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Grayville City Zoning Code

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

§ 153.025 R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Establishment. The R-1 District is established to provide areas for single-family residential development.
   (B)   Uses permitted. The following uses shall be permitted in the “R-1” District, plus such other uses as the Board may deem to be similar in nature. All uses shall be subject to the property development standards in §§ 153.025(D) and 153.079.
      Dwelling, single-family, two-family, or multi-family
      Home occupation
      Municipal or government building
      Public park or recreational facilities
      Libraries and museums
   (C)   Special uses. The following uses may be permitted by special use permit as provided for in § 153.107:
      Boarding or lodging house
      Church
      Country club or golf course
      Kindergarten or day nursery (other than as a part of a school providing other grades)
      Nursing homes or orphanages
   (D)   Property development standards. The following property development standards shall apply to all land and structures in the R-l Single-Family Residential District:
      (1)   Minimum lot area. All lots hereafter created in this district shall contain an area of not less than 5,000 square feet.
      (2)   Lot dimensions. All lots shall have a minimum width of 50 feet and a minimum depth of 100 feet. Curve and cul-de-sac lot width shall be measured as chord distance at the building setback line.
      (3)   Building height. No building or structure, located in this District, may be changed or erected so as to have a height greater than 30 feet.
      (4)   No single-family dwelling may be changed or erected so that its ground floor area is less than 900 square feet. Mobile homes shall have a minimum of 720 square feet.
      (5)   Yards. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yard setback requirements are provided.
         (a)   A front yard of not less than 25 feet.
         (b)   A minimum width of each side yard shall not be less than ten feet.
         (c)   A minimum depth of a rear yard for the principal building shall not be less than 20 feet.
      (6)   Lot coverage. The buildings on a lot, including accessory buildings, may not exceed in coverage 35% of the total lot area.
      (7)   Off-street parking; obstructions. The provisions of §§ 153.090 through 153.093 concerning off-street parking and the provisions of § 153.093(B) and (C) concerning obstructions shall apply.
      (8)   Number of mobile homes; restrictions. Not more than one mobile home per platted lot. The restrictions of § 153.040 governing minimum square footage, age of mobile home, minimum lot area, set-back requirements, and other property development standards set forth in § 153.040(C), shall apply.
      (9)   Fences. A fence can be erected to the property line.
(Ord. 443, passed 5-19-86; Am. Ord. 620, passed 6-25-01)

§ 153.026 R-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Establishment. The R-2 District is established to provide areas for single-family, two-family, and medium density multi-family residences.
   (B)   Uses permitted. The following uses shall be permitted in the R-2 District, plus such other uses as the Board may deem to be similar in nature. All uses shall be subject to the Property Development Standards in §§ 153.026(D) and 153.079:
      Dwelling, one-family
      Dwelling, two-family
      Dwelling, multiple-family
      Municipal or government buildings
      No mobile homes permitted
   (C)   Special uses. The following uses may be permitted by special use permit as provided in § 153.107:
      Church
      Home Occupation
   (D)   Property development standards. The following property development standards shall apply to all land and structures in the R-2 Single-Family Residential District:
      (1)   Minimum lot area. All lots hereafter created in this district shall contain an area of not less than 11,250 square feet.
      (2)   Lot dimensions. All lots hereafter created shall have a minimum width of 75 feet and depth of 150 feet.
      (3)   Mobile homes. Mobile homes are not permitted.
      (4)   Building height. No building or structure, located in this District, may be changed or erected so as to have a height greater than 30 feet.
      (5)   Minimum ground floor area. No single-family dwelling may be changed or erected so that its ground floor area is less than 1500 square feet.
      (6)   Yards. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yard setback requirements are provided:
         (a)   A front yard of not less than 25 feet.
         (b)   The minimum width of each side yard shall not be less than 20 feet.
         (c)   The minimum depth of a rear yard for the principal building shall not be less than 20 feet.
      (7)   Lot coverage. The building on a lot, including accessory buildings, may not exceed in coverage 35% of the total lot area.
      (8)   Off-street parking; obstructions. The provisions of §§ 153.090 - 153.093 concerning off-street parking and the provisions of § 153.093(B) concerning obstruction shall apply.
      (9)   Fences. A fence can be erected to the property line.
(Ord. 443, passed 5-19-86)