Bourbon City Zoning Code
DWELLINGS, BUILDING
SPECIFICATIONS
§ 154.050 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS; RESIDENTIAL USE.
(A) Specifications A detached building designed for or occupied by one family exclusively.
(B) Location permitted. In all Districts, except LI and HI, provided it is located:
(1) On a lot which was single ownership or included in a subdivision recorded in the office of the Recorder of the county, on or before the date of passage of this chapter; or
(2) On any lot with a minimum area in square feet and width in feet as follows:
District | Lot Area | Lot Width |
“A” | 7,200 | 60 |
“B,” “LB,” and “GB” | 6,000 | 60 |
“S” (where no public water supply is available, no public sewers are available) | 10,000 | 90 |
“S” (where public water supply is available) | 7,200 | 60 |
(C) Height of buildings. For principal buildings, the normal maximum of 35 feet or two and one-half stories.
(D) Conditional exceptions. The height of the principal building may be increased above 35 feet, but not higher than 45 feet or three stories if two side yards of 15 feet each are provided.
(E) Front yard. Twenty percent of the average depth of lots in the block with a minimum depth of 25 feet, and need not exceed 40 feet in depth in unincorporated areas.
(F) Side yard. The sum of the side yards shall equal not less than 20% of the lot width with a minimum width of five feet for either side yard. On a corner lot, the side yard facing the street shall not be less than 15 feet.
(G) Rear yard. Twenty percent of the depth of the lot, with a minimum depth of 15 feet and need not exceed 25 feet in depth.
(H) Ground floor area. Not less than the following.
District | Ground Floor Area |
“A,” and “S” | 720 sq. ft. |
“B,” “LB,” and “GB” | 576 sq. ft. |
(I) Lot coverage. Thirty-five percent maximum on corner lots; 30% maximum on interior lot.
(J) Accessory building. Uses permitted shall be private garage storage, exclusive of industrial or commercial use.
(Prior Code, § 8.5.1)
§ 154.051 TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
(A) Specifications. A detached building designed for or occupied by two families. A duplex dwelling has one family above the other. A double dwelling has one family beside the other.
(B) Location permitted. Only in the Districts designated below on any lot with a minimum area in square feet and a minimum width in feet as follows.
District | Lot Area | Lot Width |
“B” | 7,200 | 60 |
“LB” and “GB” | 6,000 | 60 |
“S” (Where no public water supply is available, no public sewers ate available) | 15,000 | 90 |
“S” (Where public water supply is available) | 10,000 | 80 |
(C) Height of buildings. For principal buildings, the normal maximum of 35 feet or two and one-half stories.
(D) Conditional exceptions. The height of the principal building may be increased above 35 feet, but not higher than 45 feet or three stories if the two side yards of 15 feet are each provided.
(E) Front yard. Twenty percent of the average depth of lots in the block with a minimum depth of 25 feet and need not exceed 40 feet in depth in unincorporated areas, and a minimum depth of 50 feet and need not exceed 50 feet in unincorporated areas.
(F) Side yard. The sum of the side yards shall equal not less than 20% of the lot width with a minimum width of five feet for each side yard. On a corner lot, the side yard facing the street shall not be less than 15 feet.
(G) Rear yard. Twenty percent of the depth of the lot, with a minimum depth of 15 feet and need not exceed 40 feet in depth.
(H) Ground floor area. Not less than the following.
District | Ground Floor Area |
“A” and “B” | Double: 1,000 sq. ft.; duplex: 720 sq. ft. |
“LB” and “GB” | Double: 900 sq. ft.; duplex: 576 sq. ft. |
(I) Lot coverage. Forty percent maximum on a corner lot; 35% maximum on an interior lot.
(J) Accessory building, uses permitted. Private garage storage, exclusive of industrial or commercial use.
(Prior Code, § 8.5.1)
§ 154.052 GROUP HOUSES, GARDEN APARTMENTS.
(A) Specifications. A building designed for or occupied by three or more families, exclusively for dwelling purposes, not exceeding two and one-half stories in height.
(B) Location permitted. Only in the Districts designated below, on any lot with a minimum area in square feet and a minimum width in feet as follows.
District | Lot Area Per Family | Lot Width |
“B,” “LB,” and “GB” | 3,000 | 60 |
“S” as a conditional use (where no public water supply and no public sewers are available) | 9,000 | 90 |
“S” as a conditional use (where public water supply is available) | 6,000 | 80 |
(C) Height of building. For principal buildings, the maximum of 35 feet.
(D) Front yard. Twenty percent of the average depth of lots in the block with a minimum depth of 25 feet, but need not exceed 40 feet in depth in unincorporated areas and a minimum depth of 50 feet and need not exceed 50 feet, in unincorporated areas.
(E) Side yard. The sum of the side yards shall not equal less than 20% of the lot width with a minimum width of five feet for either side yard. On a corner lot, the side yard facing the street shall not be less than 15 feet.
(F) Rear yard. Twenty percent of the depth of the lot, with a minimum depth of 15 feet and need not exceed 25 feet in depth.
(G) Ground floor area. Minimum of 450 square feet for each first-floor family.
(H) Lot coverage. Fifty percent maximum on corner lots; 40% maximum on interior lots.
(I) Accessory building, uses permitted. Private garage storage, exclusive of industrial or commercial use.
(Prior Code, § 8.5.1)
§ 154.053 APARTMENT HOUSES.
(A) Specifications. A building designed for or occupied by three or more families, exclusively for dwelling purposes, three or more stores in height.
(B) Location permitted. Only in the Districts designated below, on any lot with a minimum area in square feet as follows.
District | Lot Area per Family |
“LB” and “GB” | 1,500 sq. ft. |
(C) Front yard. Twenty percent of the average depth of the lots on the block.
(D) Side yard. The sum of the side yards shall equal not less than 20% of the lot width, with a minimum width of five feet from either side yard.
(E) Rear yard. Twenty percent of the depth of the lot, with a minimum depth of 20 feet.
(F) Ground floor area. Not less than one by 200 square feet.
(G) Lot coverage. Sixty percent maximum on corner lots, 50% maximum on interior lots.
(H) Accessory buildings, uses permitted. Private garages, exclusive of industrial or commercial use.
(Prior Code, § 8.5.1)
§ 154.054 CONDITIONAL USES GENERALLY.
(A) Lot dimensions. In no case shall the width of a lot be less than 60 feet at the set back line, and the depth be less than 100 feet, and the depth-to-width ratio of the usable area of a lot shall be not greater than three-to-one, except by approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals after public hearing.
(B) Front yard. No fences shall be hereafter built or erected between the front set back line of the buildings or building and the front lot line, except natural fences of hedges, trees, or shrubbery.
(C) Rear yard. One-half of an alley abutting the rear lot may be included in the required rear yard.
(D) Vision clearance on corner lots. Eight feet from the intersection of property lines.
(E) Vehicle parking space. One space on the lot for each family housed in the principal building.
(F) Accessory buildings.
(1) Shall not be permitted prior to the erection of the principal building, except for strictly storage purposes and not for human occupancy, except by approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals after public hearing, for a period of not more than one year from the date of such permit.
(2) No detached accessory building shall be located closer to a side lot line than five feet, provided, however, that the side yard requirements for accessory buildings shall not be less than three feet, if such accessory building is ten feet or more to the rear of the residence building and is located behind the rear line of such residence building.
(3) The normal maximum height permitted shall be 18 feet or one and one-half stories.
(4) No accessory building shall be located closer to the rear lot line than three feet if no easement is located along such rear lot line.
(Prior Code, § 8.5.1) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.055 CONDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS GENERALLY.
(A) Front yard.
(1) Where 25% or more of the lots in a block are occupied by buildings, the average set back of such buildings determine the dimension of the front yard in the block, but the maximum front yard need not exceed 40 feet in “A” and “B” Districts, or 25 feet in other districts in incorporated areas; and 50 feet in other districts in unincorporated areas.
(2) Front yard or set back lines established in recorded subdivisions established the dimensions of front yards in such blocks, except when such set back lines may be less restrictive, as provided in Article II, section 8.5.15.
(3) On lots extending through from one street to another, a front yard is required on each street.
(4) On four-lane federal and state highways, a distance of 60 feet is required on lots not included in a recorded subdivision.
(5) On two-lane federal and state highways, a distance of 75 feet is required on lots not included in a recorded subdivision.
(6) On all other roads and streets, except those in incorporate areas, a distance of 50 feet is required on lots not included in a recorded subdivision.
(B) Side yard. Whenever a side yard abuts a street or road in an unincorporated area, the following minimum width shall be the standard on lots not included in a recorded subdivision:
(1) Sixty feet on four-lane federal and state highways;
(2) Seventy-five feet on two-lane federal and state highways; and
(3) Twenty-five feet on all other roads and streets.
(C) Tapered yard. Where a reversed interior lot abuts a corner lot, or on an alley separating such lots, any accessory building located on the rear lot line of a corner lot shall set back from the side street as far as the dwelling on the reversed interior lot; for each foot that such accessory building is places from the rear line toward the front line corner lot, the accessory building may be set four inches closer to the side street line, but in no case closer than five feet in incorporated areas on lots not included in a recorded subdivision.
(D) Accessory buildings. The height of an accessory building may be increased to 25 feet or two stories, provided the minimum required three-foot distance from side lot lines is increased by one foot for each two feet above the normal maximum height permitted.
(Prior Code, § 8.5.1)