Calhoun City Zoning Code
ZONING DISTRICTS
AND BASIC REQUIREMENTS
§ 153.070 AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS.
Land dedicated to agricultural purposes, including row cropping, plant nurseries, greenhouses, commercial kennels, riding stables and fishing lakes shall be permitted in agricultural districts within the political boundaries of the county, as allowed by KRS Ch. 413.
(A) Permitted uses. Within the A-1 District, the following agricultural activities are permitted: animal husbandry; egg and poultry production; dairying; farrowing; and other agricultural activities, which do not constitute noise and/or waste nuisances.
(B) Conditionally permitted uses. Subject to the approval of the Board of Adjustment, the following uses of land may be approved within an agricultural district: churches; Sunday school buildings; parish houses; hospitals; convalescent or nursing homes; public and parochial schools and colleges and private schools for academic instruction; public buildings and properties; public parks; public utilities; public and private sewage disposal plants; and wireless transmitting stations. Travel-trailer parks and/or campground sites may also be established in an agricultural district as a special exception.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.071 LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-1).
(A) Principal permitted uses. Single-family dwellings and planned residential development projects as described herein.
(B) Conditionally permitted uses requiring Board of Adjustment authorization. The following permitted uses are exceptions in R-1 District, and require the written approval of the Board of Adjustment: churches and other places of worship; parish houses; public libraries; schools offering general or specialized education courses; day care and/or nursery services; public parks and non-commercial public recreational facilities; nursing homes; hospitals for the care of humans; philanthropic institutions and clubs of which the chief activity is customarily carried on as a business.
(C) Accessory buildings and uses. Accessory buildings and uses shall be permitted as customarily incidental to the conditional use.
(D) Lot area, frontage and yard requirements. The minimum width of side yards along intersecting streets shall be the same, as the front yard setback required for the residential district on such side street.
Minimum Dimensional Requirements |
Minimum Dimensional Requirements | |
Lot area | 20,000 feet or as required by the county’s Health Department for minimum lot size for septic tanks |
Lot width at building line | 200 feet |
Yard space (excepting unattached accessory buildings) | |
Front depth | 45 feet |
Frontage | 50 feet |
Rear depth | 35 feet |
Side yards | 15 feet |
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.072 MEDIUM AND HIGH DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT MEDIUM DENSITY (R-2).
The requirements for the district shall be the same as those for the R-1 District with the following exceptions.
(A) Lot area and yard requirements.
Dimensional Minimums
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Front depth | 45 feet |
Frontage | 50 feet |
Lot area | 40,000 feet |
Rear depth | 35 feet |
Side depth | 12 feet |
(C) Conditionally permitted uses requiring Board of Adjustment authorization.
(1) The following uses are special exceptions in an R-2 District and require the written approval of the Board of Adjustment: churches and other places of worship; parish houses; public libraries; schools; daycare and/or nursery services; public parks and public recreational facilities; public utilities; funeral homes; cemeteries; nursing homes; clinics and hospitals for human care; philanthropic institutions and clubs (except clubs of which the chief activity is customarily carrying on as a business).
(2) Other conditionally permitted uses within an R-2 District may include: an office in the residence of a physician, dentist, lawyer, engineer, architect, realtor, insurance agent; the studio of an artist or a teacher of music (limited to one pupil at a time). Such uses must not involve more than one-quarter of the area of one floor of the dwelling and no more than one person on the premises may be employed, not including the resident. It is further required that such use shall not require structural alteration, or features not customary in dwellings. An indirectly lighted sign or nameplate not more than one square foot in area may be attached flat against the side of the building.
(3) Additional conditionally permitted uses may include such customary home occupations as handicraft, dressmaking, laundering, beauty and barbershops and the like. These occupations must be conducted exclusively by resident occupants in their places of residence, and not more than one-fourth of the area of one floor of the residence shall be used for such purpose.
(4) It is further required that with the exception of handicrafts, no more than 20% of the revenue of home occupations shall be derived from the sale of items at retail. The use of a residence for home occupations shall not require alteration, or structural features not customarily found In a dwelling. An indirectly lighted sign of not more than one square foot may be affixed against the wall of the building. The Board of Adjustment may attach such conditions, as it deems necessary to preserve and protect the nature of the district.
(D) Accessory buildings and uses. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the conditional uses shall be permitted.
(E) Height requirements. No principal structure in an R-2 District shall exceed three stories or 36 feet in height.
(F) Lot area, frontage and yard requirements; where public sewer service is available. The minimum required lot size in an R-2 District shall be 8,000 square feet for a single-family dwelling and 6,000 square feet for the first family when the dwelling is for mufti-family use with 2,000 square feet additional being required for each additional family occupying the building. Minimum width of side yards along intersecting streets shall be the same as the front yard setback required for the residential district on such side street.
Other Dimensional Minimums |
Other Dimensional Minimums | |
Width at building line | |
Multi-family | 100 feet |
Single-family | 85 feet |
Yard space (except unattached buildings) | |
Front depth | 35 feet |
Rear depth | 35 feet |
Side widths | 12 feet |
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.073 BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (B-1).
(A) Principal permitted uses. Any consumer and personal service and/or retail establishment.
(B) Conditionally permitted uses requiring Board of Adjustment authorization.
(1) The following uses are special exceptions in a B-1 District and require written approval of the Board of Adjustment: apartments; townhouses; and single-family dwellings; churches and other places of worship; parish houses; schools; day care centers and nurseries; funeral homes; hospitals or clinics for human care industry; and philanthropic institutions and clubs (except those whose principal activities are carried on as a business or commercial activity suitable to the district).
(2) The Board of Adjustment may attach such conditions to its approval as are deemed essential to the preservation of the character of the district as an historical area.
(C) Accessory uses. Any accessory use or building customarily incidental to permitted uses may be permitted.
(E) Required conditions.
(1) Screening. Where a commercial lot adjoins a residential lot, a well-maintained compact hedge, a solid fence or similar solid screening device at least six feet in height shall be installed to screen the business use from the adjoining lot in the residential district. The screen shall begin at the front building line and extend along the common side lot line to the rear property line.
(F) Lot area, frontage and yard requirements. All buildings on corner lots adjoining a residential district shall be located so as to conform to corner lot side yard requirements of said residential district.
Minimum Dimensional Requirements | |
Frontage | No set dimensions (In commercial districts along federal aid highways, buildings may be no closer to the highway right-of-way than 50 feet.) |
Lot area | No set dimensions |
Rear yard depth | No set dimensions (However, if the lot bounds on an alley, there shall be a rear depth sufficient for loading, unloading and access for emergency vehicles such as fire trucks.) |
Side yard widths | No set dimensions (However, if the lot adjoins a residential district, buildings shall be so located as to comply with the requirements of the adjoining residential district as to lot coverage, width and side yards.) |
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)
§ 153.074 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-1).
For the purpose of this chapter, INDUSTRY is defined as the activity of assembly, conversion or change of form or appearance of physical materials or chemical elements, natural or human-made, in anticipation of enhanced economic value or usefulness. In addition to such activity, certain types of commercial operations of sales, service and warehousing are deemed to be especially suited for location in an industrial district. Commercial or business enterprises other than those specifically noted may be permitted with the approval of the Board of Adjustment.
(A) Permitted uses.
(1) Manufacturing. Permitted uses include any manufacturing activity: assembly, fabrication or processing, which does not, by its nature create a public nuisance. A new industry locating in an industrial district must furnish to the Planning Commission through the Chairperson of the Planning Commission or his or her designee, assurances that it will comply with all federal, state and local regulations with regard to air pollution, noise pollution and solid waste and hazardous waste disposal prior to the issuance of building and construction permits.
(2) Sale firms. Sales lots, display and stocking areas for the following types of businesses are deemed to be suitable for industrial districts: automobiles; trailers and mobile homes; farm implements; lumber and building materials; and wholesale or jobbing firms.
(3) Service establishments. The following types of service establishments are designated as suitable for industrial districts: automobile rental agencies; animal hospitals, veterinary clinics and associated kennels; motorcycle repair; and carpet cleaning.
(4) Warehousing and storage. Warehousing and storage facilities as a general category are permitted in industrial districts.
(5) Public facilities. Public water and sewage treatment plants and other public facilities and utility plants are permitted in industrial districts.
(B) Conditionally permitted uses requiring Board of Adjustment authorization. The following manufactures require the written approval of the Board of Adjustment for conditional permitting In an industrial zone: slaughter house; acids; acetylene gas; refining; blast furnaces; bricks; charcoal; chemicals; creosote treatment and production; exterminator or insect poisons; rendering; fertilizer; leather curing and tanning; lime; monuments; plaster of Paris; quarrying, rock crashing, sawmills, sulfur, sulfuric acid and derivatives; tar distillation and terra cotta. Other conditional uses include: refuse dump; scrap iron and salvage yards; junk car lots; coal washing; and wrecking material yards.
(C) Accessory buildings and uses. Any accessory building or use customarily incidental to the above permitted or conditionally permitted use shall be permitted.
(D) Required conditions. On lots adjacent to a residential district, all buildings shall be located so as to provide a minimum side yard of 500 feet on the side adjoining the residential property.
(1) Loading docks. Where possible, loading docks should be located so as not to front on a public way or roadway.
(2) Storage facilities. No materials or supplies shall be stored or permitted to remain on any part of the property outside of the buildings constructed thereon without proper screening and adequate distance from adjoining properties.
(3) Waste disposal. No waste material or refuse may be dumped upon, or be permitted to remain upon any part of an industrial site outside of the buildings erected thereon, except as it may be required for pretreatment of waste prior to its being discharged into the municipal sewage system. No property shall be used for industrial purposes unless an existing treatment facility agrees to accept its sewage or the industry constructs its own approved facilities.
(E) Lot area, frontage and yard requirements.
Dimensional Minimums | |
Front depth | 45 feet |
Frontage | None |
Lot area | None |
Rear depth | 250 feet |
Side yards | 250 feet |
(1) No yard shall be required for that part of a lot which abuts upon a railroad siding.
(2) All buildings on corner lots adjoining a residential district shall be so located as to conform to corner lot requirements of said district.
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)