Canton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Lot Dimensional and Development Standards
§ 325-17 Lot development standards for principal uses. [1]
A.
No lot shall be developed except as provided in this section, Schedule B: Lot Dimensional Standards, and as may be required for lots located within an overlay district as provided in Article VI.
B.
Principal uses.
(1)
Regulations governing lot size and lot width; front, side and rear yard setback requirements; height and maximum allowable impervious surfaces for principal use development in each district are specified in Schedule B: Lot Dimensional Standards, and are supplemented by the regulations in this article and other sections of this chapter. (See Article VIII, Supplemental Site Development Standards.)
(2)
Any construction physically attached to a principal building, including attached by means of a breezeway or a roofed passageway with open or latticed sides, is deemed to be part of such principal building in applying regulations.
(3)
Front yard setback exceptions. The required front yard setback minimum and/or maximum for a vacant lot may be adjusted to the average of the front yard setbacks of the adjacent improved lots.
C.
Undersized lots of record. Lots of record at the time of adoption of this chapter that are less than the minimum lot size and lot frontage required shall be deemed to meet the minimum size regulations of this chapter. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the use of an undersized lot of record, provided all other area and bulk regulations for that district shall be met, and that there is no further subdivision of the lot.
D.
Heights of buildings.
(1)
The height requirements for all principal buildings and uses are provided in Schedule B, with the following exceptions:
(a)
Roof-level features such as spires, belfries, cupolas, or domes not used for human habitation, chimneys, ventilators, skylights, parapet walls, cornices, solar energy systems, green or blue roof systems, water tanks or necessary mechanical appurtenances usually located on the roof level shall be excluded from calculating height. Flagpoles, monuments, transmission towers and cables, radio and television antennas or towers, and similar structures shall also be excluded from the height limits of this section but may otherwise be regulated in this chapter. Such features, however, shall be erected only to such height as is necessary to accomplish the purpose for which they are intended. No advertising device of any kind whatsoever shall be inscribed upon or attached to that part of any chimney, tower, tank or other structure that extends above the height limitations.
(b)
Agricultural buildings. Silos and agricultural buildings are exempt from the height limitations.
E.
Maximum number of principal dwellings on lot. No more than one principal dwelling shall be permitted on a lot, except in the E-C District and as otherwise permitted in Schedule A for certain types of residential housing, including townhouses, residential care facilities and community residential.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
F.
Corner lots. On a corner lot in any district where a front yard is required, a yard shall be provided on each street equal in depth to the required front yard on each such street. One rear yard shall be provided on each corner lot, and the owner shall designate the rear yard on the application for a permit. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall determine the yard and building width of a corner lot facing an intersecting street and of record at the time of the passage of this chapter, if the yard requirements would result in a residential structure less than 24 feet wide.
G.
Through lots. Where a lot extends through from street to street, the applicable front yard setbacks in Schedule B: Lot Dimensional Standards, shall apply on all street frontages.
H.
Projections into yards.
(1)
Terraces and patios. A terrace or patio constructed with any material may be included as part of the yard in determination of yard size and setbacks; provided, however, that such terrace or patio is supported by or in contact with the ground, is unroofed and without walls or parapets. Such terrace or patio shall not project into any yard to a point closer than six feet to any lot line.
(2)
Porches and decks. No porch or deck may project into any required yard/setback. Roofed porches or decks shall be considered a part of the building in determining the size of yard or impervious surface coverage.
(3)
Projecting architectural features (horizontal). The space in any required yard shall be open and unobstructed, except for the ordinary projection of a roof; provided, however, that such features shall not project more than two feet into any required yard/setback.
(4)
Unenclosed entrance steps or stairways providing access to the first story of a building may extend into any required yard/setback a distance not to exceed six feet.
I.
Transitional yards.
(1)
Lots in two districts. Where a district boundary line divides a lot in single or joint ownership of record at the time such line is adopted, the regulations for the less restricted portion of such lot may extend not more than 30 feet into the more restricted portions, provided the lot has frontage on a street in the less restricted district.
(2)
Yard requirements for zoning districts abutting residential zones. Where the corner lot of a GMU, CC or TBL Zoning District fronts on a street that is otherwise residential and zoned R-SF and R-MF, yard requirements for the frontage on such residential street shall be the same as required for the R-SF and R-MF Districts.
J.
Visibility at intersections. On a corner lot in any district except the MS and DMU Zoning Districts, no fence, wall, hedge, sign or other structure or planting, more than three feet in height, shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines and a straight line adjoining said street lines at points which are 20 feet from the point of intersection, measured along said street lines. The height of three feet shall be measured above the curb level, if any, or above the existing road level. The front yard setback requirements for fences of § 325-31 shall apply in the MS and DMU Zoning Districts. In no event, however, shall a hazard to traffic be erected or maintained.
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[1]
Editor's Note: See also Schedule B, Lot Dimensional Standards, included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 325-18 Lot development standards for accessory uses and structures.
B.
Height. The maximum height of accessory buildings shall be 20 feet, except that there shall be no height limitation on barns, silos and other farm structures.
C.
Location of accessory buildings, structures and uses.
(1)
Accessory buildings located in the MS and DMU Zoning Districts may only be erected within the rear yard in accordance with the following requirements:
(2)
Accessory buildings located in the R-SF, R-MF, NMU, GMU, CC and TBL Zoning Districts shall meet the following requirements:
(3)
Other customary accessory uses and structures, such as, but not limited to, pools and jungle gyms, not otherwise addressed in this section or other provisions of this chapter shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
Location and setbacks.
[1]
Front yard: Accessory uses and structures shall not be located in the front yard.
[2]
Side yard: ten-foot setback.
[3]
Side yard, street side of corner lot: Setbacks shall be the same as for a principal building.
[4]
Rear yard: five-foot setback from the side or rear property line; when abutting an alley, 10 feet.
[5]
Not closer to a principal or accessory building than 10 feet.