Georgetown City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
UR1 Urban Residential District
§ 230-25 Permitted uses.
Buildings may be erected, altered or used and land may be used for any of the following purposes and no other:
A.
Detached single-family dwellings.
B.
Churches, rectories, parish houses, convents, monasteries, temples and synagogues.
C.
Public and private park lands, forests, wildlife reservations and similar conservation projects.
D.
Recreational uses such as tennis courts, swimming pools and other similar activities operated exclusively for the use of private membership and not for commercial purposes, provided that no such use, structure or accessory uses are located closer than 50 feet to any adjoining property line unless such property line fronts a public street or water way with rights of way not less than 25 feet, in which instances the required setback need not exceed 25 feet and, provided, further, that all such facilities must be located on a site having a minimum of two acres.
E.
Two rooms of a detached single-family dwelling may be rented separately on a temporary basis.
F.
Cemetery uses, including cemeteries, mausoleums, chapels and similar memorial spaces.
[Added 4-14-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01]
(1)
Accessory uses: offices necessary to administrate the land uses, grounds maintenance, or storage of equipment or vaults. Any outdoor storage must be screened from adjacent public rights of way or adjacent residential uses.
(2)
Signage. No signs shall be permitted except for cemetery identification signs, directional signs, signs displaying the hours and days of operation, signs displaying rules and regulations, headstones or other memorials.
G.
Residential single-family leased communities (RSFLC).
[Added 5-8-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
(1)
A Residential Single-Family Leased Community (RSFLC) shall contain only detached single family dwellings which are leased to residents. Ownership of the land, homes and other structures and improvements shall be held by a single entity (the owner), who shall be responsible for the repair and maintenance of all dwellings, utilities, streets, sidewalks, landscaping, recreation facilities and other open or common space.
(2)
RSFLC review standards; conditions.
(a)
A proposed RSFLC shall be reviewed to insure the conformity of the proposed RSFLC development with the standards of the comprehensive plan and recognized principles of civic design, land use planning and landscape architecture. The minimum lot, yard and area requirements of the UR1 Zoning District shall not apply, provided the proposed RSFLC development conforms to the design standards of this section; the design standards herein shall set all applicable requirements for the area and design requirements of a RSFLC.
(3)
RSFLC design standards.
(a)
The total parcel size for establishment of a RSFLC shall be a minimum of 20 acres.
(b)
The maximum permitted density shall be 6.05 detached single-family dwellings per acre.
(c)
The maximum height shall be 35 feet.
(d)
The rear distance, between primary structures, shall be a minimum of 20 feet.
(e)
All dwellings shall be set back from the outer edge of the sidewalk on the street on which it fronts a minimum of 15 feet. For dwellings with garages, the garage portion of the property shall be set back from the same location a minimum of 20 feet.
(f)
All dwellings shall have a minimum setback from the outside parcel boundary lines of 20 feet.
(g)
There shall be a minimum separation between dwellings of 10 feet.
(h)
Fencing or a landscape buffer along the perimeter boundary for the privacy of adjacent uses may be required where appropriate.
(i)
Streets shall have a minimum right-of-way of 40 feet with a minimum travel surface, inclusive of rolled curbs, of 30 feet.
(j)
Sidewalks shall be located in front of all dwelling units.
(k)
All streets, sidewalks, streetlights, and drainage shall remain private, and all repair and maintenance shall be the sole responsibility of the RSFLC owner.
(l)
A utility and emergency access easement shall be dedicated to the Town of Georgetown.
(m)
No detached accessory buildings are permitted.
(n)
A minimum of 50 square feet of storage shall be provided for each dwelling unit with exterior access.
(o)
The RSFLC owner shall provide the Town, on an annual basis or in the event of a change in management, with the name, address, email address and telephone number of at least two representatives of the owner with authority to address any inquiries of the Town.
§ 230-26 Permitted accessory uses.
The following accessory uses shall be permitted on the same lot with the main use:
A.
Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces. Open or enclosed space for parking one commercial vehicle of not more than one-ton capacity and used by the occupant of a dwelling shall be permitted as an accessory use.
B.
Domestic storage in main building or in an accessory building.
C.
Guest house.
D.
Home barbecue grill.
E.
Home occupations in a main building or accessory building.
F.
Playhouses, without plumbing, limited in floor area to 150 square feet and headroom limited to five feet.
G.
Private garage.
H.
Servant's quarters.
I.
Storage of a boat trailer, camp trailer or a boat; provided, however, that such storage shall not be in front of the main building.
J.
Swimming pool and game courts, lighted or unlighted, for use of occupants or their guests, provided that on lots of less than 7,200 square feet only one other accessory building may be permitted.
K.
Temporary buildings, the use of which is incidental to construction operations or sale of lots during development being conducted on the same or adjoining tract or subdivision and which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of such construction or upon the expiration of two years of the time of erection of such temporary buildings, whichever first occurs.
§ 230-27 Front yard requirements.
When 25% or more of the street frontage within 200 feet of the property in question is improved with buildings, no buildings shall be constructed or altered to project beyond the average front yard so established. In all other cases, there shall be a front yard extending back from the property line a distance of not less than 25 feet which is hereby established as the building setback line for UR1 Urban Residential District. Unenclosed porches, patios or steps not covered by a roof or canopy and not extending above the height of the first floor may extend a maximum of six feet into the front yard.
§ 230-28 Side yard requirements.
There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the main building, neither of which shall be less than 10 feet wide.
§ 230-29 Rear yard requirements.
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 10 feet; provided that in the case of a lot held in single and separate ownership on the effective date of this chapter of a depth of less than 100 feet, the depth of the rear yard may be decreased by three inches for each foot that the depth of the lot is short of 100 feet.
§ 230-30 Additional provisions.
The regulations set forth in this article are supplemented or modified by the provisions contained in the following articles:
§ 230-31 Definitions.
Definitions are set forth in Article III.