§14-217. "R-16" Residential District.
(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-14" Residential
Districts, subject to all qualifications imposed on such
uses;
(b) Attached residential dwellings of all classes permitted in
any residential district.
(2) Area Regulations.
(a) Lot Width
and Area. There shall be no required minimum lot width or area in this
district.
(b) Occupied Area. Subject to all other provisions and
requirements of this district, buildings may occupy up to 100% of the lot area,
except that buildings of 5 stories or less shall occupy not more than 80% of the
lot area on intermediate lots, and 90% of the lot area on corner
lots.
(c) Open Area. Open area shall be determined by the other
provisions and requirements of this district, except that buildings of five
stories or less shall have an open area of not less than 20% of the lot area on
intermediate lots and 10% on corner lots, which open area may consist of front,
side or rear yards and open courts. Any open area shall comply with the minimum
dimensions specified in (d), (e) and (f) of this section.
(d) Building
Set-back Line. No building set-back line shall be required in this district,
subject to the provisions of (e)(.1)
below.
(e) Yards.
(.1) Front Yards and Side Yards Facing
Streets. Any front wall or side wall of a structure containing one or more
legally required windows shall be located so that every point of said wall shall
be a minimum horizontal distance from the centerline of the street equal to
one-half the height of said point above the average ground level at the base of
the structure.
(.2) Other Side Yards and Certain Open Courts. Any side
wall which does not face a street, and any open court which is not between the
wings of the same building, containing one or more legally required windows
shall be located so that the first five stories of said wall shall be a minimum
horizontal distance of eight feet from the side lot line, and for each
additional five stories or less of said wall, a minimum additional horizontal
distance of eight feet from the side lot line shall be added. Any building
having a side wall (regardless of height) which does not contain legally
required windows need not have a side yard, but if a side yard is provided, it
shall have a minimum width of eight feet (subject to exception, see §
14-104(12)).
(.3) Rear Yards. Any rear wall of a structure containing
one or more legally required windows shall be located so that the first five
stories of said wall shall be a minimum horizontal distance of 15 feet from the
rear lot line, and for each additional five stories or less of said wall, a
minimum additional horizontal distance of 15 feet from the rear lot line shall
be added; provided, that where said wall faces upon a street, said distances may
be measured from the centerline of said street, rather than the lot line. Any
building have a rear wall (regardless of height) which does not contain legally
required windows need not have a rear yard, but if a rear yard is provided, it
shall have a minimum depth of 15 feet.
(f) Courts. Courts, when used,
shall have minimum widths as follows:
(.1) The minimum width of open
courts not between wings of the same building shall be not less than eight
feet;
(.2) The minimum width of courts between wings of the same
structure shall be determined by the following requirements:
(.a) For
buildings of three stories or less and not in excess of thirty-five feet high,
the minimum width shall be not less than the length or depth of such
court.
(.b) For buildings over three stories or over thirty-five feet
in height, whichever is less, the minimum width shall be not less than the
length or depth of such court plus one-third of that portion of the height of
the building over three stories or thirty-five feet.
(.3) The
dimensions of an inner court shall be equal to the height of the higher wall
between which each dimension of the inner court is being
measured.
(3) Height Regulations. There shall be no height regulations
except as height may be limited by the other applicable provisions of this
district.
(4) Floor Area. No building in this district shall have a
gross floor area (as defined in Section 14-102(25)) greater than that permitted
under the provisions herein set forth:
(a) Basic Floor Area. Every
building in this district shall be permitted a gross floor area equal to 500% of
the area of the lot.
(b) Additional Floor Area. In addition to the
Basic Floor Area, any building in this district shall be permitted additional
gross floor area in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
14-1300.
[32] (5) Off-street Parking.
See § 14-1400 of this Title.