§ 154.051 DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN EACH DISTRICT.

   (A)   (1)   The following areas, yard and building requirements shall apply for the specified zoning district, unless a more restrictive requirement for a specific use is required by §§ 154.066 or 154.067 or another section of this chapter.

      (2)   All measurements shall be in feet unless otherwise stated. See definitions of terms (such as lot width) in § 154.031.

Zoning District: Type of Use	Min. Lot Area (sq. ft.)	Min. Lot Width Measured at Min. Building Setback Line (ft.)	Min. Front Yard Setback (ft.)	Min. Rear Yard Setback (ft.) (Note A)	Min. Side Yard Setback (each) (ft.) (Note A)	Max. Percent Building Coverage	Max. Percent Impervious Coverage
R1 District
Single-family detached dwelling	4,000	40	20 (10 ft. of which may include an unenclosed front porch)	25	5, except 0 at the shared lot line of lawfully attached dwellings	40%	60%
Single-family semi-detached dwelling unit (half of a twin)	4,000	40
Other allowed use	12,000 (Note F)	60
All dwellings shall have a min. principal building width and length of 18 ft. (not including unenclosed structures).
R2 District
Apartments	Min. of 2,000 per dwelling unit (Note C)	40	10 (10 ft. of which may include an unenclosed front porch)	25	5, except 0 at the shared lot line of lawfully attached dwellings and except 15 for a new building including 6 or more apart- ments	60%	80%
Single-family attached dwelling (townhouse)	2,000 per dwelling unit (Note E)	18 per dwelling unit (Note B)
Single-family detached dwelling	2,000	25
Single-family semi-detached dwelling unit (half of a twin)	2,000 per dwelling unit	25 per dwelling unit
Other allowed principal use	8,000 (Note F)	50
NC District
Allowed dwelling units - shall be developed in conformance with the requirements of the R2 District and not the NC District
Apartments in building space that existed prior to the adoption of this chapter, not including conversions of an existing one-family dwelling into two or more dwelling units	2,000	20	5 (5 ft. of which may include an unenclosed front porch)	15	5	70%	90%
Any other allowed use	2,000	20		15	5	70%	90%
Special exception approval shall be required in order for a commercial use to be open to the public between the hours of 12 midnight and 5:00 a.m. The only standard for such special exception approval shall be that the applicant prove that such operations will be compatible with any adjacent dwellings.
MU District
Allowed dwelling units, other than apartments - shall be developed in conformance with the requirements of the R2 District and not the MU District. However, see the table in § 154.050 under residential uses, which requires a min. tract size of 1 acre
Apartments allowed by § 154.050(B)	43,560 min. tract size, which may be divided into lots of 10,000	100	15 (10 ft. of which may include an unenclosed front porch)	30	(Note D)	50%	70%
Any other allowed use	15,000	50		20 (Note D)		70%	90%
Special exception approval shall be required in order for a commercial use to be open to the public between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. The only standard for such special exception approval shall be that the applicant prove that such operations will be compatible with any adjacent dwellings
LIC District
Allowed use	10,000	80	15	20 (Note D)	15 (Note D)	60%	90%
Notes
See § 154.142(B) for corner lot setbacks
See § 154.067 for swimming pools
See § 154.145 regarding extension of nonconforming setbacks
See § 154.142 regarding permitted reductions in setbacks to reflect average setbacks of adjacent buildings
(Note A) = See accessory setbacks in division (C) below
(Note B) = Except if two or more off-street parking spaces per dwelling or garage doors for 2 or more vehicles are located within 20 ft. of a public street, then the lot width per dwelling along such street shall be a min. of 24 ft.
(Note C) = The lot area per dwelling unit may be reduced to 1,500 sq. ft. if a lot includes 6 or more dwelling units and all the units are permanently restricted by deeds and leases to persons age 62 and older, the physically handicapped and their spouses
(Note D) = Except a min. rear yard of 40 ft. for a new or expanded principal nonresidential building from a directly abutting primarily residential lot in a residential district; except a min. side yard of 20 ft. for a new or expanded principal nonresidential building from a directly abutting primarily residential lot in a residential district. If a building involves manufacturing operations, such side and such rear setback shall be increased to a min. of 60 ft.
(Note E) = The density for single-family attached dwellings (townhouses) shall be based upon to min. lot area per dwelling unit, which may be measured as an average for all of the dwellings in a subdivision or land development; for example, if there is a 2,000 sq. ft. min. average requirement, 1 dwelling may be on a 2,100 sq. ft. lot and the second dwelling may be on a 1,900 sq. ft. lot; these provisions are intended to allow flexibility in the placement of individual dwelling units, regardless of whether the homes are condominium or fee-simple, and regardless of whether public streets, private streets or parking courts are used; the min. average lot area per dwelling unit establishes the max. number of units permitted on a tract of land; the min. average lot area per dwelling unit shall be calculated after deleting existing street right-of-way of existing streets and alleys, but shall include right-of-way of proposed streets and alleys and areas of parking courts, common open space and stormwater detention basins
(Note F) = Except see § 154.066 for certain specific uses, such as places of worship
Abbreviations: sq. ft. = square feet; min. = minimum; max. = maximum; ft .= feet

 

   (B)   Height.

      (1)   The following height provisions shall apply unless specifically stated otherwise for a specific use.

      (2)   The maximum height of structures shall be three stories or 40 feet, whichever is more restrictive, except as follows.

         (a)   Structures that are accessory to dwellings shall have a maximum height of two stories (with the top story limited to non-habitable storage areas) or 25 feet, whichever is more restrictive.

         (b)   See also § 154.141.

   (C)   Accessory structure setbacks.

      (1)   An accessory structure shall comply with the front yard setback listed in division (A) above. A three feet wide minimum side and rear yard setback shall apply for a permitted detached structure that is accessory to a dwelling.

      (2)   However, such setback may be reduced to two feet in the R2 District.

(2006 Code, § 27-307) (Ord. 12/18/2003, passed 12-18-2003, § 307)