(A) Every lot developed for residential purposes shall have dwelling units which contain the following minimum of heated square feet of living area per unit:
Zone | Minimum Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit (heated living area) |
Zone | Minimum Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit (heated living area) |
R-8 | No minimum |
R-20 | 1,000 |
R-15A | 1,500 |
R-15 | 1,250 |
R-30A | 1,500 |
R-30 | 1,600 |
R-E | 1,600 |
(B) Subject to division (C) below, to the provisions of §§ 152.286, and 152.287 every lot developed for residential purposes shall have the number of square feet per dwelling unit indicated in the following table. In order to calculate the number of dwelling units permissible on a tract of land, fractions shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
Zone | Minimum Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit (heated living area)
|
Zone | Minimum Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit (heated living area)
|
R-8 | 8,500 |
R-15A | 15,000 |
R-15 | 15,000 |
R-20 | 20,000 |
R-30A | 30,000 |
R-30 | 30,000 |
RE | 10/5 acres* |
*10 acres if horses are stabled on the tract, and 5 acres if horses are not stabled on the tract. Also, it is the intent of this section that if a tract is less than 10 acres, then said tract shall have only one dwelling unit thereon. | |
(C) Primary residences with an accessory apartment and two-family conversions (where and if allowed) shall be allowed only on lots having at least 150% of the minimum square footage required for one dwelling unit on a lot in such district. With respect to multifamily conversions into three- or four-dwelling units, the minimum lot size shall be 200% and 250% respectively of the minimum required for one dwelling unit.
(Ord. passed 12-20-2001) Penalty, see § 152.999