ARTICLE VII RESIDENCE C DISTRICTS

Section 700.Intent. Residence C Districts are intended to accommodate the full range of housing types, including single-family detached, single-family attached, single-family semi-attached, two-family dwellings and multiple-family dwellings at higher densities.It is also intended to accommodate supporting public facilities, plus selected institutional uses.

Section 701.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 702.Accessory Use Regulations.In Residence C, accessory uses shall be allowed only in accordance with Article III, Section 308.

Section 703.Dimensional Regulations. See Article XV, Section 1501 for non-conforming lot standards.

1. Lot Area.Every building or group of buildings erected or used in whole or in part as a dwelling shall have a lot area and lot width at the front property line and at the building line equal to or greater than the requirements set forth below:

2. Building Area.No 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. See also Article III, Section 308.3 for detached garage location.Notwithstanding the following provisions, no part of any building except the outside steps and landing, shall be nearer to any front property line than the corresponding parts of the nearest building on either side thereof facing on the same street.In no case need this setback distance exceed twenty-five (25) feet.

a. Front Yard.A front yard shall be provided on every lot as follows:

(1) Where the alignment of a building is not controlled by the preceding paragraph, no part of any building, except the outside steps and landing, shall extend within ten (10) feet of the front property line. At least fifty (50) percent of the front yard shall be planted with grass or otherwise landscaped in a manner consistent with 201.28 and no parking shall be allowed within this landscaped 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(s).Additionally, the front wall of any building shall be set back no farther that the rear wall of the nearest building on either side thereof facing on the same street.

(2) Landings may extend in width one (1) foot beyond the front door frame on each side of the door.

(3) Access sidewalks not exceeding four (4) feet in width may be included in the fifty percent (50%) landscaping requirement.

(4) For multiple-family dwellings, no parking space shall be located in the front of any principal building, except that parking spaces may be located in the front of such buildings by special permit by the Planning Board upon a finding by the Planning Board that: (a) such parking spaces are necessary to the use with which they are connected, that they cannot be practically located elsewhere on the lot; (b) that their location in the front of any principal buildings will not depreciate property values or cause vehicular or pedestrian traffic hazards or substantially decrease the open aspect of the street; and (c)that such parking spaces are and otherwise arranged in accordance with the concept of this Ordinance.

b. Side Yards.Side yards shall be provided on every lot as follows (non-conforming lots are subject to the provisions of Article XV, Section 1501):

(1) For every single, two-family detached, and multiple family dwelling, there shall be two (2) side yards, both of which shall be equal to or greater than seven (7) feet in width.

(2) In the case of a single-family attached dwelling, no side yard shall be required.

(3) In the case of a corner lot, there shall be no less than ten (10) feet between the building and the side street line.

c. Rear Yard.One (1) yard not less than twenty (20) feet in depth shall be provided.Roofless ground story projections from the building may extend to within fifteen (15) feet of the rear lot line.

d. Distance Between Buildings.In the case of a lot or project area containing more than one (1) principal building, the distance between any two such detached buildings shall be equal to or greater than fifteen (15) feet.

4. Height.No building or structure shall exceed three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet except a school, college, university, church belfry, chimney, flag pole,library, or municipal or institutional building and their accessory buildings may be erected to a heightnot to exceed three (3) stories or sixty (60) 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 in height at the ridge line.

5. 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.

Section 704.Public or Private Way.

1. All ways furnishing access to any multiple family dwelling erected under the provisions of this Article VII shall be provided in accordance with the applicable Rules and Regulations for the development of Subdivisions of the Planning Board of the City of Springfield.

2. In conformance with Section III-C of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations, the Planning Board shall determine what is adequate access to each building.This includes the construction characteristics of the ways.In no case shall a drive be less than twenty (20) feet in paved width.Principal criteria to be considered in this site plan review are:

a. The distance from each building to the nearest way providing access.Generally, no rear wall of any building shall be more than three hundred (350) feet from a street built to City standards and no building shall exceed three hundred (300) feet in length.

b. Number of apartment units or parking spaces to be served by the way.

c. Accessibility to fire and other emergency or service vehicles.

3. In addition to the requirements specified for a subdivision plan, the applicant's site plan shall show all proposed structures, parking areas, loading areas, drives, sidewalks, buffer areas, and wooded areas to remain. Subdivision approval shall bind the developer to these facilities as shown on the site plan.