§ 17.52.030. Height and area regulations.

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

A.

Floor Space: Each two, three, or four-family dwelling shall contain a minimum of seven hundred fifty square feet of livable floor space, exclusive of garage, porches, and breezeways, and incidental storage, for each family to be housed in said dwelling.

B.

Height: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged shall exceed two and one-half stories nor shall it exceed thirty-five feet (35').

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.

E.

Side Yard: There shall be a side yard having a width of not less than ten feet on the interior side of corner lots and on both sides of interior lots. When more than one main building is erected on a lot of record, there shall be a separation of at least ten feet between buildings.

F.

Width of Lot: The width of a lot shall be a minimum of seventy feet at the building line.

G.

Lot Areas: In the "C" multiple family district, the lot area for every two-, three-, or four-family dwelling hereafter singularly or collectively erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged shall provide an aggregate lot area of not less than three thousand five hundred square feet per dwelling unit within the lot. Minimum lot area shall in no case be less than eight thousand four hundred square feet. Corner lots shall be a minimum of ten thousand two hundred square feet.

H.

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

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)