Aberdeen City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
AREA, YARD AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 60-91.- District requirements table.
Area, yard and height requirements for the various districts, subject to the general provisions of article VI of this chapter, pursuant to the table in this section.
| District | Min. Lot Area (sq. ft.) | Min. Lot Size (in feet) | Max. Density (families per net residential acre) | Min. Yard Requirements (setback in feet) | Max. Height of Structures (in feet) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width at building setback line | Depth perpendicular to the street frontage | Front | Side | Rear | |||||
| R-1 low density residential | |||||||||
| Single-family | 9,000 | 75 | 120 | 4.3 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 35 | |
| Two-family | 17,000 | 85 | 120 | 4.3 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 35 | |
| Multifamily | Add 10,000 s.f. for each addit. family | 100 | 120 | 4.3 | 45 | 15 | 35 | 35 | |
| R-2 medium density residential | |||||||||
| Single-family | 6,000 | 60 | 100 | 6.4 | 25 | 5 * | 20 | 45 | |
| Two-family | 10,000 | 60 | 100 | 7.8 | 25 | 5 * | 20 | 45 | |
| Multifamily | Add 2,500 s.f. for each addit. family | 60 | 100 | 11.4 | 35 | 10 | 30 | 45 | |
| R-2A medium density residential | |||||||||
| Single-family | 7,200 | 60 | 120 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 45 | |
| R-3 high density residential | |||||||||
| Single-family | 3,000 | 50 | 100 | 14.5 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 45 | |
| Two-family | 4,000 | 50 | 100 | 21.8 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 45 | |
| Multifamily | Add 1,000 s.f. for each addit. family | 50 | 100 | 41.5 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 45 | |
| R-4 apartments, high-rise, townhouse, condominiums, dormitories, etc. | Criteria for R-4 buildings shall be 2½ stories or less (not over 50 percent of lot covered) | ||||||||
| Dormitories | 400 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| Efficiency | 700 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| 1 bedroom | 1,000 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| 2 bedroom | 1,300 sq. ft. per unit | 35 | |||||||
| Each additional bedroom | 300 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| Applicable in R-2, R-3, C-1, C-2, and C-3 districts, without exception, where designated | 3 stories or more, up to 6 stories (provided not more than 40 percent of the lot covered) | ||||||||
| Dormitories | 300 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| Efficiency | 500 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| 1 bedroom | 700 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| 2 bedroom | 925 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| Each additional bedroom | 225 sq. ft. per unit | 70 | |||||||
| 6 stories or more (provided that not more than 30 percent of the lot is covered) | |||||||||
| Dormitories | 200 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| Efficiency | 300 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| 1 bedroom | 450 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| 2 bedroom | 600 sq. ft. per unit | ||||||||
| Each additional bedroom | 150 sq. ft. per unit | Unlimited | |||||||
| R-5 trailers | 10 acres |
300 × 1,452;
600 × 726 | — | 25 | 5 | 20 | 15 screen hedge around entire perimeter | ||
| C-1 neighborhood commercial | —- | — | — | — | 35 | A | A | 35 | |
| C-2 highway commercial | 10,650 | 75 | 142 | — | 45 | A | A | 45 | |
| C-3 central business | 2,500 | — | — | — | — | A | A | No limit | |
| I-1 industrial park | 5 acres | 450 | — | — | 50B | 30B | 50B | C | |
| I-2 unrestricted industrial | 15,000 | 100 | 150 | — | 25 | A | A | No limit | |
| HC health care | 6,000 | 60 | 100 | — | 25 | 10 | 25 | 100 | |
| A-1 agricultural | 40 acres | 200 | — | — |
100
*** | 15 | 35 | — | |
| M-Ag mini-ag |
2½ acres
** | 200 | — | — |
100
*** | 15 | 35 | — | |
Note:
A. No rear or side yard required except on the rear of a lot adjoining a residential district, in which case a rear yard of not less than 30 feet shall be provided.
B. When adjacent to a residential district or adjacent to a public street on which a residential district abut, on the opposite side, a buffer yard shall be provided in addition to the above yards, the depth of which shall not be less than 100 feet and no development other than vegetative cover shall be permitted. When adjacent to a public street which does not abut a residential district on the opposite side, a buffer yard shall be provided in addition to the above yards, the depth of which shall not be less than 50 feet and no development other than vegetative cover shall be permitted.
C. Not to exceed 70 feet. Must comply with Federal Aviation Administration Regulation Part 77.
(*) The above amendment shall not apply to any new additions, in new additions the eight feet requirement as provided for in this article IV shall govern. The term "new addition" means an area that, as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, September 26, 1969, has not been platted or had preliminary plat approved.
(**) One acre minimum with central sewer,½ acre minimum with central water and sewer.
(***) 100 feet along sewer line roads, 45 feet along all others.
(Code 2011, § 60-91; Ord. No. 1164, § 801, 5-20-1968; Ord. No. 1212, §§ 2—4, 9-2-1969; Ord. No. 1265, § 4, 1-18-1971; Ord. No. 1551, § 7, 7-22-1980; Ord. No. 1688, § 2, 6-5-1984; Ord. No. 92-06-02, § 2, 7-7-1992)