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Mountain Brook City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV.

RESIDENCE B DISTRICT[4]


Footnotes:
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1778, § 2, adopted Sept. 8, 2008, repealed the former Art. IV, §§ 129-51, 129-52, and enacted a new Art. IV as set out herein. The former Art. IV pertained to Residence B District and derived from Ord. No. 1224, 2-26-96.


Sec. 129-51.- Permitted uses.

The uses permitted in Residence B Districts shall be any use permitted in Residence A Districts. The uses permitted under subsections 129-31 (d)—(o) shall be subject to the conditions and requirements contained in sections 129-32 and 129-33. The conditions and requirements contained in subsections 129-52 and 129-53 shall apply to all such uses in a Residence B District.

(Ord. No. 1778, § 2(19-4-1), 9-8-2008; Ord. No.1794, § 1, 4-27-2009; Ord. No. 1840, § 4, 2-14-2011; Ord. No. 1972, § 1, 2-27-2017)

Sec. 129-52. - Area and dimensional requirements.

(a)

Minimum dimensions of parcel. .....

(1)

Minimum area of parcel .....10,000
square feet

(2)

Minimum width of parcel at all points between the street line and the front setback line .....75 feet

(3)

Minimum number of feet of the parcel which must abut a street .....75 feet

(b)

Minimum yards and building setbacks. .....

(1)

Minimum front (primary) yard setback .....35 feet

(2)

Minimum rear yard setback .....35 feet

(3)

Minimum side yard setback .....12½ feet

(4)

Minimum front (secondary) yard setback on corner lots where primary frontage is opposite a dedicated alley .....17½ feet

(c)

Building limitations. .....

(1)

Maximum building area .....35 percent

of the total area of the parcel

Impervious surfaces are limited to 5 percent more than the allowed maximum building area, as specified in subsection 113-228(e) of chapter 113.

(2)

Maximum building height .....35 feet

(3)

Maximum number of stories .....2

(Ord. No. 1778, § 2(19-4-2), 9-8-2008; Ord. No. 1794, § 1, 4-27-2009; Ord. No. 1970, § 1, 1-10-2017)

Sec. 129-53. - Special provisions for nonconforming Residence B lots.

Any lot zoned Residence B created on or before January 23, 1950, in accordance with the then applicable law, which does not conform to the area and dimensional requirements for the Residence B District as a result of insufficient land to allow for the required lot width may utilize the following area and dimensional requirements in lieu of those set forth above:

(a)

Lot dimensions and size. .....

(1)

Area of parcel .....No minimum

(2)

Width of parcel at all points between the street line and the front setback line .....Less than
70 feet

(3)

Number of feet of the parcel which abuts a street .....Less than
70 feet

(b)

Minimum yards and building setbacks. .....

(1)

Minimum front (primary) yard setback .....35 feet

(2)

Minimum rear yard setback .....30 feet

(3)

Minimum side yard setback: .....

Portion of building
below 22' in height
Portions of building
22' or greater in height
Lots between 60'—70' wide at the front setback line 9 feet 13 feet
Lots less than 60' wide at the front setback line 8 feet 12 feet

 

(4)

Minimum front (secondary) yard setback on corner lots where primary frontage is opposite a dedicated alley:

Portion of building
below 22' in height
Portions of building
22' or greater in height
Lots between 60'—70' wide at the front setback line 14 feet 18 feet
Lots less than 60' wide at the front setback line 13 feet 17 feet

 

(c)

Building limitations. .....

(1)

Maximum building area .....35 percent

of the total area of the parcel

(2)

Maximum building height .....35 feet

(3)

Maximum number of stories .....2

(Ord. No. 1794, § 1, 4-27-2009; Ord. No. 1840, §§ 5, 6, 2-14-2011)