§ 159.045 HEIGHT AND AREA REQUIREMENTS.
   The height and area requirements shall apply to all districts unless a particular district or overlay district requires special regulations. The following general requirements shall apply.
   (A)   In residential areas, minimum lot area shown is for one housing unit.
   (B)   All permitted uses must comply with floodplain requirements.
   (C)   Minimum dwelling unit size for efficiency apartments is 400 square feet; for two-family and multi-family apartments the minimum is 525 square feet.
   (D)   In single-family districts, number of stories may be increased to three and the building height may be increased to 45 feet if the side yard is increased to ten feet.
   (E)   See § 159.020 for height and area requirements for the MH Manufactured Home District.
   (F)   See § 159.017(A)(3) and (B) for height and area requirements for single-family attached dwellings.
Zone
Front Yard
(in ft.)
Side Yard
(in ft.)
Rear Yard
(in ft.)
Minimum Lot Area
Min. Lot Width
(in ft.)
Max. Bldg. Height
(in ft.)
Max. No. of Stories
Zone
Front Yard
(in ft.)
Side Yard
(in ft.)
Rear Yard
(in ft.)
Minimum Lot Area
Min. Lot Width
(in ft.)
Max. Bldg. Height
(in ft.)
Max. No. of Stories
A-1
30
7
25
5 acres
70
35
2-1/2
R-1A
30
7
25
2 acres (private septic system)
70
35
2-1/2
12,000 sq. ft. (public sanitary system)
R-1B
30
5
25
2 acres (private septic system)
60
35
2-1/2
7,200 sq. ft. (public sanitary system)
R-1C
30
5
25
2 acres (private septic system)
50
35
2-1/2
6,000 sq. ft. (public sanitary system)
R-2
25
5
25
3,000 sq. ft. for 1-family
40
45
2-1/2
6,000 sq. ft. for 2-family
R-4
25
5
25 ft. for interior lots
5,000 sq. ft. for 1-family
50
45
3
15 ft. for corner lots
6,000 sq. ft. for 2-family
2,500 sq. ft. for multi-family
+ 1,500 sq. ft. for each unit
R-5
25
10
25
Same as R-4
50
45
3
C-1
20
None
15
None
None
35
2-1/2
5 ft. if abutting residential district
3 ft. high solid visual barrier needed
3 ft. high solid visual barrier required if abutting residential district
For residential, see R-4
C-2
20
None
15
For residential, see R-4
None
45
3
5 ft. if abutting residential district
3 ft. high solid visual barrier needed
3 ft. high solid visual barrier required if abutting residential district
C-2M
20
None
15
None
None
45
3
5 ft. if abutting residential district
3 ft. high solid visual barrier needed
3 ft. high solid visual barrier required if abutting residential district
Residential not allowed
C-3
None
None
None
None
None
100
None
5 ft. if abutting residential district
3 ft. high solid visual barrier needed
15 ft. if abutting residential district with 3 ft. high solid visual barrier
For residential, see R-4
C-R
None
None
None
None
None
100
None
5 ft. if abutting residential district
3 ft. high solid visual barrier needed
3 ft. high solid visual barrier required if abutting residential district
For residential, see R-4
C-4
20
Same as C-2
Same as C-2
Same as C-2
None
45
3
M-1
20
None
None
None
None
45
3
10 ft. if abutting residential district
with 3 ft. high solid visual barrier
20 ft. if abutting residential district
with 3 ft. high solid visual barrier
 
M-2
20
None
None
None
None
100
8
10 ft. if abutting residential district
with 3 ft. high solid visual barrier
20 ft. if abutting residential district
with 3 ft. high solid visual barrier
M-3
20
Same as M-2
Same as M-2
None
None
100
8
 
(1999 Code, § 165.21) (Ord. 2247, passed 10-9-2001; Ord. 2296, passed 6-28-2005; Ord. 2566, passed 3-27-2018; Ord. 2599, passed 12-11-2018) Penalty, see § 159.999