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New Harmony City Zoning Code

R-R RURAL

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

§ 152.090 PERMITTED USES.

   This R-R Rural Residential District is intended primarily for farming and single-family residential use, but also allows institutional and public uses. Only the following uses are permitted therein:
   (A)   One residence on each lot used as a single dwelling unit;
   (B)   Institutional and public uses; provided, that any building be located at least 50 feet from each lot and street line;
   (C)   Gardening and farming, excluding the keeping of farm animals or fowl within 50 feet of adjoining non-farm property;
   (D)   Essential services as regulated by §§ 152.020 through 152.033; and
   (E)   Accessory uses that are customarily incidental to any permitted principal use as long as such accessory uses do not constitute or create a nuisance which adversely affects a legal use of adjoining premises.
(Prior Code, § 17.28.010) (Ord. 1973-2, passed - -)

§ 152.091 PROHIBITED USES.

   Within any R-R district, no building or premises shall be used for any use not permitted by §§ 152.105 through 152.107 or § 152.120. Motels, hotels, apartments, row houses, and garage apartments as dwelling units are expressly prohibited.
(Prior Code, § 17.28.020) (Ord. 1973-2, passed - -; Ord. 2013-6, passed 8-15-2013)

§ 152.092 HEIGHT AND AREA.

   The following height and area regulations shall be complied with in the R-R Rural Residential District.
   (A)   Height. No building shall exceed a maximum of two and one-half stories of 35 feet in height, whichever is lesser.
   (B)   Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 50 feet.
   (C)   Side yard. There shall be two side yards totalling at least 100 feet at the building setback line and no side yard shall be less than 50 feet.
   (D)   Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of at least 50 feet.
   (E)   Lot area. There shall be a lot area of at least five acres.
   (F)   Lot width. The minimum width at the front setback line shall be 400 feet.
   (G)   Floor area. 
      (1)   There shall be a minimum floor area of 800 square feet.
      (2)   Dwellings having more than one story shall have a ground floor area of at least 600 square feet.
(Prior Code, § 17.28.030) (Ord. 1973-2, passed - -)