Effective on: 1/1/1901

7. Lot Averaging. Lot averaging is a design technique that replaces minimum lot dimensions with an average lot width and size. On an optional basis, the lot area and width dimensions in Table 3-1-1.02, Residential Development Standards, may be averages for each zoning district. Lot averaging may only be applied where both of the following conditions apply:
   1. Equal to or Greater. The average lot area and average lot width are equal to or greater than the lot area and lot width specified in Table 3-1-2.02, Residential Development Standards.
   2. Greater than 90 Percent. No lot has a lot area or lot width that is less than 90 percent of the lot area or lot width specified in Table 3-1-1.02, Residential Development Standards (see Figure 3-1-1.02, Lot Averaging).

8. Requirements for Phased Developments. The maximum residential development capacity of the entire parcel proposed for development shall be used for calculating compliance with the minimum open space ratio and maximum gross density set out in Table 3-1-1.02, Residential Development Standards.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

5. Alternate Setback Standards.
   1. Generally. This Subsection applies only to modifications of existing buildings, where the proposed modification involves encroachment into a setback that is required by Table 3-1-1.03, Use, Lot and Building Standards for Existing Neighborhoods. Any specific setback that complies with the table is not subject to further review under this Subsection.
   2. Relationship to Variances. Compliance with the standards of this Subsection is equivalent to compliance with the standards of Table 3-1-1.03, Use, Lot and Building Standards for Existing Neighborhoods, and approvals hereunder are not considered variances. Variances shall not be granted to allow encroachments if the encroachments could be permitted pursuant to the standards of this Subsection.
   3. Relationship to Easements and Rights-of-Way. The standards of this Subsection shall not be construed to authorize construction of buildings or portions of buildings in utility or drainage easements or public rights-of-way.
   4. Alternative Front Setbacks. The following standards may be applied to front setbacks as an alternative to the front setback standards in Table 3-1-1.03, Use, Lot and Building Standards for Existing Neighborhoods:
      1. Front setbacks may be reduced by up to two feet from their existing location in order to enclose an existing front porch.
      2. Front setbacks may be reduced by up to eight feet from the standards set out in Table 3-1-1.03, Use, Lot and Building Standards for Existing Neighborhoods, in order to allow for the construction of a front porch, provided that:
         1. The added front porch would not be located closer than 10 feet to the front property line;
         2. The porch would not encroach into or reduce the required on-site parking; and
         3. The porch may be enclosed with a screened enclosure, but shall not be fully enclosed with walls and windows.
      3. Front setbacks may be reduced to the average front setback along the same side of the same street segment in the same zoning district, provided that:
         1. The lot proposed for development is not counted in the calculation; and
         2. If the lot takes vehicular access from the front, the driveway must be at least 25 feet long, measured from the property line at the right-of-way to a building wall or garage door (see Figure 3-1-1.03, Front Setback Averaging).

1. 5. Alternative Street Side Setbacks. The following standards may be applied to street side setbacks as an alternative to the street side setback standards set out in Table 3-1-1.03, Use, Lot and Building Standards for Existing Neighborhoods.
      1. The street side setback may be reduced by up to 2.5 feet if:
         1. There is an existing sidewalk along the side street that is at least four feet wide;
         2. A planting strip is located within the public right-of-way between the edge of the sidewalk and the property line;
         3. The planting strip is at least five feet wide along the portion of the property that would be affected by the setback reduction; and
         4. The street is classified as a local residential street and there are no plans for expansion of the paved width of the street.
      2. The street side setback may be reduced to five feet if:
         1. The street side yard abuts a Type A bufferyard that screens the development from an arterial or collector street;
         2. The bufferyard includes an opaque fence that complies with the standards of Section 2-3-3.01, Fences and Walls, with respect to the continuity of subdivision fencing, and separates the side yard from the street;
         3. There is at least four feet of clearance between the building wall of the dwelling unit and the fence at all points;
         4. The portion of the building to which the reduced setback applies is not more than one story in height; and
         5. The side yard setback complies with Section 5-2-2.06, Sight Distance Requirements.
   6. Alternative Interior Side Setbacks. Interior side setbacks may be reduced to three feet along lot lines that abut tracts that are designated as permanent open space or an easement, provided that the tracts are at least 25 feet wide along the entire length of the lot line.
   7. Alternative Rear Setbacks. The following standards may be applied to rear setbacks as an alternative to the rear setback standards set out in Table 3-1-1.03, Use, Lot and Building Standards for Existing Neighborhoods.
      1. Rear setbacks that abut lots or parcels that are designated as permanent open space or an easement that is at least 25 feet wide along the distance of the lot proposed for development may be reduced to 10 feet.
      2. The rear setback may be reduced to 10 feet if:
         1. The rear yard abuts the right-of-way for an arterial or collector street;
         2. An opaque fence that complies with the standards of Section 2-3-3.01, Fences and Walls, with respect to the continuity of subdivision fencing, separates the rear yard from the street;
         3. The setback reduction applies to not more than 40 percent of the length of the rear building wall of the dwelling unit; and
         4. The portion of the building to which the reduced setback applies is not more than one story in height.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

4. Scale of Nonresidential Buildings and Residential Districts. The floor area of nonresidential buildings in Districts RU, RE, SR, SU, and NC shall be limited based on the type of street from which primary access is taken, as provided in Table 3-1-1.04.2, Building Scale. These standards do not apply to public schools.

(Ord. No. O-2020-012, 04/14/2020)

Effective on: 4/14/2020