Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following bulk regulations are applicable in an RA District:
Minimum lot size | 40,000 square feet |
Maximum coverage by structures | 25% of gross area |
Minimum width at front building restriction line; for waterfront lots the building restriction line is measured from the rear lot line | 150 feet |
Minimum setbacks for principal structures: | |
Front lot line | 40 feet |
Rear lot line | 35 feet |
Side lot line | 15 feet |
Combined side lot lines | 40 feet |
Corner side lot line | 40 feet |
P rincipal arterial or higher classification road | 50 feet |
Minimum setbacks for accessory structures other than sheds that do not exceed 64 square feet in area and eight feet in height: | |
Front lot line | 50 feet |
Side and rear lot lines | 15 feet or, for structures less than 8 feet in height (other than swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, and similar private recreational facilities accessory to single-family detached, duplex, or semi-detached dwellings), 10 feet |
Corner side lot line | 40 feet |
Maximum height limitations: | |
Principal structures | 45 feet |
Accessory structures | 45 feet if all setbacks are increased by one foot for each foot of height in excess of 25 feet |
Maximum density | One dwelling unit per 20 acres plus one additional dwelling unit for residue acreage that exceeds 10 acres and, for sites over 50 acres, one additional dwelling unit for every 50 acres and one additional dwelling unit for residue acreage that exceeds 25 acres |
Cluster development: | |
Minimum lot size | 20,000 square feet |
Maximum lot size | 120,000 square feet |
Minimum width at front building restriction line | 80 feet |
Minimum setbacks for principal structures: | |
Front lot line | 5 feet, but if parking is located in the front yard, 18 feet |
Rear lot line | 15 feet |
Side lot lines | 10 feet |
Boundary line of the cluster development site | 50 feet from adjacent residentially zoned and developed property, except that the setback may be reduced by the Planning and Zoning Officer to preserve environmental features and the setback may be reduced to 25 feet if the adjoining lot is an open space lot created under § 17-6-111 of this Code |
Minimum setbacks from side and rear lot lines for accessory structures other than sheds that do not exceed 64 square feet in area and eight feet in height | 10 feet or, for structures less than 8 feet in height (other than swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, and similar private recreational facilities accessory to single-family detached, duplex, or semi-detached dwellings), 5 feet |
(Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 78-05; Bill No. 60-10; Bill No. 93-12)