In addition to the provisions of Title Seven of this Part Eleven, the following standards for arrangement and development of the land and buildings are applicable in the AR-1 District:
(a) Lot Requirements.
(1) Each lot shall consist of not less than 20,000 square feet. The lot area shall be allocated to the following unit types in any combination not to exceed the lot size one bedroom, 1,500 square feet; two bedrooms, 2,000 square feet and three bedrooms or more, 2,500 square feet;
(2) Each lot shall have a minimum width of eighty feet at the front line of the dwelling or other permitted structure closest to a publicly dedicated right-of-way. Each lot shall have access to and abut on such public right- of-way for a distance of not less than eighty feet, except that, when the right-of-way upon which such fronts is other than a straight line the chord distance may be reduced to sixty-five feet;
(3) Each lot shall have a front setback of not less than twenty-five feet;
(4) Each lot shall have a rear setback of not less than twenty-five feet;
(5) For permitted structures there shall be a total side setback of not less than thirty (30) feet. For conditional use structures there shall be a side setback on each side of the structure of twenty feet or more;
(6) Permitted and conditional structures shall not cover the lot by more than twenty-eight percent (28%). Pavement shall not cover the lot by more than twenty percent (20%).
(b) Building Requirements.
(1) No dwelling shall exceed twenty feet in height. Maximum height for other structures shall not exceed a safe height as determined by the Fire Chief and reviewed and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission;
(2) Dwellings may contain any combination of one, two or three or more bedroom units provided each unit contains the following minimum amounts of living area:
A. One bedroom -1100 square feet above grade.
B. Two bedrooms - 1350 square feet above grade.
C. Three bedrooms - 1700 square feet above grade.
D. Roof pitches shall be a minimum of 7/12 unless a lower pitch is appropriate for the architectural style. Front-facing gables exceeding 10/12 pitch are strongly encouraged for most house styles.
(3) When there are two or more buildings located on a single lot, the minimum distance between opposite walls shall be twelve feet for facing walls with no windows or doors. If one or both of the walls facing each other have windows or other wall openings the minimum distance between such walls shall be equal to one and one-half times the height of the higher building.
(c) Site Requirements.
(1) A traffic and parking system plan shall be required that details points of ingress and egress into the property, parking areas with the number of parking spaces, access drives and pedestrian walkways, shown. The plan shall be so designed to minimize conflict points between pedestrian and vehicular movements.
(2) Outdoor trash container systems shall be sufficient to prevent any overflow and screening shall be provided to enclose such containers and hide them from view.
(3) Storm drainage and runoff collection shall be sufficient to prevent any standing water.
(4) Minimizing the number of curb cuts within the lot frontage and joint curb cuts between adjacent uses are encouraged, therefore the minimum distance between curb cuts shall be 120 feet and such curb cut shall be no more than thirty-five feet.
(5) Lots of greater than two and one-half acres shall contain at least one fire hydrant for every additional three-quarter acres over two and one-half initial acres.
(6) For each 15,000 square feet of bedroom area, in any combination, there shall be a 8,000 square foot of open space, exclusive of any yard requirements. Such open space shall be landscaped with natural vegetation. Fifty percent (50%) of the open space requirement must be useable open space with walking paths, playgrounds, etc.
For developments which single family residences, a buffer zone with a minimum width of twenty-five feet should be created. Such screening within the buffer zone shall consist of natural vegetation planted no closer than three feet to any property line. Natural vegetation shall have an opaqueness of seventy-five percent (75%) during full foliage and shall be a variety which will attain at a minimum ten feet in height within five years of planting.
(8) Lighting shall be screened or so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining property.
(Ord. 10-2022. Passed 5-17-22.)
(d) Hotels and transient accommodations are prohibited.
(Ord. 45-2021. Passed 11-3-21.)