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CITY OF NEWTON BOARD OF ALDERMEN July 14, 1997 ORDINANCE NO. V-122 . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF NEWTON AS FOLLOWS: That the Zoning regulations,Chapter 30 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Newton, Mass. 1995, as amended, be.and are hereby further amended as follows: 1. In Section 30-1. Definitions. amend the definition of floor area, gross, as most recently amended by Ordinance V-112, dated April 23, 1997 by deleting the existing subsection (a) and substituting in place thereof the following: (a) For residential structures in residential districts, the sum.of the floor area within the perimeter of the outside walls of the building without deduction for garage space,hallways,stairs,closets, thickness of walls,columns, atria, open wells and other vertical open spaces, or other features exclusive of any portion of a basement as defined in this section. For atria,open wells and other vertical open spaces, floor area shall be calculated by multiplying the floor level area of such space by a factor equal to the average height in feet divided by ten. Excluded from the calculation are bays or bay windows which are cantilevered and do not have foundations and which occupy no more than ten (10) per cent of the wall area on which they are mounted and any space in an attic.or.1/2 story as.defined in this ordinance. (2)'In Section 30-15 TABLE 1, delete the existing floor.area ratio requirements by district in-the.column headed.TOTAL FLOOR AREA RATIO,.as most recently established by Ordinance V-.l 12, dated.April 23, 1997, and substitute in place thereof the following: Single Residence 1: Single Dwelling Units .2 Lots created before l 2/7/53 _25 Single Residence 2: Single Dwelling Units. 3 Lots created-before 12/7153 .3 Single Residence 3: 10