East-Boston-OM

THREE-FAMI LY RESIDENTIAL SUBDISTRICT: The purpose of res i den t i a l subd i s t r i c t s i s to ma i n t a i n , enhance, and promot e t he charac t er of res i den t i a l nei ghborhoods i n t erms of dens i t y , hous i ng t ype, and des i gn ; to prov i de for l ow- and med i um-dens i t y mu l t i f ami ly hous i ng appropr i a t e to ex i s t ing bu i l t env i ronmen t ; and to encourage appropr i a t e deve l opmen t wh i ch enhances t he res i den t i a l subd i s t r i c t s wh il e preven t i ng overdevel opmen t . The Three-Fami ly Res i den t i a l ( “3F”) Subd i s t r i c t s are es t abl i shed to preser ve t he l ow-dens i t y t hree- f ami l y areas wi t h a var i et y of hous i ng t ypes appropr i a t e to t he ex i s t i ng f abr i c , i nc l ud i ng one-, two- , and t hree- f ami l y dwel l ings , and to a l l ow mi nor changes to occur as of r i gh t . I n a 3F Subd i s t r i c t , t he max imum number of dwe l l i ng un i t s a l l owed i n a s i ng l e bu i l d i ng, i nc l ud i ng a town house bu i l d i ng or row house bu i l d i ng, i s t hree (3) . Wi t h i n t he 3F-2000 Subd i s t r i c t , t he fo l l owi ng uses are cons i dered a l l owed: - Three f ami l y det ached dwe l l i ng - Two f ami l y det ached dwel l i ng - Two f ami l y semi -a t t ached dwel l i ng - One f ami l y det ached dwel l i ng - One f ami l y semi -a t t ached dwe l l i ng - Townhouse - Group res i dence, l imi t ed The fol l owi ng t abl e ou t l i nes t he a l l owab l e hei gh t , FAR, and setbacks wi t h i n t he 3F-2000 Subd i s t r i c t :

MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT (FT.)

1.0

35 (3 stories)

MINIMUM LOT AREA PER DWELLING UNIT (SF)

2,000 for 1 or 2 units

MINIMUM LOT WIDTH (FT.) MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE (FT.) MINIMUM FRONT YARD (FT.) 1 MINIMUM SIDE YARD (FT.) 2 MINIMUM REAR YARD (FT.)

20 20

5

2.5

40

USABLE OPEN SPACE MINIMUM (SF/DWELLING UNIT) 3 REAR YARD MAX OCCUPANCY BY ACCESSORY BUILDINGS (%)

300

25

1. A bay window may protrude into a Front Yard. 2. Semi-attached Dwellings, Town House Buildings, and Row House Buildings are only required to have side yards on sides that are not attached to another Dwelling. 3. Applicable only to Residential Uses and Dormitory/Fraternity Uses. In Multifamily Residential Subdistricts, all or part of the usable open space requirement may be met by suitably designed and accessible space on balconies of Main Buildings or on the roofs of wings of Main Buildings or on the roofs of Accessory Buildings.

This is a summary of the Zoning bylaws and allowable uses. For full detail please visit the Boston Planning and Development Association website.

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