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Healdton City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

ADDITIONAL DISTRICT PROVISIONS

Section 1. - Conditions of a More Restricted District: Applied to Residential Uses

Whenever the specific district regulations pertaining to one (1) district permit residential uses of a more restricted district, such residential uses shall be subject to the conditions as set forth in the regulations of the more restricted district unless otherwise specified.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

Section 2. - Area and Open Space:

The following requirements are intended to provide exceptions of qualify and supplement, as the case may be, the specific district regulations set forth in Article II herein.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

2.1 - Open Space to Serve One Building:

No open space or lot area for a building or structure shall, during its life, be occupied by, or counted as open for, any other building or structure.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

2.2 - Projections into Yards:

Open eaves, cornices, windowsills, and belt courses may project into any required yard a distance not to exceed two (2) feet. Open porches may project into a front or rear yard a distance not to exceed five (5) feet.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

2.3 - Fences and Walls:

Fences, walls, and hedges in residential districts may be permitted in any required yard or along the edge of any yard provided that no fence, wall, or hedge located in front of the front building line shall exceed three (3) feet in height, and no other opaque (not see-through) wall or fence shall exceed eight (8) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

2.4 - Street Right-of-way width:

Where the dedicated street right-of-way is less than fifty (50) feet, the depth of the front yard shall be measured at a starting point twenty-five (25) feet from the center line of the street easement.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

2.5 - Street access from dwelling:

No dwelling shall be erected on a lot which does not abut on at least one street for at least thirty-five (35) feet and have a width of at least fifty (50) feet at the building line. A Street shall form the direct and primary means of ingress and egress for all dwelling units. Alleys, where they exist, shall form only a secondary means of ingress and egress. A garage apartment may be built to the rear of a main dwelling if all other provisions of these Regulations are complied with.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

2.6 - Commercial and Industrial lot sizes:

No minimum open spaces are prescribed for commercial and industrial uses. It is the intent of these Regulations that lots of sufficient size be used by any business or industry to provide adequate parking and loading and unloading space required for operation of the enterprise.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

2.7 - Site Lines at Intersections:

On any corner lot on which a front and side yard is required, no wall, fence, sign, structure or any plant growth which obstructs sight lines at elevations between two (2) feet and six (6) feet above the crown of the adjacent roadway shall be placed or maintained within a triangle formed by measuring from the point of intersection of the front and exterior side lot lines a distance of thirty (30) feet along said front and side lot lines and connecting the points so established to form a sight triangle on the area of the lot adjacent to the street intersection.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

2.8 - Location of attached private garage:

An attached or detached private garage which faces on a street shall not be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the street easement line.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

2.9 - Area requirements for dwellings which are not served by a sanitary sewer system:

Sites for dwelling which are not served by a sanitary sewer system approved by the State Health Department shall gave lot areas which are not less than the following:

Single family dwellings .....22,500 sq. ft.

Two-family dwellings .....22,500 sq. ft.

Multiple family dwellings .....25,000 sq. ft.

Plus an additional 5,000 sq. ft. for each family, more than three (3), occupying the building

Note: Ensures conformity with state law.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

Section 3. - Height:

The regulations herein set forth qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the specific district regulations appearing in Article II.

(a)

The height limit in the city for all distance shall be thirty-five (35) feet from grade level except as provided for in (b), below.

(b)

Chimneys, elevators, poles, spires, tanks, windmills, antennas (towers), and other projections not used for human occupancy may extend above the height limit.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

Section 4. - Court Requirements for Multiple Family Dwellings:

Whenever a multiple family dwelling or group of multiple family dwellings is designed with an inner or outer court, the following requirements shall be complied with.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

4.1 - Outer Court Width:

The width of an outer court upon which windows open shall be not less than ten (10) feet, or equal to the height of the opposing wall, whichever is greater; and in no case shall an outer court be less than five (5) feet in width to equal to seventy (70) percent of the height of the opposing wall whichever is greater.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

4.2 - Inner Court:

The width of an inner court of a multiple family dwelling shall be not less than two (2) times the height of the lowest wall forming the court, but in no case shall it be less than twenty (20) feet.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

4.3 - Passageway for Inner Court:

An open unobstructed passageway shall be provided at the grade of each inner court. Such passageway shall not less than twelve (12) feet in width, shall have a clearance of not less than twelve (12) feet in height, and shall provide a straight and continuous passage from the inner court to a yard or open space having a direct connection with a street.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

Section 5. - Child Care Centers:

Child care centers authorized under the provision of the specific district regulations in Article 2 shall meet the following provisions:

(a)

The center shall be located in a single-family dwelling which is the permanent residence of the operator and shall be operated in a manner that will not change the character of the residence.

(b)

The dwelling shall contain not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area where three (3) children, not members of the family, are provided for ; and the dwelling shall be increased by one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area for each child more than three (3) provided for within the building. The floor area of an attached garage shall not be included in determining gross floor area of the dwelling.

(c)

The dwelling shall meet County Health Department requirements as to safety, design, facilities, and equipment and other features.

(d)

The center shall be operated in a manner that will not adversely affect other properties and uses in the area.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

Section 6. - Swimming Pools:

Private swimming pools may be constructed as an accessory use, but shall be completely enclosed by a permanent wall or fence not less than four (4) feet in height, and shall meet the requirements of the County Health Department. A swimming pool shall not be constructed in front of the front building line and no portion of the pool, equipment, walkway, or other facilities related thereto, shall be located closer than ten (10) feet to the side or rear lot line.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)

Section 7. - Storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gases:

The use of land or buildings for the commercial wholesale or retail storage of liquefied petroleum gases shall be in accordance with the Ordinances of the City of Healdton and the regulations of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration of the State of Oklahoma.

(Ord. No. 376, 6-7-21)