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Middletown City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

R-1A Residential District, Single-Family, Medium Density

§ 260-28 Purpose.

The purpose of this article is to provide for the basic regulations governing the use of land and the size of lots, yards and buildings within the district. For certain specific uses or exceptional situations, these basic regulations are supplemented by Article XII and by other provisions of this chapter.

§ 260-29 Permitted uses.

In the R-1A District, the following uses shall be permitted by right:
A. 
Single-family detached dwellings.
B. 
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
C. 
Single-family attached dwellings (townhouses).
D. 
Two-family detached dwellings.
E. 
Public parks, playgrounds and municipal recreation areas.
F. 
Home occupations in accordance with § 260-196A.
G. 
Cemeteries.
H. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses in accordance with Article XV and Article XVIII.

§ 260-30 Special exception uses.

In the R-1A District, the following uses are permitted by special exception:
A. 
Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses and convents.
B. 
Public and private schools, including colleges and institutions of higher education.
C. 
Municipal buildings, public libraries and museums in accordance with § 260-156.
D. 
Electric and telephone public utility transmission and distribution facilities, including substations, water pumping stations and reservoirs.

§ 260-31 Height restrictions.

A. 
The height of a principal building shall be not greater than 35 feet. The height of a dwelling shall be not less than one story.
B. 
As a special exception, the height of spires, belfries, cupolas, or domes not used for human occupancy, chimneys, ventilators, skylights, water tanks, bulkheads, utility poles or towers, silos and ornamental or necessary mechanical appurtenances may be greater than 35 feet.

§ 260-32 Area regulations.

For each type of dwelling, the lot area per dwelling unit shall be not less than indicated below:
A. 
Single-family detached dwelling: 6,000 square feet.
B. 
Single-family semidetached dwelling: 4,000 square feet.
C. 
Single-family attached dwelling (townhouse): on an interior lot, 1,800 square feet; on any exterior lot, 2,800 square feet.
D. 
Two-family detached dwelling: 3,000 square feet.

§ 260-33 Lot width.

For each type of dwelling, the lot width shall be not less than indicated below:
A. 
Single-family detached dwelling: 60 feet on an interior lot and 80 feet on a corner lot.
B. 
Single-family semidetached dwelling: 40 feet on an interior lot and 60 feet on a corner lot.
C. 
Single-family attached dwelling: 18 feet on an interior lot, 28 feet on an exterior lot and 38 feet on a corner lot.
D. 
Two-family detached dwelling: 60 feet on an interior lot and 80 feet on a corner lot.
E. 
Two-family semidetached dwelling: 40 feet on an interior lot and 60 feet on a corner lot.

§ 260-34 Yards.

Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than the depth or width herein specified:
A. 
Front yard depth: 20 feet, to be measured from the property line, except where 50% or more of the improved lots on such block frontage on one side of a street currently have front yards of less depth than is currently required for that district, and where the clear majority of such lots are already developed, then the building line of the majority of the buildings on that side of the block may be used, provided that the setback to the primary structure or garage where the off-street parking is provided on the driveway is a minimum of 25 feet.
B. 
Side yard, interior lot, width: 10 feet each.
C. 
Side yard, corner lot, width: 20 feet.
D. 
Rear yard depth: 30 feet.

§ 260-35 Lot coverage.

A. 
The building coverage ratio shall not exceed 40%.
B. 
The total coverage ratio shall not exceed 50%.

§ 260-36 Off-street parking.

Off-street parking shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article XVI herein.