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(A)
In multiple-family, commercial or industrial districts, accessory buildings shall only occupy the ground area that the principal building is permitted to cover.
(B) Accessory buildings, such as buildings for parking attendants, guard shelters, gatehouses, and transformer buildings, may be located in the front or side yard in the districts, only upon Planning Commission approval.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 22.07
; Am. Ord. 170, passed 9-16-2008)
The keeping of horses for recreational purposes shall be permitted in all zoning districts upon a land area of not less than 5 acres provided that the use shall be for the private/personal use of the owner or lessee of the land, his or her family, and friends and friends and shall not constitute a commercial occupation nor a public stable.
(A) (1) No barns, pens or corrals shall be located closer than 200 feet from all property lines or less than 150 feet from all street right-of-way lines.
(2) Provided further that the minimum side yard setback shall be reduced 1 foot for each additional foot that the barn, pen or corral is setback form the existing right-of-way over 150 feet.
(3) Provided further that the side yard setback shall not be reduced below a minimum of 50 feet.
(B) At least 2 acre shall be provided for each horse kept, except that the number of horses now existing on each parcel where horses are presently kept for recreational purposes may be continued under the non-conforming use provisions of this chapter, and subject to all conditions therein.
(C) Foals born on parcels where horses are presently kept may be kept on the parcel for 2 years even though the additional horses may increase the number of horses on the parcel beyond the 1 horse per 2 acres limitation, but in no case shall there be more than 1 foal per 2 acres.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 22.08; Am. Ord. 131, passed 5-15-2001)
Fences are permitted, or required subject to the following:
(A) (1) Fences on all lots of record in all residential districts which enclose property and/or are within a required side or rear yard shall not exceed 6 feet in height, measured from the surface of the ground, and shall not extend into the front of the lot nearer than the front of the house or the required minimum front yard measured from the road right-of-way, whichever is greater.
(2) In addition, no solid (opaque) fence located within the front yard shall exceed 2 feet in height within a clear vision zone or 4 feet otherwise;
(3) In addition, where a property’s front yard is located adjacent to an adjoining property’s rear yard, a solid (opaque) fence, not greater than 6 feet in height, with the good side of the fence facing outwards may be placed so it does not extend into the front of the lot nearer than the front of the house on the adjoining lot or the required minimum front yard measured from the road right-of-way, whichever is greater;
(B) Recorded lots having excess of 2 acres and having a frontage of at least 200 feet, not included in a recorded plat, and parcels in agricultural zoned districts, are excluded from these regulations;
(C) Fences shall not contain barbed wire, razor wire, electric current or charge of electricity. Agricultural uses may provide barbed wire or fencing containing an electric current or charge of electricity when the fence is utilized to contain livestock;
(D) Barbed wire fences may be permitted for enclosing public utility facilities and industrial uses when installed for public safety. If used, barbed wire shall be no closer than 6 feet to the ground;
(E) Fences which enclose public institutional uses, parks, playgrounds, or public landscaped areas and essential services, situated within an area developed with recorded lots shall not exceed 8 feet in height, measured from the surface of the ground, and shall not obstruct vision to an extent greater than 25% of their total area; and
(F) All fences in any zoning district shall comply with the requirements of the Building Code as it applied to fence installation and materials.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 22.09
; Am. Ord. 09-182, passed 11-10-2009; Am. Ord. 10-187, passed 9-21-2010)
In the AG, RF and RS Zoning Districts, only 1 principal single-family residential dwelling unit shall be placed on a lot of record. This section shall not be interpreted to prevent the construction of single-family detached dwelling units on a parcel or zoning lot pursuant to the provisions of § 153.219(V) and (W), and § 153.237.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 22.10; Am. Ord. 167, passed 5-20-2008)
(A) Lot area. In the determination of a lot area where a structure is to be erected, altered, or used, no road right-of-way shall be included in the computation of the required minimum lot area.
(B) Lot width. Width of a lot shall be as described in the definitions section of this subchapter; provided, however, that the width of lots on cul-de-sacs, eyebrows, and the radius of curves shall not be less than 80% of the minimum required width.
(C) Height limitations. The limitations affecting the height of structures shall not apply to the appurtenant appendages and structures such as parapet walls not exceeding 3 feet in height, farm buildings, chimneys, smokestacks, church spires, flagpoles, communication and water towers, masts and aerials, public monuments, penthouse for mechanical equipment, and water tanks; provided, however, the appendages and structures shall comply with all other provisions of this or any other applicable section; and provided the Planning Commission may specify a height limit for any like structure as a conditional use permitted.
(D) Yard projections. All front, side, and rear yards shall be the minimum distance measured from the principal structure to the respective front, side, or rear lot line. All projections 3 feet or less in depth shall be excluded from the measurement.
(E) Corner lots.
(1) For the purposes of determining setbacks as measured from the right-of-way line, a corner lot shall maintain the minimum required front yard setback on both road or street frontages.
(2) The required rear yard setback shall be applied to the yard opposite of the building’s street address.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 22.11)
There shall be a clear vision zone at all corners of intersecting roads, or road junctions, consisting of a triangular area defined by the point of intersection of the right-of-way lines and the 2 points extended along the lines a distance of 25 feet from the point of intersection, and within which area no obstruction to vision, excluding existing topography shall be permitted from a height of 2 feet to 8 feet above centerline elevation of abutting streets except that not more than 2 trees with trunks of not more than 30 inches in diameter each, and clear of any branches for the heights may be located within the area; provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the requirement of a greater clear vision area where it is necessary in view of permitted traffic, anticipated traffic volumes, or geographic conditions, as may be required by the Genesee County Road Commission.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 22.12)
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