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Canal Fulton City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1155

R-R Rural Residential District

1155.01 PURPOSE.

   The purpose of this District is to accommodate residential development in areas which cannot be reasonably serviced by City water and/or sanitary sewer facilities and where the underground water supply or the soil conditions for septic tanks are inadequate to accommodate a higher density. Portions of this district are subject to periodic flooding and elevations should be checked before building permits are issued.
(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)

1155.02 USES.

   Within an R-R Rural Residential District, no building, structure or premises shall be used, arranged to be used or designed to be used except for one or more of the following uses:
   (a)   Permitted Uses.
      (1)   Single-family dwelling subject to subsection 130 of Section 1145.04.
      (2)   Accessory buildings incidental to the principal use which do not include any activity conducted as a business.
      (3)   Signs, as regulated by Chapter 1181.
      (4)   Off-street parking as permitted and regulated in Chapter 1183.
   (b)   Conditionally Permitted Uses. The Planning Commission may issue conditional zoning certificates for uses listed herein subject to the general requirements of Chapter 1145 and to the specific requirements of Section 1145.04 referred to below:
      (1)   Home occupations subject to Subsection 119.
      (2)   Private or governmentally owned and/or operated picnic areas, playgrounds, private parks, swimming facilities, golf courses, tennis clubs, country clubs, riding academies and other similar recreational facilities and/or uses, but excluding such commercial recreations uses as drive-in theaters, miniature golf courses and golf-driving ranges. Uses permitted under this category shall be subject to Subsections 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 117, 118, 125, 130.
      (3)   Governmentally or privately owned and/or operated parks, recreational areas and campgrounds where camping in tents, trailers and other vehicles, or otherwise, and for overnight or longer periods of time; and day camps, summer camps, health camps and other types of outdoors and/or recreationally oriented uses which involve facilities for group activities and accommodations. Uses permitted under this category shall be subject to Subsections 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 117, 118, 125, 130.
      (4)   Public and parochial schools subject to Subsections 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 130.
      (5)   Churches and other buildings for the purpose of religious worship subject to Subsections 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 108, 109, 130
      (6)   Agricultural buildings and uses provided: (Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)
         A.   Buildings used to house farm animals must be approved by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 38-08. Passed 1-20-09.)
         B.   Livestock or poultry raising or breeding for commercial purposes shall only be permitted on lots of five acres or more.
         C.   Residential structures that meet the requirements of Subsection 130.
      (7)   Roadside stands, offering for sale only agricultural products which are produced on the premises, including only one sign advertising such products not exceeding twenty square feet in area may be erected beyond the building line on lands used for agricultural purposes. Such roadside stand and sign shall not be erected nearer than thirty feet from either side lot line. Such stand, sign and required off-street parking shall be located and set back in such a manner so as not to create a traffic hazard.
      (8)   Public facilities as deemed necessary by the Planning Commission and Council.
(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)
      (9)   Bed and Breakfast Inns subject to Subsections 103 and 117.
(Ord. 23-87. Passed 5-19-87.)

1155.03 LOT REQUIREMENTS.

   (a)   Minimum lot area per dwelling unit or other main or permitted use - one acre.
   (b)   Minimum lot width at building line - 150 feet.
   (c)   Minimum lot frontage - ninety feet.
(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)

1155.04 YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   (a)   Minimum front yard depth - sixty feet.
   (b)   Minimum rear yard depth - fifty feet.
   (c)   Minimum side yard width on each side - twenty-five feet.
(Ord. 22-1972. Passed 8-1-72.)

1155.05 MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT.

   Thirty-five feet.