Jerseyville City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 6
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
11-6-1: PURPOSE:
The residential districts set forth herein are established in order to protect public health and promote public safety, convenience, comfort, morals, prosperity and welfare. These general goals include, among others, the following specific purposes:
A. To protect residential areas against fire, explosion, noxious fumes, offensive noise, smoke, vibrations, dust, odors, heat, glare and other objectionable factors.
B. To protect residential areas, to the extent possible and appropriate in each area, against unduly heavy motor vehicle traffic, especially through traffic, and to alleviate congestion by promoting off street parking.
C. To protect residential areas against undue congestion of public streets and other public facilities by controlling the density of population through regulation of the bulk of buildings.
D. To protect and promote the public health and comfort by providing for ample light and air to buildings and the windows thereof.
E. To promote public comfort and welfare by providing for usable open space on the same zoning lot with residential development.
F. To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations to meet the probable need for future residential expansion and to meet the need for necessary and desirable services in the vicinity of residences, which increase safety and amenity for residents and which do not exert objectionable influences.
G. To promote the best use and development of residential land in accordance with a comprehensive land use plan, to promote stability of residential development and protect the character and desirable development, and to protect the value of land and improvements and to strengthen the economic base of the city. (1996 Code app. A § 11.0)
11-6A-1: PERMITTED USES:
Churches and off street parking facilities for said churches.
Convents, monasteries, rectories or parish houses to be occupied by not more than ten (10) persons.
Home occupations, as defined in section 11-2-3 of this title.
Off street parking facilities, as required or permitted by chapter 13 of this title.
One-family detached dwellings.
Signs, as regulated by chapter 12 of this title.
Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a period not to exceed one year.
Truck gardening and other horticultural uses where no building is involved and when no sale of products is conducted on the premises. (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-1; amd. Ord. 1212, 8-12-1997; 2010 Code)
11-6A-2: BUILDING HEIGHT:
The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows, except as provided in subsection 11-5-1A of this title: (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-2)
A. One-family detached dwellings: Twenty five feet (25') and not over two and one-half (21/2) stories. (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-2.1)
B. Churches: Seventy five feet (75') for towers or steeples, but not more than forty five feet (45') for the main structure. (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-2.2)
11-6A-3: LOT SIZE:
A. One-Family Dwelling: Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected, where sanitary sewers are not available, shall be on a lot having an area of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than one hundred feet (100'), except as provided in section 11-5-2 of this title, and except, when a dwelling is served by public water supply and by public sanitary sewer facilities, a single-family detached dwelling may be erected on a lot having an area of not less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than one hundred feet (100'), except as provided in section 11-5-2 of this title. (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-3.1)
B. Churches, Convents And Monasteries: Churches, convents and monasteries hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet and a width at the building line of not less than one hundred feet (100'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-3.2)
11-6A-4: YARD AREAS:
No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement: (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-4)
A. Front Yard: Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than forty feet (40'). Where lots comprising forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage between two (2) intersecting streets are developed with buildings having front yards with a variation of more than fifteen feet (15') in depth, the average of such front yards shall establish the minimum front yard depth for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard of more than fifty feet (50') be required. (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-4.1)
B. Side Yard:
1. On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a combined total of the side yards of not less than ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot.
2. Except as provided in subsection B1 of this section, the combined total of the side yards for interior lots shall be not less than twenty feet (20'), and the combined total of the side yards for corner lots shall be not less than twenty five feet (25'). On corner lots, there shall be maintained a side yard of not less than ten feet (10') on the side adjacent to the street which intersects the street upon which the building or structure maintains frontage, and in the case of a reversed corner lot, there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lots, but such setback need not exceed fifteen feet (15').
3. No accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front building line on the adjacent lot to the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet (5') to the side lot line of said adjacent lot, nor less than ten feet (10') from a principal building on an adjacent lot. (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-4.2; amd. 2010 Code)
4. On lots upon which a church is constructed, or extensions made to an existing church, there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet (10') on each side of the main structure and a combined total of side yards of not less than twenty five feet (25'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-4.2)
C. Rear Yard: Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than thirty feet (30'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-4.3)
D. Permitted Obstructions: The following shall not be considered as obstructions when located within or over required yards:
Arbors and trellises.
Awnings and canopies.
Breezeways and open porches (rear yards only).
Chimneys, not exceeding two percent (2%) of the width of the lot.
Densely compacted hedges (compliance with fence regulations, section 11-5-5 of this title).
Fences (see section 11-5-5 of this title for regulations).
Open parking areas.
Steps not over four feet (4') in height.
Terraces. (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-4.4; amd. 2010 Code)
11-6A-5: DWELLING STANDARDS:
A. One-Story Dwellings: Every one-story dwelling hereafter erected in any R-1 one-family district shall have a total ground floor area of not less than nine hundred (900) square feet measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes.
B. Dwellings Over One Story: Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-1 one-family district shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, of not less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes; except, that enclosed space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas. (1996 Code app. A § 11.1-5)
11-6B-1: PERMITTED USES:
Any use permitted in the R-1 one-family dwelling district (section 11-6A-1 of this chapter). (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-1; amd. Ord. 1212, 8-12-1997; 2010 Code)
11-6B-2: BUILDING HEIGHT:
The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows: (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-2)
A. One-family detached dwellings: Twenty five feet (25') and not over two and one-half (21/2) stories. (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-2.1)
B. Churches: Seventy five feet (75') for towers and steeples, but not more than forty five feet (45') for the main structure. (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-2.2)
11-6B-3: LOT SIZE:
A. One-Family Dwelling: Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected where sanitary sewers are not available shall be on a lot having an area of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, and a width at the established building line of not less than one hundred feet (100'), except as provided in section 11-5-2 of this title, and except, when a dwelling is served by public water supply and by public sanitary sewer facilities, a single-family detached dwelling may be erected on a lot having not less than seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than sixty feet (60'), except as provided in section 11-5-2 of this title. (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-3.1)
B. Churches, Convents And Monasteries: Churches, convents and monasteries hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet and a width at the building line of not less than seventy five feet (75'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-3.2)
11-6B-4: YARD AREAS:
No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement: (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-4)
A. Front Yards: Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20') in depth. Where lots comprising forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage between two (2) intersecting streets are developed with buildings having an existing variation of front yard depth, the average of such front yards shall establish the minimum front yard depth for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard of more than fifty feet (50') be required. (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-4.1)
B. Side Yard:
1. On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side of not less than five feet (5'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-4.2)
2. On corner lots, there shall be maintained a side yard of not less than ten feet (10') on the side adjacent to the street which intersects the street upon which the building or structure maintains frontage, and in the case of a reversed corner lot, there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lots, but such setback need not exceed fifteen feet (15'). No accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front building line on the adjacent lot to the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet (5') to the side lot line of said adjacent lot. (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-4.2; amd. 2010 Code)
3. On lots upon which a church is constructed or extensions made to an existing church, there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet (10') on each side of the main structure and a combined total of side yards of not less than twenty five feet (25'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-4.2)
C. Rear Yard: Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard not less than twenty feet (20') in depth. (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-4.3)
D. Permitted Obstructions: The same regulations shall apply as required in the R-1 district (subsection 11-6A-4D of this chapter). (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-4.4)
11-6B-5: DWELLING STANDARDS:
A. One-Story Dwellings: Every one-story dwelling hereafter erected in any R-2 one-family district shall have a total ground floor area of not less than seven hundred twenty (720) square feet measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes.
B. Dwellings Over One Story: Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-2 one-family district shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, of not less than nine hundred (900) square feet, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes; except, that enclosed space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas. (1996 Code app. A § 11.2-5)
11-6C-1: PERMITTED USES:
Any use permitted in the R-1 one-family dwelling district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.3-1)
11-6C-2: BUILDING HEIGHT:
The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-1 one-family dwelling district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.3-2)
11-6C-3: LOT SIZE:
A. One-Family Dwelling: Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected where sanitary sewers are not available shall be on a lot having an area of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, and a width at the established building line of not less than one hundred feet (100'), except as provided in section 11-5-2 of this title, and except, when a dwelling is served by public water supply and by public sanitary sewer facilities, a single-family detached dwelling may be erected on a lot having not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than sixty feet (60'), except as provided in section 11-5-2 of this title. (1996 Code app. A § 11.3-3.1)
B. Churches, Convents And Monasteries: Churches, convents and monasteries hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, and a width at the building line of not less than seventy five feet (75'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.3-3.2)
11-6C-4: YARD AREAS:
No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement: (1996 Code app. A § 11.3-4)
A. Front Yard: Each lot upon which a dwelling is erected shall have a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20'). When lots comprising forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage between two (2) intersecting streets are developed with buildings having front yards with a variation of more than fifteen feet (15') in depth, the average of such front yards shall establish the minimum front yard depth for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard of more than fifty feet (50') be required. (1996 Code app. A § 11.3-4.1)
B. Side Yard: The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-2 one-family dwelling district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.3-4.2)
C. Rear Yard: Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty feet (20'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.3-4.3)
D. Permitted Obstructions: The same regulations shall apply as required in the R-1 district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.3-4.4)
11-6C-5: DWELLING STANDARDS:
A. One-Story Dwellings: Every one-story dwelling hereafter erected in any R-3 one-family dwelling district shall have a total ground floor area of not less than seven hundred twenty (720) square feet measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes.
B. Dwellings Over One Story: Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-3 one-family district shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, of not less than nine hundred (900) square feet, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes; except, that enclosed space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas. (1996 Code app. A § 11.3-5)
11-6D-1: PERMITTED USES:
Any use permitted in the R-3 district.
Two-family dwellings. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-1; amd. 2010 Code)
11-6D-2: BUILDING HEIGHT:
The same regulations shall apply as permitted in the R-1 one- family district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-2)
11-6D-3: LOT SIZE:
A. One-Family Dwellings: The same regulations shall apply as permitted in the R-3 one-family district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-3.1)
B. Two-Family Dwellings: Every two-family dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet and a width at the building line of not less than fifty feet (50'), except as provided in subsection 11-5-2B of this title. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-3.2)
C. Converted Dwellings: An existing one-family dwelling located on a lot of less area than required in this section may be converted to a two-family dwelling without increasing the lot size; provided, that the building is not enlarged and is in compliance with all regulations of article E, "R-5 Multiple- Family Dwelling District", of this chapter. Additions may be made to an existing building only when there can be compliance with lot size and yard requirements of said article E. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-3.3; amd. 2010 Code)
D. Churches, Convents And Monasteries: The same regulations shall apply as required in the R-1 district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-3.4)
11-6D-4: YARD AREAS:
Minimum yard area standards in the R-4 district are as follows:
A. Front Yard: The same regulations shall apply as required in the R-2 district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-4.1)
B. Side Yard:
1. One-Family Detached Dwellings: The same regulations shall apply as required in the R-2 district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-4.2)
2. Two-Family Dwellings: The same regulations shall apply as required for one-family detached dwellings, except no side yard shall be required where the two (2) separate dwelling units of the duplex adjoin (also known as a "zero lot line"). The zero lot line must be located at the center of the lot. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-4.2; amd. 2010 Code)
3. Converted Dwellings: An existing one-family dwelling located on a lot having side yards of less width than required herein may be converted to a two-family dwelling; provided, that the building is not enlarged beyond its present outside dimensions. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-4.2)
C. Rear Yard: Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty feet (20'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-4.3)
D. Permitted Obstructions: The same regulations shall apply as required in the R-1 district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-4.4)
11-6D-5: DWELLING STANDARDS:
Each dwelling unit hereafter erected, converted or reconstructed in any R-4 district shall contain floor area in compliance with the following: (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-5)
A. One-Family Dwellings:
1. One-family detached dwellings shall have a total ground floor area of not less than seven hundred twenty (720) square feet, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-5.1)
2. Every one-family detached dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-4 two-family district shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, of not less than one thousand one hundred fifty (1,150) square feet, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes; except, that enclosed space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-5.1; amd. 2010 Code)
B. Two-Family Dwellings: Two-family dwelling structures shall have a total floor area of not less than six hundred (600) square feet of floor area per dwelling unit measured from the outside walls, including utility rooms, but excluding all other areas not used for living, eating or sleeping purposes. (1996 Code app. A § 11.4-5.2; amd. 2010 Code)
11-6E-1: PERMITTED USES:
Any use permitted in the R-4 district.
Boarding and lodging houses.
Multiple-family dwellings and apartments.
One-family row dwellings (party wall type) with not more than six (6) dwelling units in a building.
Signs, as defined and regulated in chapter 12 of this title.
Tourist homes having not more than five (5) rooms for transient guests.
Transitional uses: principal offices of physicians, dentists, lawyers, architects, real estate brokers and other professional occupations, when conducted in a residential structure used primarily as a home and when located on lots having a side line adjoining a lot in a business or manufacturing district or adjacent to a railroad right of way or when facing a business or manufacturing district or a railroad right of way directly across a street or alley; provided, that:
A. The lot on which the transitional use is located does not extend more than seventy five feet (75') from the adjoining business or manufacturing district, or more than one hundred twenty feet (120') in depth from the street line in cases where the lot does not adjoin, but faces a B or M district.
B. The home occupations are conducted in conjunction with the use of a dwelling unit as a home by the occupant thereof, with not more than two (2) employees other than members of the related family, and that the residential character of the exterior of the dwelling is not changed. Medical clinics are not included or permitted. (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-1)
11-6E-2: BUILDING HEIGHT:
No building shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered to exceed three (3) stories nor shall it exceed forty five feet (45') in height. (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-2)
11-6E-3: LOT SIZE:
A. Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered as a multiple-family dwelling, apartment or row dwelling of more than two (2) dwelling units shall provide a lot area per dwelling unit of not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet. (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-3)
B. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered in the R-5 multiple-family district shall have a total lot area of less than six thousand (6,000) square feet, nor a lot width of less than sixty feet (60'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-3; amd. 2010 Code)
11-6E-4: YARD AREAS:
No building or structure, nor the enlargement of any building or structure, shall be hereafter erected or maintained unless the following yards and lot areas are provided and maintained in connection with such structure or enlargement: (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-4)
A. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20'). (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-4.1)
B. Side Yard:
1. On interior lots, there shall be a side yard on each side of a main building of not less than five feet (5') and a combined total of side yards of not less than fifteen feet (15') for all multiple-family dwellings of not more than two (2) stories in height.
2. For each additional story added above the two (2) stories, the side yard on each side of the main building shall be increased two feet (2') in width.
3. On corner lots, the side yard on the intersecting street side shall be not less than ten feet (10'), except in the case of a reversed corner lot, where there shall be a side yard on the street side of the corner lot of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the front yard required in the lots in the rear of such corner lot. No accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line required on the key lot in the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet (5') to the side lot line of such key lot. (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-4.2)
C. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet (20') for interior lots nor less than fifteen feet (15') on corner lots. (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-4.3)
D. Permitted Obstructions: The same regulations shall apply as required in the R-1 district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-4.4)
11-6E-5: COURTS:
No inner court or courts completely surrounded on all sides by a building shall be permitted. Outer courts are permitted, provided the depth of the court is no greater than the width of the court. (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-5)
11-6E-6: DWELLING STANDARDS:
The minimum floor area requirements for one-family detached dwellings and two-family dwellings shall be the same as required in the R-4 two-family dwelling district (section 11-6D-5 of this chapter). (1996 Code app. A § 11.5-6)
11-6F-1: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
Mobile home parks are subject to review and approval and to the development standards for mobile home parks contained in title 10, chapter 11 of this code. (1996 Code app. A § 11.6)
11-6F-2: PERMITTED USES:
Coin operated laundry facilities and other uses and structures customarily incidental to the operation of a mobile home park.
Mobile home dwellings.
Mobile home park management headquarters.
Off street parking facilities, as required or permitted by chapter 13 of this title.
Recreational facilities, including parks and playgrounds.
Signs, as regulated by chapter 12 of this title. (1996 Code app. A § 11.6-1)
11-6F-3: BUILDING HEIGHT:
The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be fifteen feet (15') for mobile homes. (1996 Code app. A § 11.6-2)
11-6F-4: LOT SIZE:
A. Mobile Home Park: The park shall contain not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) contiguous acres and shall be under single ownership or control; except, that minimum area may be less than five (5) acres where the proposed park is located adjacent to an existing mobile home park containing an area of five (5) acres or more. (1996 Code app. A § 11.6-3.1)
B. Lots In Parks:
1. The minimum mobile home lot size in mobile home parks shall be not less than three thousand (3,000) square feet, and the density shall not exceed ten (10) units per acre.
2. All mobile homes shall be set back twenty feet (20') from the street, shall have a setback of five feet (5') on the side adjacent to the parking area on the adjoining lot and fifteen feet (15') on the side with the parking area, and shall have a setback of ten feet (10') in the rear. (1996 Code app. A § 11.6-3.2; amd. 2010 Code)
11-6F-5: PERMITTED OBSTRUCTIONS IN YARD AREAS:
The same regulations shall apply as required in the R-1 district. (1996 Code app. A § 11.6-4.2)
11-6F-6: DWELLING STANDARDS:
Dwelling standards for mobile homes shall conform to the requirements of title 10, chapter 11 of this code and all sections of this article. (1996 Code app. A § 11.6-5; amd. 2010 Code)
11-6F-7: RECREATION AREAS:
All mobile home parks shall have five percent (5%) of the land area dedicated for recreational purposes. (1996 Code app. A § 11.6-6)
11-6G-1: PURPOSE:
R-7 residential cluster developments are designed to provide for alternative modes of residential developments with a greater variety in type, design and layout, while maintaining the character of an owner occupied neighborhood. This district would allow for the high density housing of multiple-family districts while requiring owners to occupy property and associated building. (Ord. 1176, 4-23-1996)
11-6G-2: PERMITTED USES:
Duplexes (special case of cluster development).
Elderly housing where the individual owns the lot and structure on the lot.
Golf, tennis, outdoor recreation.
Off street parking facilities, as required or permitted by chapter 13 of this title.
Private, noncommercial gardens.
Residential cluster developments (row houses), single-family attached dwelling units and single-family detached dwelling units; for the purpose of this section, a "row house (townhouse)" is a multiple-family dwelling containing two (2) or more attached dwelling units, each on its own plot of ground and joined to one (end unit) or two (2) (interior units) dwelling units by firewalls. Each dwelling unit shall occupy the internal space from the ground to the roof.
Signs, as regulated by chapter 12 of this title.
Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a period not to exceed one year. (Ord. 1176, 4-23-1996)
11-6G-3: BUILDING HEIGHT:
No building or other structure erected in an R-7 district shall exceed twenty five feet (25') in height and be over two and one- half (21/2) stories. (Ord. 1176, 4-23-1996)
11-6G-4: LOT SIZE AND DENSITY:
There shall be a minimum lot size of three thousand six hundred (3,600) square feet when served by public water and by public sanitary sewer facilities, and a width at the established building line of not less than forty feet (40'). The density of this district shall not exceed eight and one-half (8.5) dwelling units per acre. (Ord. 1176, 4-23-1996)
11-6G-5: YARD AREAS:
No buildings shall be enlarged or erected unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building structure or enlargement.
A. Front Yard: Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20').
B. Side Yard: Lots beginning or ending a cluster development (row house) shall have a ten foot (10') minimum side yard on one side. Interior lots of cluster developments require no side yards.
C. Rear Yard: Every lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty feet (20'). (Ord. 1176, 4-23-1996)
D. Permitted Obstructions: The same regulations apply as required in the R-1 district. (Ord. 1176, 4-23-1996; amd. 2010 Code)
11-6G-6: DWELLING STANDARDS:
A. One-Story Dwellings: Every one-story dwelling hereafter erected in any R-7 cluster development shall have total ground floor area of not less than seven hundred twenty (720) square feet measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes.
B. Dwellings Over One Story: Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-7 cluster development shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, of not less than nine hundred (900) square feet, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes; except, that enclosed space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas. (Ord. 1176, 4-23-1996; amd. 2010 Code)