A. Building site area shall be a minimum of two thousand square feet and said minimum site area shall exclude any portion of the lot which is narrower than the minimum site width as specified by subsection B of this section.

B. Site width shall be a minimum of forty feet where two side by side parking spaces are provided on the building site with access from the front of building site, twenty-five feet where two tandem parking spaces are provided on the building site with access from the front of building site, and twenty feet where parking spaces are provided on the building site with access from the rear of the building site, i.e., from an alley or a private roadway. The minimum width specified herein shall not apply to that portion of the building site used principally to provide access to the buildable portion of the site. The required minimum lot width for a corner lot shall be increased to accommodate the required twelve-foot setback from the side lot line abutting a street without reducing the buildable width of the site that would otherwise be available for an interior lot, but in no case shall be less than thirty-two feet.

C. Site depth shall be a maximum of one hundred twenty feet and a minimum of sixty-five feet excluding area located within a roadway easement.

D. Side yard not abutting a street shall be minimum of three feet except that such side yards may be completely eliminated where agreement provides for common wall maintenance or easement allows for access to abutting property for necessary maintenance. Side yard abutting a street shall be a minimum of twelve feet.

E. Private open space shall be provided at the rate of ten percent of each dwelling’s habitable floor area or one hundred twenty square feet, whichever is greater, on patios, decks, balconies, atriums or other outdoor private areas contiguous with and directly accessible from the unit, with a minimum width of six feet and at least one dimension of not less than ten feet. Developments approved pursuant to this section prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be considered conforming to this section.

F. The minimum building site area or the minimum site width in subsections A and B, respectively, of this section shall be increased as determined necessary by the advisory agency or the city council to compensate for any loss in usability of the building site due to topography or easements within the boundary of the building site. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2006-03 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006)