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Fort Smith City Zoning Code

DIVISION III

TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT

Sec. 27-419.6. - Transitional (T).

A.

Purpose. To provide small-scale areas for limited office, professional service, and medical services designed in scale with surrounding residential uses. The transitional zoning district applies to the residential attached, institutional, commercial neighborhood and general commercial categories of the master land use plan.

B.

Land uses. Permitted, conditional and accessory land uses in the transitional district are identified on the land use matrix in article 27-400, Appendix A. Specific land uses not identified on the matrix are subject to classification pursuant to section 27-336.

C.

Area and bulk regulations.

Min. Lot Size (sq. ft.)/Max. Bldg. SizeMin. Lot Width at Bldg. LineMax. Lot Coverage/Max. Bldg. (sq. ft.)Min. Street FrontageMax. Height
5,000 sq. ft. /40,000 sq. ft. 50 ft. 65% 50 ft. 35 ft. (see section 27-404)

 

Setbacks
FrontSideStreet Side/Corner Rear
20 ft. 5 ft. 20 ft. 10 ft.

 

1.

Minimum building separation:

a.

Residential: ten feet.

b.

Nonresidential: determined by the current city building and fire code.

2.

Maximum parcel/lot size for rezoning to transitional:

a.

New district (by classification): two acres.

b.

Existing district (by extension): lot size shall not exceed two acres.

3.

No more than three dwelling units per acre of single-family homes.

4.

No more than six dwelling units per acre of two-family homes.

5.

Required street access: residential collector or higher.

(Code 1992, § 27-419.6; Ord. No. 47-10, § 2, 10-5-2010; Ord. No. 16-12, § 2, 2-21-2012)