North College Hill City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1146
R-TD Town Density Residence District
1146.01 PURPOSE.
(a) Provide suitable areas for one-family detached dwellings consistent with standards of public health and safety.
(b) Regulate the bulk and location of buildings in order to obtain medium density through proper light, air, privacy and usable open spaces.
(c) Protect residents from traffic congestion, excessive noise, and other inconveniences caused by high densities and industrial influences.
(d) Provide a transitional area between one-family detached and multi-family residences.
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)
1146.02 PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES.
No building, structure or land shall be erected, altered, enlarged or used which is arranged or designed for other than one of the following uses, except as provided herein and in Chapter 1193.
(a) Residential: One-family detached .
(c) Public/Governmental Buildings.
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)
1146.03 PERMITTED CONDITIONAL USES.
The following uses shall be permitted only if authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(a) Public Utility: Public utility buildings necessary to provide adequate service to the area but not including general offices, garages, warehouses or outdoor storage yards.
(b) Recreational: Golf country clubs, non-commercial recreation facilities, parks and playgrounds and swimming pools subject to the provisions of Chapter 1183.
(c) Institutional: Nursing homes, Convalescent Care Facilities and Independent Living Facilities and related uses.
(d) Hospitals, but not including hospitals primarily or exclusively for the care of epileptics, drug addicts, the mentally challenged or insane, or for contagious diseases. Any principal or accessory buildings for such uses must not be located less than fifty feet from any other lot in any R-District.
(d) Religious Places of Worship.
(e) Day Care, Residentially Based: State certified day care centers.
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)
1146.04 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.
Accessory uses, buildings or structures usually secondary to any principal or conditional use, shall be permitted in conjunction with such uses, including the following:
(a) Residential: The keeping of not more than four roomers or boarders by a resident family.
(b) Gardening: Gardening and the raising of vegetables or fruits for the use and personal enjoyment of the occupants of the principal buildings and not for commercial purposes.
(e) Home Occupation: As defined in Section 1121.31 provided that not more than one-fourth the area of one floor of the dwelling is devoted to such use.
(g) Temporary Buildings: For uses related to construction.
(h) Shed, Garage or Carport.
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)
1146.05 LOT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(a) Height Regulations: No principal structure shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty feet and no accessory structure shall exceed one story of fifteen feet except as provided in this Zoning Ordinance.
(b) Lot Area, Frontage, and Yards: The following minimum requirements shall apply, except as provided in this Zoning Ordinance.
Lot Area (sq. ft.) | Lot Width (ft.) | Front Yard Depth (ft.) | Side Yard Width Each (ft.) | Rear Yard Depth (ft.) | |
Dwellings | |||||
1 and 1 ½ stories | 4,800 | 40 | 25 1 | 6 | 30 |
Churches | 90,000 | 200 | 50 | 50 | 100 |
All other uses | 15,000 | 100 | 25 | 15 | 30 |
1 One family dwellings shall be set back from the front property line as indicated in the table above unless one or both of the adjacent dwellings are not at that required setback. In such case, the subject dwelling may be placed in line with the adjacent dwelling(s), plus or minus 5 feet, to maintain a consistent front yard setback.
(c) Maximum Lot Coverage: Up to 70% of the lot may be covered by an impervious surface.
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)