R-4
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
- prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right6
Accessory1
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum balcony area for garden apartmentsMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.72 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Garden apartments with nonstreet entrances shall have balconies to provide outdoor living space which shall have a minimum of 72 square feet.
- Minimum common recreation area per unit500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Five hundred square feet per dwelling unit shall be the minimum allowed for common recreation areas.
- Minimum common walk width4 ft
At least four feet for common walks.
- Minimum individual walk width3 ft
Width shall generally be at least three feet for walks on individual lots.
Open space shall comprise at least 25 percent of the total gross area of the apartment development.
- Minimum patio area per unit150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each family unit shall be provided an appropriate and private outdoor unencumbered living space of not less than 150 square feet.
- Minimum street right-of-way50 ft
Interior streets within the apartment complex shall have an unrestricted right-of-way of not less than 50 feet.
- Underground utilities required
All utility systems including power and telephone lines shall be installed underground.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot area for any use in this district shall be 2½ acres, and the density shall not be more than 15 dwelling units per gross acre. Open space shall comprise at least 25 percent of the total gross area.