A.

The schedule of regulations entitled "Schedule of General Regulations", as set forth below, applying to the uses of land and buildings, the yards, and other open spaces to be provided contiguous thereto, and all other matters contained therein, as indicated for the various zones established by this Ordinance, is hereby declared to be a part of this Ordinance. Said regulations listed for each zone as designated, reading from left to right across the schedule, are hereby prescribed for such zones, subject to the other provisions of this Ordinance, and shall be deemed to be the minimum requirements in every instance of their application.

B.

Schedule of General Regulations

Footnotes appear on the following pages.

FOOTNOTES

(a)

Combined side yards must total thirty (30) feet.

(b)

May be seventy-five (75) feet with a three hundred (300) foot minimum setback in all yards.

(c)

For structures along Springfield, Plainfield, or Snyder Avenues: Twelve (12) feet from the right-of-way line to provide for sufficient area between the curb line and building line to create a tree planting and/or landscaping/lighting area of six (6) feet in width and a six (6) foot minimum width sidewalk. For all other structures - twenty (20) feet.

(d)

See Supplementary Table.

(e)

For buildings not exceeding two (2) stories (10) feet; for each additional story, an additional ten (10) feet.

(f)

Reserved.

(g)

From the Springfield Avenue Right-of-Way twenty (20) feet and fifteen (15) feet from all other rights-of-way.

(h)

For buildings up to one and one half (1½) stories, twenty (20) feet combined with one (1) minimum yard of twelve (12) feet; for buildings over one and one half (1½) half stories and not over two and one half (2½) stories, thirty (30) feet combined with one (1) minimum yard of fourteen (14) feet; for buildings over two and one half (2½) stories, forty (40) feet combined with one (1) minimum yard of twenty-four (24) feet.

(i)

From the Springfield Avenue Right-of-Way twenty (20) feet and ten (10) feet from all other rights-of-way.

(j)

For buildings up to one and one half (1½) stories fifteen (15) feet combined with one (1) minimum yard of ten (10) feet; for buildings over one and one half (1½) half stories and not over two and one half (2½) stories eighteen (18) feet combined with one (1) minimum yard of ten (10) feet; for buildings over two and one half (2½) stories twenty-five (25) feet combined with one (1) minimum yard of fifteen (15) feet.

(k)

From Springfield, Plainfield, or Snyder Avenues thirty-five (35) feet or the average setback of existing buildings on the same side of the street in the same block; twenty-five (25) feet in all other locations.

(l)

See Supplementary Table.

(m)

See Supplementary Table. The side yard dimensions in the Supplementary Table may be reduced by not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the stated dimension for principal buildings.

(n)

See Supplementary Table. The rear yard dimensions in the Supplementary Table may be reduced by not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the stated dimension for principal buildings.

(o)

Reserved.

(p)

Must be forty (40) feet if two and one-half (2½) stories or greater.

(q)

May be ten (10) feet if abutting non-residential use.

(r)

From OL Zone ten (10) feet. From all other zones eighteen (18) feet if one and one-half (1½) stories or less, twenty-five (25) feet if greater than one and one-half (1½) stories.

(s)

May be twenty (20) feet if abutting OL Zone.

(t)

May be five (5) feet from railroad right-of-way.

(u)

Measured from internal roadway setback.

(v)

See Supplementary Table. The rear yard shall be a common rear yard for all units with an area adequate for the number of units abutting same in a generally triangular shape. This area shall be maintained as a common open space for the benefit of all adjacent properties.

(w)

Within a group of OR-B zoned lots involving a total of seventy (70) acres or more, a maximum of one (1) lot may be as small as six (6) acres.

(x)

Sideyard setback shall be measured as the distance between the principal building and the closest principal building on any adjacent lot for lots within the OR-B Zone.

(y)

Reserved.

(z)

Reserved.

(aa)

Reserved.

(bb)

In addition to head houses, elevator shafts, elevated tanks, chimneys, dish antennae and the like, architectural elements, such as clock towers and skylights above atriums, shall not be included in the calculation of height, so long as such architectural element does not exceed twelve (12) percent of the total roof area and does not exceed the permitted height by more than fifteen (15') feet.

(cc)

All buildings and structures shall not exceed three (3) stories, with the third (3 ^rd ) story being built into the roof of the building or structure to give the appearance of a two and one-half (2½) story building or structure at the street level.

(dd)

The minimum required side yard and rear yard setback for an accessory building or structure shall be increased by one (1) foot for every one (1) foot of building height of the accessory building or structure greater than fifteen (15') feet in height, not to exceed the required setback for a Principal Building in the zone.

(Ord. No. 8-07, § 1(b), 3-27-2007; Ord. No. 10-2010, § 2, 8-10-2010; Ord. No. 2-2011, § 1, 1-25-2011; Ord. No. 27-2017, § 1, 10-10-2017; Ord. No. 2-2021, § 1, 3-2-2021; Ord. No. 33-2023, § I(Exh. 1), 12-19-2024)