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Hamiltonban Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

Rural Residential RR District

§ 375-17 Statement of legislative intent.

It is hereby declared to be the intent of the RR District to:
A. 
Recognize the existence of various lower-density residential neighborhoods that have developed in a variety of settings in Hamiltonban Township, including various settings that have developed along private lanes rather than along public streets and roads.
B. 
Apply dimensional standards that reflect the existing developed character of these lower-density residential neighborhoods in terms of building placement and lot coverage.
C. 
Enable these settings to continue to develop as lower-density residential neighborhoods, but only at densities that limit the potential that public sewer and water services would have to be extended to these settings.

§ 375-18 Use regulations.

A. 
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the RR District:
(1) 
Agricultural operations, excluding agribusiness operations.
(2) 
Farms.
(3) 
Forestry.
(4) 
Places of worship.
(5) 
Public park, recreation, and resource management uses.
(6) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
B. 
Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted as accessory uses to any permitted principal use in the RR District.
(1) 
Detached accessory structures, including but not necessarily limited to detached garages and utility sheds.
(2) 
Farm stand, in accordance with § 375-80T.
(3) 
Growing or producing an agricultural product on a property other than a farm.
(4) 
Homestays, in accordance with § 375-80Y.
(5) 
Home occupations, in accordance with § 375-80Z.
(6) 
No-impact home-based businesses, in accordance with § 375-80II.
(7) 
Processing of agricultural products on the property on which said agricultural products are grown or produced.
(8) 
Wireless communication facility, co-location, outside public right-of-way, proposed as either a stand-alone facility or as part of a DAS, in accordance with § 375-80VV.
C. 
Special exception uses. The following uses are permitted by special exception in the RR District in accordance with the following standards and criteria, any reasonable conditions that the Zoning Hearing Board may deem necessary, and in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 375-111 of this chapter:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast, in accordance with § 375-80F.
(2) 
Group home, in accordance with § 375-80W.
(3) 
Vacation rental, in accordance with § 375-80TT.
(4) 
Wireless communication facility, co-location, inside public right-of-way, proposed as either a stand-alone facility or as part of a DAS, in accordance with § 375-80UU.
(5) 
Wireless communication facility, tower-based, inside public right-of-way, proposed as either a stand-alone facility or as part of a DAS, in accordance with § 375-80WW.
(6) 
Uses not expressly permitted elsewhere in this chapter and that exhibit the same general character of the uses listed in § 375-18, when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with §§ 375-80ZZ and 375-111.

§ 375-19 Dimensional requirements.

A. 
Minimum lot area:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwelling: one acre.
(2) 
All other uses not otherwise defined: two acres.
B. 
Maximum density:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwellings: one dwelling unit for every two acres.
(2) 
Other uses: none.
C. 
Minimum lot width.
(1) 
Single-family detached dwelling: 125 feet.
(2) 
All other uses: 150 feet.
D. 
Minimum front setback: 35 feet.
E. 
Minimum side setback: 20 feet.
F. 
Minimum rear setback: 20 feet.
G. 
Maximum lot coverage.
(1) 
Residential uses: 30%.
(2) 
Nonresidential uses: 25%.
H. 
Minimum vegetative coverage.
(1) 
Residential uses: 70%.
(2) 
Nonresidential uses: 75%.
I. 
Maximum building height.
(1) 
Farms and agricultural operations: none.
(2) 
All other uses: 40 feet.