Standards for One-Family Residence Districts
[Amended 10-28-1969; 11-28-1978; 1-13-1981; 7-14-1981; 2-13-1990]

District

Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit (square feet)

Average Lot Width (feet)

Minimum Lot Depth (feet)

Minimum Front Yard

R-80

As specified in 177-14

1. Building shall observe building line 2

R-40

40,000

150

200

R-20

20,000

110

140

R-13

12,750

85

110

R-10

10,500

70

100

R-6

6,000

50

100


Side Yard (minimum)

District

Main Building (feet)

Accessory Building (feet)

Parking Area
(feet)

R-80

25

10

5

R-40

20

10

5

R-20

15

5

2

R-13

10

2

2

R-10

10

2

2

R-6

4

2

2


Rear Yard

District

Main Building (feet)

Accessory Building (feet)

Parking Area (feet)

R-80

50

10

5

R-40

50

10

5

R-20*

40

5

2

R-13*

35

2

2

R-10*

30

2

2

R-6

30

2

2


Maximum Height

District

Main Building

Accessory Building

R-80

2.5

30

1.5

15

R-40

2.5

30

1.5

15

R-20*

2.5

30

1.5

15

R-13*

2.5

30

1.5

15

R-10*

2.5

30

1.5

15

R-6

2.5

30

1.5

15


District

Maximum Lot Coverage of
All Buildings

Maximum Horizontal Dimension
per Building (feet)

R-80

10%

250

R-40

15%

250

R-20*

25%

250

R-13*

30%

250

R-10*

30%

250

R-6

30%

250


Notes:
* Lots of record in these zones filed with the Town Clerk on or before July 24, 1956:
  A. R-20: eighteen thousand (18,000) square feet in area; one hundred (100) feet in width.
  B. R-13: ten thousand five hundred (10,500) square feet in one area; seventy-five feet in width.
  C. R-10: nine thousand (9,000) square feet in area; sixty (60) feet in width.
2) Former Subsection 2, regarding vehicles parked in front of the building line, which subsection immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 9-22-1987; see now 177-32E(14).
 

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