§ 17.40.030. Height and area regulations.

In the "B" one-family district, the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, the minimum lot area, and the minimum floor space per family shall be as follows:

A.

Floor Space: The main residence shall contain a minimum of one thousand two hundred and fifty square feet of livable floor space, exclusive of garage, porches and breezeways, and incidental storage areas.

B.

No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged shall exceed two and one-half stories nor shall it exceed thirty-five feet.

C.

Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five feet, or the front yard indicated on a city-approved subdivision plat as filed in the Tarrant County plat records, whichever is greater. Corner lots shall have a minimum side yard of fifteen feet on the second front yard, the yard generally parallel to the street with the greatest frontage, unless reversed frontage is approved by the planning director. If a building line shown on a city-approved subdivision plat as filed in the Tarrant County plat records is greater than fifteen feet, then the platted building line shall be required on the second front yard. Garage doors and gates meant for vehicle use shall be located no closer than twenty feet from the right-of-way.

D.

Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty feet. The building inspector may authorize encroachments of up to twenty square feet for fire places and/or bay windows that do not restrict access for public safety and/or adjacent property.

E.

Side Yard: Corner lots have a minimum side yard of five feet on side yards adjacent to interior lots.

Interior lots shall have a minimum side yard dimension of five feet with a combined total of not less than fifteen feet.

F.

Width of lot: The width of a lot shall be a minimum of seventy feet at the building line, provided that where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of the ordinance from which this title derives has less width than herein required, this title shall not prohibit the erection of a one-family dwelling.

G.

Lot Area: The minimum area of an interior lot shall be eight thousand four hundred square feet. Corner lots shall be a minimum of ten thousand eighty square feet.

H.

Maximum Lot Coverage: The maximum portion of the lot area which may be covered by the main building and all accessory buildings shall not exceed forty-five percent.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)