(A) Purpose and intent. The Single-Family/Duplex District is intended to stabilize and protect the one- and two-family dwelling residential character of the district and to promote and encourage a safe and suitable environment for family life. It is also intended that all development in this district be served with public sewer and water. Should instances arise where such uses are proposed for lots not served by public water and sewer, the approval of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation will be required.
(B) Uses permitted. In the Single-Family/Duplex District, no building or structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected which is arranged, intended, or designated to be used for other than one or more of the following uses:
(1) Up to two single-family dwellings or a two-family dwelling, on a lot;
(2) Home occupations subject to the requirements of § 8.12.180(M);
(3) Day-care for five or less children;
(4) Noncommercial greenhouses, gardens, storage sheds;
(5) Outdoor storage of subsistence and noncommercial fishing gear, boats, nets, buoys, and related equipment;
(6) Noncommercial stables, barnyards, and corrals provided they shall be located not less than 25 feet from any public street or property line;
(7) Noncommercial agricultural buildings and activities;
(8) Public recreational areas, parks, playgrounds, hiking trails, and such buildings and structures as are related thereto; and
(9) Other similar uses not listed above which meet the “Purpose and Intent” provisions of this section of the ordinance and would be no more objectionable than those uses listed above. The Director of Planning shall make a “Planning Determination” in this matter subject to appeal to the Planning Commission (See § 8.12.220(A)(2)).
(C) Permitted accessory uses and structures. Small wind energy system and accessory uses and structures customarily incidental and subordinate to the location, function, and operation of permitted uses and structures.
(D) Conditional uses and structures. In the Single-Family/Duplex District, the following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted, subject to securing a Conditional Use approval in each case as provided for in this chapter (See § 8.12.200):
(1) Schools;
(2) Churches;
(3) Public and quasi-public buildings essential to the physical and economic welfare of the area, such as utility buildings and facilities, fire stations, electric substations, water treatment plants, telephone exchanges, and similar uses or public services;
(4) Public and quasi-public social and recreational facilities;
(5) Bed and breakfasts, lodging houses, and boarding houses;
(6) Day-care for more than five children; and
(7) All other uses not listed above may be permitted as conditional uses subject to the review and approval of the Planning Commission per the provisions of § 8.12.200.
(E) Minimum lot size.
(1) 10,000 square feet for any combination of up to two dwelling units.
(2) If additional requirements identified in § 8.08.070(A)(3)(d) are met, the minimum lot size for a single-family dwelling unit or a two-family dwelling unit/duplex may be less than 10,000 but shall be no smaller than 6,000 square feet.
(F) Minimum lot width at front lot line. 60 feet.
(G) Minimum yard requirements for lots 10,000 plus square feet.
(1) Front yard or yard fronting any street. 20 feet.
(2) Side yard. 10 feet.
(3) Rear yard. 20 feet.
(H) Minimum yard requirements for nonconforming lots of record less than 6,000 square feet.
(1) Front yard. 10 feet.
(2) Side yard. 10 feet, except on a corner lot where the side yard faces a right-of- way, it shall be 15 feet.
(3) Rear yard. 10 feet.
(I) Minimum yard requirements for lots containing at least 6,000 square feet but less than 10,000 square feet.
(1) Front yard or yard fronting any street. 15 feet.
(2) Side yard. 10 feet.
(3) Rear yard. 15 feet.
(J) Maximum lot coverage. 40%.
(K) Maximum height of structures. 35 feet.
(L) Special provisions. The following special provisions apply to all land uses within the Single-Family/Duplex Residential District:
(1) Container vans either on or off of a movable chassis must be sided at all times with standard exterior residential siding; and doors or entrances must be entirely sided with standard exterior residential siding or be painted to cover any commercial markings. The movable chassis must be skirted at all times with standard exterior residential siding.
(2) Any use is prohibited which causes or may reasonably be expected to cause excessive noise, vibration, odor, smoke, dust, or other particulate matter, humidity, heat, or glare at or beyond any lot line of the lot on which it is located. “Excessive” is defined for these purposes as a degree exceeding that generated by uses permitted in the district in their customary manner of operation, or to a degree injurious to the public health, safety, welfare, or convenience; and
(3) The storage of flammable materials, hazardous materials, or toxic waste on-site shall be allowed only in strict compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
(M) Parking regulations (§ 8.12.170(K)).
(N) General provisions (§ 8.12.170).
(Ord. No. 2001-04, passed 5-8-01; Am. Ord. 2005-09, passed 4-26-05; Am. Ord. 2008-23, passed 1-13-09; Am. Ord. 2012-07, passed 9-11-12; Am. Ord. 2014-18, passed 10-28-14)