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Blue Ridge City Zoning Code

§ 7

“R-1” SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT.

The following regulations shall apply in the “R-1” District:
7.1 
USES PERMITTED: Single-family dwellings and customary, single [sic] home occupations[.]
7.2 
CONDITIONAL USES: The following uses may be permitted when approved in the manner specified in Section 13 [14]: Manufactured Housing. Mobile homes are not permitted under any circumstances. Mobile homes already in place are subject to the conditions of Section 16 [17] of this ordinance.
7.3 
AREA REQUIREMENTS: Every structure, except fences, shall have minimum yard and other requirements as follows:
FRONT YARD: The minimum front yard distance from the property line to the building line shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
REAR YARD: The minimum rear yard shall be fifteen (15) feet measured from the centerline of the alley, or property line in the absence of an alley, except that an extension or wing may be built within five (5) feet of the rear lot line, provided the minimum total rear yard area equal to the basic requirement is maintained.
SIDE YARD: There shall be a minimum side yard of ten (10) percent of the lot width on each side of any structure, except that no more than fifteen (15) feet is to be required. On corner lots the minimum side yard adjacent to the side street shall be fifteen (15) feet.
LOT WIDTH: The minimum average width of any development lot shall be seventy-five (75) feet.
LOT AREA: The minimum area of any development lot shall be seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.
LOT COVERAGE: The combined area of the principal building and any accessory buildings shall not cover more than fifty (50) percent of the total area of the lot.
HEIGHT LIMIT: Buildings shall not be over two and one-half stories and shall, in no event, exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.
(Ordinance 2002-0305-AA, sec. 7, adopted 3/5/02)