Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 063 passed 6-27-2024). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified.
(a) Intent. The intent of this zone is to provide for a mix of low density residential development and supporting uses. This zone should be located in areas of the community where services and facilities are/will be adequate to serve the anticipated population. This zone should be established in accordance with the Goals, Objectives, Policies, and Development Criteria of the Comprehensive Plan. This zone may be used for zero-lot-line houses, patio houses, and other compact housing types.
(b) Principal Uses. (Other uses substantially similar to those listed herein shall also be deemed permitted.)
1. As for R-1A.
2. Two-Family dwellings.
3. Two-Family dwellings, having a common vertical wall on the property line of two (2) separate lots. Only one (1) dwelling for one-family shall be permitted on each lot, and no more than two (2) dwelling units shall be attached.
4. Shared parking court, as regulated by Article 16-5(b)(4), where depicted on a certified development plan.
(c) Accessory Uses. (Uses and structures which are customarily accessory, clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted uses.)
1. The permitted accessory uses in the R-1A zone.
(d) Conditional Uses. (Permitted only with Board of Adjustment approval.)
1. The permitted conditional uses in the R-1A zone.
(e) Prohibited Uses. (All uses other than those listed as principal, accessory, or conditional uses or substantially similar to principal, accessory, or conditional uses shall be prohibited. The uses below are provided for illustration purposes and for the purpose of limiting permitted uses, and are not intended to be a total listing of all the uses that are prohibited.)
1. The prohibited uses in the R-1A zone, except for two-family dwellings.
Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements. (See Article 3, Subsection (o) of this section, below, and Article 15 for additional regulations).
(f) Minimum Lot Size. Seven thousand, five hundred (7,500) square feet (See Subsection (o) of this section, below).
(g) Minimum Lot Frontage. Sixty (60) feet (See Subsection (o) of this section, below).
(h) Minimum Front Yard. Thirty (30) feet.
(i) Minimum Each Side Yard. Six (6) feet (See Subsection (o) of this section, below).
(j) Minimum Rear Yard. Ten (10) feet or twenty (20) percent of the lot depth, whichever is greater.
(k) Minimum Open Space. See Article 20 for open space regulations.
(l) Maximum Lot Coverage. No limitation (See Subsection (o) of this section, below).
(m) Maximum Height of Building. Thirty-five (35) feet.
No minimum requirements.
Conditional Uses: The Board of Adjustment may establish additional requirements, as needed.
(o) Special Provisions.
1. The minimum lot size and lot frontage may be reduced for a property subdivision along the common vertical wall of a two-family dwelling (duplex) as long as the structure meets the dwelling unit separation requirements for townhouses under the current Kentucky Building Code.
2. The minimum side yard may be eliminated on one (1) side of a lot, for future or existing adjacent lots, if a common vertical wall dividing a two-family structure is located, or is to be located, on the common property line. The side yard that is not eliminated shall be a minimum of six (6) feet.
3. Lot, yard and height requirements for single-family detached dwellings in defined Infill and Redevelopment area shall be as required for R-1D.
4. Lot, yard and height requirements for two-family dwellings in defined Infill and Redevelopment areas are for existing lots as of December 5, 2002, and shall be as follows:
a. Minimum lot size: As per Subsection (f) and (o)(1) of this section above.
b. Minimum lot frontage: As per Subsection (g) and (o)(2) of this section above.
c. Minimum front yard: As per Subsection (h) of this section, unless the average depth of the existing front yards on each of the adjacent lots on either side of the lots are less; then the minimum shall be no less than this average, or eight (8) feet, whichever is greater.
d. Maximum front yard: Fifty (50) feet, unless the average depth of the existing front yards on each of the adjacent lots on either side of the lot are greater; then the maximum shall be no greater than this average.
e. Minimum side yard: As per Subsections (i) and (o)(3) of this section, above.
f. Minimum rear yard: As per Subsection (j) of this section.
g. Minimum open space: See Article 20 for open space regulations.
h. Minimum lot coverage: No limitation.
i. Maximum height of building: As per Subsection (m) of this section, above.
j. Maximum lot coverage: No limitation, except for a floor area ratio of 0.35, or that which allows two thousand, six hundred (2,600) square feet, whichever is greater.
5. Habitable additions to two-family dwellings must have a common wall that shall be at least fifteen (15) feet or twenty-five (25) percent of the length of the common wall on the existing structure, whichever is greater.
(Code 1983, § 8-11; Ord. No. 263-83 , § 1, 12-15-1983; Ord. No. 17-98 , § 1, 1-22-1998; Ord. No. 307-2002 , § 1, 12-5-2002; Ord. No. 133-2004 , § 1, 6-24-2004; Ord. No. 129-2009 , §§ 12, 13, 7-2-2009; Ord. No. 166-2017 , § 3(8-11), 11-16-2017; Ord. No. 113-2022, §§ 3, 4, 10-27-2022; Ord. No. 004-2023, § 12, 1-31-2023; Ord. No. 020-2023, § 5, 3-9-2023)
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