TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING
CHAPTER 14-200. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
§14-206.1. "R-5A" Residential District. [23]
(1) Use Regulations. The specific uses permitted in this
district shall be the erection, construction, alteration, or use of buildings
and/or land for:
(a) The uses permitted in "R-4" Residential Districts,
subject to all qualifications imposed on such uses;
(b) Detached and
semi-detached duplex dwellings.
(2) Area Regulations.
(a) Lot
Width and Area. The minimum lot width shall be 25 feet, and the minimum lot area
shall be 2,250 square feet.
(b) Occupied Area. Not more than 50% of the
lot area shall be occupied by buildings.
(c) Open Area. The open area
shall be not less than 50% of the lot area and shall consist of front, side and
rear yards of at least the minimum dimensions herein
designated.
(d) Building Set-back Line. The building set-back line
shall be eight feet from all street lines.
(e) Front Yards. The minimum
depth of a front yard shall be the depth required between the street line and
the building setback line, as herein specified.
(f) Side
Yards.
(.1) Every detached dwelling and every building other than a
dwelling shall have two side yards, neither of which shall be less than eight
feet wide (subject to exception for existing buildings, see §
14-104(12)).
(.2) Every semi-detached dwelling shall have a side yard
not less than eight feet wide.
(g) Courts. Courts when used shall be in
addition to the open area required. The minimum widths of courts shall be the
same as the minimum widths required for side yards, except inner courts and open
courts between wings of the same building, which are governed by the provisions
of § 14-231(1).
(h) Rear Yards.
(.1) The minimum depth
of a rear yard shall be 15 feet for a single- family
dwelling;
(.2) The minimum depth of a rear yard shall be 20 feet for a
duplex dwelling;
(.3) The minimum depth of a rear yard for any
building other than a dwelling shall be 20 feet.
(3) Height
Regulations.
(a) The maximum height of a dwelling shall be 35 feet
above the average ground level at the base of the building, but in no case over
three stories.
(b) The permitted height of non-residential buildings
shall be 35 feet, except that one foot of additional height may be added for
each additional foot the building sets back from all lot lines; provided,
however, that the maximum height of any such building shall be 60 feet (subject
to the provisions of § 14-231(2)).
(4) Off-street Parking. See
§ 14-1400 of this Title.