This district will consist of medium density residential areas located along roads where public water and/or public sewer may be available or planned (Reference: Henry County Comprehensive Plan). The area's primary land uses will contain large lot residences, large lot subdivisions, mobile home parks, and limited agricultural uses, plus certain additional uses, such as schools, parks, and public facilities which serve the residents of the district. Use not consistent with the character of this district shall not be permitted.

In Rural Residential Districts, structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses:

1.

Accessory uses and structures. The front setback of all accessory structures shall equal or exceed that of the main structure. The total floor area of all accessory structures shall be less than fifty (50) percent of that of the principal structure. No accessory building may be closer than three (3) feet to any property line. Accessory uses and structures shall not include manufactured or mobile homes, including the storage of unused manufactured or mobile homes. Unless such use is defined as a temporary use, accessory uses and structures shall not include buses, trailer sections of tractor-trailer combinations or any other vehicle or portion thereof designed to transport people or goods on highways.

2.

Churches, schools, libraries, parks, playgrounds and athletic fields.

3.

Class A home occupations.

4.

Commercial and noncommercial agricultural raising of crops.

5.

Facilities and structures necessary for the rendering of public utility service, including poles, distribution transformers, transmission lines and towers, and the like for normal electrical distribution or communication service. Pipelines, conduits, meters, and other facilities for the provision and maintenance of public electrical, gas, water and sewer service.

6.

Individual mobile homes and/or manufactured homes.

7.

Single-family dwellings.

7.5.

Small scale solar energy facilities.

8.

Temporary uses.

9.

Waste collection and recycling centers.

(Ord. of 6-24-03, § 2; Amend. of 7-25-06; Ord. of 3-24-20)

The uses permitted in the Rural Residential District with a special use permit as approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals are as follows:

1.

Class B home occupations.

2.

Clubs, fraternities, lodges and meeting places of other organizations not including any use customarily conducted as gainful business.

3.

Homeless shelters or transitional living facilities, community correctional facilities, and halfway houses.

4.

Mobile home and/or manufactured home park on parcels of land containing minimum of five (5) acres.

5.

Multiple-family (apartments) and single-family attached (duplexes and townhouses) dwellings.

6.

Nursery schools, day care centers, and family day care homes.

7.

Rest homes.

8.

Riding horse barns.

(Ord. of 8-24-98; Amend. of 6-28-11)

A.

The minimum required lot area for permitted uses shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or more.

B.

For permitted uses utilizing an individual water or sewage disposal system, the required area for any such use shall be approved by the Health Official. The Administrator may require a greater area if considered necessary by the Health Official.

The front setback line shall be located thirty-five (35) feet from any street right-of-way which is fifty (50) feet or greater in width or sixty (60) feet from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than fifty (50) feet in width. This shall be known as the "setback line." No structure shall be constructed or placed closer to the front property line than the setback line.

The minimum lot width for permitted uses shall be a width of one hundred (100) feet at the setback line.

A.

Side. Each lot shall have two (2) side yards for each main structure. The minimum side yard shall be fifteen (15) feet and the total width of the two (2) required side yards shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet.

B.

Rear. Each main structure shall have a rear yard of fifty (50) feet or more.

The maximum height for all structures erected shall be thirty-five (35) feet with the following exceptions:

A.

Dwelling units may be increased to a height of forty-five (45) feet and up to three (3) stories provided each required side yard is fifteen (15) feet or more plus an additional one foot or more of side yard for each additional foot of building height exceeding thirty-five (35) feet.

B.

Public and semi-public buildings may be erected up to a height of sixty (60) feet from grade provided that required front, side, and rear yards be increased by one foot for each additional foot of height exceeding thirty-five (35) feet.

C.

Spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, roof mounted television antennae, and roof mounted radio aerials are exempt. Private, noncommercial towers for personal use may be erected no closer to any exterior property line than the total height of the tower structure above grade. Parapet walls—a low wall designed to extend from and protect the edge of a roof—may be up to four (4) feet above the height of the building on which the wall rests.

D.

Accessory buildings which are situated within twenty (20) feet of any party lot line shall not be more than one story in height.

E.

All accessory buildings shall not exceed the main building in height.

(Ord. of 6-24-03, § 3)

A.

Of the two (2) sides of a corner lot, the shortest side fronting upon a street shall be considered the front of the lot, and the longest side fronting upon a street shall be considered the side of the lot.

B.

The minimum side yard facing the direction of the side street shall be twenty-five (25) feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.