Minimum Lot Area and Lot Width for Residences
For all zoning lots containing residences, the minimum lot area and lot width requirements set forth in the table in this Section shall apply, which shall vary by building height. Where two or more buildings that are single- or two-family detached or semi-detached residences are located on a zoning lot, the applicable minimum lot area requirement shall be multiplied by the number of such buildings on the zoning lot.
The lot width requirements set forth in this Section shall be applied as set forth in the definition of lot width in Section 12-10 (DEFINITIONS), provided that the applicable lot width, in feet, set forth in the table shall be met along at least one street line of the zoning lot or, for corner lots, along each intersecting street line. No residence, or portion thereof, shall be permitted between opposing side lot lines where such lot lines would be nearer to one another at any point where such residence is located than the applicable minimum lot width, in feet, set forth in the table.
However, one single-family detached residence or, where permitted, one single or two-family residence, may be built upon a zoning lot consisting entirely of a tract of land, that:
(a) has less than the minimum lot area or lot width required pursuant to this Section; and
(b) was owned separately and individually from all other adjoining tracts of land, both on December 8, 2005, and on the date of application for a building permit.
In all cases, the density regulations of the applicable district shall remain in effect, except that the factor for determining the maximum number of dwelling units shall be 1,000 in R3A and R4A Districts, 1,140 in R3X Districts, and 685 for semi-detached residences in R3-1 and R3-2 Districts.
| District | Type of Residence | Height (in stories) | Minimum Lot Area (in sq. ft) | Minimum Lot Width (in feet) |
| R1-1 | detached | 1-4 | 9,500 | 100 |
| R1-2 | detached |
1-2 3 4 |
5,700 5,700 5,700 |
40 50 60 |
| R2 | detached | 1-4 | 3,800 | 40 |
| R3-1 | detached |
1-2 3-4 |
3,800 3,800 |
40 45 |
|
R3-1 R3-2 |
semi-detached |
1-2 3-4 |
2,3753 3,800 |
243 40 |
| R3-2 |
detached |
1-2 3-4 |
3,800 4,275 |
40 45 |
| R3-2 | attached |
1-2 1-2 3-4 3-4 |
1,700 2,3751 2,280 3,800 |
18 241 24 401 |
| R3A | detached |
1-3 |
3,325 | 35 |
| R3X2 | detached |
1-2 3 4 |
3,800 4,750 5,700 |
40 50 60 |
| R4A | detached | 1-3 | 3,325 | 35 |
| R4-1 |
semi-detached detached |
1-3 1-3 |
2,3753 3,325 |
243 35 |
1 For attached buildings that abut an attached building on a separate zoning lot on one side and on the other side are bounded by yards or open area.
2 In Area LL as shown on the District Plan (Map 4 in Appendix A) of this Chapter, all residences shall have a minimum lot area of 5,700 square feet and a minimum lot width of 50 feet.
3 For two-family semi-detached residences with a height of one or two stories in R3-1 and R3-2 Districts and for all two-family semi-detached residences in R4-1 Districts, the minimum lot area shall be 3,135 square feet and the minimum lot width shall be 33 feet.
BY SPECIAL PERMIT (PURSUANT TO SECTION 107-74)
|
District |
Type of Residence |
Height (in stories) |
Minimum Lot Area (in sq. ft.) |
Minimum Lot Width (in feet) |
|
R2 |
semi-detached |
1-4 |
3,800 |
30 |
|
attached |
1-4 |
3,800 |
22 |
|
|
R3-1 |
attached |
1-2 |
1,700 |
20 |
|
2-3 |
2,280 |
24 |
