Chester Heights City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
R 1-1/2 Residence Districts
§ 185-9 Applicability.
In R 1-1/2 Residence Districts, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 185-10 Use regulations.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and for no others:
A.
Single-family detached dwelling.
B.
Woodlands, game preserves or other conservation purpose.
C.
Farm use, including tilling of the soil, nursery or greenhouse and the keeping of livestock and poultry, provided that:
(1)
Adequate land-to-livestock ratio is maintained, and an appropriate rotation system is utilized to prevent overgrazing and soil erosion.
(2)
Any building used for the keeping of livestock and/or poultry shall be located not less than 85 feet from any street line and not less than 85 feet from any other property line.
(3)
No manure storage shall be established closer than 85 feet to any property line.
(4)
Access to streams and ponds must be limited by proper location of feeders and waterers. Farm use involving maintenance of livestock must include adequate fencing and provision of trees or artificial shelters to provide relief from the heat.
D.
The display and sale of farm, nursery or greenhouse products shall be permitted, provided that:
(1)
At least 75% of such products shall have been produced on the property on which they are offered for sale.
(2)
Parking space for at least three cars shall be provided behind the highway right-of-way line.
(3)
The sale of farm products shall be conducted in the open or from a portable stand which shall be dismantled at the end of the growing season.
E.
The following uses when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board subject to the standards provided in § 185-124 of this chapter:
(1)
Church or similar place of worship including rectory or parish house.
(2)
Nonprofit, noncommercial club for recreational, fraternal, civic, social, cultural, or educational purpose, provided that the principal activity shall not be one which is customarily carried on as a business.
(3)
Country club, riding stable.
(4)
Hospitals, educational institutions and institutional homes.
(5)
Camp or campgrounds for seasonal or temporary occupancy.
F.
Accessory use of the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the foregoing permitted uses. The term "accessory use" shall not include a business but may include:
(1)
Private parking or garage space.
(2)
Private swimming pool.
(3)
Private home greenhouse.
(4)
Dog house or kennel and fenced run.
(5)
Horse stable or animal shelter. One large animal is permitted on the first three acres and one additional large animal for each additional acre in excess of the original three.
(6)
Home occupations such as doctor; lawyer; engineer or other similar professional occupation; tutor, where private instructions related to academics is given; public official; or dressmaking, millinery or similar handicrafts, provided that:
(a)
Such home occupation shall be located in a dwelling in which the practitioner resides or in a building accessory thereto;
(b)
Such accessory use may not occupy more than 50% of the floor space of the dwelling;
(c)
There shall be no more than one employee or associate who is not a member of the household;
(d)
Adequate off-street parking must be provided for all patrons;
(e)
No goods shall be publicly displayed on the premises.
§ 185-11 Area regulations.
A.
Lot area and width. Every lot shall have a lot area of not less than 1 1/2 acres and shall be not less than 150 feet in width at the building line, provided that where the lot does not front on a public road, the lot shall be connected to an improved public street or road by a right-of-way of a minimum width of 20 feet with a paved drive of a minimum width of 10 feet, which right-of-way shall be in addition to the lot area of one acre.
B.
Building area. Not more than 25% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
C.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each street on which a lot abuts which shall be not less than 60 feet in depth.
D.
Side yards.
(1)
For every single-family detached dwelling, there shall be two side yards which shall be not less than 60 feet in aggregate width and neither of which shall be less than 25 feet in width.
(2)
For every building other than a dwelling and its accessory buildings, there shall be two side yards, neither of which shall be less than 40 feet in width.
E.
Rear yard. For every principal building, there shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall be not less than 40 feet in depth.
§ 185-12 Height restrictions.
No building or structure shall exceed either three stories or 35 feet in height, except that no accessory building other than a farm building shall exceed 20 feet in height.
§ 185-13 Accessory structures.
Accessory structures to a use permitted herein shall be located as designated hereunder:
A.
Attached to a principal building, in which case they shall be part of the principal building.
B.
On the buildable area of a lot but not attached to the principal building, in which case they shall be separated from the principal building by at least 10 feet.
C.
In the rear yard and side yard of a lot, in which case they shall not be located closer than 15 feet from a side or rear property line.
D.
Air-conditioning units shall in all cases be at least 15 feet from any property line.
§ 185-14 Off-street parking regulations.
Off-street parking spaces with proper and safe access from a street shall be provided within a structure or in the open to serve adequately the use on each lot within the district. The number of spaces to be provided and their location shall be as provided in Article XVII.