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1123.04 CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES.
   If approved by the Commission pursuant to Section 1173.02, the following may be permitted as conditional uses provided that the standards and conditions hereinafter specified are met:
   (a)   Roomer, pursuant to Section 1161.03(q).
   (b)   Accessory parking, pursuant to Section 1161.03(a).
   (c)   Re-use of an existing non-conforming structure, pursuant to Section 1161.03(o).
   (d)   A Type B home occupation, pursuant to Chapter 1145 and Section 1161.03(f).
   (e)   Wireless telecommunication antenna(s), pursuant to Section 1159.04(c)(2).
   (f)   Wind generation facility, pursuant to Chapter 1160.
   (g)   Accessory dwelling units, pursuant to Section 1161.03(bb).
(Ord. 07-2023. Passed 11-20-23.)
1123.05 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
    (a)   The principal structure shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height above grade as determined by the Commissioner.
   (b)   An accessory structure, except an antenna, shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height above grade as determined by the Commissioner.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
 
1123.06 LOT AREA AND FRONTAGE REGULATIONS.
    No lot shall be less than 5,000 square feet in area and less than forty (40) feet in width at the building line.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
 
1123.07 MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS FOR PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS.
    In the R2 District each zoning lot shall maintain the minimum front, side, and rear yard specified in Schedule 1123.07. Exterior steps leading to a main entrance of a principal building shall be excluded from the front yard requirement. An air conditioning unit with an ANSI/AHRI sound rating of less than 70 db shall be excluded from the side yard setback, provided that the unit is placed not closer than 24 inches from the property line, the unit is entirely serviceable without needing to enter onto the adjoining property, and screening of the unit is maintained. For existing principal buildings with side yards of less than those specified in Schedule 1123.07, an addition may be constructed provided that the new addition does not encroach into the existing side yard any further than the foundation sidewalls of the existing building.
(Ord. 15-15. Passed 9-21-2015.)
 
 
SCHEDULE 1123.07: MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS
Front Yard Depth (feet)
As established on the Building Line Map or the average of the existing front yard depths on the abutting properties as measured from the front foundation wall.
Rear Yard Depth (feet)
40
Side Yard Depth (feet)
5
Minimum Sum of Both Side Yards (feet)
15
 
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
 
1123.08 OFF-STREET PARKING.
    Off-street parking shall be provided, pursuant to Chapter 1143.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
 
1123.09 MAXIMUM LOT AREA COVERAGE.
    (a)   The principal building, including attached accessory dwelling units, shall not cover more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the lot area.
   (b)   Arbors, trellises, exterior steps, fences, and living fences shall be excluded from the lot coverage limitation.
   (c)   An accessory structure or structures shall not cover more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the rear yard except as provided in Section 1123.03. Accessory dwelling units are not subject to this provision and instead are regulated by Section 1161.03(bb).
   (d)   The maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 85%.
(Ord. 07-2023. Passed 11-20-23.)
1123.10 ADDITIONAL ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REGULATIONS.
     (a)   Accessory structures constructed of wood, excluding family swimming pools, may not be located within eighteen (18) inches of a side and rear property line.
   (b)   Accessory structures having masonry walls without openings and roof projections on the property line side of the structure may be set back from the rear property line and one (1) side line not less than six (6) inches.
   (c)   No family swimming pool or family wading pool, as those terms are defined in Section 1722.02, shall be located in any front yard or side yard, and no family swimming pool or family wading pool shall be located closer than five (5) feet to the side or rear property line of the lot upon which it is situated. The Commissioner may grant a variance to the five (5) foot side and/or rear line requirement for portable family swimming pools, as that term is defined in Section 1722.02, provided that written consent from each abutting property owner is filed with the application for variance.
(Ord. 32-16. Passed 9-6-2016.)
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