63-59 Amend 1133.045 & 1133.06 Zoning

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- 5 A garage may be located on a lot line in a side yard provided it does not extend more than 6 feet above the grade of adjoining dwelling house district property or more than one story above grade if adjoining another apartment property, and provided it is of masonry con- struction and does not contain any openings or project- lng cornices on said yard lines. However, a garage extending above grade may cover not more than 75~ of the width of the lot." shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows: 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 terraces 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 dimension of the side yard shall not be less than Tight (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 appli?ble to A2a and A5 H& area districts, in a lb use district, but in such A2a and A5 H$ area districts in, a lb use district, yards shall 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 following terms are defined: a) A main wall - any exterior wall containing the principal window or windows of a living, dining or s~eeping room or rooms, with or without other wmndows~ b~ A secondary wall - an exterior wall, other than a main wall; containing minor window or windows of a dining or sleeping room, principal window or windows of a kitchen or bath room, or a blank sur- face. 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 exter- ior wall or walls which are directly opposite when two buildings~ parallel, or obliquely aligned within $5 degrees of parallel, face each other across an open yard or space.