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PART THREE — ZONING CODE

Title VII — Zoning Code

Chapter 355 — Area Requirements

Complete to June 30, 2009

CROSS REFERENCES

Variances, CO 329.03

Use districts designated, CO 335.01

Area requirements for apartment houses, CO 337.06

Area requirements for Residence-Office Districts, CO 337.21

Height districts established, CO 353.01

Floor space required for rental dwellings, CO 371.12

355.01     Area Districts Established

The City is hereby divided into area districts which are specified in the table of Section 355.04 and are designated on the Building Zone Map.
(Ord. No. 2204-A-48. Passed 12-19-49, eff. 1-29-50)

355.02     Computing Area of Lot Abutting Alley

One-half the width of an alley which abuts and is parallel to the side or rear of a lot may be included in computing the area of the lot.
(Ord. No. 2204-A-48. Passed 12-19-49, eff. 1-29-50)

355.03     Independent Area Required

No yard, open space or lot area provided for any building or group of buildings for the purposes of complying with the requirements of this Zoning Code shall be reduced or again considered as the yard, open space or lot area required for any other building or additional construction of the same lot or on another lot.
(Ord. No. 2204-A-48. Passed 12-19-49, eff. 1-29-50)

355.04     Residence Buildings and Other Main Buildings in Residence District

(a) Except as provided in Sections 335.05 to 335.07, in any use district, no residence building shall hereafter be erected, established or altered except in conformity with the limitations and requirements specified in the following table.

(b) In a Residence District, no main building, irrespective of occupancy classification, shall hereafter be erected, established or altered except in conformity with the maximum gross floor area limitation specified in the following table:

AREA REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENCE BUILDINGS IN ALL USE DISTRICTS AND
FOR ALL MAIN BUILDINGS IN RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
Area DistrictMaximum Gross Floor
Area
Minimum Lot
Width**
(feet)
Minimum
Street
Frontage***
(feet)
Minimum Lot Area (square feet) 
Any Dwelling and Any Main Building in Residence District One Family DwellingTwo Family Dwelling One Family and Two Family Dwelling One Family DwellingTwo Family Dwelling Row House: per Dwelling Unit Class A Multiple District per Dwelling Unit Minimum Floor Area per Primary Residential Building (square feet)
AA1/2 lot area605072001400
A1/2 lot area503048001250
B1/2 lot area4050254800600024002400950
C*1/2 lot area405025480060002400950
D*lot area405025480060002100950
E*1 1/2 lot area405025480060002100950
F*2 lot area405025480060002100950
G*3 lot area405025480060002100950
H*4 lot area405025480060002100950
J*5 lot area405025480060002100950
K*6 lot area405025480060002100950

*Shall not apply to Class B Multiple Dwellings erected, established or altered in the Central Business District defined in Section 325.12.
*Shall not apply to alterations made to an existing building in a Residence district nor to an existing residence building in another use district, which building exceeds the maximum gross floor area limitation, provided the gross floor area of such existing building is not increased.
**Measured at "building line."
***Lot width measured at front street line.
(Ord. No. 137-2000. Passed 6-12-00, eff. 6-22-00)

355.05     Existing Lots of Record

(a) One-Family Use. Except where prohibited in General Industry and in Semi-Industry Districts, in any area district, residence for one family may be provided on any lot that was separately owned and which could be built upon under ordinances in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Zoning Code, or on any lot in a recorded subdivision that was on record on November 5, 1929.

(b) Two-Family Use. Except where prohibited in General Industry and in Semi-Industry Districts, in any area district other than an AA Area District or an A Area District, residence for two families may be provided on any lot that was separately owned and which could be built upon under ordinances in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Zoning Code, or any lot in a recorded subdivision that was on record on November 5, 1929, provided such lot is not smaller than 4,800 square feet in area and not less than forty feet in width.
(Ord. No. 2204-A-48. Passed 12-19-49, eff. 1-29-50)

355.06     Large Scale Housing Developments

In a housing development on a single lot or parcel of land 20,000 square feet or more in area under one control in any area district other than an AA or an A Area District, the required minimum lot area per dwelling unit may be calculated from the area of the entire development, in which area may be included community open spaces, parking spaces and drives other than public streets, which are within the same development parcel and accessible to all occupants of the parcel group, as well as the private yards accessible directly to individual buildings, but excluding any areas to be dedicated for public purposes. The premises of each dwelling house or row house in such housing development shall include a private yard having an aggregate net area per dwelling unit of not less than 800 square feet, which aggregate net area shall be exclusive of the space occupied by the main building and garage or parking space and shall be maintained as an independent yard area as provided in Section 355.03.
(Ord. No. 2204-A-48. Passed 12-19-49, eff. 1-29-50)

355.07     New Buildings on Developed Streets in E Area Districts

In an E Area District, in any block where fifty percent or more of the street frontage on one side of the street between two intersecting streets is occupied by buildings which do not conform to the provisions of Section 355.04, the ratio between aggregate gross floor area and aggregate lot area of the existing main buildings on such frontage shall be the ratio between gross floor area and lot area for any new main building on that frontage. However, such gross floor area of the new main building shall not exceed that permitted by ordinances in effect prior to the effective date of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. No. 2204-A-48. Passed 12-19-49, eff. 1-29-50)

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