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Clifton Heights City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

R-1 Residential Districts

§ 340-13 Purpose.

[Amended 5-28-2019 by Ord. No. 869]
It is the purpose of this district to protect, maintain and preserve the existing low-intensity residential character, as well as to promote those principles expressed in the Comprehensive Plan.

§ 340-14 Uses by right.

In the R-1 Residential District, land, buildings or premises shall be used by right only by one or more of the following uses:
A. 
Single-family detached dwelling.
B. 
Municipal building and municipal use.

§ 340-15 Uses by special exception.

The following uses shall be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board. All special exceptions are subject to Articles XVIII and XIX of this chapter, as well as any specific conditions listed below in this section.
A. 
Public or parochial educational institution.
B. 
Religious or philanthropic use, excluding hospital, sanitarium and correctional or penal institution.
C. 
Day-care center for five or more children.
D. 
Club or lodge, provided that the chief activity shall not be one which is customarily carried on as a business, and provided it is open and available to its members and their guests only.
E. 
Cluster development in accordance with Article VI, RCZ Cluster Districts.

§ 340-16 Accessory uses.

The following are accessory uses:
A. 
Off-street parking spaces or private garages.
B. 
Utility sheds, toolsheds and similar accessory structures.
C. 
Private swimming pools and other recreational uses, subject to § 340-81.
D. 
Signs, when erected and maintained in accordance with Article XI, Signs.
E. 
Home occupations, as defined in Article II, Terminology.
F. 
Decks, when affixed to the ground and not supported in any way by the principal residential building.

§ 340-17 Area and bulk regulations.

The following regulations shall be observed:
A. 
Lot area: for single-family detached dwellings, 5,000 square feet minimum per dwelling; for all other uses, 10,000 square feet minimum.
B. 
Frontage: 20 feet minimum.
C. 
Lot width: 50 feet minimum.
D. 
Building coverage: 30% of the lot maximum.
E. 
Total improvement coverage: 50% of the lot maximum.
F. 
Front yard: 20 feet minimum.
G. 
Side yard: There shall be two side yards with an aggregate width of 20 feet minimum, neither of which shall be less than eight feet minimum. For every principal building, other than a dwelling, there shall be two side yards of 10 feet minimum.
H. 
Rear yard: 25 feet minimum.
I. 
Accessory buildings shall not be located in the required front yard or within five feet of any property line. The Zoning Hearing Board may by special exception reduce this rear and side yard requirement to not less than three feet if fencing and landscaping is provided to protect adjoining properties.
[Amended 5-28-2019 by Ord. No. 869]
J. 
Height: No building shall exceed 35 feet in height as defined in Article II of this chapter.