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§ 14-212. "RC-2" Residential District. 78

(1) Use Regulations. Where the Chart at § 14-205 provides for Commercial/Offices/Signs, the following uses shall be permitted as set forth below.

(a) Professional Offices. In any structure erected in this district, offices of any doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropractic, optometry or podiatry; minister or lawyer shall be permitted; provided, that not more than one assistant shall be regularly employed therein, and no colleagues or associates shall use such office. A building may contain more than one office, but in no event shall any office or offices be above the first story of a building of 5 stories or less, nor above the second story of a building of 6 or more stories. Accessory uses, customarily incidental to such professional offices shall be permitted; provided, that such accessory use does not occupy more than 25% of the professional floor area, and does not include any open air storage of materials.

(b) Commercial Uses. In any structure of 6 stories or more hereafter erected in this district, the commercial uses below listed shall be permitted subject to the limitations set forth:

(.1) Such uses shall be permitted only in structures containing 25 or more dwelling units, at the rate of 50 square feet of commercial area for each dwelling unit actually existing at the time of the beginning of such commercial use;

(.2) The minimum gross floor area of any commercial use shall be 500 square feet and the maximum gross floor area for any commercial use shall be 6,000 square feet;

(.3) No commercial use shall be above the first story of the structure;

(.4) The only uses permitted shall be:

(.a) Sales at retail, separately or in any combination, in completely enclosed stores or shops, on the premises, and dealing directly with the consumers; apparel, confections, drugs, flowers, food, giftshop goods and greeting cards, jewelry (including watch repair), reading material, tobacco goods, and variety store goods, beauty shop, barber shop, custom tailoring or dressmaking, laundry pick-up agency (provided that no laundering or dry cleaning shall be done on the premises), restaurant, and soda or ice cream fountain;

(.b) Accessory uses, customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses; provided, that the accessory use does not occupy more than 25% of the commercial floor area and does not include open air storage of materials; and further provided, that no sign of any sort shall be visible from the outside of the building in which such use is located.

(c) Signs. Signs shall be permitted to the extent provided for in § 14-211(1)(c).

(2) Area Regulations.

(a) Yards, General Provisions. Subject to the minimum yards set forth in the Charts in § 14-205, the front, side and rear yards in this district shall be defined as the open area created on the lot by the following requirements:

(.1) Any wall of a structure containing one or more legally required windows shall be located so that every point of said wall shall be a minimum horizontal distance from the lot line equal to 1/2 of the height of said point above the average ground level at the base of the structure; provided, that where said wall faces upon a street, said distance may be measured from the centerline of said street rather than the lot line.

(b) Courts. Courts, when used, shall be in addition to the open area required, and shall have minimum widths as follows:

(.1) The minimum width of open courts not between wings of the same building shall be the same as for side yards;

(.2) The minimum width of courts between wings of the same structure shall be determined by the following requirements:

(.a) For buildings of 3 stories or less and not in excess of 35 feet high, the minimum width shall be not less than the length or depth of such court;

(.b) For buildings over 3 stories or over 35 feet in height, whichever is less, the minimum width shall be not less than the length or depth of such court plus 1/3 of that portion of the height of the building over 3 stories or 35 feet;

(.3) The dimensions of an inner court shall be equal to the height of the higher wall between which each dimension of the inner court is being measured.

(3) Additional Floor Area. In addition to the basic floor area, any building in this district shall be permitted additional gross floor area in accordance with the following provisions, which shall be cumulative in their effect:

(a) Buildings Constructed Back from Streets Fifty Feet or More in Width. Where a building or any portion thereof is constructed back, at ground level, from the street line of any street of 50 feet or more in width, there shall be permitted 2 square feet of additional gross floor area for each square foot between the street line and the building (including areas of required yards); provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to any area which lies further from the street line than 50% of the depth of the lot;

(b) Buildings Constructed Back from Streets Less than Fifty Feet in Width. Where a building or any portion thereof is constructed back, at ground level, from the street line of any street of less than 50 feet in width, there shall be permitted 1 square foot of additional gross floor area for each square foot between the street line and the building (including areas of required yards); provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to any area which lies further from the street line than 50% of the depth of the lot;

(c) Buildings Constructed Away from Rear Lot Line, Not a Street Line. Where a building or any portion thereof is constructed away, at ground level, from a rear lot line which is not a street line, there shall be permitted 0.7 square feet of additional gross floor area for each square foot between the rear lot line and the building (including areas of required yards); provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to any area which lies further from the rear lot line than 50% of the depth of the lot;

(d) Buildings Constructed With Open Arcades. Where a building or any portion thereof is constructed so that at the ground level there is an open arcade of at least 10 feet in unobstructed width which abuts a sidewalk and is open to public use at all times, there shall be permitted 0.3 square feet of additional gross floor area for each square foot in said arcade; provided, that this sub-paragraph shall also apply to buildings cantilevered to produce an effect similar to an arcade at least 10 feet in unobstructed width;

(e) Open Areas Separated from a Street Line by an Open Arcade. Where a building or any portion thereof is constructed back, at ground level, to create a continuous open area which is separated from the street line only by an open arcade, there shall be permitted 2 square feet of additional gross floor area for each square foot of such open area where said street line is of a street which is 50 feet or more in width, or 1 square foot of said additional gross floor area for each square foot of such open area where said street line is of a street which is less than 50 feet in width, subject to the following provisions:

(.1) The foregoing shall not apply to any area which lies further from the street line than 50% of the depth of the lot;

(.2) "Continuous open area", as used in this sub-paragraph, shall mean an open area which is unobstructed (except for passage through the open arcade) in a straight line from the building to the street line;

(.3) The additional gross floor area permitted for the area within said open arcade itself shall in all cases be governed by sub-paragraph (d) above;

(f) Other Open Areas Provided at Ground Level. Where a building or any portion thereof is constructed so as to provide open areas at ground level other than those described in sub-paragraphs (a) through (e) above, there shall be permitted 0.6 square feet of additional gross floor area for each square foot of such open area;

(g) Buildings Constructed Away from any Lot Line at First or Second Story Roof Level. Where a building or any portion thereof is constructed away from any lot line (whether or not said lot line is also a street line) above ground level but not beyond the second story roof level, there shall be permitted 0.5 square feet of additional gross floor area for each square foot between the lot line and the building; provided, that where a building or any portion thereof is constructed away from a lot line at successive distances at different levels, the computation of permitted additional gross floor area shall be made for each level, beginning at the ground level, and not including, in each case, areas between the building and the lot line which have already been used in computing permitted additional gross floor area at another level;

(h) Areas Used or Intended to be Used for Parking. Any area used or intended to be used for parking purposes shall not be included as permitting additional gross floor area under the provisions of sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) above.

(4) Off-street Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 14-1400 of this Title. Furthermore, all commercial uses permitted in this district shall provide additional off-street parking on the basis of one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of commercial gross floor area of the building; provided, that requirements shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of spaces, with 1/2 or more being considered to require one additional space.

(5) Off-street Loading. Off-street loading shall be provided for that portion of any building erected which is used for commercial uses listed in this district. Said loading shall be in accordance with § 14-1405 of this Title.

CHAPTER 14-205

§14-205. [20]

	Denotes use not permitted, building type not permitted or zoning requirements not applicable
DISTRICT		R-1	R-1A	R-2	R-3	R-4
PERMITTED USES
SINGLE FAMILY		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
DUPLEX / TWO FAMILY
MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL RELATED USES					Y	Y
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES					Y	Y
OTHER PERMITTED USES		Y	Y	Y
PERMITTED BUILDING TYPE
DETACHED		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
SEMI-DETACHED					Y	Y
ATTACHED
MULTIPLE BUILDINGS/LOT
ZONING REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH (FT.)		75	60	50	50	35
MINIMUM LOT AREA (SQ.FT.)		10,000	6,000	5,000	5,000	3,150
MINIMUM OPEN AREA (%) OF LOT		65	70	70	70	60
SET-BACK LINE / FRONT YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)		35	30	25	25	15
SIDE YARD MINIMUM WIDTH:
Detached single family dwelling (ft.)		2@15	2@15	2 at 25 total, each not <10	2 at 25 total, each not <10	2@8
Detached single family dwelling-corner lot (ft.)		15	15	7	7	6
Semi-detached single family dwelling (ft.)					25	16
Attached single family dwelling (ft.)
Detached duplex dwelling (ft.)
Detached duplex dwelling-corner lot (ft.)
Semi-detached duplex dwelling (ft.)
Attached duplex dwelling (ft.)
Multiple dwelling (ft.)
Building other than dwellings (ft.)				2@15	2@15	2@10
Building other than dwelling, corner lot (ft.)				15	15	10
REAR YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)		30	25	25	25	20
REAR YARD MINIMUM AREA (SQ. FT.)
COURT MINIMUM WIDTH (if used) (FT.)2		15	15	7	7	6
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT - DWELLING (FT.)		35	35	35	35	35
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT - NON-DWELLING (FT.)		35	35	35	35 + add’l height 1	35 + add’l height 1
MAXIMUM NO. OF STORIES - DWELLING		3	3	3	3	3
OFF-STREET PARKING		See Chapter 14-1400 of this Title.

	Denotes use not permitted, building type not permitted or zoning requirements not applicable
DISTRICT		R-5	R-5A	R-6	R-7	R-8
PERMITTED USES

SINGLE FAMILY	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
DUPLEX / TWO FAMILY		Y		Y	Y
MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL RELATED USES	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
OTHER PERMITTED USES
PERMITTED BUILDING TYPE
DETACHED	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
SEMI-DETACHED	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
ATTACHED			Y 6	Y 3	Y
MULTIPLE BUILDINGS/LOT
ZONING REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH (FT.)	25 5	25	18; 30 end of group 6	18; 30 end of group	16
MINIMUM LOT AREA (SQ.FT.)	2,250 5	2,250	1,620; 2,700 end of group	1,620; 2,700 end of group	1,440
MINIMUM OPEN AREA (%) OF LOT	50	50	50	50	50
SET-BACK LINE / FRONT YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)	8	8	15	15	15
SIDE YARD MINIMUM WIDTH:
Detached single family dwelling (ft.)	2@8	2@8	2@8	2@8	2@8
Detached single family dwelling-corner lot (ft.)	8	8	6	6	6
Semi-detached single family dwelling (ft.)	8 5	8	8	8	8
Attached single family dwelling (ft.)			end unit: minimum avg of 12, not < 8 at any point	end unit: minimum avg of 12, not < 8 at any point	0; 8 if used
Detached duplex dwelling (ft.)		2@8		2@8	2@8
Detached duplex dwelling-corner lot (ft.)		8		6	6
Semi-detached duplex dwelling (ft.)		8		8	8
Attached duplex dwelling (ft.)				end unit: minimum avg of 12, not < 8 at any point	0; 8 if used
Multiple dwelling (ft.)
Building other than dwellings (ft.)	2@8	2@8	2@8	2@8	2@8
Building other than dwelling, corner lot (ft.)	8	8	6	8	8
REAR YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)	sf dwelling: 15; other: 20	sf dwelling: 15; other: 20	20	sf dwelling: 20; other: 25	15
REAR YARD MINIMUM AREA (SQ. FT.)
COURT MINIMUM WIDTH (if used) (FT.)2	8	8	5	5	5
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT - DWELLING (FT.)	35	35	35	35	35
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT - NON-DWELLING (FT.)	35 + add’l height 1	35 + add’l height 1	35 + add’l height 1	35 + add’l height 1	35 + add’l height 1
MAXIMUM NO. OF STORIES - DWELLING	3	3	3	3	3
OFF-STREET PARKING	See Chapter 14-1400 of this Title.

	Denotes use not permitted, building type not permitted or zoning requirements not applicable
DISTRICT		R-9	R-9A	R-10	R-10A		R-10B
PERMITTED USES
SINGLE FAMILY		Y	Y	Y	Y		Y
DUPLEX / TWO FAMILY		Y		Y			Y
MULTI-FAMILY		Y		Y
RESIDENTIAL RELATED USES		Y	Y	Y	Y
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES		Y	Y	Y	Y
OTHER PERMITTED USES							Y
PERMITTED BUILDING TYPE
DETACHED		Y	Y	Y	Y		Y
SEMI-DETACHED		Y	Y	Y	Y		Y
ATTACHED		Y	Y	Y	Y		Y
MULTIPLE BUILDINGS/LOT							Y
ZONING REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH (FT.)		16	16	16	16		16
MINIMUM LOT AREA (SQ.FT.)		1,440	1,440	1,440	1,440		1,440
MINIMUM OPEN AREA (%) OF LOT		30; 20 on corner lot	30; 20 on corner lot	30; 20 on corner lot	30; 20 on corner lot		1 sty bldg: 20 2 or more stories: 1st floor 0, above 1st floor 20 and see §14-206 (1)&(2)
SET-BACK LINE / FRONT YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)		8	8
SIDE YARD MINIMUM WIDTH:
Detached single family dwelling (ft.)		2@5	2@5	2@5	2@5		2@5
Detached single family dwelling-corner lot (ft.)		5	5	5	5		5
Semi-detached single family dwelling (ft.)		5	5	5	5		5
Attached single family dwelling (ft.)		0; 5 if used	0; 5 if used	0; 5 if used	0; 5 if used		0; 5 if used
Detached duplex dwelling (ft.)		2@5		2@5			2@5
Detached duplex dwelling-corner lot (ft.)		5		5			5
Semi-detached duplex dwelling (ft.)		5		5			5
Attached duplex dwelling (ft.)		0; 5 if used		0; 5 if used			0; 5 if used
Multiple dwelling (ft.)		0; 8 if used		0; 8 if used
Building other than dwellings (ft.)		2@8	2@8	2@8	2@8
Building other than dwelling, corner lot (ft.)		8	8	8	8
REAR YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)		9	9	9	9		0; 5 if used
REAR YARD MINIMUM AREA (SQ. FT.)		144 for the 1st family + 100 per add’l family	144	144 for the 1st family + 100 per add’l family	144
COURT MINIMUM WIDTH (if used) (FT.)2		5	5	5	5		5
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT - DWELLING (FT.)		35	35	35	35		50
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT - NON-DWELLING (FT.)		35 + add’l height 1	35 + add’l height 1	35 + add’l height 1	35 + add’l height 1
MAXIMUM NO. OF STORIES - DWELLING		3	3	3	3		5
OFF-STREET PARKING		See Chapter 14-1400 of this Title.					1 space per unit 4

	Denotes use not permitted, building type not permitted or zoning requirements not applicable
DISTRICT		R-11		R-11A		R-12	R-13		R-14
PERMITTED USES
SINGLE FAMILY		Y	Y		Y			Y	Y
DUPLEX / TWO FAMILY / MULTI-FAMILY		Y	Y		Y			Y	Y
RESIDENTIAL RELATED USES									Y
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES									Y
OTHER PERMITTED USES		Y	Y		Y			Y
HOTEL
COMMERCIAL/OFFICES/SIGNS
PERMITTED BUILDING TYPE
DETACHED / SEMI-DETACHED		Y	Y		Y			Y	Y
ATTACHED		Y	Y		Y			Y
MULTIPLE BUILDINGS/LOT		Y	Y		Y			Y
ZONING REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH (FT.)		50	50		50			50	50
MINIMUM LOT AREA (SQ.FT.)		15,000	15,000		15,000			15,000	10,000
GROSS FLOOR AREA (Maximum permitted) - % of area of the lot		30	50		70			150	150 + AFA as per §14-208 (3)
MINIMUM OPEN AREA OF LOT (%)								50	50
SET-BACK LINE/ FRONT YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)									20 and see §14-208 (1)
SPACING/DISTANCE FROM LOT LINES TO STRUCTURES		See §14-207 (1) and (2)	See §14-207 (1) and (2)		See §14-207 (1) and (2)			See §14-207 (1) and (2)
SIDE YARD MINIMUM WIDTH:
Detached single family dwelling (ft.)									2 @ 8 and see §14-208 (1)
Detached single family dwelling corner lot (ft.)									6 and see §14-208 (1)
Detached duplex dwelling (ft.)									2 @ 8 and see §14-208 (1)
Detached duplex dwelling corner lot (ft.)									8 and see §14-208 (1)
Detached multiple dwelling (ft.)									2 @ 8 and see §14-208 (1)
Detached multiple dwelling-corner lot (ft.)									8 and see §14-208 (1)
Semi-detached single family dwelling (ft.)									10 and see §14-208 (1)
Semi-detached duplex (ft.)									10 and see §14-208 (1)
Semi-detached multiple dwelling (ft.)									16 and see §14-208 (1)
Attached dwellings-end of group (ft.)
Building other than dwelling (ft.)									2 @ 8 and see §14-208 (1)
Building other than dwelling-corner lot (ft.)									8 and see §14-208 (1)
REAR YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)									20
COURTS		See §14-207 (3)	See §14-207 (3)		See §14-207 (3)			See §14-207 (3)	See §14-208 (2)
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT (FT.)		No limit	No limit		No limit			No limit	No limit
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STORIES-DWELLING		No limit	No limit		No limit			No limit	No limit
OFF-STREET PARKING		See Chapter 14-1400 of this Title.
OFF-STREET LOADING-COMM.USE/HOTEL

	Denotes use not permitted, building type not permitted or zoning requirements not applicable
DISTRICT		R-15	R-16	R-18	R-19	R-20
PERMITTED USES
SINGLE FAMILY		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
DUPLEX / TWO FAMILY / MULTI-FAMILY		Y	Y	Y, see §14-209 (3)	Y, see §14-209 (3)
RESIDENTIAL RELATED USES			Y	Y	Y	Y
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
OTHER PERMITTED USES		Y
HOTEL			Y
COMMERCIAL/OFFICES/SIGNS
PERMITTED BUILDING TYPE
DETACHED / SEMI-DETACHED		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
ATTACHED		Y	Y	Y 3	Y	Y
MULTIPLE BUILDINGS/LOT			Y			Y
ZONING REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH (FT.)		50		See §14-209 (1)(a)	See §14-209 (1)(b)	12
MINIMUM LOT AREA (SQ.FT.)		5,000		See §14-209 (1)(a)	See §14-209 (1)(b)	gfa "divided by" far
GROSS FLOOR AREA (Maximum permitted) - % of area of the lot		350 + AFA as per §14-208 (3)	500 + AFA as per §14-1300		bldgs other than sfd or dup: 150	1 sty: 80; 2 sty: 133; 3 sty: 177
MINIMUM OPEN AREA OF LOT (%)		30; corner lots: 20	bldg 6 sty or more: 0	sfd: 50; duplex: 60; other: 65	50	25% of the total gfa permitted and see §14-210 (1)
			bldgs 5 sty or less: int. lots: 20; corner lots: 10
SET-BACK LINE/ FRONT YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)		See §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	15	15	0, but see §14-210 (2)
SPACING/DISTANCE FROM LOT LINES TO STRUCTURES
SIDE YARD MINIMUM WIDTH:
Detached single family dwelling (ft.)		2@5 and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	2 @ 8	2 @ 5	2 @ 5, but see §14-210 (2)
Detached single family dwelling corner lot (ft.)		5 and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	6	5	5, but see §14-210 (2)
Detached duplex dwelling (ft.)		2@5 and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	2 @ 8	2 @ 5
Detached duplex dwelling corner lot (ft.)		5 and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	6	5
Detached multiple dwelling (ft.)		2@5 and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	2 @ 12	2 @ 8
Detached multiple dwelling-corner lot (ft.)		5 and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	8	8
Semi-detached single family dwelling (ft.)		5 and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	8	5	5, but see §14-210 (2)
Semi-detached duplex (ft.)		5 and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	8	5
Semi-detached multiple dwelling (ft.)		5 and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	12	8
Attached dwellings-end of group (ft.)		5 if used and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	Minimum avg of 12, not <>	sfd & dup: 5; others: 8	5, but see §14-210 (2)
Building other than dwelling (ft.)		5 if used and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	2 @ 12	0; 8 if used	5, but see §14-210 (2)
Building other than dwelling-corner lot (ft.)		5 if used and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	12	8	5, but see §14-210 (2)
REAR YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)		15 if used and see §14-208 (1)	See §14-208 (1)	sfd & dup: 20; others: 25	sfd & dup: 20; others: 30	5, but see §14-210 (2)
COURTS		See §14-208 (2)	See §14-208 (2)	See §14-209 (2)	See §14-209 (2)	See §14-210 (2)
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT (FT.)		No limit	No limit	35 + add’l height 1	sfd & dup: 35; multiple dwel.: 50; others: 35 + add’l height 1	35 + add’l height 1
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STORIES--DWELLING		No limit	No limit	3	sfd & dup: 3; multiple dwel.: 5	3
OFF-STREET PARKING		See Chapter 14-1400 of this Title.
OFF-STREET LOADING-COMM. USE/HOTEL			See §14-1405 (1)

	Denotes use not permitted, building type not permitted or zoning requirements not applicable
DISTRICT		RC-1	RC-2	RC-3	RC-4*	RC-6*
PERMITTED USES
SINGLE FAMILY		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
DUPLEX / TWO FAMILY / MULTI-FAMILY		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
RESIDENTIAL RELATED USES			Y	Y	Y
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES			Y	Y	Y
OTHER PERMITTED USES
HOTEL		Y	Y	Y	Y
COMMERCIAL/OFFICES/SIGNS		Y, see §14-211 (1)	Y, see §14-212 (1)	Y, see §14-213 (1)	Y, see §14-214 (2) and (3)	Y*
PERMITTED BUILDING TYPE
DETACHED / SEMI-DETACHED		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
ATTACHED		Y		Y	Y	Y
MULTIPLE BUILDINGS/LOT		Y		Y	Y	Y
ZONING REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH (FT.)			50			0; 50 street frontage
MINIMUM LOT AREA (SQ.FT.)		15,000	10,000
GROSS FLOOR AREA (Maximum permitted) - % of area of the lot		135	150 + AFA as per §14-212 (3)	350 + AFA as per §14-1300	500 and see §14-214 (9) (10) and (11)	150, exclusive of streets
MINIMUM OPEN AREA OF LOT (%)		20	50	bldgs 5 sty or less: 20 on int. lots; 10 on corner lots	dwellings 5 sty or less:10; others see §14-214 (4)	See §14-215 (4)(d)
SET-BACK LINE/ FRONT YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)			20	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
SPACING/DISTANCE FROM LOT LINES TO STRUCTURES		See §14-211 (2)	See §14-212 (2)	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
SIDE YARD MINIMUM WIDTH:
Detached single family dwelling (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	2 @ 8	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Detached single family dwelling corner lot (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	6	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Detached duplex dwelling (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	2 @ 8	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Detached duplex dwelling corner lot (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	6	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Detached multiple dwelling (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	2 @ 8	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Detached multiple dwelling-corner lot (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	8	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Semi-detached single family dwelling (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	10	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Semi-detached duplex (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	10	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Semi-detached multiple dwelling (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	16	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Attached dwellings-end of group (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)		See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Building other than dwelling (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	2 @ 8	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
Building other than dwelling-corner lot (ft.)		See §14-211 (2)	8	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
REAR YARD MINIMUM DEPTH (FT.)		See §14-211 (2)	20	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4) (5) and (6)
COURTS		See §14-211(2)	See §14-212 (2)	See §14-213 (2)	See §14-214 (4)
BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT (FT.)		No limit	No limit	No limit	See §14-214 (7)	No limit
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STORIES-DWELLING		No limit	No limit	No limit	No limit	No limit
OFF-STREET PARKING		See §14-211 (3)	See §14-212 (4)	See §14-213 (3)	See §14-214 (13)	See §14-215 (5)
OFF-STREET LOADING-COMM. USE/HOTEL		See §14-211 (4)	See §14-212 (5)	See §14-213 (4)	See §14-214 (14)	See §14-215 (6)
* For additional provisions not covered in this chart see §14-214 for "RC-4" and §14-215 for "RC-6".

CHAPTER 14-1400

CHAPTER 14-1400. PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES.

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§ 14-1401. General Provisions.

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(4) Bicycle Parking.

(a) Definitions. In this Section, the following definitions shall apply:

(.1) Bicycle Parking Space. A single space provided for locking a

single bicycle to a rack element or in a bicycle storage facility.

(.2) Bicycle Rack. One or more rack elements joined on any common

base or arranged in a regular array and fastened to a common mounting service.

(.3) Bicycle Storage Facility. A shed, storage room, locker or similar

facility designed to hold one or more bicycles.

(.4) Rack Element. The part of a bicycle rack that supports one

bicycle.

(b) Required Bicycle Parking. Bicycle parking shall be provided for any new

building, any change in use, or any addition or extension that increases the area of an

existing building by more than ten (10) percent of the gross floor area. Such parking

shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements:

(.1) Commercial, industrial, office, retail or service uses. Two (2)

spaces plus fifteen (15) percent of the total number of motor vehicle parking spaces

required;

(.2) Multiple-family dwellings. One space for every three (3) units;

(.3) Public or commercial recreation uses. Thirty-five (35) percent of

the total number of motor vehicle parking spaces required;

(.4) Schools. One (1) space for every three (3) students;

(.5) Park and ride lots and transit centers. Thirty-five (35) percent of

the total number of motor vehicle parking spaces required;

(.6) Hotels, apartment hotels, motels and similar types of temporary

lodging. One (1) space for every five (5) units.

(c) Location of Bicycle Parking Spaces.

(.1) Bicycle parking spaces may be located on bicycle racks or within

bicycle storage facilities, parking lots or parking garages.

(.2) All required bicycle parking shall be located on an accessible route

as defined by the Philadelphia Building Code.

(.3) All required bicycle parking spaces on the exterior of a building

shall be located within fifty (50) feet of the primary entrance to the building, unless the

Planning Commission determines that this requirement would result in excessive

sidewalk clutter or constitute an impediment to pedestrian circulation. In such a case,

some or all of the required bicycle parking spaces may be located farther than fifty (50)

feet from the primary entrance, provided there is convenient access from such spaces to

building entrances that are typically open to the intended users of the bicycle parking.

(.4) Bicycle parking spaces located in attended parking lots or garages

shall be located adjacent to the attendant’s booth or in an area under constant

surveillance.

(.5) Bicycle racks may be placed in the public right-of-way to achieve the

required number of bicycle parking spaces, provided that the building owner enters into

a maintenance agreement for such racks with the Department of Streets and has obtained

all necessary permits for the installation.

(d) Standards.

(.1) All bicycle racks and bicycle storage facilities shall be anchored

securely to the ground or the building structure to prevent them from being removed from

the location.

(.2) The surfacing of bicycle storage facilities shall be designed and

maintained to be mud and dust free. The use of rock or gravel areas for bicycle parking

is permitted provided the edging materials, such as landscape timbers, are used so that

the bicycle parking area is clearly demarcated and the rock or gravel material is

contained.

(.3) Bicycle parking shall be sufficiently separated from motor vehicle

parking areas to protect parked bicycles from damage from motor vehicles. The

separation may be accomplished through grade separation, distance or physical barrier,

such as curbs, wheel stops, poles or other similar features.

(.4) Required bicycle parking spaces shall be at least two (2) feet by six (6)

feet per bicycle.

(.5) An aisle, a minimum of five (5) feet wide, shall be provided behind

bicycle parking to allow for maneuvering.

(.6) Sufficient space, a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches, shall be

provided beside each parked bicycle to allow access. This access may be shared by

adjacent bicycles.

(.7) Bicycle racks shall be installed a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches

from any wall or other obstruction.

(.8) The design of all bicycle racks and bicycle storage facilities must be

submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission.

(e) Security.

(.1) Rack elements shall support the bicycle frame at two locations, prevent

the wheel of the bicycle from tipping over, and enable the frame and one or both wheels

to be secured with a user-supplied locking device. Rack elements that support a bicycle

primarily by a wheel, such as standard wire racks are damaging to wheels and are not

permitted.

(.2) Bicycle storage facilities shall provide tamper-proof locks. When

multiple bicycles are stored together, provisions shall be made for locking individual

bicycles.

(f) Substitution. For every five (5) bicycle parking spaces that are provided on a

lot, the number of required off-street motor vehicle parking spaces, with the exception of

handicapped parking spaces, may be reduced by one space, provided the reduced number

of spaces does not exceed ten (10) percent of the total number of required spaces on the

lot.

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§14-1405. Off-Street Loading.

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(3) Off-street Loading in Commercial Districts. In every Commercial District except

the "C-4" Commercial and "C-5" Commercial Districts, every building erected after the

effective date of this ordinance, on a property abutting two or more streets, which is

arranged, intended, or designed to be used or occupied for uses permitted in these

districts, except residential or institutional uses, and which has an aggregate gross floor

area of twenty thousand or more square feet arranged, intended or designed for such use,

shall have loading spaces in accordance with the following table:

Gross Floor Area (sq. ft.) Spaces

20,000 - 40,000 1

40,001 - 100,000 2

100,001 - 160,000 3

160,001 - 240,000 4

240,001 - 320,000 5

For each additional 90,000 sq. ft. over 320,000 , one additional space. Such loading

spaces which are located in the open-air shall not be considered as part of the occupied

area of the lot.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14-1405(3) above, within the area

bounded by Norris Street, 9th Street, Berks Street and a certain rail right-of way located

between 9th Street and 10th Street, one (1) loading space for every 270,000 square feet of

gross floor area shall be provided, provided that such loading spaces shall be ten (10)

feet in width and thirty (30) feet in depth.

OVERVIEW

§ Single, Two, Multi-Family, Residential & Non-Residential related, Hotel, Limited Commercial uses permitted.

§ Detached & Semi-detached Structures permitted.

§ Minimum Lot Width: 50 ft.

§ Minimum Lot Area: 10,000 ft.2

§ Gross Floor Area (Max. Permitted): 150% of lot area + Add’l Floor Area.

§ Minimum Open Area: 50% of the total Gross Floor Area permitted.

§ Set-Back Line/Front Yard Minimum Depth: 20 ft.

§ Rear Yard Minimum Depth: 20 ft.

§ Side Yard Minimum Width: 2 @ 8 ft.

§ Maximum Building Height: No limit

§ Parking: One (1) per residential unit; One (1) per every 1,000 ft.2 of commercial GFA.