Alpine City Zoning Code
§ 220-13
Height and setbacks.
A.
Schedule limiting height and setbacks.
[Amended by Ord. No. 252]
(1)
No building or accessory building hereafter erected or altered shall be erected or altered to exceed the height or to have narrower or smaller rear yards, side yards or front yards than is laid down for the zone in which the buildings are located in the Schedule of § 220-3C. Swimming pools, tennis courts and paddle courts shall be governed by the setbacks required for accessory buildings.
(2)
Width is measured at the front setback line. Frontage at street line must be at least 80% of required lot width. Setbacks are measured from the lot line to the nearest walls of the building.
(3)
Prior to the installation of any roof sheathing or any other material enclosing the roof trusses, a copy of as-built drawings shall be submitted to the Construction Code Official, for the purposes of verifying that the building height does not exceed the permitted height pursuant to any approvals or building requirements. Said drawings shall be submitted once the building framing has been completed to the roof peak, and no further construction on the roof shall be permitted until such time as the height is verified.
[Added 9-24-2008 by Ord. No. 687]
B.
Encroachments in required setbacks. The space in any required setback shall be open and unobstructed except as follows:
[Amended by Ord. No. 184; Ord. No. 254; Ord. No. 325; Ord. No. 340; Ord. No. 416]
(1)
Ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices, eaves and other architectural features shall be permitted to project not more than two feet.
(2)
An arbor, open trellis, flagpole, unroofed steps, unroofed terrace, unroofed porch and recreation equipment, except a swimming pool, shall be permitted to encroach without limitations.
(3)
No accessory building in any zone shall be located in any front or side yard. No drying yard equipment shall be located in any front yard.
(4)
An accessory building shall be permitted in any rear yard subject to the following regulations:
(a)
The aggregate ground area covered by any accessory buildings in any rear yard, including the ground area covered by any projections, other than cornices and eaves, shall not exceed 20% of the rear yard area in any residence zone. Swimming pools and tennis courts may exceed the 20% coverage of the rear yard area in any residence zone subject to all other conditions of this section. Paddle tennis courts shall not exceed 20% of the rear yard area in any residence zone.
(b)
No accessory building or accessory structure shall be more than 15 feet high. No accessory building or drying yard equipment shall be nearer a party lot line than the following specified distances:
[Amended 4-23-2003 by Ord. No. 613; 4-28-2004 by Ord. No. 632]
District | Distance (feet) | |
|---|---|---|
R-A | 30 | |
R-AA | 25 | |
R-1 | 20 | |
R-2 | 10 | |
R-3 | 5 | |
R-4 | 10 | |
R-2A | 10 | |
R-2B | 10 | |
R-2C | 10 | |
R-R | 30 | |
COAH-2 | 20 |
(c)
On a corner lot no accessory building shall occupy that half of the lot depth nearest the fronting street and it shall set back from the side street line at least as far as the setback requirements for the main building. When the rear of a corner lot abuts a lot facing on the side street, an accessory building shall not be nearer the rear line of the lot on which it is erected than the distance required for side yard setback in that zone.
(5)
Electric generators, which are to be used during public utility electrical outages, shall be permitted in a side or rear yard, subject to the measured sound pressure levels of § 153-3 (Noise Ordinance). No portion of an electric generator shall be located within a buffer area as defined by § 205-1B, and in no case shall an electric generator be located any closer to a lot line or public right-of-way than 10 feet. All such equipment shall be suitably buffered and screened to minimize views from adjacent properties and the public right-of-way.
[Added 8-28-2013 by Ord. No. 736]
C.
Height exceptions. Notwithstanding the height limits of Subsection A, golf clubhouses shall not be more than 35 feet in height measured from the mean ground level.
[Amended by Ord. No. 184]
D.
Transition requirements. Where a lot is divided by a zone boundary, the part of such lot within each zone shall be regulated by all the regulations of that zone.
E.
Conditions requiring modification. Where special conditions of topography, forestation, rock outcropping or the location of existing houses make a variation in the setback requirement reasonable, the Zoning Board of Adjustment will decide the proper modification according to law.
F.
Lots fronting on two or more streets. Where a lot fronts on two or more streets, the front yard requirements for the principal building for the zone in which the frontage lies shall govern the setback required on each street.
G.
COAH-1 District. There shall be no accessory buildings for storage permitted in this zoning district except for enclosure of trash, garbage or recycling containers.
[Added 10-25-2000 by Ord. No. 578]