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East Hills City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

Residence R-2 Districts

§ 271-37 Applicability.

The provisions of this article shall apply to an R-2 District.

§ 271-38 Permitted uses.

A. 
No building or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or part thereof shall be erected, used or altered unless in conformity with the regulations herein specified and except for the purposes set forth in this article and for no other purpose.
B. 
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Any one of the uses and purposes set forth in Article III hereof.
(2) 
Fences: See § 271-14.
(3) 
Office of a doctor, dentist or lawyer residing on the premises, provided that there is no display of advertising except a small professional nameplate; one nonresident employee shall be permitted in such office.

§ 271-39 Height restrictions.

A. 
The height of any principal building shall not exceed 30 feet.
[Amended 9-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
B. 
The height of any accessory building shall not exceed 20 feet.
C. 
The height of any boundary line fence shall not exceed four feet.

§ 271-40 Required lot area.

A. 
The principal building, as herein defined, or any part thereof shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired or used on a plot containing an area of not less than 10,000 square feet contained in one lot. Notwithstanding any other state or local law to the contrary, the minimum lot area herein may not be met by combining two or more contiguous plots of land each of which is less than such required minimum lot area.
[Amended 8-16-1999 by L.L. No. 5-1999]
B. 
There shall not be more than one principal building or portion thereof to each 10,000 square feet contained in a plot.

§ 271-41 Lot coverage.

All buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover 25% of the area of the plot.

§ 271-42 Required floor area.

No main dwelling shall be erected unless it has a habitable floor area of at least 1,200 square feet to be completed prior to occupancy.

§ 271-43 Yards.

Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards not less than the depths or widths following.
A. 
Front yard depth: 30 feet.
B. 
In the case of a single-family dwelling, there shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building, the aggregate widths of which shall be at least 30 feet. Neither side yard shall be less than 10 feet wide.
C. 
Rear yard depth: 25 feet.
D. 
Corner lot: A building shall not be required to comply with Subsection A, but the depth of yard from any street line shall not be less than 25 feet.

§ 271-44 Street frontage required.

No lot shall have a street frontage of less than 100 feet.

§ 271-45 Projection of buildings.

No building or structure or part thereof shall project into any yard except as shall be specifically provided in this article.

§ 271-46 Permitted accessory structures.

Permitted accessory structures shall be as follows.
A. 
Stationary outdoor fireplaces: See § 271-22.
B. 
Outdoor pools: See § 271-35B.

§ 271-47 Accessory buildings and uses.

A. 
Accessory buildings or structures shall not occupy more than 15% of the rear yard. The yard area occupied by the accessory buildings or structures shall be included in computing the maximum percentage of the lot area which may be utilized for buildings.
B. 
Unless otherwise provided in this article, accessory buildings and structures shall be located in the rear yard and shall be not less than 15 feet distant from the main building, not less than five feet distant from the rear lot line, and not less than 10 feet distant from any side line, with the exception of boundary line fences and walls which may be located on the lot line.