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Hope Township City Zoning Code

§ 20-6.4

Bulk Requirements and Other Conditions.

[Ord. #97-13, § 3; Ord. #2001-05, § I; Ord. #05-04; Ord. #07-03, § II]
The following requirements are applicable in the Low Density Agricultural Residential District and the Low Density Agricultural Residential-Historic District:
a. 
Maximum gross tract density shall not exceed one unit or building per five acres. No rounding shall be permitted. Remainder lots shall count as a building lot, provided they meet the current density standards.
b. 
Minimum lot area: two acres.
1. 
All residential building lots shall include at least one contiguous acre which does not include critical areas as defined in this chapter.
2. 
The noncritical portion of the lot shall be of sufficient size to completely encapsulate the circle with a one hundred fifty (150') foot diameter.
c. 
Minimum building envelope, width and depth: one hundred fifty (150') feet.
d. 
Maximum lot coverage: 15% or 20,000 square feet, whichever is less.
e. 
Minimum front yard setback (excluding common drives as permitted otherwise in this chapter): one hundred (100') feet.
f. 
Minimum rear yard setback: seventy-five (75') feet.
g. 
Minimum side yard setback: fifty (50') feet.
h. 
Maximum building height: principal structure thirty-five (35') feet or two and one-half (2-1/2) stories, whichever is less.
i. 
Accessory structure: one and one-half (1 1/2) stories or twenty-one (21') feet, whichever is less.
j. 
Accessory structure: Accessory structures shall be located at least thirty (30') feet from any side or rear property line.
k. 
Accessory structures are prohibited in front yard areas except as specifically permitted in this Chapter.