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(5) The total ground area covered by any newly constructed building shall not exceed seventy (70) per cent of the lot or parcel area. No less than twenty (20) per cent of the lot or parcel area shall remain landscaped open space exclusive of required off-street parking space, drying yards and refuse storage space. No addition to an existing building, no accessory building or structure may be erected when such construction will increase the total ground coverage bv all buildings or will reduce the amount of landscaped open space so as to exceed or further exceed the above stated maximum or minim-0~n. (6) Setbacks of a newly constructed building from property lines of a specific lot or parcel shall be in accordance with the following schedule: Front Yard: NoneF except when one or or mQre abutting properties have front yards, a setback shall be required equal to the average setback of abutting properties. Side Yards: Lot width of twenty-five (25) to thirty (30) front feet three (3) feet per side yard. All other lots having a width more than thirty ('30) front feet - not less than five (5) feet per side yardi Rear Yard: Not less than twenty (20) feet in depth. (7) Maximum allowable floor area for newly constructed buildings shall not exceed two (2) square feet of floor area for each square foot of land area comprising the lot or parcel. No addition to an existing building, no accessory building or structure may be erected when such construction will increase the floor area to land area ratio so as to exceed the above- stated maxlm~ or will increase a ratio which presently exceeds the above-stated maximum. (8) No addition to an existing building and no accessory building or structure may be erected in any required front or side yard. No addition may be erected in any required rear yard. No accessory building or structure may be erected within three (3) feet of any lot line. (9) Historic Residential Sub~istricts Cradock, Truxtun and Port Norfolk: The Secretary of the Commission of Architectural Review may in any Historic Residential Subzone dealing with "Cradock", "Truxtun" and "Port Norfolk", issue in accord with the provisions of this Chapter certain certificates of appro- priateness. The Secretary's failure to issue such certificate within thirty (30) days shall fo~ard the application to the Cor~nission of Architectural Review. A written reoort shall accompany any such application. The Connnission of Architectural Review may issue a certificate of appropriateness. The Secretary