-
B-1 Neighborhood Business District. The
B-1 district is intended to permit a limited number
of retail and service providers in close proximity to
residential uses. This district is intended to encourage the provision of small, safe, attractive and well located shopping areas
amenable to pedestrian use, in a manner that will
make them compatible with adjacent residential areas.
-
B-2 General Business District. The B-2 district is intended to
accommodate retail, service, office, entertainment
and limited manufacturing/assembly. It is intended that stores and other facilities will be
developed in an attractive and convenient manner
with particular attention paid to the safety of pedestrian
access and the protection of adjoining residential
areas. It is essential that this district have vehicular accessibility from both the central community and the
region and that safe and adequate off-street parking and loading
are provided. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. VI intro))
17.20.020 Uses permitted in the B-1 neighborhood business district.
Permitted uses in the B-1 neighborhood business district are as follows:
-
Lodging. Bed and Breakfast, Rooming
House.
-
Neighborhood-scale retail business and
service providers.
-
Food service, such as, but not limited
to, restaurants, coffee shops, and similar uses,
either as a principle use or as one use within a
mixed-use structure, such as a convenience store.
Drive-through service is not allowed.
-
Business and Professional Office. Medical and dental offices and clinics, law offices, insurance and real estate offices, banks, finance, and utility company offices, animal hospitals and clinics with no open kennels.
-
Children's Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten,
and other Private Schools..
-
Accessory uses or buildings.
-
Business and advertising signs, public building signs or bulletin boards when attached to a building pertaining to the use of the property on which the sign is located, provided that they meet the requirements of Chapter 15.16. (Prior code Art.
XI (Art. VI § 1.0))
17.20.030 Uses permitted in the B-2 general business district.
Any use permitted in the B-1 neighborhood business district and signs which shall be permitted only in accordance with the specifications of this section, as well as the following uses:
-
Financial Institutions, such as banks, savings and loan offices; Credit
Union
-
Retail Business.
-
Repair services, including, but not
limited to electronics, appliances, and small
engines.
-
Automotive service garage or service
station
-
Automobile Sales
-
Restaurant, and cafe', including entertainment activities;
-
Funeral homes;
-
Accessory uses or buildings;
-
Car wash; water recycling system
is required. At least 80% of the water must be
reclaimed.
-
Fire, Rescue, and Emergency service
department or company
-
Greenhouse or Nursery, Commercial
-
Assembly or light manufacture with no
storage, emissions, or noise outside the structure;
-
Hospitals or Clinics;
-
Tavern, Night Club
-
Hotel, motel and associated accessory
uses, such as, but not limited to, conference
facilities and exercise facilities;
-
Conference center;
-
Theater or auditorium;
-
recreational facility;
-
Business and advertising signs, public building signs or bulletin boards providing that they meet the requirements of Chapter 15.16. (Ord.
03-01: Prior code Art. XI (Art. VI § 2.0))(Ord. No.
10-08, 5-17-2010)(Ord. No. 11-08, 5-16-2011)
17.20.040
Reserve
17.20.050
Reserved
17.20.060 Required lot area, lot width and yards in commercial districts.
|
Minimum Lot Area (Square Feet) |
Minimum Lot Width (Feet) |
Front Yard Depth (Feet) |
Each Side Yard (Feet) |
One Rear Yard in Depth (Feet) |
B-1 Neighborhood
Business District |
Not
Specified |
Not
Specified |
25 |
10
35 where it adjoins
residential district |
25
35 where it adjoins
residential district |
B-2 General
Business District |
Not
Specified |
Not
Specified |
25 |
10 |
25 |
(Prior code Art. XI (Art. VI § 5.0)
17.20.070 Building height regulation in commercial
districts.
-
In the B-1 district, no building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.
-
In the B-2, no building shall exceed or thirty-five (35) feet in
height. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. VI § 6.0)
-
Mechanical
systems accessory and necessary to the building
function are not included in the height restriction.
17.20.080 Off-street parking and loading.
There shall be provided in the business districts
adequate off-street parking and loading in accordance
with the schedule in Chapter 17.08. (Prior code Art. XI
(Art. VI § 7.0))
Chapter 17.24 I-P Industrial District and ORI Office
Research Industrial District
Sections:
17.24.010 Purpose of provisions.
17.24.020 Uses permitted in the I-P light industrial
district.
17.24.030 Special exceptions in the I-P district
requiring board of appeals approval.
17.24.040 Uses permitted in the ORI office research
industrial district.
17.24.050 Performance standards in the ORI office
research industrial district.
17.24.060 Required lot area, lot width and yards in
industrial districts.
17.24.070 Off-street parking and loading.
17.24.080 Site plan requirement.
17.24.010
Purpose of provisions.
-
I-P Industrial Park District. The I-P district is
intended for the location of both heavy commercial and
light industrial uses which are basically similar in
nature and too few in number to warrant separate
districts. These uses are of such size and character as
to deem them inappropriate for other commercial and
industrial districts. This district is intended for
their location in a manner that would make them least
offensive to one another and to adjacent land use
districts.
-
ORI Office Research Industrial District. The
office/research industrial district (ORI) is intended to
provide for the development of office, research and
limited manufacturing uses in high visibility locations
along major highways. Development in this district shall
be characterized by an absence of nuisances in a clean
and aesthetically attractive setting. This district
shall permit limited manufacturing, fabrication or
assembly operations which would, by nature of the
product or magnitude of production, be compatible with
research, professional or business offices. (Prior code
Art. XI (Art. VII intro))
17.24.020 Uses permitted in the I-P light industrial
district.
Uses permitted in the I-P light industrial district are
as follows:
-
Warehousing and storage of goods and materials,
including warehousing, pole yards, building material
storage and trucking storage. (Not however, to include
auto wrecking, junk and other salvage storage);
-
Manufacturing uses of a light nature and research and
development or science oriented industries that are free
from any objectionable odors, fumes, dirt, vibration, or
noise detectable at the lot line. Such uses shall not be
established without an application for a permit which
shall be accompanied by a certification by a registered
engineer or architect indicating that fumes, odors,
dirt, vibration or noise produced by the industry will
not be detectable at the lot line. In the event of the
denial of such permit, the applicant shall have the
right of appeal to the board of appeals, in accordance
with Chapter 17.12. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. VII § 1.0))
-
Rental facility
for cars and/or trucks.
-
Vehicle repair
facility.
(Prior code Art. XI (Art. VII 1.0)) (Ordinance 10-11)
17.24.030 Special exceptions in the I-P district
requiring board of appeals approval.
Special exceptions requiring board of appeals approval
in the I-P district are as follows:
- Bulk storage of oil, petroleum, gasoline and similar
flammable liquids and compressed gases, not to exceed
sixty thousand (60,000) gallons total storage. Each
individual container shall be located with respect to
the nearest line of adjoining property as follows,
including spill containment structures as required by
Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE):
Water Capacity Per Container
000 to 2,000 gallons 2,001 to 30,000 gallons 30,001 to 60,000 gallons |
Setback From Property Line*
25 feet 50 feet 75 feet |
*or MDE standard,
which-
ever is more stringent. |
B. Storage of liquids above
and/or below ground. Any storage of liquids
shall provide appropriate spill containment measures
as required by the Maryland Department of the
Environment.
C.
All uses permitted specifically or conditionally in the
B-2 District. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. VII § 2.0))
(Ordinance 10-11)
17.24.040 Uses permitted in the ORI
office research industrial district.
Uses permitted in the ORI office research industrial
district are as follows:
-
Manufacturing uses of a light nature and research and
development of science oriented industries;
-
Laboratory research, experimental or testing;
-
Offices, business and professional;
-
Public buildings and properties;
-
Restaurants and other office support commercial uses
in connection with an approved office/industrial use.
Any such restaurant or office support commercial use
shall be limited to fifty (50) percent of the gross
floor area of the first floor of any office/industrial
building and no such uses may be wholly contained within
a separate freestanding building. No signs advertising
any such restaurant or commercial use shall be
constructed or placed so as to be visible from any
public road, except for internal roads within the ORI
development;
-
Motel, hotel;
-
Accessory uses and buildings as related to principle
permitted uses. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. VII § 3.0))
17.24.050 Performance standards in the ORI
office research industrial district.
Performance standards in the ORI office research
industrial district are as follows:
-
Outside storage of equipment, material or products will
be permitted only as an accessory use to a principle
permitted use. This shall be subject to approval of a
screening plan that would be reviewed by the planning
commission in conjunction with the site plan review.
-
All of the industrial performance standards which
pertain to the industrial park (I-P) zone as detailed in
Section 17.24.020 shall apply to the ORI zone. All
industrial practices shall be in conformance with all
state and federal requirements.
-
The minimum landscaped open space on any individual
lot shall not be less than twenty (20) percent of the
land area of the lot. The landscaped open space shall
not be impervious or open for vehicular use and the
landscaping shall be maintained in a reasonable manner.
-
The planning commission may require that building
architectural renderings or plans be presented to it to
assure that the appearance, size, type of building
material or other aspects of the building are in keeping
with the purposes and intent of the zone.
-
The applicant must provide guarantees from the
appropriate agencies as deemed necessary by the planning
commission to ensure that no hazardous effluent will be
released into the air, water or onto the ground and that
all wastes and by-products will be disposed of in a safe
and healthful manner.
-
The applicant must provide proof of compliance with
all state and federal regulations regarding biological
testing or research. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. VII §
4.0))
17.24.060 Required lot area, lot width and yards in
industrial districts.
Required lot area, lot width and yards in industrial
districts are as follows:
|
Minimum
Lot Area
(Square |
Minimum
Lot Width
(Feet) |
One Front
Yard (Depth
Feet) |
Each Side
Yard
(Feet) |
One Rear
Yard
(Feet) |
Height |
I-P District |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warehousing,
storage and light manufacturing |
20,000 |
100 |
25 |
1/3 the height
of the building,
but not less than ten feet |
25 |
45 |
ORI District |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hotel, Motel |
40,000 |
100 |
50 |
25 |
40 |
50 |
Governmental & Public Use |
40,000 |
200 |
50 |
25 |
40 |
45 |
Industrial & Office |
80,000 |
200 |
50 |
25 |
40 |
45 |
(Prior code Art. XI (Art. VII § 5.0))
17.24.070 Off-street parking and loading.
There shall be provided in the I-P district and ORI district, adequate off-street parking and loading in
accordance with the schedule in Chapter 17.08. (Prior
code Art. XI (Art. VII §
6.0))
17.24.080
Site plan requirement.
Site plan approval by the Emmitsburg planning commission
is required for all uses in either the I-P or ORI zone.
(Prior code Art. XI (Art. VII § 7.0))
Chapter
17.28 OS OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Sections:
17.28.010 Purpose of provisions.
17.28.020 Uses permitted in the OS district.
17.28.030 Uses permitted by special exception.
17.28.040 Required lot area, lot width and yards in open
space district.
17.28.050 Accessory uses.
17.28.010
Purpose of provisions.
The open space district is intended to provide open
space for its natural beauty and recreational value. It
is also intended to preserve natural resources, prevent
erosion, pollution, silting, and safeguard the health,
safety and welfare of persons and property by limiting
development on excessive slopes, on flood plains, on
poorly drained lands, or on other areas where protection
against natural dangers to life and property, or the
lack of such protection would prove costly to members of
the community. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. IV § intro))
17.28.020 Uses permitted in the OS district.
Uses permitted in the OS district are as follows:
-
Farms, tree and plant nurseries;
-
Parks, playgrounds, golf courses, public and private
recreational uses, and cemeteries;
-
Game, wildlife, and nature study preserves and
reservations;
-
Schools and churches, and other public buildings, and
those accessory uses commonly associated with them, such
as retreats and conferences;
-
Flood control, water protection works, sewage
treatment plants, and other municipal public works;
-
Nursing homes. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. IV § 1.0))
G. Senior housing utilizing buildings in existence
as of September 1, 2010.
17.28.030 Uses permitted by special exception.
This section reserved for future use.
17.28.040 Required lot area, lot width and yards in open
space district.
Required lot area, lot width and yards in the OS
district are as follows, except as specified in
paragraph F. Nursing Homes and paragraph G. Senior
Housing:
-
Minimum area: Not specified;
-
Front yard: Fifty (50) feet;
-
Rear yard: Fifty (50) feet;
-
Side yard: Fifteen (15) feet;
-
For structure higher than twenty-five (25) feet, the
yard requirements shall be as follows:
1.
All
yards: between the foundation and the nearest lot line,
a distance of 2.5 times the height of the structure
shall be maintained.
-
Nursing homes shall comply with the following standards:
1.
Minimum lot area: Five acres;
2.
Minimum lot width: Two hundred (200) feet;
3.
Minimum front yard: One hundred (100) feet;
4.
Minimum rear yard: One hundred (100) feet;
5.
Minimum side yard: Fifty (50) feet;
6.
Maximum height: Fifty (50) feet or five stories;
7.
Maximum lot area per bed of five thousand (5,000) square
feet. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. IV § 3.0))
G. Senior Housing in Existing Buildings.
1. Minimum
original lot size for consideration under this
provision is 50 acres, which must be contiguous and
under one ownership, and situated entirely within
the corporate boundaries of Emmitsburg, Maryland.
2. Yield
Plan. A boundary survey and/or a record plat,
prepared by a surveyor licensed to practice in the
State of Maryland, must be submitted to the Town.
The Town will use this plan to make its unit yield
count determination.
3.
Unit count determination. Each unit will
require a minimum gross area of 1.44 acres of land.
4.
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size for any
new lot created to site the herein noted senior
housing will be a minimum of 2.0 acres, plus square
feet per unit. This must be a free-standing
lot of record and must be reviewed and approved by
the Town of Emmitsburg and must be recorded in the
land records of Frederick County, Maryland.
5. Minimum
building restriction lines.
Front: 25 ft.
Side: 15 ft.
Rear: 25 ft.
However, a lot may have up to two zero building
restriction lines if those sides of the lot are
passing through the previously existing building.
If this option is utilized, all remaining building
restriction lines must be a minimum of 25 feet.
6. Parking.
Parking must be provided on the lot created for the
senior housing and will be provided at the rate of
two (2) spaces per unit.
7.
Public Services/Infrastructure. The units
created hereby will have to be metered and serviced
independently of the original building or any part
thereof, if only part of the original building is
being used for the senior housing.
8.
Public Access. The lot created for this
purpose must have clear unobstructed access to a
public road, as determined by the Town of Emmitsburg.
9.
Site Plan Requirements. A standard site plan,
per Town of Emmitsburg standards and regulations,
must be submitted to the Town of Emmitsburg for
review and approval.
17.28.050 Accessory
uses.
In
the OS district, accessory uses are as follows:
A.
General Signs. See Chapter 15.16. (Prior code Art. XI
(Art. IV § 4.0))
CHAPTER 17.30 C-R CONSERVATION-RECREATION DISTRICT
Sections:
17.30.010
Intent.
17.30.020
Uses Permitted in the C-R District.
17.30.030
Reserved.
17.30.040
Required Lot Areas, Lot Width and Yards in the C-R
District.
17.30.050 Accessory uses.
17.30.010 INTENT.
The conservation-recreation district
is intended to conserve public and private land for the
protection of natural resources and stream corridors,
recreation, and agricultural or silvicultural use
through minimal development and low-impact uses. In
general, uses specified in this district do not require
additional water capacity, and/or lands in this district
do not currently have access to water and sewer
infrastructure required to undertake development of uses
allowed in other zoning districts.
The C-R zoning district is not
intended to have permanent preservation as its purpose.
If, at some future time, adequate infrastructure and
utilities are available, the town of Emmitsburg may
elect to change the zoning to allow additional land
uses. Such a change may be requested by the
landowner, and considered as provided in Article 66B
S4.05, or may be the result of recommendations adopted
during a future comprehensive plan process.
17.30.020 uses permitted in the C-R
district.
A. Parks, playgrounds, public and
private recreational uses, athletic fields, hiking or
bicycle trails;
B. Forest management
C. tree nursery
D. Educational programs
E. Agriculture
F. Game, wildlife, and nature study preserves
G. municipal public works, such as, but not limited
to flood control, water supply facilities, sewage
treatment facilities;
H. Accessory structures.
17.30.030 reserved
17.30.040
Required lot areas, lot width and
yards in the C-R district are as follows
A. minimum area: none specified
B. Front yard: fifty (50) feet;
C. Rear yard: fifty (50) feet;
D. Side yard: twenty (20) feet
17.30.050 accessory uses.
In the C-R district, accessory uses
are as follows:
A. General signs. See chapter 15.16
Chapter 17.32
R-1,
R-2, R-3, R-S RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections:
17.32.010 Provisions governing residential (R-1, R-2,
R-3, and R-S) districts.
17.32.020 Uses permitted in the R-S district
(residential suburban).
17.32.030 Uses permitted in the R-1 district (low
density).
17.32.040 Uses permitted in the R-2 district (medium
density).
17.32.050 Uses permitted in the R-3 district (high
density).
17.32.060 Special exceptions requiring board of appeals
approval in residential districts.
17.32.070 Required lot area, lot width and yards in
residential districts.
17.32.080
Town house development.
17.32.090
Building height regulations in residential districts.
17.32.100 Off-street parking and loading.
17.32.110 Accessory uses.
17.32.120 Side yards in R-3 district.
17.32.010 Provisions governing residential (R-1, R-2,
R-3, and R-S) districts.
-
The R-S (residential suburban) district is intended to
promote the development of single-family residential
neighborhoods on large lots free from land usage which
might adversely affect such development. The R-S
district is intended to provide for decreasing densities
of development in the outlying areas away from the
central business district of the town.
-
The R-1 (low density) district is intended to encourage
and promote the development of single-family residential
neighborhoods free from land usage which might adversely
affect such development. Such a district may incorporate
large lot sizes in which the green space desired is
entirely within the lot or it may encourage the
formation of green space communities in which the lot
sizes are made smaller and the area which results from
the reduction of the area of each lot below the general
standards for the district be provided and maintained as
recreation areas to serve the needs of the residents of
the development.
-
The R-2 (medium density) district is intended to provide
an attractive, pleasant living environment at a
sufficient density to maintain a high standard of
physical maintenance and community service. The district
encourages the compact development and the optimum
utilization of land appropriate for residential use by
encouraging higher density green space communities while
simultaneously leaving sloping areas, flood plains and
other unbuildable areas open and available for
recreational and athletic purposes.
-
The R-3 (high density) district is intended to make the
development of land, having natural and locational
advantages, economically feasible by the variety of
housing types, which continuing to encourage the
provisions of the basic amenities of an attractive and
safe residential environment. This district encourages
green space communities and the increased density of all
such developments, making their location at the edge of
residential neighborhoods, and with good access to major
highways, central shopping areas, schools, and other
public facilities most essential. (Prior code Art. XI
(Art. V § intro))
17.32.020 Uses permitted in the R-S district
(residential suburban).
Uses permitted in the R-S district are as follows:
-
Single-family dwellings and home occupations in a
single-family dwelling;
-
Churches, school, libraries, museums, parks,
playgrounds and community centers;
-
Accessory buildings and uses.
-
Home Occupation. (Ord. 04-21 (part); Prior code
Art. XI (Art. V § 0.5))
17.32.030 Uses permitted in the R-1 district (low
density).
Uses permitted in the R-1 district are as follows:
-
Single-family dwellings and home occupations in a
single-family dwelling;
-
Churches, schools, libraries, museums, parks,
playgrounds and community centers;
-
Accessory buildings and uses;
-
Planned unit developments;
-
Antique shops, country inns and bed and breakfast
facilities in historical structures subject to the
following conditions:
-
Such use is located within an existing structure
which is listed on the Maryland Inventory of
Historic Places or on the National Register of
Historical Places,
-
The structure is located on a lot with a minimum
of two acres,
-
Parking is provided at a ratio of one parking
space for each two hundred (200) square feet of
floor area devoted to customer service,
-
One free-standing sign shall be permitted not to
exceed ten square feet. One sign attached to the
building shall be permitted not to exceed eight
square feet,
-
Site plan approval by the planning commission is
required.
-
Home Occupation.
-
Family day care home licenses by the state of
Maryland.
(Ord.
13-12; Ord. 04-21 (part); Prior code
Art. XI (Art. V § 1.0))
7.32.040 Uses permitted in the R-2 district (medium
density).
Uses permitted in the R-2 district are as follows:
-
Any use permitted in the R-1 district;
-
Duplex dwelling;
-
Town Houses. Each town house having its own lot and
each lot having only one family on it; or, town
houses in condominium form of ownership.
-
Home Occupation, (Ord. 04-21 (part) Prior
code Art. XI (Art. V § 2.0))
17.32.050 Uses permitted in the R-3 district (high
density).
Uses permitted in the R-3 district are as follows:
-
Any use permitted in the R-2 district;
-
Multifamily dwellings such as duplexes, town houses,
and apartments.
-
Home Occupation. (Ord. 04-21 (part)
(Prior code Art. XI (Art. V § 3.0))
17.32.060 Special exceptions requiring board of appeals
approval in residential districts.
Special exceptions in residential districts are as
follows:
-
Boarding and lodging homes not primarily for transients,
provided off-street parking of one and one-half spaces per boarder or
lodger is provided and provided yard requirements shall
conform to those of a multifamily structure (R-3
District only);
-
Medical centers, rest and nursing homes provided
off-street parking space is provided for each attendant
or worker and for each three patients to be cared for
therein, and provided yard requirements shall conform to
those of a multifamily structure;
-
Laundry facilities located within a multifamily
dwelling, for the use of residents of the apartment or
apartment complex and not as a commercial enterprise
(R-3 District only);
-
The office of a resident physician, dentist, architect,
engineer, attorney, similar professional person located
in that person's home, or the operation of a beauty
parlor or barber shop having one chair, provided:
1. That
there is no exterior evidence, other than a permitted
sign, to indicate that the building is being used for
any purpose other than that of a dwelling,
2. That
the construction does not produce a show window or
display window effect,
3. Only
one person other than the owner may be engaged or
employed,
4. Sufficient off-street parking is provided with three
spaces being considered minimal. Such parking shall be
in the side or rear yard,
5. The
total area devoted to the office does not exceed thirty
(30) percent of the square footage of the dwelling unit;
-
Clubs, lodges, hospitals, and sanitariums (R-3 district
only);
-
Fire, rescue and ambulance direct operations facilities
(facilities which are used to house trucks, ambulances
and operations equipment) which may include, but must
not be limited to facilities for social/fund raising
uses;
-
In the R-1 and R-2 Districts, senior housing may be
developed under the special provisions outlined in this section. Senior housing limited to people fifty-five (55) years
of age and older, provided that adequate seniors
facilities are provided on-site or within one thousand
(1,000) feet of the site. Minimum adequate seniors
facilities are defined as (1) a meeting room available
on a regular and substantial basis, (2) numerous senior
activities and programs are available on a regular and
substantial basis. The town council shall have the right
of review and approval of all related covenants and
homeowner's association documents. In any and all cases
and situations the minimum lot size shall be not less
than two thousand (2,000) square feet per unit. Maximum
density and/or unit yield shall be calculated by
dividing the gross area of the site, less any flood
plain areas, by the minimum lot size (R-1 = 12,000 sq
ft), (R-2 = 8,000 sq ft) under the current or existing
zoning and then multiplying by one and one-half. (Ord
13-11: Ord 05-17: Ord. 01-21: Ord.
01-14; Prior code Art. XI (Art. V § 4.0))
17.32.070 Required lot area, lot width and yards in
residential districts.
Required lot area, lot width and yards in residential
districts are as follows, with yard measurements taken
from closest point of structure to the corresponding lot
line:
|
Minimum Lot Area Per
Dwelling unit
(Sq. Feet) |
Minimum Lot Width per
Principal Structure (Feet) |
Front (1) Yard Depth (Feet) |
Each Side Yard
Width (Feet)
(2)(3)(6) |
Rear Yard
Depth
(Feet) (6) |
R-S DISTRICT Single-family Dwelling |
20,000(4) |
100 |
35 |
12 |
30 |
R-1 DISTRICT Single-family dwelling |
12,000 |
85 |
35 |
12 |
30 |
R-2 DISTRICT single-family dwelling |
8,000 |
70 |
35 |
10 |
30 |
Duplex dwelling |
6,000 |
60 |
35 |
10 |
30 |
Town house |
(See Section 17.32.080) |
R-3 DISTRICT Single-family dwelling |
8,000 |
70 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
Duplex dwelling |
6,000 |
60 |
35 |
10 |
30 |
Multi-family dwelling |
6,000(5) |
- |
35 |
16 |
30 |
Town house |
(See Section 17.32.080) |
Schools |
- |
- |
40 |
100 |
100 |
Churches |
- |
- |
40 |
100 |
100 |
Other permitted uses having structures |
8,000 |
75 |
35 |
12 |
25 |
Residential accessory structures |
-- |
-- |
same as
principal structure |
6 |
6 |
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|
|
|
|
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(1) Corner lots shall provide two front yards, and two side yards.
(2) See Section 17.32.120.
(3) Exceptions to yard requirements are allowed for certain uses (Chapter 17.40).
(4) In the R-S residential district, developments of more than ten lots may have no more than forty (40) percent of the total number of lots from fifteen thousand (15,000) to twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in area.
(5) Does not include street right-of-way or floodplain.
(6) See Section 17.32.110 for detached
garage or car canopy where lot width in thirty (30) feet
or less as of September 1, 2011.
(7) See section 17.36.030 for
residential detached garage or car canopy in village
zone where lot width is thirty (30) feet or less as of
May 1, 2012.
(Ord. 03-17; Ord. 03-11 prior code Art. XI (Art. VI § 5.0))
(Ord. 11-18) (Ord. 12-08)
17.32.080 Town house development.
The purpose of this section is to provide minimum guidelines and standards for town house development to ensure the necessary amenities normally associated with such developments and to promote an acceptable layout and design which will foster a quality living
environment. The provision of this section will apply to all town house developments in either R-2 or R-3 zoning districts.
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Density. The overall density shall not exceed one dwelling unit per six thousand (6,000) square feet or 7.26 units per acre of the net development area excluding floodplain and slopes of twenty-five (25) percent or more. Forty (40) percent of the difference in
lot size and net land area per town house unit shall be allocated to the green space. Each town house lot shall be allocated to green space. Each town house lot shall be a minimum of one thousand six hundred (1,600) square feet.
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Lot Width and Setbacks. The minimum lot width for individual town house units is eighteen (18) feet. End units shall provide a minimum side yard setback of eighteen (18) feet. All units shall have a front yard setback of twenty-five (25) feet and a rear yard
setback of thirty-five (35) feet. When adjacent to a street external to the development, the side yard setback shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
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Row Lengths and Design. There shall be no more than eight town house units nor less than three town house units in a row. Rows shall be designed so that no more than two attached town house units shall have the same front building line. The offset in building
lines shall be no less than eighteen (18) inches.
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Off-street Parking Access. Off-street parking shall be provided at a ratio of 2.5 spaces per town house unit. Access drives to off-street parking areas may be private but must be constructed to Town standards. All parking areas shall incorporate a turnaround
design. The minimum aisle width between parking spaces shall be twenty-four (24) feet.
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Maintenance of Common Areas. If the town house development provides for common areas, properties or facilities, they shall be conveyed to an incorporated private nonprofit homeowners' association through which each lot owner is automatically a member subject
to a charge of a proportionate share of common property maintenance. Such home owners' association agreements shall be reviewed by the town. Where the extent of the common areas is limited in size, they may be conveyed to the town subject to agreement of the town.
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Other Site Improvements. The town house development shall provide as necessary on site improvements such as lighting, sidewalks, fire lanes, signing, landscaping, dumpster and recreational facilities to meet the needs of the development. The planning
commission must approve the location and extent of all on-site improvements.
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Accessory Buildings. A one story accessory building may be located in the rear yard and shall be set back a minimum of six feet from the rear property line and shall not occupy over ten percent of the rear yard area. (Ord. 92-9 § 1 (part); prior code Art. XI
(Art. V § 5.1))
17.32.090 Building height regulations in residential districts.
No building will exceed two and one half (21/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height, unless each side yard is increased over the required minimum by five feet for every five feet, or fraction thereof, of additional height over thirty-five (35) feet. In no
case shall the building height exceed fifty (50) feet. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. V § 6.0))
17.32.100 Off-street parking and loading.
There shall be provided in the residential districts, adequate off-street parking and loading in accordance with the schedule in Chapter 17.08. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. V § 7.0))
17.32.110 Accessory uses.
In residential districts, accessory uses are as follows:
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Unattached one story accessory uses (such as a private garage, a private swimming pool, and a garden or tool shed) shall remain six feet from the side and rear lot lines, or in the case of a swimming pool, a distance equal to the maximum depth of the pool.
Unattached means, not connected to the principal structure. (Ord. 92-9 § 1 (part): prior code Art. XI (Art. V § 8.0))
17.32.120 Side yards in R-3 district.
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This section recognizes the existing lots and structures in the oldest part of town where homes abut each other, or where homes abut the side lot line.
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This section recognizes the zero-lot-line concept in the R-3 district.
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A dwelling may set on the side lot line provided:
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That it abuts a blank wall;
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That it forms a blank wall for the adjoining structure;
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The property owner has submitted his plan to the Planning Commission for approval of the manner in which the zero-lot-line concept is to be handled.
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The planning commission has the authority to accept a modification of subsections (C)(1) or (C)(2) of this section, if in its judgment, the purpose and intent of this title is adhered to, and substantial privacy is allowed for adjacent dwellings. (Prior code
Art. XI (Art. V § 9.0))
17.04 General Provisions
17.08 General Regulations
17.12 Board of Appeals
17.16 Planning and Zoning Commission
17.20 Commercial Districts
17.24 I-P Industrial District and ORI Office Research Industrial District
17.28 OS Open Space District
17.32 R-1, R-2, R-3, R-S Residential Districts
17.36 Village Zone
17.40 Exceptions and Modifications
17.44 Amendments
17.48 Enforcement and Penalties
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