Dimensional standards and required yards are established for each base district as set forth in chapter 2 of this title.
A. Minimum Area And Dimension Requirements: No property size, yard, parking area, or other space shall be reduced in area or dimension so as to make said area or dimension less than the minimum required. If already less than the minimum required by this title, said area or dimension shall not be further reduced. This provision shall not apply to nonbuildable properties including, but not limited to, landscape lots, lots for private roads, drainage facilities, pump stations, metering stations and transmission/distribution substations.
1. Approved signs shall be exempt from the setback requirements of chapter 2 of this title.
2. Setbacks for corner lots shall be determined as follows:
a. The front yard setback shall be required along the property line where the driveway enters the property. The side yard setback shall be provided along the side street property line as applicable to the roadway classification.
b. The rear yard setback shall be provided either along the interior side property line or rear property line. The side yard setback shall be provided along the remaining property line (rear or interior side) as applicable.
C. Required Yards: The front, side, and/or rear required yards shall not be occupied by any use or structure except for: fencing (see chapter 5 of this title for specific fence standards); landscaping; off street parking; drives; streets; signs; lighting; detached accessory structures two hundred (200) square feet or less in size and under ten feet (10') in height may be located in side and/or rear required yards only; patios; walkways; retaining walls; and/or certain architectural features as detailed below (see figure 12, section 8-1A-2 of this title):
1. Where the required setback is greater than ten feet (10'):
a. Cornices, canopies, eaves, or other architectural features may project a distance not exceeding 2.5 feet into the required yard.
b. Fire escapes may project a distance not exceeding 4.5 feet into the required yard.
c. Bay windows, balconies, and chimneys may project a distance not exceeding three feet (3') into the required yard, provided that such features do not occupy, in the aggregate more than one- third (1/3) of the building wall on which they are located.
2. Where the required setback is ten feet (10') or less:
a. Cornices, canopies, eaves, or other architectural features may project a distance not exceeding two feet (2') into the required yard.
b. Fire escapes may project a distance not exceeding two feet (2') into the required yard.
c. Bay windows, balconies, and chimneys may project a distance not exceeding two feet (2') into the required yard, provided that such features do not occupy, in the aggregate more than one-third (1/3) of the building wall on which they are located.
D. Height Limit Exceptions: See subsection 8-1-5B1 of this title, regarding how structure height is measured.
1. Height Limit Applicability: The maximum height limitation set forth in the applicable base district shall not apply to the following:
a. Agricultural Structure: Agricultural structure;
b. Chimney Or Smokestack: Chimney or smokestack architectural features shall have a maximum height limit of sixty feet (60'). A maximum height that exceeds sixty feet (60') may be allowed by variance approval or if specifically authorized as a component of a conditional use permit, subject to compliance with the standards identified in subsection D2 of this section;
c. Spire, Steeple, Belfry, Or Cupola: The maximum height limit for spire, steeple, belfry, or cupola architectural features shall be sixty feet (60'). The maximum height limit may be increased to eighty feet (80') if the architectural feature is found by a county design professional to comply with the standards identified in subsection D2 of this section in conjunction with a review of a master site plan or building permit for the building to which the feature will be attached. A maximum height that exceeds eighty feet (80') may be allowed by variance approval or if specifically authorized as a component of a conditional use permit, subject to compliance with the standards identified in subsection D2 of this section;
d. Institutional Uses: Institutional uses (including church, hospital, public or quasi-public use, and school, public or private) that require conditional use approval may exceed the maximum height limitation prescribed by the applicable zoning base district if specifically authorized as a component of a conditional use permit; and
e. Towers, Commercial And Private: The following types of tower structures may exceed the maximum height limitation of the applicable base district subject to applicable specific use standards: amateur radio antenna, distributed power facility-wind freestanding tower, water tower, fire and hose tower, observation tower, power line tower, radio tower, paging facility, cellular phone facility, cellular tower, television tower, bridge tower, or other commercial or personal tower and/or antenna structure.
2. Architectural Feature Standards:
a. An architectural feature(s) listed in subsection D1b or D1c of this section which exceeds sixty feet (60') in height shall comply with the following standards:
(1) The mass of the architectural feature is in visual proportion and scale with the building to which it is attached;
(2) The exterior materials and colors of the architectural feature are appropriate to its mass, and are visually complementary with the building to which it is attached;
(3) The architectural feature does not significantly impede views from adjacent properties;
(4) The architectural feature does not include signage; and
(5) Lighting of the architectural feature is limited to indirect lighting. (Ord. 389, 6-14-2000; amd. Ord. 426, 9-26-2001; amd. Ord. 490, 4-9-2003; amd. Ord. 658, 3-14-2007; amd. Ord. 713, 11-12-2008; amd. Ord. 772, 7-27-2011; amd. Ord. 806, 5-8-2013)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See figure 11, section 8-1A-2 of this title. |