ARTICLE VI-A - RESIDENCE B-1 DISTRICTS
Section 600-A.Intent.Residence B-1 Districts are intended to accommodate single-family and two-family houses at high densities.
Section 601-A.Use Regulations. A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any purpose in accordance with the Table of Use Regulations for Residential Districts in Article III and no other.
Section 602-A. Accessory Use Regulations.In Residence B-1, accessory uses shall be allowed only in accordance with Article III, Section 308.
Section 603-A.Dimensional Regulations. 1. Lot Area and Width.Every building or group of buildings hereafter erected or used in whole or in part as a dwelling shall have a lot area and lot width at the street line and the building line of not less than the requirements set below:
Type of Dwelling | Minimum Lot Area/Family | Minimum Lot Width at the Building Line | Minimum Lot Width at Front Property Line | Single-family detached | 4,500 s.f. | 45 | 45 | Single-family attached | 2,500 s.f. | 25 | 25 | Single-family semi-attached | 3,000 s.f. | 35 | 35 | Two-family detached | 3,000 s.f. | 50 | 50 | Two-family attached | 2,000 s.f. | 25 | 25 |
2. Building Area.Not more than fifty (50) percent of the area of each lot or project area may be occupied by buildings.At least ten (10) percent of the balance shall be planted in grass or otherwise landscaped, as opposed to either paving or some other artificial surface intended for parking.
3. Yards. Notwithstanding the following provisions, no part of any building, except the outside steps, shall be nearer to any street line than the corresponding parts of the nearest building on either side thereof facing on the same street, but in no case need this distance exceed fifteen (15) feet.
a. Front Yard.Where the alignment of a building is not controlled by the preceding paragraph, no part of any building, except the outside steps, shall extend within ten (10) feet of the street line of any street.At least fifty (50) percent of the required front yard shall be planted in grass or otherwise landscaped with live plant material, as opposed to either paving or some other artificial area.In the case of an interior lot, the front of a single-family or two-family house shall face the street and shall contain the main door or doors.
(1) Landings may extend in width one (1) foot beyond the front door frame on each side of the door.
(2) Access sidewalks not exceeding four (4) feet in width may be included in the seventy five percent (50%) landscaping requirement.
b. Side Yards.Side yards shall be provided on every lot as follows (subject to the provisions of Article XV, Section 1501):
(1) For every single-family detached or two-family detached there shall be two (2) side yards, neither of which shall be less than seven (7) feet in width. In the case of a corner lot, there shall be no less than ten (10) feet between the building and the side street line.
(2) For every semi-attached dwelling there shall be one (1) side yard which shall be not less than five (5) feet in width.
(3) In the case of an attached dwelling, no side yard shall be required.
c. Rear Yard.One (1) yard not less than twenty (20) feet in depth. Roofless ground story projections from the building may extend to within fifteen (15) feet of the rear lot line.
Section 604-A.Height.No building or structure shall exceed three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.All other accessory buildings shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height, except in the case of a garage residential, which shall not exceed twenty (20) feet at the ridge line.
Section 605-A.Off-Street Parking.One (1) individually accessible off-street parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit. For additional off-street parking and loading requirements, see Article XVII.
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