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ARTICLE XIII

Table of Height and Area Requirements

Sec. 29-76 Height and area requirements.

[Ord. No. 396 Art. XIII, 4-29-1960]
The required height and area regulations are established and shown on the accompanying table which is article XIII.
District
Maximum Height of Buildings Stories — Feet
Minimum Depth of Front Yard in Feet
Minimum Width of Side Yard in Feet
Minimum Depth of Rear Yard in Feet
Minimum Lot Area per Family in sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width in Feet
Minimum Residential Ground Floor Area in sq. ft.
R-1 Single-family dwelling
2½ — 35
40(1)
10
40
20,000
100
1,100
R-2 Single-family dwelling
2½ — 35
30(1)
10
30
10,000
85
1,100
R-3 Single-family dwelling
2½ — 35
30(1)
7.5
30
7,500
65
900
C-1 Local Business
2 — 35
30(1)
none (2)
none (4)
6,000, 1 family 3,000, other dwellings
—
—
C-2 Commercial
2 — 35
30(1)
none (2)
none (4)
Same as C-1 district
—
—
C-3 Shopping Center
2 — 35
30(1)
(3)
(3)
—
—
—
M-1 Industrial
3 — 45
30(1)
none (2)
none (4)
—
—
—
M-2 Controlled Industrial
2 — 35
See special regulations in article XII
(1)
Except that where the frontage is partially improved with buildings, front yards shall be provided as prescribed in section 29-82(b)(1), of article XIV.
(2)
No side yard required except on the side of a lot adjoining a dwelling district, in which case a side yard of not less than five (5) feet shall be provided in the business or commercial district, and of not less than ten (10) feet in the industrial district.
(3)
No building shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to any side lot line or than twenty-five (25) feet to any rear lot line of a lot in a dwelling district, provided further that the location and arrangement of buildings shall be specifically approved as specified in article X.
(4)
None required except on the rear of a lot abutting a dwelling district, in which case a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet shall be provided.
(5)
Two-family dwellings, where allowed under section 29-40(b)(2), of article VII, shall be one-story in height; the minimum lot area shall be three thousand (3,000) square feet per family and the minimum residential ground floor area shall be nine hundred (900) square feet per family.