a. Any district in which single-family dwellings are permitted, a single-family dwelling and customary accessory buildings may be erected on any single lot of record on November 20, 1975.
For lots of record as of November 29, 1982, the following dimensional requirements shall apply:
1. Lots with 5,000 square feet or less
a. Front yard setback - 15 feet or more so as to bring any structure into conformity with the front yard alignment of existing structures on the same side of the street and within 500 linear feet of the closest side yard property line.
b. Side yard setback - 5 feet. For corner lots, the side yard setback is 7 feet on the side of the lot that abuts the street.
c. Rear yard setback - 20 feet.
d. Lot coverage - 60% of the lot square footage but not to exceed a maximum of 2,500 square feet. This increase in lot coverage shall be used exclusively for the principal use structure and parking areas and not for exterior improvements subordinate to the principal use structures such as pools, tennis courts, hot tubs and detached garages.
2. Lots with 5,001 to 10,000 square feet
a. Front yard setback - 20 feet or more so as to bring any structure into conformity with the front yard alignment of existing structures on the same side of the street and within 500 linear feet of the closest side yard property line.
b. Side yard setback - 8 feet for corner lots, the side yard setback is 10 feet on the side of the lot that abuts the street.
c. Rear yard setback - 20 feet.
d. Lot coverage - 50% of the lot square footage but not to exceed a maximum of 4,000 square feet. This increase in lot coverage shall be used exclusively for the principal use structure and parking areas and not for exterior improvements subordinate to the principal use structures such as pools, tennis courts, hot tubs and detached garages.
3. Lots with 10,001 - 14,999 square feet.
a. Front yard setback - 25 feet or more so as to bring any structure into conformity with the front yard alignment of existing structures on the same side of the street and within 500 linear feet of the closest side yard property line.
b. Side yard setback - 8 feet. For corner lots, the side yard setback is 10 feet on the side of the lot that abuts the street.
c. Rear yard setback - 20 feet.
d. Lot coverage - 40% of the lot square footage but not to exceed a maximum of 4,500 square feet of area. This increase in lot coverage shall be used exclusively the principal use structure and parking areas and not for exterior improvements subordinate to the principal use structures such as pools, tennis courts, hot tubs and detached garages.
4. For lots of record on November 20, 1975 with less than 50 feet of lot width at the building setback line, the minimum side yard shall be 5 feet.
These standards for non-conforming lots shall not apply to those areas in unincorporated Dare County zoned R-4.
Adopted by DCBC on April 7, 2003