§ 18-4-401. Bulk regulations.

   (a)   Generally.

      (1)   Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following bulk regulations are applicable in an RLD 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	50 feet
Rear lot line	40 feet
Side lot line	20 feet
Combined side lot lines	50 feet
Corner side lot line	40 feet
Principal arterial road	75 feet
Freeway	150 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	60 feet
Side and rear lot lines	20 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	50 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 five acres
Cluster development:
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

 

      (2)   A lot with an area of less than 40,000 square feet that was approved by a record plat prior to April 9, 1987, may be reviewed in accordance with the bulk regulations of § 18-4-601 and lot size is subject to § 18-4-202.

   (b)   Setback from certain slopes. A 50-foot planted buffer area shall be located and maintained between the principal structure and the crest of steep slopes.

(Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 78-05; Bill No. 60-10; Bill No. 93-12)