A. Purpose | Typical Building Type | |
A. Purpose | Typical Building Type | |
The Single-Family Residence 4 (RS-4) district is established and intended to accommodate primarily single-family dwellings including family community residences at moderate densities on lots greater than 5,000 square feet in area. The district also accommodates accessory dwelling units, transitional community residences, and zero-lot-line development, as well as limited nonresidential uses usually found in urban single-family neighborhoods, generally as Special Exceptions. |  | |
B. Use Standards
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C. Intensity and Dimensional Standards 1 | ||
Lot area, minimum (sq ft) | 5,000 |
Typical Lot Pattern
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Lot width, minimum (ft) | 50 |  |
Density, maximum (du/ac) | See Comprehensive Plan 2 | |
Floor area per dwelling unit, minimum (sq ft) | 675 | |
Lot coverage, maximum (% of lot area) | 40 | |
Pervious area, minimum (% of lot area) | 30 | |
Height, maximum (ft) | 35 | |
Front yard setback, minimum (ft) | 25 | |
Street side yard setback, minimum (ft) | 15 | |
Setback from a waterway or canal, minimum (ft) 3 | 25 | |
Interior side yard setback, minimum (ft) | 6 3 | |
Rear yard setback, minimum (ft) | 15 | |
Required Front Yard, Pervious Area, minimum (% of Required Front Yard) | 50 | |
Dimensional Standards for Accessory Structures | See
Accessory Use
-Specific standards in Article 4: Part 3. | |
NOTES: [sq ft = square feet; ft = feet; du/ac = dwelling units/acre] 1. See measurement rules and allowed exceptions/variations in Article 9: Part 4 . 2. On land classified Residential by the Land Use Plan , maximum gross residential density may not exceed that established for the particular land use classification. 3. For developments with zero-lot-line single-family dwellings, 0 ft along the zero lot line and 15 ft for the opposite interior side lot line. | ||
Typical Development Configuration | ||
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