ARTICLE 1325
Residential Districts
1325.01   General provisions.
1325.02   R-2 Residential District.
1325.021   R-2A Residential District.
1325.03   R-4 Residential District.
1325.04   R-4A Residential District.
1325.05   R-5 Residential District.
1325.06   R-6 Residential District.
1325.07   R-8 Residential District.
1325.08   R-10 Residential District.
1325.081   R-10A Residential District.
1325.09   R-O Residential-Office District.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Permitted use for group residential facility - see W. Va. Code 8-24-50(b)
Exceptions and modifications - see P. & Z. Art. 1339
Home occupations - see P. & Z. Art. 1341
Signs permitted - see P. & Z. 1345.03 et seq.
Vacant lots - see P. & Z. 1347.03
 
 
1325.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
   The following table contains the regulations and controls intended to regulate development where residential districts standards apply. These standards are supplemented by other sections of this Zoning Ordinance:
SCHEDULE OF STANDARDS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS
R-2
R-2A
R-4
R-5A
R-5
R-6
R-8
R-10
R-0
R-10A
Height Regulations:
Stories
2-1/2
2
2 1/2
2
3
3
6
3
Feet
35
40
35
30
40
40
70
120
40
Front Yard Regulations:
Depth in feet
30
20
25
20
20
20
15
15
20
Additional depth for each story over 4
2 1/2
2 1/2
Rear Yard Regulations:
Depth in feet
30
25
30
25
25
25
25
25
25
Additional depth for each story over 6
2 1/2
Side Yard Regulations:
1 to 1 1/2 stories in feet
minimum/aggregate (x/y)
*10/22
8/18
5/12
5/12
5/12
5
5
5/12
2 to 2 1/2 stories in feet
10/30
9/19
6/14
6/14
6/14
5
5
5/12
3 stories in feet
10/30
7/16
7 1/2
7 1/2
7/14
Additional width for each story over 3
2 1/2
2 1/2
End-unit row house in feet
15
15
15
15
Accessory buildings in feet
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
5
* Where side yard minimums are shown as x/y, "x" is the minimum width of one side yard and "y" is the total minimum width of both side yards. (1970 Code Sec. 32-23; Ord. 2176. Passed 1-3-13.)
R-2
R-2A
R-4
R-4A
R-5
R-6
R-8
R-10
R-0
R-10A
Intensity of use Regulations:
Lot area per dwelling unit in square feet:
Single-family
10,000
10,000
7,500
5,000
6,000
5,000
5,000
4,000
5,000
Two-family
3,500
3,500
3,500
3,500
3,500
Four-family (ground floor D.U. entrances)
3,000
2,000
2,000
3,000
End row
3,500
3,500
3,500
3,500
Interior row
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Multiple-family
1,000
500
1,000
Multiple-family (elderly)
500
250
1,000
(Ord. 1476. Passed 4-4-85; Ord. 2176. Passed 1-3-13.)
Lot Width at Building Line in Feet:
Single-family
70
70
60
40
60
50
50
50
50
Two-family
60
50
50
40
50
Four-family
50
50
40
50
End row
40
40
40
40
Interior row
18
18
18
18
Multiple-family
50
50
50
(1970 Code Sec. 32.23; Ord. 2176. Passed 1-3-13.)
1325.02 R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
   (a)   Permitted Uses. A building or premises in the R-2 District shall be used only for the following purposes:
      (1)   One single-family residential dwelling per lot.
      (2)   Public parks and playgrounds not including commercial activities.
      (3)   Any form of agricultural use except the keeping of livestock or poultry.
      (4)   Forestry and wildlife preserves. (Ord. 1815. Passed 7-15-93.)
   (b)   Permitted Accessory Uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the R-2 District:
      (1)   Home occupations, limited to the pursuit of the arts as artists, musicians, etc.
      (2)    Deleted. (Ord. 2190. Passed 8-1-13.)
      (3)   Private recreational facilities.
      (4)   Accessory buildings customarily accessory to a permitted use.
         (1970 Code Sec. 32-24)
   (c)   Conditional Uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the R-2 District only by special permit:
      (1)   Public utility uses.
      (2)   Government buildings.
      (3)   Churches and other places of worship.
      (4)   Home occupations other than the individual pursuit of the arts.
      (5)   Art galleries, public libraries or museums.
      (6)   Cemeteries.
      (7)   Restricted accessory parking areas.
      (8)   Planned unit developments.
      (9)   Nursery, kindergarten, elementary or secondary schools.
      (10)   Special or alternative-type schools as defined in West Virginia Code Chapter 18-20-1.
         (Ord. 1815. Passed 7-15-93.)
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