§ 604. Property development standards.

A.

Fences, walls and hedges. Fences, walls and hedges shall be permitted as follows:

1.

Along side and rear property lines, and along any portion of the street side yard of a corner lot, not exceeding seven feet in height

2.

Fences or walls not exceeding three feet in height may be erected within any portion of the required front yard.

3.

No fence, wall or hedge exceeding 2½ feet in height may be located within an area of a corner lot on the street side of a diagonal line connecting points located 25 feet along the property line as measured from the intersecting property lines at the street corner.

4.

Open fences not exceeding seven feet in height, and hedges, may be located within any required yard, or along any side lot line, except as limited by the provisions of subsection 605.A.3 above.

B.

Site area. The minimum site area for the R-1-6 district shall be 6,000 square feet. The minimum site area for the R-1-5 district shall be 5,000 square feet.

C.

Frontage, width and depth of site.

1.

Each site in an R district shall have not less than 50 feet of frontage on a public street except that those sites which front on a cul-de-sac or loop-out street may have a frontage of not less than 40 feet provided the width of the site, as measured along the front yard setback line, is at least 50 feet.

2.

The minimum width of each site in an R District shall be 50 feet for an interior lot and 60 feet for a corner lot.

3.

The minimum depth of each site shall be 90 feet for an interior lot and 80 feet for a corner lot.

D.

Number of dwelling units per site. Not more than one dwelling unit shall be allowed on each site, except as may be allowed under section 1206.

E.

Coverage. The maximum site area covered by structures shall be 45 percent.

F.

Yard requirements.

1.

Front yard. The minimum front yard shall be 20 feet.

On a site situated between sites improved with buildings where said buildings are set back less than the minimum distance required by this section, the minimum front yard shall be the average depth of the front yards on the improved sites immediately adjoining the side lines of the site.

Carports or garages attached to the main building may be set within 15 feet of a front property line where the garage or carport opening is perpendicular to the curb line requiring a curved driveway approach.

2.

Rear yard. The minimum rear yard shall be ten feet. Accessory and garden structures less than seven feet in height may be located within any portion of a required rear yard. Where construction involves more than one story, including decks, balconies, garden structures, and other related platforms with a floor level over five feet in height, the rear yard shall be increased by ten feet for each additional story. Accessory structures less than seven feet in height may be located in any portion of a required rear yard, provided that any mechanical equipment shall be located a minimum of five feet from a rear property line.

Where a garage or carport is located within a rear yard with access from an alley, it shall be set back a minimum of 27 feet from the farthest alley right-of-way line to provide for adequate turning movements to and from the garage or carport.

3.

Side yards. The minimum side yard shall be five feet, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:

a.

On a reversed corner lot, the side yard adjoining the street shall be not less than one-half the required front yard on the adjoining key lot.

b.

Accessory and garden structures under seven feet in height may be located in any portion of a required side yard, except in the street side yard, except in the street side yard of a corner lot, and provided that any mechanical equipment shall be located a minimum of five feet from a side property line.

c.

Where construction involves more than one story, the side yard shall be increased by five feet for each additional story provided, however, that the side yard on the street side of a corner lot, that is not a reversed corner lot, need not be greater than five feet.

d.

Garages or carports on the street side yard of a corner lot shall be setback 20 feet from the property line or 15 feet where the garage or carport opening is perpendicular to the curb line requiring a curved driveway approach. Where a garage or carport is located within a side yard with access from an alley, it shall be set back a minimum of 27 feet from the farthest alley right-or-way line to provide for adequate turning movements to and from the garage or carport.

G.

Distance between structures. The minimum distance between a one-family residence and another building shall be ten feet.

H.

Building height. No building or structure shall have a height greater than 35 feet except as may be required or allowed under articles 14 and 16.

I.

Signs. No sign or outdoor advertising structure of any character shall be permitted except as prescribed in section 1204.

J.

Off-street parking and off-street loading. Off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be provided on the site for each use as prescribed in article 11.

(Ord. No. 2015-01, § 1, 4-8-2015)