53-59 Amend sections in 1133 Zoning - modify lot area districts

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1133,06 Side Yards in Residential Districts. In a Class la or lb district~ for every building erected, there shall be a side yard along each lot line other than a street line or a rear line. In the case of not to ex- ceed six single family dwellings built in a terrace as a continuous structure the side yards shall only be re- quired for such group of buildings. In a class lb dis- trict, semi-detached one or two family dwellings may be constructed. Apartment houses may not be built in ter- races or as semi-detached buildings. Every apartment house shall have a side yard along each lot line other than a street line or a rear line. The least dimension of the side yard shall not be less than four (4) feet in a la district or less than one-sixth (1/6) of the height of the building, whichever is the greater. The least di- ~sion of the side yard shall not be less than eight 8) feet in a lb district or less than one-sixth (1/6) of the height of the building, whichever is the greater. The side yard shall start from the curb level~ provided, however, that the above provision shall not be applicable to A2a and A5 H4 area districts, in a lb use district, but in such A2a and A5 H4 area districts in, a lb use district, yards s~all be provided between each building and side lot line and between buildings on the same lot in accord with the following: 1. Definitions - In order to provide for the planning of one building on a lot and of buildings in groups on the same lot to form open yards and courts which are related to the use of the rooms within the dwellings, the follow- ing terms are defined: a) A main wall - any exterior wall containing the principal window or w~n¢~ows of a lmvmng, dining or ~ sleeping room or rooms, and/or other windows, b) A secondary wall - an exterior wall, other than a main wall, containing~inor window or windows of a dining or sleeping room, principal window or windows of a kitchen or bath room, or a bla~ surface. c) Wall unit - each vertical plane of a building shall be considered as a separate wall in applying these yard regulations. d) Overlapping walls - those portions of the exterior wall or walls which are directly opposite when two buildings, parallel, or obliquely aligned within 45 degrees of parallel, face each other across an open yard or space. e) Required yards - the required yards shall be the horizontal distance between parallel walls of a building or between a wall and a lot line. 2. Schedule of Yard Requirements - The yards between a building and a side lot line and the yards between build ings on the same lot across an open yard or court shall be not less than set forth in the following schedule: ~I_.IN,I~fu~ WIDTH O.F YARD. S,- CL~,SS lb.. D~_STRICT. S Between a main wall facing another main wall if over- lap is less than 50 feet. 35 feet plus 0.5 times height of highest building.