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2. Side Yards: Interior side yard setbacks for both principal and accessory buildings shall be required to be no less than ten (10) feet. In all cases, side yards abutting a public right-of--way shall maintain a thirty (30) foot setback for all buildings. 3. Rear Yards: Not less than thirty (30) feet from rear property line, or edge of delineated wetland. 905.060. BUILDING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS. A. Height. No structure shall exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty (30) feet, whichever is least, except as herein provided. B. Tree Preservation. No development shall be permitted to occur as a part of any new subdivision or newly subdivided tot unless at least thirty (30) percent of the predevelopment tree crown cover is retained. The City shall have the authority to consult tree surveys or other data (such as aerial photos) to ensure compliance with this provision. This provision shall apply in addition to other tree preservation and replacement requirements of this ordinance. Where a developer has been found to violate this provision, tree replacement for this section shall be required at a rate of one tree per one hundred fifty (150) square feet of illegally removed crown cover. Trees utilized to meet replacement requirements on the subject sit shall be six inch caliper size, minimum. C. Impervious Surface. The following impervious surface requirements shall apply to the development of all single family parcels in the R-1 Zoning District. 1. Thirty-five (35) percent maximum coverage, excluding impervious surfaces measuring less than one foot in any horizontal dimension. This standard shall be calculated based on all land which is not wetland and which is not below the 100 year flood elevation of any waterway. a. Where property owners can show compliance with all setbacks, buffer distances and other dimensional standards of this ordinance, this coverage threshold may be exceeded by Administrative Permit approved by the City Engineer, subject to the following: (I) Rain gardens or similar on-site drainage measures are taken to reduce quantity of overall site run-off from the existing condition. (2) Natural landscaped buffers are installed adjacent to any wetlands, lakes, streams, or other natural waterways that are located on or abutting the property. (3) Pervious landscaping elements and other measures are employed to minimize potential increases in impervious surfaces. Little Canada Zoning Ordinance R-l, Single Family District 905-4