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Edison City Zoning Code

§ 37-14.4

Height, Area and Yard Requirements.

[1999 Code § 17.32.040; Ord. No. O.1941-2016]
Height, area and yard requirements are as specified below.
a. 
The minimum lot size shall be twenty-five (25) acres.
b. 
The minimum setback distance shall be fifty (50) feet from all existing State and County roads or any other road other than a local street as designated upon the Master Plan of Edison Township. The minimum setback from all other streets shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
c. 
The minimum setback from all side property lines shall be thirty-five (35) feet.
d. 
The minimum setback from all rear property lines shall be forty-five (45) feet.
e. 
Maximum Density.
1. 
The maximum density shall be:
(a) 
R-A-th: 8 units per acre.
(b) 
R-BB-th: 8 units per acre.
(c) 
R-B-th: 15 units per acre.
2. 
Lands proposed as public street rights-of-way shall not be included in this calculation.
f. 
Maximum building coverage shall be:
1. 
R-A-th and R-BB-th: twenty (20%) percent.
2. 
R-B-th: twenty-five (25%) percent.
g. 
The maximum percent of coverage by buildings and pavement, inclusive of driveways, parking and sidewalks but not including recreation facilities, patios or steps, shall be fifty (50%) percent for R-A-th and R-BB-th and sixty (60%) percent for R-B-th zones.
h. 
The minimum width of any townhouse shall be sixteen (16) feet.
i. 
The minimum floor area per unit shall be seven hundred fifty (750) square feet.
j. 
The maximum building height in the R-A-th, R-BB-th and R-B-th zones is thirty (30) feet.
k. 
The minimum number of units per structure shall be two (2).
l. 
The maximum number of units per structure shall be eight (8).
m. 
The minimum distance between structures shall be thirty-five (35) feet.
n. 
Buffer Requirement. A buffer area consisting of existing mature trees (six (6) inch diameter or greater) or planted landscaped area shall be required in each district. The buffer width shall equal the required yard depth, plus five (5) feet of buffer for each one (1) foot of building height over twenty-five (25) feet.