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Lake City City Zoning Code

Sec. 23-17

Dimensional requirements.

(a)

Tabulated requirements for uses by right. (All dimensions in feet or square feet unless otherwise noted.)

District Use Minimum Lot Minimum Setbacks Maximum
Building
Height** 		Minimum
Floor
Area***
Width at Building Size Front Rear Side
RE All 100 0.5 acre 15 5 7.5 30 -
R All 150 10 acres 50 50 50 30 -
R-1 Single-family 50 6250 15 5 7.5 30 -
All others 50 Lgr. of 6250 or 3000/DU 15 5 7.5 30 250
LM, T, T-2,
& MHR 		Single-family 50 6250 15 5 7.5 30 -
duplexes 50 6250 15 5 7.5 30 -
All others ex. MH
and TH parks* 		50+25/DU
over 1st DU 		Lgr. of 6250 or 3000/DU 15 5 7.5 30 250
CBD All 25 3125 0 5 0 30 250
GBD All 25 6250 25 0 0 30 250

 

Lgr. = larger.

DU = Dwelling unit.

*Dimensional requirements for mobile home and travel home parks are controlled by section 23-25.

**Flag poles, chimneys, spires, towers, stage houses, lightning rods, antennas and other similar structures, whether or not attached to or incorporated into residences or other buildings and structures, shall not exceed a maximum height limitation of 30 feet (as determined by a perpendicular line running from the mid-point of the apex of such restricted structures to the preexisting grade of the ground immediately below). This height limitation shall be further subject to two exceptions as follows:

(1)

This provision shall not apply to public utility transmission towers and similar structures specially regulated under state and/or federal law which preempt local ordinances.

(2)

Variances from the maximum 30-foot height limitation established by this provision may be granted by the town's board of adjustment in accordance with the provisions of section 2-179, as such section may now read or may be hereafter amended.

***For nonresidential uses only.

(b)

The minimum floor area for any residential dwelling unit shall be 600 square feet, except for travel homes. Provided in the R-1, LM, T, and T-2 zoning districts only, multiple-family residences shall have a minimum floor area of 600 square feet for the first dwelling unit and at least 440 square feet of floor area for each additional dwelling unit.

(c)

Not less than 50 percent of all lots in the RE and R-1 districts shall be open space with no building thereon.

(d)

Proper dimensional requirements for conditional uses shall be determined in accordance with section 23-21, provided that, as a general rule, they shall be no less strict than the dimensional requirements specified for uses by right in the district concerned or as specified for the use concerned in a zone in which it is a use by right, whichever is more restrictive.

(e)

(1)

The following off-street parking requirements shall apply, unless otherwise indicated, in all districts:

Residences 2 spaces/dwelling unit
Medical offices and clinics 3 spaces/examination room
Hospitals 1 space for each 3 beds
Pharmacies 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of customer floor space
Bus stations 1 space/400 sq. ft. floor area
Funeral homes and mortuaries 1 space for each 6 seats in main chapel
Restaurants and lounges 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of customer floor area or fraction thereof
Hotels and motels 1 space/guest room
Drive-in and walk-up restaurants 1 space/50 sq. ft. floor area
Bowling alleys 3 spaces per lane
Gas stations 4 spaces, plus 2 spaces for each enclosed automobile space
Beauty shops 2 spaces for each chair
Industrial uses 1 parking space for every 2 employees on a shift plus an adequate amount of visitor parking
Churches 1 space for each 6 seats in main chapel
Nursing homes 1 space for each 3 beds
All other uses 1 space per every 400 feet of customer floor area or fraction thereof

 

(2)

Parking spaces shall be sized and designed in accordance with standard town specifications and shall be a minimum of eight feet by 20 feet in size.

(3)

Maneuvering area. Drive-in restaurants and convenience food stores shall provide sufficient off-street space to allow an automobile to enter, maneuver, and exit without backing onto any public right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 1988-1, § 1(15.8-14), 7-13-1988; Ord. No. 1994-2, 1-5-1994; Ord. No. 1997-4, § 4, 8-6-1997; Ord. No. 1998-2, 5-20-1998; Ord. No. 2001-3, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 2002-5, § 3(15.8-14(A)), 11-20-2002)