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Clarkston City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 7

RESIDENTIAL ZONES

10-7A-1: PURPOSE:

The purpose of this zone is to provide appropriate locations where low density residential neighborhoods may be established, maintained and protected. The regulations also permit the establishment of, with proper controls, the public and semipublic uses such as churches, schools, libraries, parks and playgrounds, which serve the requirements of families. The regulations are intended to prohibit those uses that would be harmful to a single-family neighborhood. (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002; amd. 2003 Code)

10-7A-2: PERMITTED USES:

Uses permitted in this zone are:
Accessory uses and buildings.
Food production and recreational animals.
Home occupations.
Household pets.
Single-family dwellings.
(Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002; amd. 2003 Code; Ord. 17-02, 1-3-2017)

10-7A-3: CONDITIONAL USES:

Uses in this zone requiring a conditional use permit are:
Art museum, public.
Buildings covering more than sixty percent (60%) of the area of the lot.
Church.
Library, public.
Park or playground, public.
Parking lot for permitted use.
Public building.
Public school.
Public utility.
Rear yard accessory buildings covering more than twenty five percent (25%) of the rear yard. (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002; amd. 2003 Code)

10-7A-4: HEIGHT REGULATIONS:

No main building or structure shall be erected to a height greater than two and one-half (21/2) stories or thirty five feet (35'). (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002)

10-7A-5: AREA, WIDTH AND YARD REGULATIONS:

 
District
Area
Minimum Lot Width In Feet
Front Yard Setback In Feet
Side Yards In Feet
Rear Yard In Feet
R-1-1/2
1/2 acre
100
30
5 x 15
20
R-2-5/8
5/8 acre
100
30
5 x 15
20
 
(Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002; amd. per correspondence dated 1-18-2008)

10-7A-6: MODIFYING REGULATIONS:

   A.   Side Yard: Main buildings, other than dwellings, shall have a side yard of twenty feet (20') and a total of the two (2) side yards shall be forty feet (40'). Private garages and other accessory buildings located at least ten feet (10') behind the main building may have a side yard of one foot (1'), provided the slope of the roof is not toward the property line. If the slope of the roof is toward the property line, the side yard has to be five feet (5') from the roof overhang.
   B.   Setback To Adjacent Streets: All structures will have a setback of thirty feet (30') on all adjacent streets.
   C.   Rear Yard: Private garages and accessory buildings located at least ten feet (10') behind the main building may have a rear yard of five feet (5'); provided, that on corner lots rearing on the side yard of another lot, the minimum rear yard for all buildings shall be ten feet (10'). (Ord. 01-04, 1-7-2002)
   D.   Distance Between Buildings: No building, structure, or enclosure housing animals or fowl shall be constructed closer to a dwelling on an adjacent lot less than thirty feet (30'). (Ord. 17-08, 6-6-2017)