§ 17.2. Notes to schedule of regulations.

(a)

See section 17.3, Lot Size Averaging, for flexibility allowances.

(b)

Minimum front yard setback is measured from the edge of the abutting right-of-way, based upon information and standards set forth by the City of Parchment.

(c)

For all nonresidential uses allowed in residential districts, the setbacks shall equal the height of the main building, or the setbacks required in articles 5 and 7, or the Schedule of Regulations, whichever is greater.

(d)

All side yards abutting upon a public street shall be considered as a front yard for setback purposes, except as may otherwise be required by this Ordinance.

(e)

The minimum floor area per dwelling unit shall not include area of basements, breezeways, porches or attached garages.

(f)

The minimum livable floor area per multiple-family unit shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

Unit Type	Minimum Floor Area Required (Square Feet)
Efficiency	350
One Bedroom	600
Two Bedroom	800
Three or More Bedrooms	1,000

 

(g)

In all residential districts, the required front yard setback shall not be used for off-street parking, loading, or unloading, and shall remain as open space unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except for landscaping, plant materials, vehicle access drives, or as otherwise specified by this Ordinance.

(h)

Where the average setback of the buildings existing at the time of adoption of this Ordinance within 150 feet on either side of the lot on which a building is proposed is less than 25 feet, that average distance may be used as a minimum setback.

(i)

For two-family dwellings in the single-family district, the following standards shall apply:

Minimum Size per Zoning Lot	Area	10,000 square feet
	Width	100 feet
Maximum Building Height	Stories	2.5
	Feet	25
Maximum Lot Coverage	30 percent
Minimum Yard Setbacks	Side	15 feet
	Rear	40 feet
	Front	25 feet

 

(j)

On a corner lot, the minimum lot area in the multifamily district shall be 8,000 square feet.

(k)

The distance between any two structures within a multiple-family residential development shall not be less than 30 feet.

(l)

In the multifamily district, the minimum side yards for multiple-family developments shall be equal to 15 feet or one-half the height of the structure, whichever is greater.

(m)

Within any yard setback or area between buildings, an area equivalent to 70 percent of any required yard or any required minimum area between buildings must be landscaped and developed as usable open space or recreation area available to the residents of the development, and further, said areas shall be kept free of all vehicular uses.

(n)

In the district, front, side, or rear yards need not refer to spacing between buildings for the planned development of two or more buildings on the same parcel. In such cases, the minimum distance between any two buildings shall be regulated according to the length and height of such buildings and in no instance be less than 35 feet.

The formula for regulating the required minimum distance between two buildings is as follows:

S = LA + LB + [2 (HA + HB)] / 6

where:

S	equals required minimum horizontal distance between any wall of building A and any wall of building B or the vertical prolongation of either.
LA	equals total length of building A. The total length of building A is the length of that portion or portions of a wall or walls of building A from which, when viewed directly from above, lines drawn perpendicular to building A will intersect any wall of building B.
LB	equals total length of building B. The total length of building B is the length of that portion or portions of a wall or walls of building B from which, when viewed directly from above, the lines drawn perpendicular to building B will intersect any wall of building A.
HA	equals height of building A. The height of building A at any given level is the height above natural grade level of any portion or portions of a wall or walls along the length of building A. Natural grade level shall be the mean level of the ground immediately adjoining the portion or portions of the wall or walls along the total length of the building.
HB	equals height of building B. The height of building B at any given level is the height above natural grade level of any portion or portions of a wall or walls along the length of building B. Natural grade level shall be the mean level of the ground immediately adjoining the portion or portions of the wall or walls along the total length of the building.

 

(o)

The maximum percentage of coverage shall be determined by the use and provisions of required off-street parking, loading and unloading, and required yards.

(p)

Off-street parking shall be permitted to occupy a portion of the required front yard provided that there shall be maintained a minimum unobstructed landscaped setback of ten feet between the nearest point of the off-street parking area, exclusive of access driveways, and the front lot line.

(q)

Loading space shall be provided in the rear yard in accordance with section 12.12.

(r)

Off-street parking shall be permitted in a required side yard setback when said side yard abuts a nonresidential district.

(s)

All storage shall be in the rear yard and shall be completely screened with an obscuring wall or fence, not less than six feet high, or with a chain link type fence and a greenbelt planting so as to obscure all view from any adjacent residential or business district or from a public street.

(t)

In the Recreation/Conservation District, the requirements for minimum lot size, maximum building height, and maximum lot coverage shall not apply to educational and municipal buildings.