Covington Township Tioga County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 12
LOT AREA, WIDTH, YARD, BUILDING HEIGHT AND COVERAGE REGULATIONS
§ 27-1201 Lot Area, Width, Yard, Building Height and Coverage Regulations.
[Ord. 12-10-12(E), 12/10/2012, § 27-1201]
The minimum lot area, minimum lot width, minimum front yard, minimum side yard, minimum rear yard, maximum building height and maximum lot coverage for each permitted and special exception use shall be those set forth in the schedule appearing in this chapter and titled "Minimum Lot Area, Lot Width and Yard Requirements, and Maximum Building Height and Lot Coverage Requirements."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 27-1202 Height Regulation Exceptions.
[Ord. 12-10-12(E), 12/10/2012, § 27-1202]
1.
Public, semi-public or public service buildings, hospitals, public institutions or schools when permitted in a district, may be erected to a height not exceeding 50 feet, and churches or temples may be erected to a height not exceeding 50 feet if the building is set back from each yard line at least two feet for each additional, one foot of building height above the height limit, otherwise provided in the district in which the building is located.
2.
Special industrial structures such as cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, tanks, water towers which require a greater height than provided in the district may be erected to a greater height than permitted providing:
3.
Agricultural uses including barns, silos etc.
4.
The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to flagpoles, church spires, belfries, silos, chimneys or antennas.
§ 27-1203 Yard Requirements.
[Ord. 12-10-12(E), 12/10/2012, § 27-1203]
1.
All yards required to be provided under this chapter shall be open to the sky and unobstructed by any building or structure except for accessory buildings in the rear yard and fences.
2.
The following may project into the required yards as established in this chapter:
A.
Steps and stoops not exceeding 24 square feet.
B.
Open or lattice enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways and balconies opening upon fire towers and the ordinary projection of chimneys and flues into the side or rear yard not exceeding 3.5 feet in width and placed so as to obstruct light or ventilation.
C.
Sills, eaves, belt courses, cornices and ornamental features not exceeding two feet in width.
D.
Patios.
3.
Irregular Lots. Where any main wall of a structure located on an irregularly shaped lot does not parallel the lot line which the wall faces, the yard or minimum distance to the lot line at every point shall be at least equal to the minimum dimension required for the yard or distance to the lot line.
§ 27-1204 Lot Area Measurements, Deep Lots.
[Ord. 12-10-12(E), 12/10/2012, § 27-1204]
Deep Lots. For purposes of measuring lot area on exceptionally deep lots, only the part of the depth which is less than four times the average width of the lot may be utilized in calculations.
§ 27-1205 Reduction in Lot Area.
[Ord. 12-10-12(E), 12/10/2012, § 27-1205]
No lot area, though it may consist of one or more adjacent lots of record, shall be reduced in area so that the yard lot area per family, lot width, building area or other requirements of this chapter are not maintained, public utilities excepted.
§ 27-1206 Fences or Hedges.
[Ord. 12-10-12(E), 12/10/2012, § 27-1206]
1.
Subject to the following conditions, fences may be erected along the boundaries of a lot:
A.
On any corner lot, no wall, fence, sign or other structure shall be erected or altered, and no hedge, tree, shrub or other growth shall be permitted which may cause danger to traffic on a street by obscuring the view.
B.
No solid hedge or growth shall be planted or permitted to grow higher than three feet in height on any property line or street right-of-way line between the front or side street so that the sight distance from any adjacent driveway onto a public highway or sidewalk is restricted.
§ 27-1207 Structure on Small Lot of Record.
[Ord. 12-10-12(E), 12/10/2012, § 27-1207]
Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by any other provision of this chapter, the Zoning Officer may permit erection of a structure on any lot of record separately owned or under contract of sale and containing, at the time of the passage of this chapter, an area or a width smaller than that required in this chapter. In no case shall any structure be permitted within five feet of a lot line.
§ 27-1208 Clear Sight Triangle Requirements.
[Ord. 12-10-12(E), 12/10/2012, § 27-1208]
In order to prevent the creation of a traffic hazard by limiting visibility at a street intersection, no structure, building, earthen bank or vegetation exceeding 3 1/2 feet in height above the finished paved area at the center of the roadway shall be allowed within the clear sight triangle on corner lots.
§ 27-1209 Additional Dwellings.
[Ord. 12-10-12(E), 12/10/2012, § 27-1209]
1.
Residential Uses. Only one residential dwelling is permitted on a single tract of land. If it is proposed to build an additional residential dwelling or convert an existing structure to a residential dwelling on said tract of land then the land must be subdivided in accordance with the lot sizes and set backs as stated in § 27-1201 of this chapter.
2.
Nonresidential Uses. Where a lot or tract is used for a nonresidential purpose, more than one principal building may be located upon the lot or tract, but only when such buildings conform to all open space and yard requirements around the lot for the district in which the lot or tract is located.