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New Carlisle City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1250

SER Suburban Estate Residential Districts

1250.01 SIZE.

   An SER Suburban Estate Residential District shall contain a minimum of twenty-five acres.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)

1250.02 INTENT; DENSITY.

   The intent of SER Suburban Estate Residential Districts is to permit a degree of development of a rural non-farm nature in areas not expected to have public facilities in the near future. Such Districts shall also allow the opportunity to satisfy individualistic housing preferences and not permit more than one dwelling unit per gross acre.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)

1250.03 PERMITTED USES.

   The following uses are permitted in an SER Suburban Estate Residential District:
   (a)   Single-family detached dwellings;
   (b)   Churches and other places of worship, not including funeral chapels or mortuary chapels and schools and institutions for academic instruction; and
   (c)   Public parks, playgrounds and recreational and community center buildings and grounds of a noncommercial nature.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)

1250.04 CONDITIONAL USES.

   The following uses may be permitted in an SER Suburban Estate Residential District only if expressly authorized by Council in accordance with Chapter 1284 and subject to limitations and restrictions deemed necessary by the Planning Board and/or Council:
   (a)   Private, noncommercial recreation areas and facilities such as recreation clubs, golf courses and country clubs;
   (b)   Structures and installations which are necessary public facilities and utilities and which require location in an SER District;
   (c)   Cemeteries;
   (d)   Home occupations, as regulated by Section 1280.27; and
   (e)   Community gardens.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82; Ord. 85-11. Passed 3-4-85; Ord. 10-47. Passed 12-6-10; Ord. 2022-55. Passed 11-21-22.)

1250.05 PROHIBITED USES.

   No building or other structure in an SER Suburban Estate Residential District shall be used by a commercial or industrial establishment.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)

1250.06 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES.

   An accessory use or building or other structure customary and incidental to a use permitted in this chapter is permitted in an SER Suburban Estate Residential District, provided that such accessory use or building or other structure does not involve any type of business, trade, manufacturing or industry.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)

1250.07 LOTS.

   Zoning lots not less than one acre in land area are permitted in an SER Suburban Estate Residential District. No lot in such a District shall have a width less than 150 feet.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)

1250.08 YARDS.

   Yard requirements for an SER Suburban Estate Residential District are as follows:
   (a)   Front. There shall be a minimum depth of fifty feet.
   (b)   Side. There shall be a minimum width of twenty-five feet, with the combined width of both side yards not less than fifty feet.
   (c)   Rear. There shall be a minimum depth of seventy-five feet.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)

1250.09 COVERAGE OF LOT BY BUILDINGS.

   In an SER Suburban Estate Residential District, the principal and accessory buildings on a lot shall occupy up to a maximum of fifteen percent thereof.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)

1250.10 FLOOR AREA.

   In an SER Suburban Estate Residential District, buildings shall have a minimum floor area of 1,500 square feet.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)

1250.11 BUILDING HEIGHT.

   In an SER Suburban Estate Residential District, no building shall exceed three stories, or forty feet in height.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)

1250.12 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

   Off-street parking and loading in an SER Suburban Estate Residential District shall be provided for in accordance with Chapter 1292.
(Ord. 82-38. Passed 9-20-82.)