Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- R districts
- Geographic extent
- Applies to lots in R districts that are less than 10,000 square feetsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. and cannot be combined with other property.
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lot
- Substandard lot threshold10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the lot size is less than 10,000 square feet
Other
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. reduction percentage of lot depth30 pct
rear yard may be reduced to not less than thirty (30) percent of the lot depth
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. reduction percentage of lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.20 pct
side yard may be reduced to not less than twenty (20) percent of the lot width
From the ordinance
Any lot of official record as of April (or December 17) 1956, or any lot of a subdivision approved by the Town from April (or December 17) 1956, to the effective date of the ordinance from which this division is derived, the lot size is less than 10,000 square feet, may be used for a single-unit dwelling, provided: ... A substandard lot's side yard may be reduced to not less than twenty (20) percent of the lot width, but not to less than seven and a half (7½) feet in any case. B. A substandard lot's rear yard may be reduced to not less than thirty (30) percent of the lot depth but not less than twenty (20) feet in any case.