Chelsea City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
- TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
Sec. 34-262. - Table of dimensional regulations.
TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
sf = square feet; NA = not applicable
| Zoning Districts | Resi- dential R-1 | Residential R-2 | Resi- dential R-3 | Retail Business | Retail Business 2 | Highway Business | Shopping Center | Water- front | Port | Water- front Upland | Indus- trial | Naval Hospital Development | Business | Light Indus- trial/ Office | Light Indus- trial/ Office 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1—2 Units (R-1) | 1—3 Units (R-2) | Apartment | (R3) | (BR) | (BR2) | (BH)6 | (SC) | (W) | (P) | (WU) | (I) |
Resi-
dential (NHR) | Commercial (NHC) | (B) | (LI) | (LI2) | |
| Minimum lot area (sf) | |||||||||||||||||
| Per dwelling unit | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,000 | 950 | NA | 350 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3,500 | NA | NA | NA | 350 |
| But not less than | 7,500 | 5,000 | 10,500 | 5,000 | NA | 10,000 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 acre | 20,000 | 15,000 | 1 acre | 1.5 acre | 10,000 |
| Maximum density | NA | NA | NA | 12 units per acre, 45 by SP | NA | 12 units per acre, 45 by SP | NA | NA | 35 units per acre | NA | 35 units per acre | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 units per acre, 45 by SP |
| Minimum density | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 units per acre | NA | 12 units per acre | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 units/acre |
| Minimum frontage (ft.) 4 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 100 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 150 | 60 | 60 | 150 | 150 | 40 for residential; 150 for other |
| Maximum floor area ratio 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Standard | NA | NA | 1 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bonus | NA | NA | 2 | 1.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Maximum height (ft.) 5 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 36, 60 by SP | 80 | 36, 60 by SP | 20 12 | 80 | 35 | 50; 80 by SP | 65:80 by SP | 40 12 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 25 12 | 36 |
| Maximum number of stories | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3, 5 by SP | 8 | 3, 5 by SP | 2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2.5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Required yards (ft.) 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Front | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 14 | 0 | 10 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Side | ¼ the height of building 13 | ¼ the height of building 13 | ¼ the height of building 13 | ¼ the height of building 13 | 10′ only when abutting a zone other than the BR district | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | NA | NA | ¼ the height of building 13 | ¼ the height of building 13 | NA | NA | NA for industrial; 10 for residential |
| Rear | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | NA | NA | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | NA for industrial; 20 for residential |
| Maximum percent lot coverage | 30 | 40 | 40 | 40 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 50 8 | 50 | 50 | NA | NA | NA |
| Minimum usable open space/family (sf) | 500 9 | 300 9 | 150 9 | 150 9 | 100 | 100 | NA | NA | 150 | NA | 150 | NA | 150 | NA | NA | NA | 100 |
| Min. area to remain as usable open space 3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 15 10 | 15 10 | 15 10 | NA | 25 | 25 | NA | NA | NA |
| Min. distance between access points to same lot (ft.) 11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 50 | NA | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Notes:
1. The regulations in this table shall not be applicable to plans submitted to any urban renewal plan approved by the city or to any planned development submitted under section 34-155.
2. See section 34-78(l), floor area ratio.
3. See section 34-78(m), maximum of 2.0 floor area ratio if the lot is two acres or more or if all parking is provided in a parking structure.
4. Measured on the street which the main entrance of the principal building faces.
5. See section 34-78(j), special height requirements.
6. See section 34-78(g), gasoline service stations and automobile repair services and washing in BH district.
7. See section 34-78(e), required yards.
8. See section 34-78(k), lot coverage.
9. See section 34-78(d), useable open space.
10. See section 34-77(c), Waterfront District.
11. See section 34-77(e), access road.
12. See section 34-80(1), special permit relief.
13. See section 34-78(e)(1), for further requirements for required yards.
14. Reserved.
(Ord. of 6-20-2005, app. A; Ord. of 12-3-2018, §§ 1,2; Ord. of 6-17-2019; Ord. of 3-8-2021(4); Ord. of 3-8-2021(5), § 15; Ord. of 3-8-2021(4); Ord. of 3-8-2021(5), § 15)