Rock Hill City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
"A" Residence District
Section 405.195 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 2020, 4-5-2022]
The "A" Residence District is intended to provide for the development, protection, and conservation of areas of predominantly single-family detached residences, allow for certain other uses that are compatible with the character of the district, and to provide district regulations and development requirements.
Section 405.200 Use Regulations.
[CC 1970 §33-19; Ord. No. 465 Art. 3 §2, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 1699 §1, 3-22-2010]
A.
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a building or premises in an "A" District shall be used only for the following purposes:
1.
Single-family dwellings.
2.
Parks, playgrounds, libraries and community buildings owned or operated by the City.
3.
Public schools, elementary and high, or private schools having a curriculum equivalent to a public elementary school or public high school and having no rooms regularly used for housing or sleeping purposes.
4.
Churches.
5.
Golf courses, except commercial miniature courses and driving tees.
6.
Home occupations.
7.
Accessory buildings and accessory uses customarily incident to the above uses not involving the conduct of a business, including servants' quarters for persons employed on the premises and one (1) private garage or private stable. Any accessory building that is not a part of the main structure shall be located not less than sixty (60) feet from the front lot line. Accessory uses shall also include church or public building bulletin boards and temporary signs appertaining to the lease, hire or sale of a building or premises not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area.
8.
Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.
9.
Group homes, provided that: (i) no group home shall be located within a one-thousand-two-hundred-foot radius of another group home, and (ii) the group home shall comply with all other applicable zoning, exterior appearance, and safety regulations and standards. If, due to the application of this paragraph, a group home for the mentally or physically handicapped is not a permitted use, a person or persons with disabilities or an operator of group homes for persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation from the applicable restriction as provided in Section 405.080(C) of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1840 § 2, 3-15-2016]
10.
Personal cultivation of marijuana, subject to the following specific standards:
[Ord. No. 1981, 5-21-2019; Ord. No. 2034, 3-21-2023]
a.
Only those individuals registered by the State of Missouri for personal cultivation of marijuana may cultivate marijuana under this Section.
b.
All cultivation activities shall occur only within an enclosed building equipped with security measures sufficient to prevent access by children or other unauthorized persons.
c.
Cultivation activities may occur only on parcels with an existing legal residence occupied by a full-time resident holding a valid registration from the State of Missouri.
d.
All buildings used for cultivation shall be equipped with odor control filtration and ventilations systems to prevent odors of marijuana from leaving the premises. No odor shall be detectable by a person with a normal sense of smell at any point outside the property boundary of the building(s).
e.
Lighting shall utilize best management practices and technologies for reducing glare, light pollution, and light trespass onto adjacent properties and shall be fully shielded, including adequate coverings on windows, to confine light and glare to the interior of the structure.
f.
The use of generators to power cultivation equipment is prohibited, except as short-term temporary emergency back-up.
g.
Any person or entity registered by the State of Missouri for personal cultivation shall be in compliance with the requirements of the registration at all times, and any failure of compliance shall be a violation of this Section, punishable upon conviction as provided in Section 100.080 of this Code. In addition, such non-compliance may be evidence of the existence of a public nuisance, which may be acted upon as provided in Chapter 220 of this Code.
Section 405.210 Parking Regulations.
[CC 1970 §33-20; Ord. No. 465 Art. 3 §3, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
A.
Whenever the following buildings are erected or reconstructed in an "A" District, they shall be provided with off-street parking space on the same lot in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
1.
Single-family dwellings, one (1) parking space, but such parking space shall not be within the required front yard.
2.
Schools, two (2) parking spaces for each classroom, plus one (1) parking space for each ten (10) seats provided in the auditorium.
3.
Churches, one (1) parking space for each ten (10) seats provided in the main auditorium.
Section 405.220 Height Regulations.
[CC 1970 §33-21; Ord. No. 465 Art. 3 §4, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
No building in an "A" District shall exceed two and one-half (2½) stories nor shall it exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
Section 405.230 Area Regulations.
[CC 1970 §33-22; Ord. No. 465 Art. 3 §5, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
A.
The following area regulations shall apply within an "A" District, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter:
1.
Front yard.
a.
There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than thirty (30) feet.
b.
Where lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
c.
Where a lot is located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of a corner lot; provided that the buildable width of a lot of record on March 15, 1955, need not be reduced to less than twenty-eight (28) feet, except where necessary to provide a yard along the side street with a depth of not less than five (5) feet. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard line on either street.
2.
Side yard.
a.
Except as hereinafter provided in Subparagraph (b) below and in this Chapter, there shall be a side yard on each side of a building having a width of not less than six (6) feet or ten percent (10%) of the average width of the lot, whichever amount is larger, but the side yard need not exceed ten (10) feet.
b.
Wherever a lot has a width of less than fifty (50) feet and was recorded under separate ownership from adjoining property on March 15, 1955, such side yard may be reduced to ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot, but in no case to less than three (3) feet.
3.
Rear yard. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than thirty (30) feet or twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the lot, whichever amount is larger, but it need not exceed fifty (50) feet.
4.
Lot area. Every lot shall have an area of not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet and an average width of not less than fifty (50) feet except that if a lot or tract has less area than herein required and was recorded under separate ownership from adjoining property on March 15, 1955, such lot or tract of land may be used for any use permitted in this district.
Section 405.233 Site Plan Review and Approving Single-Family Residential Review Guidelines.
[Ord. No. 1601 §1, 6-6-2006]
The "City of Rock Hill Residential Redevelopment and Design Guidelines Manual" is on file in the City offices. Said guidelines may be amended from time to time as may be approved by the Board of Aldermen, and they shall be used by the City for the design review of single-family residential housing.