Clarksville City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 4

DISTRICT BULK REGULATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS

Tables 4.1 through 4.8 establish site development standards by zone district and apply uniformly to all uses within the same zone district classification.

All applicable development shall comply with the standards established within this table unless otherwise expressly stated, or unless a different standard is required by an applicable overlay district.

TABLE 4.1 - AGRICULTURE

ZONING	AG	AGC
Minimum/Maximum Area For New Zone District	N/A	N/A
Minimum Lot Area (See Section 4.1.3 For Exceptions)
• Dwelling and Accessories Thereto	1.5 acres(1)	N/A
• Other Principal Uses	1.5 acres	1.5 acres
Minimum Lot Width (At The Front Setback Line)
• Dwellings and Accessories Thereto	120 feet	N/A
• Other Principal Uses	150 feet	120 feet
Minimum Frontage Requirement
• All Uses (See Section 4.2)	50 feet	50 feet
Minimum Front Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	40 feet	40 feet
Minimum Side Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1. For Exceptions)
• Dwellings (T = The Total for Both Side Yard Setbacks)	20 feet	20 feet
• Unattached Accessory Uses	20 feet	20 feet
• Other Principal Uses	20 feet	20 feet
Minimum Rear Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• Principal Uses	40 feet	40 feet
• Unattached Accessory Uses	10 feet	10 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage (All Combined Uses)	30 percent	40 percent
Maximum Height of Structures (See Section 4.1.2 for Exceptions)
• All Uses	35 feet(2)	35 feet(2)
Site Plan Required (See Section 5.10 For Site Plan Requirements)	No	Yes
NOTES:
(1) Only one (1) residential building per lot, except where a guest house is allowed;
(2) Unattached buildings of accessory use shall be no higher than principal structure or twenty-five (25) feet, whichever is greater.

TABLE 4.2 - SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

ZONING	E-1	R-1	R-1A	R-2	R-2A
Minimum/Maximum Area For New Zone District	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minimum Lot Area (See Section 4.1.3 For Exceptions)
• Dwelling and Accessories Thereto	1 acre(1)	15,000 sq. ft.(1)	12,000 sq. ft.(1)	9,000 sq. ft.(1)	6,000 sq. ft.(1)
• Other Principal Uses	1.5 acres	1 acre	1 acre	30,000 sq. ft.	30,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width (At The Front Setback Line)
• Dwellings and Accessories Thereto	120 feet	90 feet	80 feet	60 feet	40 feet
• Other Principal Uses	150 feet	150 feet	150 feet	120 feet	120 feet
Minimum Frontage Requirement
• All Uses (See Section 4.2)	50 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum Front Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet	30 feet
Minimum Side Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1. For Exceptions)
• Dwellings (T = The Total for Both Side Yard Setbacks)	20 feet	10 feet T=30 feet(3)	10 feet T=20 feet(3)	8 feet T=20 feet(3)	8 feet T=20 feet(3)
• Unattached Accessory Uses	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet
• Other Principal Uses	35 feet	25 feet	25 feet	20 feet	20 feet
Minimum Rear Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• Principal Uses	40 feet	20 feet	20 feet	20 feet	20 feet
• Unattached Accessory Uses	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage (All Combined Uses)	25 percent	30 percent	35 percent	40 percent	50 percent
Maximum Height of Structures (See Section 4.1.2 for Exceptions)
• All Uses	35 feet(2)	35 feet(2)	35 feet(2)	35 feet(2)	35 feet(2)
Site Plan Required (See Section 5.10 For Site Plan Requirements)	No	No	No	No	No
NOTES:
(1) Only one (1) residential building per lot, except where a guest house is allowed;
(2) Unattached buildings of accessory use shall be no higher than principal structure or twenty-five (25) feet, whichever is greater;
(3) To facilitate the use of side/rear entry garages, side yard setbacks can be reduced to a minimum of five (5) feet on one (1) side with the total required of the two sides being maintained.
(7) Sidewalks and/or curbing along existing street frontages are required but may be waived by the Clarksville Street Department with cause.

(Ord. No. 137-2021-22; 7-7-2022)

TABLE 4.3 - SINGLE, TWO, THREE AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

ZONING	R-2D(7)	R-3(7)	R-4	R-5	R-6(6)
Minimum/Maximum Area For New Zone District	N/A	N/A	2 acres minimum	2 acres minimum	N/A
Minimum Lot Area (See Section 4.1.3 For Exceptions)
• Dwelling and Accessories Thereto	10,000 sq. ft.(1)	3,500 sq. ft.(1)	11,000 sq. ft.(4)	5,500 sq. ft.(4)	2,500 sq. ft.(1), (4)
• Other Principal Uses	30,000 sq. ft.	30,000 sq. ft.	20,000 sq. ft.	20,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width (At The Front Setback Line)
• Dwellings and Accessories Thereto	50 feet	30 feet	90 feet	90 feet	25 feet
• Other Principal Uses	120 feet	100 feet	100 feet	100 feet
Minimum Frontage Requirement
• All Uses (See Section 4.2)	25 feet	20 feet	25 feet	25 feet	20 feet
Minimum Front Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	20 feet	20 feet	20 feet	40 feet	20 feet
Minimum Side Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1. For Exceptions)
• Dwellings (T = The Total for Both Side Yard Setbacks)	5 feet T=20 feet(3)	5 feet T=20 feet(3)	10 feet	10 feet For the subject tract(5)	5 feet T=10 for both sides
• Unattached Accessory Uses	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet
• Other Principal Uses	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum Rear Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• Principal Uses	20 feet	20 feet	25 feet	25 feet	20 feet
• Unattached Accessory Uses	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage (All Combined Uses)	50 percent	60 percent	50 percent	50 percent	60%
Maximum Height of Structures (See Section 4.1.2 for Exceptions)
• All Uses	35 feet(2)	35 feet(2)	N/A	N/A	45 feet
Site Plan Required (See Section 5.10 For Site Plan Requirements)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
NOTES:
(1) Only one (1) residential building per lot, except where a guest house is allowed;
(2) Unattached buildings of accessory use shall be no higher than principal structure or twenty-five (25) feet, whichever is greater;
(3) To facilitate the use of side/rear entry garages, side yard setbacks can be reduced to a minimum of five (5) feet on one (1) side with the total required of the two (2) sides being maintained;
(4) Maximum density of sixteen (16) units per acre is allowed;
(5) Plus one (1) additional foot for each five (5) feet of height for any structure exceeding thirty-five (35) feet in height;
(6) Sidewalks along street frontage are mandatory;
(7)Sidewalks and/or curbing along street frontage may be required at the discretion of the Clarksville Street Department.

(Ord. No. 147-2022-23, 7-6-2023)

TABLE 4.4 - MOBILE HOMES

ZONING	RM-1	MHP
Minimum/Maximum Area For New Zone District	10 acres minimum	5 acres minimum
Minimum Lot Area (See Section 4.1.3 For Exceptions)
• Dwelling and Accessories Thereto	12,500 sq. ft.(1)	See Section 5.5
• Other Principal Uses	12,500 sq. ft.	See Section 5.5
Minimum Lot Width (At The Front Setback Line)
• Dwellings and Accessories Thereto	90 feet	See Section 5.5
• Other Principal Uses	90 feet	See Section 5.5
Minimum Frontage Requirement
• All Uses (See Section 4.2)	25 feet	See Section 5.5
Minimum Front Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	40 feet	See Section 5.5
Minimum Side Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1. For Exceptions)
• Dwellings (T = The Total for Both Side Yard Setbacks)	10 feet T=30 feet(3)	See Section 5.5
• Unattached Accessory Uses	10 feet	See Section 5.5
• Other Principal Uses	20 feet	See Section 5.5
Minimum Rear Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• Principal Uses	25 feet	See Section 5.5
• Unattached Accessory Uses	10 feet	See Section 5.5
Maximum Lot Coverage (All Combined Uses)	40 percent	See Section 5.5
Maximum Height of Structures (See Section 4.1.2 for Exceptions)
• All Uses	20 feet(2)	See Section 5.5
Site Plan Required (See Section 5.10 For Site Plan Requirements)	No	Yes
NOTES:
(1) Only one (1) residential building per lot, except where a guest house is allowed;
(2) Unattached buildings of accessory use shall be no higher than principal structure or twenty-five (25) feet, whichever is greater;
(3) To facilitate the use of side/rear entry garages, side yard setbacks can be reduced to a minimum of five (5) feet on one (1) side with the total required of the two sides being maintained.

TABLE 4.5 - PUD AND MLUD

ZONING	PUD	MLUD
Minimum/Maximum Area For New Zone District	1 acre minimum	N/A
Minimum Lot Area (See Section 4.1.3 For Exceptions)
• Dwelling and Accessories Thereto	N/A	N/A
• Other Principal Uses	N/A	N/A
Minimum Lot Width (At The Front Setback Line)
• Dwellings and Accessories Thereto	N/A	N/A
• Other Principal Uses	N/A	N/A
Minimum Frontage Requirement
• All Uses (See Section 4.2)	25 feet	25 feet
Minimum Front Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	20 feet	30 feet
Minimum Side Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1. For Exceptions)
• Dwellings (T = The Total for Both Side Yard Setbacks)	5 feet for subject tract	15 feet for subject tract
• Unattached Accessory Uses	5 feet	N/A
• Other Principal Uses	5 feet	N/A
Minimum Rear Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• Principal Uses	10 feet	25 feet for subject tract
• Unattached Accessory Uses	10 feet	N/A
Maximum Lot Coverage (All Combined Uses)	N/A	N/A
Maximum Height of Structures (See Section 4.1.2 for Exceptions)
• All Uses	See Section 5.6	N/A
Site Plan Required (See Section 5.10 For Site Plan Requirements)	Yes	Yes
NOTES:
(1) Only one (1) residential building per lot, except where a guest house is allowed;
(2) Unattached buildings of accessory use shall be no higher than principal structure or twenty-five (25) feet, whichever is greater;
(3) To facilitate the use of side/rear entry garages, side yard setbacks can be reduced to a minimum of five (5) feet on one (1) side with the total required of the two sides being maintained.

TABLE 4.6 - INSTITUTIONAL, OFFICE AND CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

ZONING	IC	O-1	OP	CBD
Minimum/Maximum Area For New Zone District	1 acre minimum	1 acre minimum	N/A	N/A
Minimum Lot Area (See Section 4.1.3 For Exceptions)
• Dwelling and Accessories Thereto	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
• Other Principal Uses	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minimum Lot Width (At The Front Setback Line)
• Dwellings and Accessories Thereto	N/A	N/A	75 feet	N/A
• Other Principal Uses	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minimum Frontage Requirement
• All Uses (See Section 4.2)	15 feet	15 feet	15 feet	15 feet
Minimum Front Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	40 feet	40 feet	40 feet	See Section 4.1.1
Minimum Side Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1. For Exceptions)
• All Uses	15 feet(1)	15 feet(1)	15 feet(1)	N/A
Minimum Rear Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	N/A(2)
Maximum Lot Coverage (All Combined Uses)	40 percent	40 percent	40 percent	N/A
Maximum Height of Structures (See Section 4.1.2 for Exceptions)
• All Uses	35 feet	35 feet	35 feet	75 feet
Site Plan Required (See Section 5.10 For Site Plan Requirements)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NOTES:
(1) Twenty (20) feet minimum setback if adjoining a residential district;
(2) Twenty-five (25) feet adjoining a residential district.

TABLE 4.7 - COMMERCIAL

ZONING	C-1	C-2	C-3	C-4	C-5
Minimum/Maximum Area For New Zone District	2 acres maximum	N/A	2 acres minimum	2 acres minimum	N/A
Minimum Lot Area (See Section 4.1.3 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	5,000 sq. ft.	N/A(3)	N/A	10,000 sq. ft.	10,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width (At The Front Setback Line)
• All Uses	50 feet	N/A	N/A	N/A	75 feet
Minimum Frontage Requirement
• All Uses (See Section 4.2)	15 feet	15 feet	15 feet	15 feet	15 feet
Minimum Front Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	40 feet	40 feet	50 feet	50 feet	50 feet
Minimum Side Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1. For Exceptions)
• All Uses	N/A(1)	N/A(1)	N/A(2)	25 feet(2)	15 feet(1)
Minimum Rear Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	30 feet(2)	25 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage (All Combined Uses)	60 percent	N/A	40 percent	40 percent	40 percent
Maximum Height of Structures (See Section 4.1.2 for Exceptions)
• All Uses	35 feet	55 feet	45 feet	N/A	35 feet
Site Plan Required (See Section 5.10 For Site Plan Requirements)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NOTES:
(1) Twenty-five (25) feet adjoining a residential district;
(2) Forty (40) feet if adjoining a residential district;
(3) Maximum density of sixteen (16) dwelling units per gross acre for the tract ignoring any portion of the tract (lot or parcel) coverage used for non-residential purposes. The dwellings units may be in the same or separate structures as non-residential uses.

TABLE 4.8 - INDUSTRIAL

ZONING	M-1	M-2
Minimum/Maximum Area For New Zone District	1 acre minimum	10 acres minimum
Minimum Lot Area (See Section 4.1.3 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	N/A	N/A
Minimum Lot Width (At The Front Setback Line)
• All Uses	N/A	N/A
Minimum Frontage Requirement
• All Uses	15 feet	15 feet
Minimum Front Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	40 feet	40 feet
Minimum Side Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1. For Exceptions)
• All Uses	15 feet(2)	50 feet(3)
Minimum Rear Yard Setbacks (See Section 4.1.1 For Exceptions)
• All Uses	20 feet(1)	30 feet(2 and 4)
Maximum Lot Coverage (All Combined Uses)	N/A	N/A
Maximum Height of Structures (See Section 4.1.2 for Exceptions)
• All Uses	60 feet	70 feet
Site Plan Required (See Section 5.10 For Site Plan Requirements)	Yes	Yes
NOTES:
(1) Twenty-five (25) feet if adjoining a residential district;
(2) None required if abutting a railroad or spur;
(3) Twenty-five (25) feet required for office buildings;
(4) Fifty (50) feet if adjoining a residential district.

4.1 - EXCEPTIONS FOR DISTRICT BULK REGULATIONS

4.1.1 BUILDING SETBACK EXCEPTIONS

Exceptions for All Zoning Districts:

The following requirements are intended to provide exceptions to and supplement the specific bulk regulations set forth in Chapter 4 herein:

No yard, open space, or lot area required for a building or structure shall, during its life, be occupied by, or counted as open space for, any other building or structure.

The following shall be allowed to project or be constructed in any required yard or beyond the building setback line subject to the limitations set forth hereunder.

Awnings and canopies, not to exceed three (3) feet.

Bay windows and chimneys, not to exceed four (4) feet.

Fences, walls, hedges, subject to the regulations as set forth herein.

Flagpoles.

Landscape features, planting boxes, and recreational equipment.

Overhanging roof, eaves, gutters, cornices, or other architectural features, not to exceed three (3) feet. Open fire escapes may extend into any required yard not more than six (6) feet.

Porches and steps not to exceed six (6) feet.

Benches, shelters, or other similar equipment or facilities utilized in conjunction with a public transportation system.

Utility poles and boxes, fire hydrants, pump shelters, and other similar and related utility structures.

Gasoline pumps, to include canopy coverings, may be placed no less than fifteen (15) feet from the street right-of-way. All other required side and rear yard requirements must be met. Gasoline canopies shall be placed at least ten (10) feet above grade.

The following regulations provide for the maximum safety of persons and for prevention of obstructions to vision at street intersections:

On a corner lot, within the area formed by the center line of intersection or intercepting streets, and a line joining points on the center lines at a distance from their intersection as provided below, there shall be no fence, wall, structure and/or vegetation, which materially impedes vision, higher than three and one-half (3½) feet, except in case of a retaining wall, nor any obstruction to vision between the height of three and one-half (3½) feet and a height of ten (10) feet above the average elevation of the existing surfaces of each street at the center line thereof:

In all residential districts, one hundred (100) feet.

II.

In all other districts, except in the Central Business District, eighty (80) feet.

III.

Specific sight triangle standards regulating the placement of required landscape plantings are described in Chapter 7, Landscape, Buffering and Screening Requirements.

In any required front yard, except as provided in paragraph (A) above, no fence, wall, hedge, or yard ornament shall be permitted which materially impedes vision across such yard above the height of three and one-half (3½) feet.

The following is to clarify certain conditions pertaining to the use of lots and access points:

In residential districts, if the majority of buildings on a block face have a front yard greater or lesser in depth than the district required, new buildings may be erected closer to or farther from the street line than the minimum setback as established by the majority of existing buildings; but this regulation shall not require a front yard of greater than fifty (50) feet.

Double frontage or through lots shall provide the required front yard setbacks along both streets.

Corner lots shall have additional width sufficient to provide equal building setback lines from front and side streets. However, residentially zoned corner lots shall provide any increased front yard setback required along state or federal highways, but may provide the normal front yard setback as stated within their respective sections from intersecting local streets. All buildings located on corner lots shall provide a front and side yard setback only.

Accessory buildings shall not be located in any required yard.

Except where greater front yard setbacks are specified in other chapters of this Ordinance, all new structures shall be set back from all government maintained roads and highways a minimum distance as follows, the term "structures" being defined elsewhere:

Where property adjoins a state or federal highway, the setback shall be at least one hundred (100) feet from the center line of the existing right-of-way, or at least fifty (50) feet from the existing near right-of-way line, whichever provides the greater setback from the highway.

II.

With the exception of the CBD, MLUD and the PUD districts, where property adjoins a road maintained solely by the City, the setback shall be at least sixty (60) feet from the center line of the existing City right-of-way, or at least forty (40) feet from the existing near right-of-way line, whichever provides the greater setback from the City maintained road or highway. Front yard setbacks in the CBD, MLUD and PUD shall be controlled by setbacks as stated within their respective sections.

III.

With the exception of highways or roads as described in Subparagraphs (I) and (II) above, in R-1 Single Family Residential Districts, R-1A Single Family Residential Districts, RM-1 Single Family Mobile Home Residential Districts, R-2 and R-2A Single Family Residential Districts, the following setbacks shall apply: Structures on property which adjoin a highway or road which has been dedicated through the subdivision process and approved by the Regional Planning Commission shall have a front yard minimum setback line of thirty (30) feet from the existing near right-of-way line.

During any public function, festival, street fair or other similar celebration conducted pursuant to Section 5-1002 of the City Code, that area of any government-maintained road or highway which has been closed to traffic for the event shall not be included in calculating the setbacks required by this title. Additionally, setback requirements off of Riverside Drive shall not apply during any such function held at McGregor Park or any other portion of the River Walk; provided, however, that no structure shall be located in such proximity to Riverside Drive so as to create a safety hazard.

Greater setbacks may be required in order to meet the requirements of Chapter 7, Landscape, Buffering and Screening Requirements. In such cases, the greater of the two will prevail and take precedence.

Central Business District Exceptions:

Front yard:

On parcels where structures existed prior to January 22, 1999, structures may be built to the front property line or to the near edge of any existing sidewalk which enfronted the property on the above date, whichever provides for the greater setback.

On parcels where structures did not exist prior to January 22, 1999, the front setback shall be the greater of the following:

The front property line,

II.

The near edge of any existing sidewalk, or

III.

Eight (8) feet from the top of the vertical face of the street side of any existing curb, or if curbs do not exist, from the near edge of existing street pavement.

R-2A Single Family District Additional Exceptions:

Exceptions in addition to those applicable to all Zoning Districts:

If rear access is provided with two (2) off-street parking spaces, the front yard setback may be reduced to ten (10) feet provided yard intrusions listed above do not encroach into the sidewalk or public utility and drainage easements.

Where the intersection is controlled by a stop sign or traffic signal, the City Street Department may reduce the clear sight distance vision triangle requirements for the front yard and street side yard.

R-6 Single Family District Additional Exceptions:

Exceptions in addition to those applicable to all Zoning Districts:

If rear access is provided with two (2) off-street parking spaces, the front yard setback may be reduced to zero (0) provided yard intrusions listed above do not encroach into the sidewalk or public utility and drainage easements.

(Ord. No. 137-2021-22; 7-7-2022; Ord. No. 147-2022-23, 7-6-2023)

4.1.2 HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS

The following requirements are intended to provide exceptions or qualify and supplement the specific regulations set forth in this Ordinance. None of these exceptions, however, shall apply in the Airport Overlay District.

In measuring heights, a basement or attic shall be counted as a story.

The following structures or parts thereof are hereby exempt from the height limitations set forth in the zoning districts:

Agricultural buildings, barns, silos, windmills, but not including dwellings.

Chimneys, smokestacks, spires, flagpoles, ventilators, skylights, derricks, conveyors, and cooling towers.

Cellular towers, radio and television antennae and towers, observation towers, and power transmission towers directly related or accessory to governmental operations or commercial businesses and broadcasting or television stations.

Water tanks and standpipes.

Other similar and necessary mechanical appurtenances pertaining to and necessary to the permitted uses of the districts in which they are located.

Churches, schools, hospitals, sanitariums, and other public buildings may exceed the height limitations of the district if the minimum depth of the front, side, and rear yards required in the district is increased one (1) foot for each two (2) feet by which the height of such public or semipublic structure exceeds the prescribed height limit.

Notwithstanding the exceptions provided in this section, height regulations contained in the airport district must be complied with by all structures and buildings.

Exceptions to the height limitations required in the various zone districts may be granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals upon formal review and approval of specific design plans.

4.1.3 AREA REQUIREMENTS FOR LOTS WITHOUT SANITARY SEWER

For those areas not served by a sanitary sewer system, the lot area requirements shall be determined by the Division of Ground Water, but in no case shall be less than the minimum area required in the district in which it is located.

4.2 - MINIMUM FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS

4.2.1 MINIMUM FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS

No Building shall be erected on any lot unless one of the following criteria are met:

The street giving access to the lot has received the legal status of a public street prior to that time;

The street corresponds in its location and lines with a street as shown on a subdivision plat approved by the Clarksville-Montgomery County Regional Planning Commission, or a street plat made and adopted by the Regional Planning Commission;

The lot fronts along a permanent easement which conforms to all rules, regulations and specifications applicable to said permanent easement as controlled by the Subdivision Regulations for Clarksville and Montgomery County. Such permanent easement shall have access to an existing public street and shall have been approved by the Regional Planning Commission;

Travel Easements may be utilized within the following zoning classifications: IC, O-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, M-1 and M-2. The travel easement shall be platted and approved by the Regional Planning Commission in accordance with the adopted Subdivision Regulations for Clarksville and Montgomery County.

The Planning Commission staff shall consider such factors as circulation (vehicular and pedestrian), access, ingress and egress, parking, as well as maintenance of said easement and other subdivision and zoning requirements of any lots(s) affected by said easement(s). The Planning Director shall have the authorization to determine whether such travel easement may be utilized within a development.

II.

The parcels involved in the easement agreement shall be served internally by a common parking lot, no parking shall be allowed in said easement.

III.

Site plan shall be submitted prior to, or concurrently with the platting of lots being served by said travel easement.

IV.

All travel easements shall have direct usable access to a public right-of-way.

The above required frontage shall be usable as driveway access to the lot.

The required minimum road frontage width shall be maintained the entire distance from the road/access point to the building site of each lot.

4.3 - FIRE RATING FOR EXTERIOR WALLS

Exterior walls of any structure used for residential purposes, located within eight (8) feet or less from any property line, shall have a water/fire resistant gypsum wall board of a minimum ⅝" Type X (or equivalent) on the outside of the exterior wall. This wall board will serve as an underlayment for the exterior siding material. Homes that have continuous exterior soffits shall have the wall board run continuous to the roof deck with fire blocking and be sealed against the deck to prevent the movement of air into the attic space. Gable end vents are prohibited. All other ventilation requirements shall meet the current adopted Building Code. These requirements apply notwithstanding any provision of the current adopted Building Code to the contrary. Variances from this section shall not be granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals.