§ 40-444. Area regulations.

(a)

Yard requirements for multiple-family dwellings that exceed the maximum height allowed by right are located in the height regulations section of this district.

(b)

Setbacks.

(1)

Front yard.

a.

All structures, other than fountains, clock towers or other architectural feature within the landscaping, shall have a minimum front yard of twenty (20) feet from the front lot line, unless otherwise provided for in section 40-442(b)(2).

b.

The required front yard shall be the minimum front building setback and shall be landscaped in accordance with section 33-6.25, Landscaping, buffering, and screening. No parking or paving shall be allowed in the required front yard except for sidewalks or approved driveways directly connecting the development site to the adjacent street. Notwithstanding provisions in Chapter 33 that establish lot frontage, for purposes of applying MUCD landscaped buffer requirements in the required yards of a corner lot and as determined by the planning director, the required front yard shall be located on the street with the higher classification in the parish thoroughfare plan, or if the streets have equal classification, it shall be located on the street upon which the building has its primary entrance.

c.

On through lots the required front yard shall be provided on both streets and shall be landscaped in accordance with section 33-6.25, Landscaping, buffering, and screening.

(2)

Side yard.

a.

All buildings shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet from the side lot line, lease line, or designated development site boundary.

b.

On the side of the lot abutting any of the following 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-family residential zoning districts: Suburban District (S1), Single-Family Residential District (R1A), Suburban Residential District (R1B), Rural Residential District (R1C), Rural Residential District (R1D), Manufactured Home District (R1MH), Two-Family Residential District (R2), Three- and Four-Family Residential District (RR3), Townhouses (R1TH), or on the side of a non-residential structure adjacent to a stand alone 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-family residential structure, there shall be a side yard having a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet.

c.

Substandard lots of record established prior to the adoption of this ordinance as amended shall provide a side yard as per the following schedule when abutting a non-residential use or district:

1.

Lot widths less than fifty (50) feet: No side yard is required.

2.

Lot widths fifty (50) to fifty-nine (59) feet: No side yard is required for the building; side yard when provided adjacent to building: a minimum of five (5) feet; one (1) side yard having a minimum width of five (5) feet is required in the vehicular use area.

3.

Lot widths sixty (60) to seventy-four (74) feet: One (1) side yard having a minimum width of ten (10) feet is required for the building; two (2) side yards having a minimum width of five (5) feet each are required for the vehicular use area.

d.

On corner lots the building setback on the side of the lot abutting the side street shall not be less than twenty (20) feet, within which the ten (10) feet closest to the street shall be landscaped in accordance with section 40-446(a)(3). If a development has a building setback greater in depth than the required minimum, no support building or structure shall be located any closer to the side street than the principal building.

(3)

Rear yard.

a.

All buildings shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet from the rear lot line, lease line, or designated development site boundary. On the rear of a lot abutting any of the following 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-family residential zoning districts: Suburban District (S1), Single-Family Residential District (R1A), Suburban Residential District (R1B), Rural Residential District (R1C), Rural Residential District (R1D), Manufactured Home District (R1MH), Two-Family Residential District (R2), Three- and Four-Family Residential District (RR3), Townhouses (R1TH), or on the side of a non-residential structure adjacent to a stand alone 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-family residential structure, there shall be a side yard having a minimum depth of twenty (20) feet.

(c)

Lot area.

(1)

For mixed use developments comprised of separate multiple-family residential structures and other permitted uses in the Mixed Use Corridor District, the area of the lot or designated development site occupied by multiple-family dwellings shall contain a minimum of eight hundred (800) square feet per family.

(2)

When a lot is improved for a residential use, or when living facilities are erected above or in connection with other uses in the same structure, the lot area per family regulation shall be the same as those in the R-3, Multiple-Family Residential District.

(3)

Lot area per family regulations shall not apply to dormitory buildings, or fraternity or sorority houses not having culinary facilities.

(d)

Site area requirements.

(1)

All development sites with multiple-family residential structures shall be a minimum of five (5) acres and have a minimum width of two hundred (200) feet and a minimum depth of five hundred (500) feet.

(2)

For all other developments in the Mixed Use Corridor District, minimum site area shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet and have a minimum width of seventy-five (75) feed and a minimum depth of one hundred (100) feet. When two or more adjoining lots comprise a MUCD development site, such lots shall be resubdivided into one lot of record, except as provided for in section 33-5.22 Group development of this Code.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XIII-F(4)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 21388, § 2, 9-26-01; Ord. No. 22010, § 9, 10-8-03; Ord. No. 22011, § 1, 10-8-03; Ord. No. 22794, § 11, 7-19-06; Ord. No. 23663, § 1, 10-14-09; Ord. No. 24955 , § 3, 6-10-15; Ord. No. 25405 , § 69, 8-9-17; Ord. No. 25480 , § 18, 1-10-18)