Dimensional standards
Lot
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for two-family in R-7, R-8, R-634,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
in the R-7, R-8, and R-63 districts, a two-family dwelling shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 4,000 square feet
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for two-family dwellingTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex.6,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In any R district, a two-family dwelling shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 6,000 square feet
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for multiple main buildings in R-7, R-8, R-48, R-63, R-73, R-10040,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In any R-7, R-8, R-48, R-63, R-73, or R-100 district, more than one main building may be erected on a lot if the lot area is at least 40,000 square feet
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for multiple main buildings in R-M20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In any R-M district, more than one main building may be erected on a lot if the lot area is at least 20,000 square feet
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for substandard lots3 ft
but in no case less than three feet
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for substandard lots10 pct
a single-family detached or two-family dwelling on a lot less than 50 feet in width... shall have a side or street side yard adjacent to each side lot line of not less than ten percent of the width of the lot, but in no case less than three feet
From the ordinance
In any R district, a two-family dwelling shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 6,000 square feet, except that in the R-7, R-8, and R-63 districts, a two-family dwelling shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than 4,000 square feet.