Lake Como City Zoning Code
§ 17-9.1
R-60, R-50 and R-40 Single-Family Residential Districts.
[Ord. No. 90-535; Ord. No. 94-599; Ord. No. 2005-753; Ord. No. 2010-842; Ord. No. 2011-861; Ord. No. 2011-865; Ord. No. 2012-871; Ord. No. 2014-894 §§ 2-4]
b.
Accessory Uses Permitted.
c.
Building Height. See Section 17-7 for "Building height" and "Building heights for lots of undersized width." The maximum allowable height for buildings on lots with undersized width shall have the maximum allowed building height reduced by the same percentage that the lot is undersized in width (i.e. 30 foot wide lot where forty (40) foot lot is required is only seventy-five (75%) percent of the required width, therefore, the allowed maximum height would be only seventy-five (75%) percent of the normal thirty-five (35) foot height allowed or twenty-six (26) feet inches maximum height).
d.
Area and Yard Requirements:
[Amended 3-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-970]
Principal Building | Minimum Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
R-60 | R-50 | R-40 | |
Lot Area | 6,000 sq. ft. | 5,000 sq. ft. | 4,000 sq. ft. |
Lot Frontage | 60 feet | 50 feet | 40 feet |
Lot Width | 60 feet | 50 feet | 40 feet |
Lot Depth | 100 feet | 100 feet | 100 feet |
Front Yard Setback (1)* | 25 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet |
Rear Yard Setback | 10 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet |
Side Yard Setback | 5 feet and 10 feet | 5 feet (each) | 3 feet (each) |
FAR | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
*(1) | The front yard setback for properties on North Boulevard between Main Street and Fernwood Road shall be a minimum of sixty (60) feet. |
NOTE: | |
Front yard setback for all zones (including zones R-60, R-50 and R-40) shall be as above or the average of the front yard setbacks for the block from intersection to intersection on the same side of the street, whichever is less. In addition, first floor covered open porches and/or uncovered decks may extend a maximum depth of eight (8) feet into the required front yard area as long as the distance from the front edge of the open porch/deck to the front property line maintains a minimum setback of 10 feet, but in no case shall the front edge of any steps be closer than two feet to a Borough sidewalk. (Note: The average setback measurements shall be the responsibility of the applicant and shall be certified by a surveyor, engineer, architect or Zoning Officer. Said front yard setback measurements shall be taken from a permanently enclosed living area to the front yard property line. Example: In order to have an eight (8) foot deck or open porch, a front yard setback of at least eighteen (18) feet from the permanent living area to the front yard property line would be required.) | |
e.
Maximum Lot Coverage:
1.
Building area coverage shall be limited to a maximum of 40% of the total lot area for buildings, including the principal building, accessory buildings and decks.
[Amended 8-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-963]
2.
Impervious area coverage shall be limited to a maximum of sixty (60%) percent of the total lot area including buildings, decks, sidewalks, driveways, patios, etc. (Note: Dry-laid brick pavers, gravel and open "boardwalk" decking over a pervious sub-base shall for this definition be calculated as 50% impervious.)
3.
In addition, the impervious area coverage for any required front yard area shall be further limited to a maximum of 50% of the required front yard area, leaving a minimum of 50% open for landscaping area. (Note: Dry-laid brick pavers, road gravel and open "boardwalk" decking reduction listed above shall not be valid for the required front yard calculation). The required front yard area shall be measured from the required front yard setback line to either the front property line or the edge of any existing Borough sidewalk, whichever is closer.