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Lawrenceville City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 4

- R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

STATEMENT OF INTENT

This district is composed of certain medium-density residential uses where housing densities may range from three to eight units per acre. This district also contains certain open areas where similar development appears likely to occur. The regulations for this district are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the district, to promote and encourage insofar as compatible with the intensity of land use, a suitable environment for family life composed of an adult population with children. To this end, the district is protected against encroachment of general commercial or industrial uses.

USE REGULATIONS

In [the] R-2 residential district, structures to be erected or used shall be for one or more of the following uses:


4-1.- Use by right.

4-1-1. Single-family dwellings.

4-1-2. Two-family dwellings.

4-1-3. Schools.

4-1-4. Churches.

4-1-5. Home day care (subsection 17-3-43) centers (as regulated by state law).

4-1-6. Parks and playgrounds.

4-1-7. Home occupations (see definition [in sub]section 17-3-45).

4-1-8. Accessory buildings as defined; however, garages or other buildings such as carports, porches, and stoops attached to the main structure shall be considered part of the main building. An accessory building may comprise not more than 50 percent of the area of the main structure. An accessory building shall not be greater in height than the main structure. An accessory building shall be located behind and not closer than ten feet to the main structure. An accessory building may be no closer than five feet to any property line of an adjoining property owner.

4-1-9. Public utilities: poles, lines, distribution transformers, pipes, meters, and other facilities necessary for the provision and maintenance of public utilities, including water and sewage facilities.

4-1-10. Satellite dish antenna: Private noncommercial radio and television satellite dish antennas may be permitted to be constructed to a height not in excess of 20 feet only when installed at ground level, provided that such antenna shall be located behind the setback line of the main structure. All towers, antennas, guy anchorages or similar devices shall be at least three feet from any property line except on the side yard facing the side street the setback requirement shall be 25 feet. The installation of a ground or roof-mounted satellite dish antenna shall be permitted in accordance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building code.

4-1-11. Townhouse (see [sub]section 10-3-2] for townhouse regulations).

4-1-12. Home gardens.

4-2. - Use by special exception.

Special exceptions as provided under section 13-5.

4-2-1. General hospitals.

4-2-2. Clubs and lodges.

4-3. - Parking regulations.

Off-street parking shall conform to article 9 of this ordinance.

4-4. - Sign regulations.

4-4-1. Permitted signs and sign regulations are the same as those in [the] R-1 residential district, section 3-3.

4-4-2. See section 10-4 for supplemental sign regulations.

4-5. - Area regulations.

4-5-1. For lots containing or intended to contain a single permitted use the minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet, plus 2,000 square feet for each additional dwelling. For permitted uses utilizing individual sewage disposal systems, 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.

4-6. - Setback regulations.

Structures shall be located 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 60 feet or more from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width. This shall be known as the setback line. However, no building to be constructed on an in fill lot (see subsection 17-3-49.1) will be required to [be] set back from the street a distance greater than the setback line presently observed by any adjoining building that is within 50 feet of the proposed structure's side lot line at the setback. Landscaping may be required for special exceptions within any established or required front setback area. The plans and execution must take into consideration traffic hazards. The minimum lot width at the setback shall be 80 feet.

4-7. - Frontage regulations.

For permitted uses the minimum lot width at the building line shall be 80 feet or more. Each lot or tract must abut for a minimum of 25 feet upon a dedicated and approved street located within the town limits and maintained by the town or the Virginia Department of Transportation.

4-8. - Yard regulations.

4-8-1. Side. Each side yard of a main structure shall be 15 percent or more of the lot width at the building line.

4-8-2. Rear. Each main structure shall have a rear yard of 25 feet.

4-9. - Height regulations.

Buildings may be erected up to 35 feet in height above the finished grade elevation except that:

4-9-1. A public or semipublic building such as a school, church or hospital may be erected to a height of 60 feet from the finished floor provided that required front, side and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.

4-9-2. Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, municipal water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, active solar collectors, wind generators, television antennae and radio aerials are exempt. Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.

4-10. - Special provisions for corner lots.

4-10-1. Of the two sides of a corner lot the front shall be deemed to be the shortest of the two sides fronting on streets. A minimum lot width on a corner lot shall be 100 feet at the building line.

4-10-2. The side yard facing the side street shall be 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width, 60 feet or more from the center of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width. This shall be known as the side yard setback line.

4-10-3. On a corner lot, a fence, wall, hedge, or other planting that will materially obstruct vision so as to create a traffic hazard shall be prohibited by the zoning administrator (see subsection 10-1-1).

4-11. - Site plan.

4-11-1. A site plan may be required prior to issuance of a zoning permit (see article 12 of this ordinance for an outline of site plan requirements).