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Bethany Beach City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

R-1 Residential District

§ 425-42 Minimum lot area; minimum street frontage. [1]

[Amended 11-18-1988 by Ord. No. 209]
The minimum lot of record shall be 5,000 square feet in area. The minimum street frontage for single-dwelling-unit buildings shall be 40 feet for interior lots and 50 feet for corner lots; for multi-dwelling-unit buildings, the minimum street frontage shall be 40 feet per dwelling unit for interior lots and 50 feet per dwelling unit for corner lots. For multiunit buildings, the minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 5,000 square feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § 425-26, Residential bulk density in R-1 and R-1B Districts.

§ 425-43 Permitted uses.

The following are permitted in any R-1 District:
A. 
One-, two-, three- and four-standard-dwelling-unit buildings.
[Amended 8-17-1990 by Ord. No. 251]
B. 
Garages.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
C. 
Accessory buildings.
D. 
Home occupation/home business as defined in § 425-2. See also § 425-28.
[Added 2-16-2001 by Ord. No. 351[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 425-44 Uses permitted as special exceptions or as conditional uses.

[Amended 4-18-1986 by Ord. No. 168; 1-20-2006 by Ord. No. 403]
A. 
The following uses may be permitted as special exceptions, subject to the approval of the Board of Adjustments:
(1) 
Schools, public or private.
(2) 
Churches and other places of worship.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection C, Home occupations, which followed this subsection, was repealed 2-16-2001 by Ord. No. 351.
(3) 
Hospitals, primary health service facilities and/or emergency room facility and nursing homes.
(4) 
Libraries.
(5) 
Playgrounds, parks and buildings operated on a noncommercial basis for recreational purposes only, provided that no building for such recreational purpose shall be constructed closer to any property line than 100 feet.
(6) 
Other public buildings.
(7) 
Church spires and public service buildings.
(8) 
Water towers and public utilities.
(9) 
Wireless communications facilities on any state, county, and/or municipal site for their own internal communications needs only.
B. 
The following uses may be permitted if approved by the Town Council as a conditional use in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 525 of the Town Code:
(1) 
Wireless communication facilities on any local sites owned by the Town in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 525 of the Town Code.

§ 425-45 (Reserved) [1]

[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 425-45, Permitted signs, as amended, was repealed 8-19-2011 by Ord. No. 467. See now Ch. 530, Signs.

§ 425-46 (Reserved) [1]

[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 425-46, Windblown displays, added 12-14-1990 by Ord. No. 254, as amended, was repealed 8-19-2011 by Ord. No. 467. See now Ch. 530, Signs.

§ 425-47 Prohibited uses.

[Added 5-25-1984 by Ord. No. 134]
A. 
Uses not specifically permitted under § 425-43 or § 425-44 or which are not commonly recognized as a clearly integral and harmonious component of such specifically permitted uses are prohibited.
[Amended 8-19-2011 by Ord. No. 467]
B. 
No use otherwise permitted in this zoning district shall be permitted as a rooftop open-air business.
[Added 7-17-1992 by Ord. No. 276]