No lot or yard shall be established in any district that does not meet the minimum requirements set forth in the following table. No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged to exceed these regulations, except as elsewhere provided in these regulations.
Dimensional and Density Standards | ||||||||
Zoning Category | Lot Dimensions (ft.) | Minimum Yard Setbacks (ft.) | Minimum Lot Area | Maximum Lot Coverage (%) | Maximum Height (ft.) | |||
Dimensional and Density Standards | ||||||||
Zoning Category | Lot Dimensions (ft.) | Minimum Yard Setbacks (ft.) | Minimum Lot Area | Maximum Lot Coverage (%) | Maximum Height (ft.) | |||
Width | Front | Rear | Interior Side
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1 Story | 2 story
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Agricultural District | ||||||||
A-1 | 150 ft. | 50 ft. | 50 ft. | 25 ft. | 5 acres | 30% | 35 ft. | |
Residential Districts | ||||||||
RE | 160 ft. | 35 ft. | 40 ft. | 10 ft. | 15 ft. | 1 acre | 30% | 35 ft. |
R-1 | 60 ft. | 25 ft. | 20 ft. | 5 ft. | 10 ft. | 7,200 sq. ft. | 25% | 35 ft. |
R-2 | 60 ft. | 25 ft. | 20 ft. | 5 ft. | 10 ft. | 7,200 sq. ft. | 25% | 35 ft. |
R-3 | 60 ft. | 25 ft. | 20 ft. | 5 ft. | 10 ft. | 7,200 sq. ft. | 25% | 35 ft. |
RM | Refer to mobile home park district regulations § 154.058(E)(2) | |||||||
Commercial Districts | ||||||||
LC | None | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 10 ft. (on side adjoining residential districts) | None | 35% | 35 ft. | |
HC | None | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | None | None | 35% | None | |
Industrial Districts | ||||||||
I-1 | None | None | 25 ft. | 20 ft. | None | None | None | |
I-2 | None | None | 25 ft. | 20 ft. | None | None | None | |
Mixed-Use Districts | ||||||||
MU-1 | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |
DM | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |
(A) General District (A-1).
(1) When a lot has double frontage, the front yard requirements shall be provided on both sides.
(2) Projections such as chimneys, elevators, poles, spires, architectural elements and public utilities, not used for human occupancy may extend above the height limit.
(3) Churches, schools, hospitals, sanatoriums and other public buildings may exceed the height limitation of the zoning district, if the minimum depth of the rear yards and the minimum width of the side yards required in the district are increased one foot for each two feet by which the proposed building height exceeds the prescribed height limit.
(4) Accessory building.
(a) Accessory buildings (not to include accessory dwelling units) shall be located not less than ten feet from any side or rear setback and shall not be allowed within any front yard setback in front of any main structure or dwelling.
(b) The setback distance designated in the table in this section shall be measured from the property line.
(5) Minimum lot area shall not be less than 14,000 square feet for church uses.
(B) Specific to General Agricultural District (A-1).
(1) Accessory structures.
(a) All parts of accessory structures must be located not less than 60 feet from the front from the front property line.
(b) Accessory structures located on a corner lot shall have a side yard setback from the intersecting street (street that the dwelling does not face) of not less than 35 feet.
(c) Accessory structures shall not cover less than 20% of the rear yard.
(4) Accessory structures related to residential use on corner lots shall have a side yard setback from the intersecting street of not less than 15 feet.
(2) Side yards; churches, agricultural use structures and main structures (other than residential). There shall be a side yard setback from all side lots of not less than 35 feet.
(3) Intensity of use. Nonconforming, pre-existing lot within the General Agricultural District (A-1), that are enclosed on all sides by lands under different ownership, may be used for a single-family dwelling unit, but may not be used for maintaining or breeding agricultural animals.
(C) Specific to Residential Districts (R-E, R-1, R-2, R-3).
(1) If 25% or more of the lots on one side of the street between two intersecting streets are improved with buildings, all of which have observed an average setback line of greater than 35 feet, and no building varies more than five feet from this average setback line, than no building shall be erected closer to the street line than the minimum setback so established by the existing buildings; but this regulation shall not require a front yard of greater depth that 55 feet.
(2) Multiple-family uses shall have a lot area of not less than 7,200 square feet for the first dwelling unit and shall include an additional lot area of not less than 2,800 square feet for the second dwelling unit and 2,000 square feet of lot area for each additional dwelling unit after the second. Common areas shall be allocated equally per dwelling unit.
(3) Accessory dwelling units, such as garage apartments shall require an additional 2,000 square feet of lot area per unit.
(4) Rear yards shall be no less than 20% of the depth of the lot. An unattached, accessory use structure may be located in the rear lot of a main structure.
(5) Churches permitted by special use permit with residential and mixed-use districts shall not be permitted with a lot area of less than one acre and for each increment in seating capacity of 20 persons which exceed a seating capacity of 100 persons in the main sanctuary/auditorium, an additional 300 feet of lot area shall be provided.
(6) Home occupations shall be operated by the inhabitants of the residence and shall not exceed two operators. The occupational use shall not exceed 30% of the dwelling or 10% of the lot. The use shall be conducted in a manner that clearly maintains the residential character of the dwelling and neighborhood.
(a) No signs shall be permitted except for one non-illuminated business name plate not exceeding two square feet in area, attached to the main structure.
(b) Adequate off-street parking to accommodate cliental will be provided in a manner that clearly maintains the residential character of the dwelling and neighborhood.
(c) Off-street parking shall be constructed of dust free material, such as concrete or asphalt.
(d) Equipment used by the home occupation shall be either screened by solid fence or stored within a structure, out of view of neighborhood residents.
(D) Specific to Mobile Home Park District (RM). If 20 mobile home subdivisions shall conform to the area and setback regulations contained in section of this chapter. For all other uses other than mobile home subdivisions located within the RM District shall use the same area and setback regulations as the R-3 Residential District.
(Ord. 382, passed 7-8-2021)