Little Falls City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XX
Use, Area and Bulk Regulations
§ 280-147 Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations.
A.
The schedule entitled "Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations" attached to and made a part of this chapter shall be deemed to be a part of this article and is referred to herein as the "Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
All use, area and bulk requirements shall be governed by the regulations contained in this chapter and the Schedule of Use, Area and Bulk Regulations except to the extent that such regulation is made inapplicable by any state statute or regulation.
§ 280-148 Visibility at intersections.
On a corner lot in any residence district, no fence, wall, hedge or other structure or planting more than 3 1/2 feet in height shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines or their projections where corners are rounded, and a straight line joining such street lines at points which are 30 feet distant from the point of intersection, measured along the street lines or projections.
§ 280-149 Encroachments in required yards.
[Amended 9-24-2018 by Ord. No. 1334; 7-22-2019 by Ord. No. 1364]
A.
The space in any required yard shall be open and unobstructed except as follows:
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 1375]
(1)
An awning or movable canopy shall be permitted to project not more than four feet into any yard whether or not such yard meets required setback requirements, but in no event shall be permitted to extend beyond the lot line.
(2)
An arbor, open trellis, flagpole, unroofed steps, unroofed porch and recreation and drying yard equipment shall be permitted to encroach no closer than six feet to the property line.
(3)
An awning or movable canopy shall be permitted to project not more than six feet into any required yard setback.
(4)
A generator or air conditioner condensing unit shall be permitted to project not more than six feet into any yard whether or not such yard meets required setback requirements, but in no event shall be permitted to extend beyond the lot line. Generator and air conditioner condensing units are required to be screened. Fences, hedges or screen plantings may be used to meet the required screening. Fences, hedges or screen plantings erected in compliance with § 280-166 shall also meet the requirements of this chapter.
(5)
Roofed steps shall be permitted to project not more than six feet into the required front yard setback, but shall not be permitted closer than 15 feet to the front property line.
B.
Accessory building is defined as follows: "The term applied to a building or use which is clearly incidental or subordinate to the principal building or use and located on the same lot with such principal building or use. Any accessory building attached to a principal building is deemed to be part of such principal building in applying the bulk regulations to such accessory building. Accessory buildings are larger than 200 square feet and are less than 18 feet high require a building permit. Accessory buildings are calculated as part of the lot coverage."
(1)
No accessory building in any district shall be located in any required front or side yard setback area.
C.
An accessory building shall be permitted in any required rear yard subject to the following regulations:
(1)
The aggregate ground area covered by any accessory buildings in any rear yard, including the ground area covered by any projections other than cornices and eaves, shall not exceed 15% of the rear yard area in any residence district, or 50% of the rear yard area in any business or industrial district.
(2)
No accessory building within 50 feet of any lot line in any residence district shall be more than 18 feet high measured from the finished grade or the lowest floor, whichever is more restrictive. No accessory building in any residence district shall be nearer than six feet to a party lot line. No accessory building in a business or industrial district shall be more than two stories high if it is nearer than 20 feet to any party lot line or the boundary line of a residence district.
(3)
On a corner lot in any residence district, an accessory building shall be located not less than 25 feet from the side street line. When the rear of a corner lot abuts a lot facing on the side street, an accessory building shall not be nearer the rear line of the lot on which it is erected than the distance required for side yard widths in that district.
(4)
No accessory building shall be closer than 15 feet to any principal building unless it is attached to and is part of such principal building.
(5)
Accessory structures in excess of 200 square feet shall be included in the lot coverage calculation.
D.
Utility sheds less than 200 square feet and less than 10 feet in height in any residential district
(1)
An application for a zoning permit shall be filed prior to installation.
(2)
Must be a required minimum three-foot setback from the side yard and rear yard of the property lines and shall only be located in the rear yard.
(3)
Must be a required minimum of 10 feet from any other accessory structures, such as a detached garage or a pool surface and equipment.
(4)
Must be a required minimum of 15 feet away from the primary dwelling (including decks if applicable) on the property.
(5)
Utility sheds are not calculated in lot coverage.
§ 280-150 Height exceptions.
The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to the following structures:
A.
In all except industrial districts, church spires, belfries, cupolas, domes not used for human occupancy, chimneys, ventilators, skylights, water tanks, bulkheads and other necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above the roof level, parapet walls or cornices for ornament extending above such height limit not more than five feet, radio or television receiving antennas, a public utility transmission tower or cable.
B.
In other than residential districts except industrial districts, radio or television transmitting towers.
C.
All residential properties found within the special flood hazard area of the floodplain as identified in the Floodplain Overlay shall be exempt from height restrictions to the extent that the height shall be measured from the base flood elevation (BFE) plus two feet in lieu of measuring from the finished grade, so long as the property is elevated strictly for flood protection and no living space is below the base flood elevation. Where no BFE is available ("A" zones on FIRM maps), the referenced height shall be determined by the Flood Protection Local Administrator (§ 86-13, Code of Township of Little Falls).
[Added 5-21-2012 by Ord. No. 1156]
§ 280-151 Transition requirements.
A.
Where a lot is divided by a district boundary, the part of such lot within each district shall be regulated by all the bulk regulations of that district, except that the maximum floor area shall be equal to the sum of the floor areas permitted on each part of the lot. Such total floor area may be located anywhere on the lot where permitted by the other bulk regulations.
B.
Where the frontage on one side of a street between two intersecting streets is zoned partly in a residential district and partly in a business or industrial district, the yard depth along such street for a distance of 100 feet into the business or industrial district shall be equal to the required front yard depth of the residential district, but in no case shall such yard be smaller than required for the district in which the lot is located.