approximately 835
square feet for residential purposes.
(3) Two-story dwelling: 950 square feet for residential
purposes.
K. Flag lot conditions and standards shall be as required by Article
XIII of this chapter.