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Bridgeville City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

Residential Zoning Districts

§ 234-30 Single-Family Residential District (R-1).

A. 
Purposes.
(1) 
Provide sufficient space for low-density, single-family residential development and customary accessory uses.
(2) 
Provide for other uses, such as churches and recreational facilities, that are normally compatible with residential uses.
B. 
Permitted uses and structures. Where a "(D)" appears to the right of a use, a definition for that use can be found in Article II.
(1) 
Permitted uses.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 20-06]
Dwelling, single-family (D), including modular.
Government facilities and services, local (D).
Park, playground, recreation area, or recreational building, noncommercial.
Public safety facilities (D), including ambulance, fire, homeland security, police, and rescue.
Public utility service lines (D).
(2) 
Permitted with development plan approval. See § 234-22.
Government facilities and services, nonlocal (D).
(3) 
Permitted as conditional uses. See § 234-24.
[Amended 4-12-2021 by Ord. No. 21-01]
Community center (D).
Construction trailer for period not to exceed one year.
Conversion of single-family dwelling to two-family or multiple-family dwelling.
Day-care, family (one to six children) (D).
Day-care, large family (seven to 12 children) (D).
Day-care, child day-care center (13 or more children) (D).
Dwelling, manufactured home (D).
Educational institution (D), private and public, including charter.
Nursing and similar care facilities (D).
Places of worship (D).
Public utility service facilities (D).
C. 
Property development standards.
(1) 
Tract standards:
(a) 
Maximum dwelling units per acre: 4.8.
(2) 
Lot standards:
(a) 
Lot area per dwelling unit: 9,000 square feet.
(b) 
Street frontage or lot width: 60 feet.
(c) 
Setbacks:
[1] 
Front yard: (See Note 1.): 25 feet.
[2] 
Side yard:
[a] 
Interior lot: 10 feet.
[b] 
Corner lot (See Note 2.): 25 feet.
[c] 
Rear yard: 25 feet.
(d) 
Maximum building height:
[1] 
Stories: 2 1/2.
[2] 
Feet: (See Note 3.): 35.
(e) 
Maximum building coverage (percentage of lot): 30%.
(3) 
Notes:
1.
The front yard setback may be reduced to the average alignment of existing buildings within 150 feet on each side of a proposed building within the same block if the alignments of those existing structures are less than the required front yard setback within the zone. However, the front yard on the long side of a corner lot may not be reduced to less than 10 feet.
2.
On corner lots, the side yard abutting the street shall have the same setback as the front yard.
3.
Building height may be increased by one foot for each foot by which the width of each side yard is increased beyond the minimum required side yard setback.
4.
See Article XVI, § 234-70 for additional standards governing structures in flood-prone areas.

§ 234-31 Multifamily Residential District (R-2).

A. 
Purposes.
(1) 
Provide sufficient space for low- and medium-density residential development and customary accessory uses.
(2) 
Encourage a variety of housing types at appropriate locations considering their relationship to shopping, recreational, and community facilities.
(3) 
Provide for other uses, such as churches and recreational facilities, that are normally compatible with residential uses.
B. 
Permitted uses and structures. Where a "(D)" appears to the right of a use, a definition for that use can be found in Article II.
(1) 
Permitted uses.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 20-06]
Dwelling, single-family (D), including modular.
Government facilities and services, local (D).
Park, playground, recreation area, or recreational building, noncommercial.
Public safety facilities (D), including ambulance, fire, homeland security, police, and rescue.
Public utility service lines (D).
(2) 
Permitted with development plan approval. See § 234-22.
Apartment in combination with residential use.
Dwelling, garden apartment (D).
Dwelling, multifamily (D).
Dwelling, townhouse (D).
Dwelling, two-family (D).
Government facilities and services, non local (D).
(3) 
Permitted as conditional uses. See § 234-24.
[Amended 4-12-2021 by Ord. No. 21-01]
Community center (D).
Construction trailer for period not to exceed one year.
Conversion of single-family dwelling to two-family or multiple-family dwelling.
Day-care, family (one to six children) (D).
Day-care, large family (seven to 12 children) (D).
Day-care, child day-care center (13 or more children) (D).
Dwelling, manufactured home (D).
Educational institution (D) and public, including charter.
Nursing and similar care facilities (D).
Places of worship (D).
Public utility service facilities (D).
C. 
Property development standards.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 20-09]
Standard
Single-
Family
Duplex
Semi-
detached
Townhouse
Apartment
Dwelling Type
Tract Standards
Same as R-1
Tract area (square feet)
40,000
40,000
Maximum dwelling units per acre
9.6
9.6
14.5
Street frontage (feet)
100
100
Setbacks (feet)
Front yard: See Note 1.
30
30
Side yard
20
20
Rear yard
30
30
Maximum building coverage (percentage of lot)
60%
60%
Average dwelling units per building or townhouse row
N/A
N/A
6
24
Distance between buildings or townhouse rows (feet)
N/A
N/A
N/A
50
Lot Standards
Same as R-1
Lot area per dwelling unit (square feet)
9,000
4,500
Inner: 2,000;
End: 3,000
3,000
Street frontage or lot width (feet)
60
30
Inner: 20
End: 30
N/A
Setbacks (feet)
See Note 5.
Front yard: See Note 2.
25
25
25
Side yard: See Note 1.
Interior lot
10
10
0
Corner lot: See Note 3.
25
25
N/A
End townhouse
N/A
N/A
10
Rear yard
25
25
30
Maximum building height (feet): See Note 4
42
42
42
42
Maximum building coverage (percentage of lot)
30%
30%
60%
Notes:
1.
The side yard setback on the long side of a corner lot may be reduced to 25 feet.
2.
The front yard setback may be reduced to the average alignment of existing buildings within 150 feet on each side of a proposed building within the same block if the alignments of those existing structures are less than the required front yard setback within the zone. However, the front yard on the long side of a corner lot may not be reduced to less than 10 feet.
3.
On corner lots, the side yard abutting the street shall have the same setback as the front yard.
4.
Building height may be increased by 1 foot for each foot by which the width of each side yard is increased beyond the minimum required side yard setback.
5.
Additional standards for townhouses:
(a)
Row design.
(1)
The maximum number of townhouses in a row is six.
(2)
The facades of the dwellings in each townhouse group shall be varied in architectural treatment and rooflines.
(3)
Offsets:
[a]
No more than two adjacent townhouses may have the same front building line.
[b]
The variation in the building line shall be at least two feet.
(b)
When the rear lot lines of townhouses abut one another, a twenty-foot wide alley shall be provided.
6.
See Article XVI, § 234-70 for additional regulations for standards governing structures in flood-prone areas.