A. Status Of Performance Overlay Zones: All performance overlay zones existing at the time of adoption hereof shall be nonconforming. A parcel of vacant land within a performance overlay zone may be developed in conformance with the provisions of the previously existing performance overlay zone requirements and platted as a Performance Subdivision (P-S) or Performance Development (P-D). (The Performance Subdivision and Performance Development Overlay Zones were established and defined in a predecessor ordinance known as title 10 (1982-2000).) A lot within a Performance Subdivision or Performance Development, meeting all requirements of the prior existing regulations related to performance overlay zones, shall not be denied a building permit solely for reasons of nonconformance with the requirements of this article.
B. Animal Limitations: The maintenance and keeping of animals and fowl on a lot in a rural residential zone, where such use is permitted, shall be limited to a total of twenty (20) animal points per ten thousand (10,000) square feet, as determined from the chart in this section. A minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet is required for the keeping of animals or fowl. Legally created lots in rural residential zones that are between eighteen thousand (18,000) square feet and twenty thousand (20,000) square feet shall be deemed to meet the twenty thousand (20,000) square feet minimum and point qualifications. All animals located on a lot of land shall be contained upon said lot. The number of animals determined from the chart below for a particular property (except as expressly provided otherwise) does not include the offspring of any large or medium sized animal which offspring is less than twelve (12) months of age; and also does not include one litter, kindle or clutch of offspring of a small animal up to the twelve (12) months of age; provided that all offspring of a small animal mother born within the same twelve (12) month period as the excluded single litter, clutch or kindle shall be counted toward the limitation number in the chart below.
Type Of Animal | Number Of Points Per Animal |
Large animals, such as horses and cows | 17 |
Medium animals, such as sheep, goats and swine1 | 8 |
Small animals, such as chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, rabbits, chinchillas | 1 |
Note:
1. Notwithstanding the number of points per animal and the size of property, there shall be no more than 2 swine per lot, including offspring. Breeding and/or birthing of swine is expressly prohibited.
C. Garage Required: Every single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, manufactured home or modular home within the residential zones shall have a fully enclosed two car garage (attached or detached), having a minimum outside width of twenty feet (20') (as measured from outside of foundation to outside of foundation) and having at least four hundred (400) square feet in total floor area. A building permit shall not be issued for the construction of a single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, manufactured home or modular home if the plans do not include the garage required by this subsection.
D. Location Of Watercraft, Trailers, Campers, Recreational Vehicles And Motor Homes: Watercraft, trailers, campers, recreational vehicles and motor homes stored on any residential lot or property, shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. Any portion of a parked or stored watercraft, trailer, camper, recreational vehicle, or motor home, may be stored in the rear yard and/or side yard and may extend into the front yard but shall not be closer than three feet (3') from the edge of the sidewalk nearest the home or structure, or in the case of no sidewalk, no closer than ten feet (10') from the front property line. In no case shall any portion of a parked vehicle, watercraft, camper, trailer or motor home extend onto a sidewalk or past the property line.
2. All vehicles, watercraft, motor homes, campers or trailers shall be maintained, complete, and must be able to be operated for the purpose intended when parked.
3. Irrespective of where it is parked or stored on the property a motor home or travel trailer may be occupied by a guest or guests of the resident for no more than twenty one (21) calendar days per year, provided the motor home or travel trailer meets all setback requirements.
4. The parking areas where watercraft, trailers, campers, recreational vehicles and motor homes shall encompass the entire width and length of the aforementioned vehicle and the parking surface shall be constructed of asphalt, concrete, grasscrete, a minimum three-fourth inch (3/4") or larger gravel mix, pavers, permeable asphalt or concrete, rock, stone, turf block, or any combination of the aforementioned materials. Gravel, gravel mix, crushed rock and stone shall have a minimum depth of four inches (4").
E. Temporary Mobile Or Manufactured Homes: A conditional use permit may be issued for a temporary mobile or manufactured home located on the rear portion of a residential lot during the construction of a permanent dwelling for not longer than one year.
F. Lighting: On site lighting shall be located, directed or designed in such a manner as to contain and direct light and glare only to the property on which it is located.
G. Landscaping: All uses in residential districts shall comply with the provisions governing landscaping in chapter 13 of this title.
H. Parking And Loading: All uses in residential districts shall comply with the provisions governing off street parking in chapter 12 of this title.
I. Signs: All signs in residential districts shall comply with the provisions governing signs in this title and title 12 of this Code. (2001 Code § 89-3-307; amd. 2009 Code; Ord. 11-09, 4-6-2011; Ord. 11-35, 11-22-2011; Ord. 15-32, 11-4-2015; Ord. 18-35, 11-7-2018)