The provisions of this article shall apply in
a Residence AAA District.
A building may be erected, altered or used and
a lot or premises may be used for any of the purposes set forth in
this article and for no other:
A.
A single-family detached dwelling.
B.
Church or other building used exclusively for religious
purposes.
C.
Agriculture, provided there is no display of harvested
products for sale and no advertising on the premises.
E.
Private garage, detached or attached or within the
main building.
G.
Professional office of a doctor, dentist, lawyer, teacher, artist, architect, engineer, accountant, ophthalmic dispenser or musician, as defined in § 70-231, provided that the office is located in the dwelling in which said professional person resides.
I.
A caretaker unit, as defined in § 70-231, located within a building or on a property designated on the National Register of Historic Places, State Register of Historic Places or designated as an individual landmark under Chapter 27 of this Code and having a portion of the building accessible to the public.
[Added 9-10-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
[Added 8-12-1980 by L.L. No. 10-1980]
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any of the purposes set forth in this article when authorized by the Board of Zoning and Appeals, pursuant to the provisions of Article XXIV, and for no other.
A.
In the case of a single-family dwelling, no building
shall exceed 2 1/2 stories, with a maximum height of 30 feet.
[Amended 6-25-2002 by L.L. No. 9-2002]
B.
In the case of a building other than a single-family
dwelling, no building or part thereof shall exceed three stories with
a maximum height of 45 feet, except a church spire or belfry.
[Amended 1-3-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
No dwelling or other building shall be constructed
on a lot containing an area of less than 20,000 square feet.
[Added 1-3-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006;
amended 8-5-2021 by L.L. No. 16-2021]
No dwelling or other building shall be constructed on a lot
unless it has a minimum lot width of 125 feet at the required front
setback line. A minimum lot width of 40 feet shall be maintained at
all points between the property line at the street and the front setback
line.
[Amended 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
The lot coverage shall not exceed 15% of the
lot area.
No dwelling shall be erected unless it has a
habitable floor area on the first floor of at least 1,700 square feet.
A.
There shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall
be not less than 40 feet from the front property line.
B.
On a corner lot a front yard shall be required on
each street. The front yard on the narrower street frontage shall
be not less than 40 feet in depth and the other front yard shall be
not less than 35 feet in depth, and, if the street frontages are equal,
a minimum front yard of 40 feet shall be required on each street front.
C.
The minimum front yard depth for detached dwellings
shall be the same as the average front yard depth of the existing
primary buildings used as dwellings within 350 feet on each side of
the lot on the same side of the street and within the same zoning
district, or 40 feet, whichever is greater. No front yard shall be
required to have a depth greater than 60 feet. On a lot with multiple
street fronts, the average front yard setback shall only apply to
the primary front yard.
[Added 1-3-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006;
amended 7-10-2012 by L.L. No. 11-2012; 8-5-2021 by L.L. No. 16-2021]
A.
On an interior lot, a single-family dwelling shall
have two side yards, one on each side of the main building, the aggregate
width of which shall be not less than 35% of the width of the lot,
but in no case shall any side yard be less than 20 feet in width.
B.
On a corner lot, a single-family dwelling shall have only one side yard. Said yard shall be on the side adjoining the interior lot opposite the front yard having the greater street frontage. Said side yard shall have a minimum width of 20 feet. The two yards fronting on streets shall be considered front yards as provided under § 70-10B. The remaining yard shall be considered the rear yard and shall conform to the provisions of § 70-12.
C.
On an interior lot, a main building other than a single-family
dwelling shall have two side yards, each having a minimum of 25 feet
in width. If such building is over 35 feet in height, the width of
each side yard shall be not less than 30 feet.
D.
On a corner lot, a building other than a single-family dwelling shall have only one side yard. Said yard shall be on the side adjoining the interior lot opposite the front yard having the greater street frontage. Said side yard shall have a minimum uniform width of 25 feet for a building 35 feet or less in height and a minimum uniform width of 30 feet for a building over 35 feet in height. The remaining yard shall be considered the rear yard and shall conform to the provisions of § 70-12.
E.
Where a garage door(s) faces a side property line,
a setback of 25 feet shall be provided between the side property line
and the closest point of the garage structure.
[Added 1-3-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
F.
An areaway may extend into the required side yard,
provided that, for any areaway projecting closer than four feet to
a side property line, the entire areaway must be protected by a horizontal
grating constructed in conformance with the requirements of the Building
Code.
[Added 1-3-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which
shall be not less than 25 feet for all buildings 35 feet or less in
height. For buildings over 35 feet in height, the depth of the rear
yard shall be not less than 30 feet.
[Added 3-25-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986]
Parking shall be required in accordance with the requirements set forth in § 70-103.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 70-12.2,
Floor area ratio (FAR), added 2-19-1991 by L.L. No. 5-1991, as amended,
was repealed 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999.
[Added 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
All new construction and alterations shall be
contained within the area defined by the required sky exposure planes.
A.
There shall be a sky exposure plane projecting inward
from each front and side property line at a ratio of one foot vertical
to one foot horizontal.
B.
At no point may a structure be built higher than one
times the horizontal distance from a lot line.
C.
The foregoing requirements for sky exposure plane
shall not apply to alterations to existing single-family dwellings,
provided that:
(1)
The existing dwelling has either a valid certificate
of occupancy or a valid certificate of existing use effective as of
December 31, 1999; and
(2)
The alteration does not include demolition of more
than 40% of the building's perimeter as it existed on December 31,
1999; and
(3)
The maximum height to the ridge does not exceed 30
feet.
[Added 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
[Added 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
For all new construction, alterations or landscaping
changes, a front yard may not be covered more than 30% by any impervious
material or other type of paving. Water flow from paved areas must
be controlled to alleviate excessive runoff onto adjacent properties.
[Added 12-14-1999 by L.L. No. 14-1999]
The maximum height to the uppermost eave shall
be 22 feet, as measured from the preexisting average grade at the
perimeter of the building.
