Duquesne City Zoning Code
SECTION 404
020 Districts.
[R.O. 2004 § 404.020; Ord. No. 106 § 1, 7-21-2008]
A.
In order to regulate and restrict the location of buildings and other structures and of premises to be used for trade, industry, residence or other specific uses; to regulate and limit the height and bulk of buildings and other structures hereafter erected or altered; and to regulate and determine setback building lines and the area of yards and other spaces, the City of Duquesne is hereby divided into districts of which there shall be four (4) known as:
1.
Residential districts.
a.
"R-1" Single-Family Residential.
b.
"R-2" Two-Family Residential.
c.
"R-3" Multifamily Residential.
d.
"R-4" Planned Unit Development.
2.
Commercial districts.
a.
"C-1" Non-Retail Commercial.
b.
"C-2" Retail Commercial.
3.
Industrial district. "M-1" Industrial District.
4.
Undeveloped land district. "UD" Undeveloped Land District.
B.
The City of Duquesne is hereby divided into the districts aforesaid. The boundaries of such districts are shown upon the map on file in the office of the City Clerk and made a part of this Chapter, being designated as the "Zoning District Map" and said map and all the notations, references and other information shown thereon shall be as much a part of this Chapter as if the matters and information set forth by said map were all fully described herein.
C.
Except as herein provided:
1.
No building shall be erected, converted, reconstructed or structurally altered nor shall any building or land be used for any purpose other than is permitted in the district in which such building or land is located.
2.
No building shall be erected, converted, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed the height or bulk limit herein established for the district in which such building is located.
3.
No building shall be erected, converted, reconstructed or structurally altered so as to intrude upon the area required for the front, side and rear yards as herein established; provided further that no yard or open space on adjoining property shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for a lot wherever a building is to be erected.
4.
No lot area shall be so reduced or diminished that the yards or other open spaces shall be smaller than prescribed by this Chapter, nor shall the density of population be increased in any manner except in conformity with the area regulations as hereinafter provided.
5.
Every building hereafter erected shall be located on a lot as herein defined and in no case shall there be more than one (1) building on one (1) lot except as hereinafter provided.
6.
When construction occurs on a lot or parcel which is adjacent to a residential district which has a zoning classification of a lesser density, the owner of the lot or parcel with the higher density residential, commercial or industrial use will be required to construct and maintain an opaque buffer between the lots or parcel to screen the new construction from view. The buffer may be:
a.
A fence of stockade or shadowbox construction no less than eight (8) feet in height. All posts and supports on a stockade fence must face to the interior of the lot or parcel considered the higher density.
b.
An evergreen vegetative screen which, at time of planting, must provide a six-foot screen from the adjacent property.
c.
A combination of a six-foot fence of stockade or shadowbox construction and evergreen vegetative buffer providing the proper screening.
