§ 156.303 RESIDENTIAL USE DISTRICTS.

   (A)   Districts and purpose.

      (1)   RC-1, Rural Conservation - 1 District. The purpose of this district is to provide types and intensity of development that primarily support the needs of the agricultural industry, while secondarily allowing for compatible rural residential development. This district shall be available for implementation on Cat Island and in the Guerin's Bridge Road area.

      (2)   RC-2, Rural Conservation - 2 District. The purpose of this district is to retain moderate population growth to reduce the demand for public services and facilities, while retaining the rural community character of these areas. This district shall be available for implementation in the Woodville area and in other areas between the Urban Growth Boundary and the Woodville area.

      (3)   RR, Rural Residential District. The purpose of this district is to allow the development of large lot subdivisions in areas within the Urban Growth Boundary.

      (4)   CC, Community Conservation District. The purposes of this district are to preserve and protect the unique development characteristics of early residential settlements and to sustain the sense of community inherent therein.

      (5)   R-1, Low-Density Residential District. The purposes of the R-1, Low-Density Residential District, are to provide for low-density residential neighborhoods and to encourage the formation and continuation of a stable, healthy residential environment for detached single-family dwellings. The regulations that apply within this district are designed to discourage unwarranted and blighting encroachments by limiting commercial and prohibiting industrial uses; to disallow any other use that would subsequently interfere with the development or continuation of single-family usage; and to discourage any use that would generate traffic on minor streets other than that required to serve residences on these streets.

      (6)   R-2, Low-Density Residential District. The purposes of the R-2, Low-Density Residential District, are to provide for low-density residential neighborhoods and to encourage the formation and continuance of a stable, healthy residential environment for detached single-family dwellings. The regulations that apply within this district are designed to discourage unwarranted and blighting encroachments by prohibiting the commercial and industrial uses of the land; to disallow any other use that would substantially interfere with the development or continuation of single-family dwelling usage; and to discourage any use that would generate traffic on minor streets other than that required to serve residences on these streets.

      (7)   R-3, Medium-Density Residential District. The purposes of the R-3, Medium-Density Residential District, are to provide for medium-density residential neighborhoods and to encourage the formation and continuation of a stable, healthy residential environment for single-family and duplex dwellings. The regulations that apply within this district are designed to discourage unwarranted and blighting encroachments by prohibiting the commercial and industrial use of land; to disallow any other use that would subsequently interfere with the development or continuation of single-family and duplex dwelling usage; and to discourage any use that would generate traffic on minor streets other than that required to serve residences on these streets.

      (8)   R-4, Medium-Density Residential District. The purposes of the R-4, Medium Density District, are to provide for medium density residential neighborhoods; to encourage the formation and continuation of a stable, healthy residential environment for detached single-family dwellings; and to provide for smaller yards and spacing between dwelling units to allow for maximum development of land, without generating high traffic flows in areas of lower density development. The regulations that apply within this district are designed to discourage unwarranted and blighting encroachments by prohibiting commercial and industrial uses of land, and to disallow any other use that would substantially interfere with the development and continuation of high-density residential development.

      (9)   TH, Townhouse District. The purpose of the TH, Townhouse District, is to provide for quality medium- and high-density residential developments. The regulations that apply within this district are designed to avoid congestion and interference of such development with lower-density residential development and other surrounding land uses; to discourage unwarranted and blighting encroachments by prohibiting the commercial and industrial uses of land; and to disallow any other use that would substantially interfere with the development and continuation of medium- and high-density attached dwelling unit developments.

      (10)   MF, Multi-Family Residential District. The purpose of the MF, Multi-Family Residential District, is to provide for quality medium- and high-density residential development. The regulations that apply within this district are designed to discourage unwarranted encroachment of commercial, industrial, or other uses capable of adversely affecting the residential character; and to discourage any use that would generate traffic on minor streets other than that required to serve residences on these streets.

   (B)   Uses. Permitted, conditional, and special exception uses for all residential use districts shall be in accordance with the Use Table contained in this chapter.

   (C)   Lot, yard, height, and coverage requirements. Development standards for all residential use districts shall be in accordance with the following Development Standards Table except as provided below.

      (1)   Development standards for Single-Family Detached as shown in the Development Standards Table shall apply to nonresidential lots and buildings located within RC-1, RC-2, RR, CC, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 Districts.

      (2)   Standards shall not apply to lots and principal buildings located in residential districts not intended to be used for dwellings, agricultural, or commercial uses. Examples include but are not limited to: open space, pump stations, and playgrounds.

   TABLE

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TABLE
RESIDENTIAL LOT, YARD AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS		ZONING DISTRICT
		RC-1	RC-2	RR	CC	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4	TH	SR2-OD	MF	CL	WG-C	WG-W
MINIMUN LOT REQUIREMENTS (feet)
Single-family detached	width	135	100	80	80	80	60	50	40		60	50	80		40
	depth	135	100	110	110	110	90	70	50		90	70	110		50
	lot area	10 acres	30,000 sf	20,000 sf	12,500 sf	10,000 sf	8,000 sf	6,000 sf	4,000 sf		8,000 sf	6,000 sf	10,000 sf		4,000 sf
Single-family attached	width (except where side yards are required)									18		18	see cluster	none	18
	depth													none
	lot area per unit									1,500 sf		1,500 sf		none	1,500 sf
Duplex on one lot	width							60				60
	depth							85				85
	lot area per unit							5,000 sf				5,000 sf
Duplex on two lots	width							50				50
	depth							75				70
	lot area per unit							5,000 sf				5,000 sf
Multi-family	width											100		none
	depth											6,000 sf		none
	lot area per unit											2,500 sf1		none
Big house	width											60	see cluster		60
	depth											60			60
	lot area per unit											2,500			2,500 sf
Cluster	width												none		none
	depth												none		none
	lot area												none		none
MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS - except as provided in §§ 156.106 and 156.107
Single-family detached	front	50	50	30	30	30	25	20	4		15	20	30		4
	rear	30	30	30	30	30	25	20	20		25	20	30		20
	side - combined	30	30	25	25	25	20	20			20	20	25
	side - individual	15	15	10	10	10	10	10	52		10	10	10		5
Single- family attached	front									4		4	see cluster	none3	4
	front with front yard parking									25		25			25
	side yard between separate rows of structures									20		20		3	20
	side yard between end structure and side lot line									10		10		none3	10
	rear									25		25		153	25
	rear with rear yard parking									35		35		3	35
Duplex on one lot	front							20				20
	rear							20				20
	side - individual							10				10
Duplex on two lots	front							20				20
	rear							20				20
	side - combined							10				10
	side - individual							0				0
Multi-family	front											35		none3
	rear											25		153
	side - combined											35		none3
	side - individual											15		none3
Big house	front											4	see cluster		4
	rear											20			20
	side											5			5
Cluster	front	5	5										5		5
	rear	5	5										5		5
	side	5	5										5		5
MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Building coverage		20,000 sf	30%	30%	35%	35%	40%	50%	50%	50%	40%	4	35%5	4	50% 5
Building height for primary residential dwellings is 35 feet except as otherwise permitted in § 156.102
1 Minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall not apply to residential uses categorized under Group Living in the Use Table
2 Minimum side yard requirements shall be 5 feet, except where zero lot line have been indicated on preliminary and final plats
3 Yard requirements within the Waterfront Gateway - Cooper District are subject to Commercial Design Review
4 On single-family detached, single-family attached, duplex, and big house lots, no more than 50% of the lot may be covered by principal buildings. On multi-family lots, no more than 40% of the lot may be covered by principal and accessory buildings; except where parking is located within the structure, the coverage may be increased to 50%
5 Building coverage does not apply to Cluster Developments

 

   (D)   Bufferyard requirements. Minimum bufferyard requirements for, and between, permitted uses in all districts and contiguous uses are set forth in § 156.201.

   (E)   Additional development provisions.

      (1)   R-4 District - Zero lot line depicted. The side of each lot that will be allowed a setback of zero shall be indicated on all preliminary and final plats.

      (2)   TH District.

         (a)   Maximum development. No more than eight attached dwelling units (townhouses) shall be constructed or attached together in a continuous row, and no such row shall exceed 200 feet in length.

         (b)   Off-street parking required.

            1.   Off-street parking requirements may be provided, either on the premises or in a community parking lot or garage, the title to which and/or easement for the use of which runs with and/or is appurtenant to the title of townhouse.

            2.   No such parking lot or garage shall be located more than 200 feet from the dwelling it serves.

         (c)   Recreation area required. Not less than 8% of net development acreage shall be designated for recreational usage. The 8% of land area shall not include freshwater or saltwater wetlands, or land used to provide minimum yard requirements, parking areas for dwelling units, or streets.

      (3)   MF District.

         (a)   Placement of drives and parking areas. No drive or parking area shall be located closer than ten feet from any lot line.

         (b)   Spacing of buildings. Detached principal or accessory buildings shall not be placed closer than ten feet from any other building.

         (c)   Recreation area required. Not less than 8% of net development acreage shall be designated for recreational usage. The 8% of land area shall not include freshwater or saltwater wetlands, or land used to provide minimum yard requirements, parking areas for dwelling units, or streets.

         (d)   Maximum development. No more than eight attached dwelling units (townhouses) shall be constructed or attached together in a continuous row, and no such row shall exceed 200 feet in length.

   (F)   Reference to additional regulations. In addition to the above, all applicable provisions of this chapter shall apply to the development and use of property within all districts.

(Ord. 14047, passed 8-12-14; Am. Ord. 16094, passed 11-8-16) Penalty, see § 156.034