Zoneomics Logo
search icon

Fairlawn City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1266

R-4 Two Family Residence District

1266.01 R-4 USE REGULATIONS.

   In R-4 Two Family Residence District, unless otherwise provided in this Zoning Code, no building or premises shall be used, arranged, or intended to be designed to be used except for the uses in Schedule 1258.02.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)

1266.02 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DENSITY.

   The gross density shall not exceed the number of dwelling units resulting from the minimum lot area as specified in Section 1266.05. The maximum number of dwelling units permitted for a particular site shall be calculated by:
   (a)   Deducting any public right-of-way within the project boundary existing at the time the site plan is submitted; and,
   (b)   Dividing the result of subsection (a) by the minimum lot area specified in Section 1266.05.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)

1266.03 HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.

   (a)   No structure shall exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height, except as provided in Section 1288.02.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)

1266.04 FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS FOR DWELLING UNITS.

   (a)   A two-family dwelling shall have a minimum ground floor area of one thousand (1,000) square feet of potential living area per dwelling unit, exclusive of basement, porches, breezeways, garages, attics, terraces and accessory enclosures.
   (b)   No Basement. In the case of a two-family dwelling without a basement, a utility room shall be provided, and shall have a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet of floor area for each dwelling unit. This space shall be in addition to the livable floor area required.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)

1266.05 AREA, WIDTH AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

   (a)   Except as provided for in this Zoning Code, no building or use shall hereafter be erected, established or altered except in conformity with the limitations and requirements specified in Schedule 1266.05, which standard shall be applicable on a per building basis unless otherwise specified:
 
Schedule 1266.05
Area, Width and Setback Requirements
Two-Family Dwellings (where permitted)
Minimum Lot Area(a) (S.F.)
Minimum Lot Width (Ft.)
Minimum Front Setback (Ft.)
Minimum Side Setback (Ft.)
Minimum Combined Side Setback (Ft.)
Minimum Rear Setback (Ft.)
R-4
14,000
95
50
10
25
40
(a)Minimum lot area shall be calculated on a per dwelling unit basis.
 
   (b)   Exception. Where lots abut and back onto a railroad right-of-way, the required lot widths as specified above may be reduced by ten (10) feet, provided the lot measures at least two hundred fifty (250) feet in depth, so as to increase the rear yard and allow space for screen planting or some other protective buffer treatment.
   (c)   One-family detached dwellings, on individual lots, shall comply with the applicable regulations in the R-3, Single-Family Residence District.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)

1266.07 PROHIBITED USES.

   (a)   Boarding House and Rooming House shall not be permitted in an R-4 Two Family Residence District.
(Ord. 2014-069. Passed 10-20-14.)

1266.06 LOT COVERAGE.

   (a)   Maximum lot coverage in the front yard shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11.)