Ordinance 2146-96 - Laserfiche WebLink

3. That in the R-2 zone, the following standards shall apply: a. On lots without alley access, and on lots abutting a public alley where topography precludes vehicular access to off-street parking from the alley, no individual lot therein shall be less than four thousand square feet in area, fifty feet in width, or eighty feet in lot depth; b. On lots with alley access, except those described in subsection 3.a, no individual lot therein shall be less than thirty feet in width, or eighty feet in lot depth. On such lots, the minimum lot frontage requirement shall be not less than 30 feet, and the lot frontage requirements of Section 39.130.D shall not apply; 4. That lot area averaging may not be used to create lots for duplexes or multiple family dwellings with less lot area than otherwise required by this Title for the zone in which the property is located; 5. Not more than a thirty-five percent increase over the required minimum lot area for any single lot shall be credited in computing average lot area; 6. Common open space and/or common recreation areas provided within a subdivision shall be permitted to be included in the calculation of average lot area. 7. Environmentally sensitive areas placed in an environmentally sensitive area tract or covenant may be included in the calculation of average lot area, provided that no portion of an environmentally sensitive area may be included in the lot area of any lot containing less than 5,000 square feet. 8. The development standards of Section 7.010 shall apply to single family dwellings on lots with less than 5,000 square feet created using the lot area averaging process. Section 13. Section 39.130.0 of Ordinance#1671-89, as amended by Section 55 or Ordinance #1849-92, which reads as follows: C. Structures and Improvements. No improvement or structure may be located in a required setback area except as follows: 1. A driveway, walkway, and/or parking area subject to the standards of Section 34. 2. A deck which is not higher than thirty-six inches above grade may extend into a required side yard up to the side lot line. 3. Chimneys with or without foundations, bay windows, eaves, greenhouse windows and other elements of a structure that customarily extend beyond the exterior walls of a structure and do not require a foundation may extend up to eighteen inches into any required setback area. The total horizontal dimension of the elements that extend into a required yard, excluding eaves, may not exceed twenty five percent of the length of the facade upon which the architectural element is located. No variance shall be granted to allow the architectural element to exceed twenty five percent of the width of the facade upon which it is located. 4. Fences may be located in required setback areas subject to the fence regulations contained within this section. 5. Rockeries and retaining walls may be located in required setback areas if: a. The rockery or retaining wall is not being used as a direct structural support for a building;