1143.11 LOT AREA, FRONTAGE, AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   A.   Basic Yard, Area, and Height Requirements for Dwellings

City of Harrison Zoning Code
District	Minimum Lot Width (feet)	Minimum Lot Size (square feet)	Front Yard (feet)	Rear Yard (feet)	Side Yard (feet)		Maximum Height
					Either Side	Sum of Side Yards	Stories	Feet
R-O	100	16,500	40	40	12	25	2.5	35
R-1	90	13,500	40	40	12	25	2.5	35
R-3
Single-family	65	8,750	25	35	7	15	2.5	35
Two-family	105	6,500	25	35	10	23	2.5	35
Multi-family	125	4,500	30	35	20	40	2.5	35
R-4
Single-family	65	8,125	25	30	7	15	2.5	35
Two-family	80	5,000	25	30	8	20	2.5	35
Multi-family:
Efficiency	100	2,250	25	30	15	35	3	45
1 bedroom		2,500	25	30	15	35	3	45
2 bedroom		3,000	25	30	15	35	3	45
3+ bedroom		3,500	25	30	15	35	3	45
Refer to Section 1147.10

   B.   Exceptions

The front building line shall be used to measure the minimum frontage or lot width of lots in a cul-de-sac. However, the minimum setback shall meet the requirements of this Ordinance.

   C.   Floor Area Requirements for Dwellings

The floor area per family in dwellings erected on any lot shall not be less than that established by the following table. In determining floor area, only areas used for living quarters shall be counted. Utility rooms, garages, carports, porches, laundry areas, heater rooms, and uninhabitable basement space are to be excluded.

 

Minimum Floor Area Required for Each Family Unit (Square Feet)
		Multiple-Family Dwellings
District	Single- and Two- Family Dwellings	Efficiencies	1 Bedroom Unit	2 or More Bedrooms
R-1	1,200
R-3	1,050	500	750	900+125*
R-4	900	500	650	800+125*

   * Add 125 square feet for each additional bedroom beyond two bedrooms.

(Ord. 15-14. Passed 10-21-14.)

   D.   Requirements for Buildings Other Than Dwellings and Accessory Buildings

The following schedule establishes basic yard, area, lot coverage, and height requirements for all buildings other than dwellings and accessory buildings by district, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

Requirements for Buildings Other Than Dwellings/Accessory Buildings
District	Minimum Lot Width (feet)	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)	Minimum Depth (feet)		Minimum Width for Each Side Yard (feet)	Maximum % of Lot Coverage	Maximum Height of Building (feet)
			Front Yard	Rear Yard
R-1	150	1 acre	50	50	30	20	35
R-3	125	30,000	40	40	30	20	35
R-4	100	20,000	40	40	25	20	35
B	100	20,000	50	30	None	40	45
DRD	60	6,000	None	20	None	60	35
M-1	150	1 acre	50	40	30	40	45
M-2	250	2 acres	40	40	30	40	45
OA	200	2 acres	60	60	50	10	35

(Ord. 16-21. Passed 11-3-21.)

   E.   Additional Requirements

In addition to the requirements established in Section 1143.11 A. and 1143.11 D., the following conditions shall apply:

      1.   Child day care facilities, special or private schools, and similar uses shall provide an acceptable open play area requiring Planning Commission approval.

      2.   The Minimum Lot Area for a Motel or Hotel shall be the greater of the Minimum Lot Area established in Section 1143.11 D. or the number of licensed rentable units times one thousand two hundred and fifty square feet (1,250 s.f.). Further, each licensed unit must contain at least two hundred square feet (200 s.f.) of floor area and provide adequate sanitary provisions and heating. All plans are subject to approval by the Planning Commission and must comply with applicable State, Federal, and City Regulations.

   F.   Side and Rear Yard Requirements for Non-Residential Uses Abutting R Districts

      1.   Minimum Yard Requirements

Non-residential uses shall not be located nor conducted closer to any lot line of an R District than the distance specified in the following schedule:

 

Minimum Side/Rear Yard Requirements for Non-Residential Uses Abutting R Districts	Use
25 feet	Off-street parking and loading spaces and access drives for non-residential uses.
50 feet	Churches, schools, and public or semi-public buildings.
60 feet	Recreation facilities, entertainment facilities, motels, and all business uses.
80 feet	Outside sale or storage of automobiles, trucks, automobile service stations, building material or construction equipment, bulk material, and all industrial uses.

 

   G.   Height Regulations for Buildings

      1.   Buildings with a height in excess of the maximum height specified in Section 1143.11 A. and 1143.11 D., may be permitted provided the required front, side, and rear yards are increased by one and one-half feet (1-1/2') for each foot of additional building height above the maximum specified in Section 1143.11 A. and 1143.11 D.

      2.   The height and location of television and radio antennas or towers, church spires, belfries, monuments, tanks, water and fire towers, stage towers or scenery lofts, cooling towers, ornamental towers and spires, chimneys, silos and similar structures, elevator bulkheads, smokestacks, conveyors, and flagpoles shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Commission.

         (Ord. 15-14. Passed 10-21-14.)