§ 30-4.4. R-4, Neighborhood Residential District.

a.

General . The following specific regulations and the general rules set forth in Section 30-5 shall apply in all R-4 Districts as delineated and described in the zoning map(s). It is intended that this district classification be applied in areas where one-family and two-family homes, groups of one and two-family homes, and certain non-profit organization administration offices, if found compatible, may be located to promote low density, primarily residential standards.

b.

Uses Permitted .

1.

Uses as permitted in R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts.

2.

Signs: As regulated in Section 30-6 of these regulations.

c.

Uses Requiring Use Permits .

It is the intent of this paragraph that the following uses shall be reviewed by the Planning Board for their appropriateness in a specific location, or for such other factors as safety, congestion, noise, and similar considerations.

1.

Uses not otherwise permitted in paragraph b. and as required in R-3 Districts.

2.

Storage garage buildings when constructed on a vacant lot, and for the primary use of occupants of adjacent buildings.

3.

Temporary tract sales offices, advertising signs, construction offices, equipment storage yards or structures therefor which are incidental to the development during the construction and/or sales period.

4.

Administrative offices of nonprofit community social service organizations.

5.

Bed and breakfast facilities, upon compliance with standards set forth in the definition for bed and breakfast in Section 30-2.

6.

Automobile parking lots and ancillary facilities for ferry terminals serving the general public, provided that:

(a)

Parking lots and ancillary facilities adjoin a commercial planned development zoned area or an industrially zoned area in which terminals are permitted;

(b)

There is an entrance to the automobile parking lots and ancillary facilities for ferry terminals adjacent to nonresidential areas; and

(c)

Any additional parking lot entrances adjacent to residentially zoned areas shall be allowed only if conditions are imposed to minimize the non-local automobile traffic to the terminal through the residential areas.

7.

Accessory dwelling units on a single parcel containing one (1) single-family dwelling, when not in compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 30-5.18, as specified by subsection 30-5.18.f.4.

d.

Minimum Height, Bulk and Space Requirements .

1.

Lot Area: Not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in all lots recorded on and after the effective date of this article, August 1, 1958. However, regardless of date of recordation, there shall be not less than two thousand (2,000) square feet of lot area for each dwelling unit.

2.

Lot Width: Not less than fifty (50′) feet on all lots recorded on and after the effective date of this article, August 1, 1958.

3.

Maximum Main Building Coverage: Fifty (50%) percent of lot area.

4.

Building Height Limit: Not to exceed thirty-five (35′) feet.

5.

Front Yard: Twenty (20′) feet.

6.

Side Yard: Side yards shall total not less than twenty (20%) percent of the lot width as measured at the front yard (as defined in Section 30-2—Definitions), and no side yard may either be less than five (5′) feet or be required to be more than ten (10′) feet. The side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall not be less than ten (10′) feet.

7.

Rear Yard. Twenty (20′) feet. Not more than forty (40%) percent of the rear yard, as defined in Section 30-2, may be occupied by accessory buildings or structures (swimming pools excepted).

8.

Distances Between Main Buildings on Same Lot: Twenty (20′) feet.

9.

Yards for Corner Lot Adjacent to Key Lot: The side-yard setback on the street side of the corner lot, within twenty (20′) feet of the side property line of the key lot, shall be equal to the front-yard of the key lot, as defined in Section 30-2, "Yard, front," and no structure, excluding barriers, may be permitted within five (5′) feet of the rear property line on the corner lot.

10.

Usable Open Space Requirements: Usable open space is comprised of private open space and common open space as defined in subsection 30-5.12. The following are the minimum open space requirements: a minimum four hundred (400) square feet of usable open space per dwelling unit with a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) square feet of private open space per ground level dwelling unit; with a minimum of sixty (60) square feet of private open space per non-ground level dwelling unit; with a minimum of ninety (90) square feet of common open space per dwelling unit. There shall be not less than three hundred (300) square feet of common open space per lot.

11.

Off-Street Parking Space: As regulated in Section 30-7.

(Ord. No. 535 N.S. §§ 11-1313— 11-1316; Ord. No. 1277 N.S.; Ord. No. 1372 N.S.; Ord. No. 1476 N.S.; Ord. No. 1533 N.S.; Ord. No. 1757 N.S.; Ord. No. 1844 N.S.; Ord. No. 2267 N.S.; Ord. No. 2289 N.S.; Ord. No. 2363 N.S.; Ord. No. 2428 N.S., § 6; Ord. No. 2480 N.S., § 4; Ord. No. 2511 § 1; Ord. No. 2560 N.S. § 5; Ord. No. 2566 N.S. § 1; Ord. No. 2933 N.S. § 3; Ord. No. 2943 N.S. § 6)

(Ord. No. 3184 N.S., § 5, 7-5-2017)