Pomaria City Zoning Code
AREA, SETBACK
AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
§ 153.165 PURPOSE, INTENT AND APPLICABILITY.
In order to ensure that new development, renovations, and reconstructions are designed, sized, and sited to complement the area in which they are located and the character of the county in general; and to protect existing development and property values through the promotion of high standards of compatibility; the following standards are hereby adopted.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)
§ 153.166 CONFORMANCE.
All permitted, conditional, and accessory uses and uses permitted by special exception shall conform to the area, height, density and dimensional requirements as provided in this section for the district in which the use is located.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)
§ 153.167 MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.
The requirements of this chapter may be further modified by other applicable sections of this zoning ordinance, including, but not limited to, those provided in §§ 153.088 et seq. - Conditional Uses and §§ 153.136 et seq. - Special Exceptions. Where requirements differ, the more restrictive requirement shall apply.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)
§ 153.168 SETBACK FROM THE LAKE SHORE.
All principal and accessory structures shall be set back no less than 50 feet from the 360 contour line 1929 National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) on Lake Murray and the 440 contour line on Lake Greenwood. However, where adjacent lake properties on both sides of a property are developed, the setback shall not be less than the average of the setback from the 360 contour on Lake Murray or the 440 contour on Lake Greenwood of the principal structures on the adjacent lake properties. Mapping and survey data as provided by the Newberry County Geographic Information System (GIS) will be used by the Zoning Administrator to determine the original location of the 360 or 440 contour lines. Local, state, or federal setback requirements from the lake shore may also apply.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016; Am. Ord. 12-23-18, passed 2-6-2019)
§ 153.169 ORIENTATION OF REQUIRED YARDS.
(A) Generally. In interpreting requirements related to establishment of required yards, the Zoning Administrator shall apply the following interpretation to the orientation of the yards.
(1) Through lots. If both the front and rear yards of a lot abut public streets, then the rear building line shall respect the alignment of buildings on the back street while the front building line shall respect the alignment of buildings on the fronting street.
(2) Corner lots with 2 frontages. In the case of corner lots with 2 frontages, a front yard of the required depth shall be provided on the frontage of the street having the higher traffic volume. Where the traffic volumes on both streets are approximately equal, the required depth shall be provided on the street frontage having the minimum lot width. A second front yard of half the depth required generally for front yards in the district shall be provided on the other frontage.
(3) Corner lots with more than 2 frontages. In the case of corner lots with more than 2 frontages, the Zoning Administrator shall determine the front yard requirements, subject to the following limitations:
(a) At least 1 front yard shall be provided having full depth required generally in the district; and
(b) No other front yard on the lot shall have less than half of the full depth required for a front yard.
(4) Irregularly shaped lots. On irregularly shaped lots, the location of required front, side, and rear yards will be determined by the Zoning Administrator. The determination will be based on the spirit and intent of this chapter to achieve an appropriate spacing of buildings and orientation to the street(s). The rear lot line of triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped lots shall be a line at least 10 feet in length and entirely within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)
§ 153.170 STRUCTURES AND PROJECTIONS INTO REQUIRED YARDS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
(A) No principal building or structure shall be located within any required setback or yard.
(B) No principal building or structure shall be located within any required buffer.
(C) Permitted fences and walls, retaining walls, security gates, paths, walkways, handicap ramps, mailboxes, utility poles, signs, lighting fixtures, patios at grade, and similar features may be located in a required setback or yard, so long as the sight triangle on corner lots and at driveway intersections is protected.
(D) Ornaments, eaves, cornices, gutters, window sills, awnings, canopies, and other minor architectural features projecting less than 18 inches from the main portion of a building shall be allowed to project into any required yard or setback.
(E) Steps and open porches without roofs shall be permitted in any required yard or setback.
(F) Permitted signs may be placed in required yards and setbacks per the requirements set forth in §§ 153.213 et seq. - Signs. However, permitted signs may not extend into or over any existing public right-of-way.
(G) In GC and IND Districts, guard/entry structures, vehicle scales, and roofs over such structures and devices are permitted within required front yards, provided that they do not constitute a substantial impediment to visibility across the yards which would contribute to the creation of traffic hazards, and further provided that servicing operations in connection therewith can be conducted so as not to interfere with public use of adjacent sidewalks or public streets.
(H) Above-ground sewer backflow prevention devices are expressly prohibited in the established front yards of buildings.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)
§ 153.171 SETBACK AND YARD MEASUREMENTS, BUILDABLE AREA.
(A) General setback and yard measurements. The required front, side and rear setbacks (yards) for individual properties, as set forth for the particular zoning district within which a given property is located, shall be measured inward toward the center of said property from all points along the front, side and rear property lines of the property. Once the required yard areas of a given lot have been established, the remaining area of the lot which is not included in any required front, side or rear lot shall be known as the buildable area within which the approved structure(s) shall be placed. Where a property abuts a street right-of-way or access easement, the setback shall be measured from the edge of the right-of-way line or access easement.
(B) Setback measurement on cul-de-sacs. The front setback for lots on cul-de-sacs shall be measured parallel to the arc of the street right-of-way and inward toward the center of the lot, as illustrated in the following diagram.
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)
§ 153.172 LOT AREA, WIDTH, SETBACK REQUIREMENTS TABLE.
Zoning Districts | Lot Area (sq. ft.) | Lot Width Front Bldg. Line (ft.) | Yard and Building Setbacks (ft.) | ||||
ResidentialA | Non- ResidentialA,E | Front Yard from Street ROWD,F |
Principal Structures | Accessory Structures Side/Rear Yards | |||
Side Yard | Rear Yard
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Zoning Districts | Lot Area (sq. ft.) | Lot Width Front Bldg. Line (ft.) | Yard and Building Setbacks (ft.) | ||||
ResidentialA | Non- ResidentialA,E | Front Yard from Street ROWD,F |
Principal Structures | Accessory Structures Side/Rear Yards | |||
Side Yard | Rear Yard
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R2 | 1 acre SFB 5,000/DU MFB | 1 acre | 100 feet | 25 feet res. 50 feet nonres. | 7 feet | 20 feet | 7 feet |
RS | 20,000 | 1 acre | 70 feet | 25 feet | 7 feet | 20 feet | 7 feet |
RSV | 20,000 | 1 acre | 70 feet | 25 feet | 7 feet | 20 feet | 7 feet |
RSM | 15,000 | 1 acre | 70 feet | 25 feet | 7 feet | 20 feet | 7 feet |
RG | 10,000 SFB 5,000/DU MFB | 10,000 | 70 feet | 25 feet res. 50 feet nonres. | 7 feet | 20 feet | 7 feet |
LC | 10,000 SFB 5,000/DU MFB | - | 70 feet | 25 feet res. 50 feet nonres. | 10 feetC | 20 feetC | 7 feetC |
GC | - | - | 70 feet | 50 feet | 10 feetC | 20 feetC | 7 feetC |
IND | - | - | 100 feet | 50 feet | 20 feetC | 20 feetC | 12 feetC |
A Or as required by SC DHEC B DU = dwelling unit, SF = single-family residential, MF = multi-family residential and duplexes C All uses except single-family residential shall setback from any residential zoning district: 30 feet in LC and GC and 50 feet in IND D Minimum setback from second street right-of-way (ROW) is 25 feet E Minimum lot area for utility station and water towers is 10,000 sq. ft. F For front yard setbacks, res. = single-family detached dwellings and duplexes; nonres. = single-family attached residences, multi-family dwellings, and all non-residential uses | |||||||
(Ord. 06-11-16, passed 9-21-2016)