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01/07/2002 08:13 F.\X 612 781 9323 CITY OF ST &~ONY iii 007 1620.07 Division of Lot into S~arate Ownership. A lot in the R-2 District may be divided into two separate lots with the party wall between the two dwelling units acting as the dividing lot line, subject to the procedures and other requirements of Chapter 15, and subject to the following conditions: (a) The areas of the two lots must be as nearly equal as is reasonably possible, and Each lot must contain no less than 1/2 the minimum land area requirement for a two-family dwelling. (b) Except for having no setback along the common property line, all other setback and yard requirements must be met. (c) No fence or shrubbery divider may be installed or maintained within the required front yard of either lot. (d) Separate services must be provided to each residential unit for sanltary sewer, water, electricity, natural gas, telephone and other utilities. (e) The common party wall must have the fire rating and sound transm.ission control rating required under the Uniform Building Code. (f) The owner must execute and record at the owner's expense a declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions in a fonn approved by the City covering party walls, arbitration of disputes, maintenance of the structure, exterior finishes, land smrounding the buildL'1g, architectural control, roofs of different types and colors, and the right (but not the obligation) of the City to enforce the provisions of the declaration. Section 1625 - R-3 TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT 1625.01 Purpose. The purpose of the R-3 District is to provide areas (a) where the natural amenities such as trees, hills and bodies of water are preserved by encouraging development of medium density housing surrounded by common open space, (b) which may serve as a transitional use between less dense residential districts and other districts, and (c) which provide for alternatives to one and two family detached dwellings. 1625.02 Permitted Uses. Within an R-3 District only the following uses /lIe permitted: (a) Uses permitted in the R-l, R-IA and R-2 Districts. (b) Townhouse buildings containing not less than three units nor more than eight units. 1625.03 Permitted Conditional U.es. Within an R-3 District, the following uses are permitted only if a conditional use permit has been issued by the City Council: (a) Uses permitted as conditional uses in the R-l, R-IA and R-2 Districts. 16-18