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Rockland Town City Zoning Code

18-01.12

Rural Residential Non-Sewered RR-1 District.

A.

Intent. The intent of the Rural Residential (RR-1) zoning district is to provide for rural residential lots that do not yet have access to public sanitary sewer or water, but may in the near future.

B.

Uses. The following uses are allowed in the Rural Residential Non-Sewered (RR-1) zoning district:

1.

Permitted uses.

a.

Community based residential facilities serving eight or fewer persons.

b.

Detached, single family dwellings.

c.

Public parks and playgrounds.

2.

Conditional uses (subject to the regulations specified in RCO 18-10.10).

a.

Bed and breakfast establishments.

b.

Detached, two-family dwellings.

c.

Golf courses (including driving ranges, pitch and putt establishments, or miniature golf courses).

d.

Small wind energy facility.

3.

Accessory uses (subject to the regulations specified in RCO 18-01.09(C)).

a.

Decks.

b.

Home occupations as defined in RCO 18-01.08.

c.

Landscape ponds.

d.

Outbuildings for the storage of common household items.

e.

Pools (private).

C.

Dimensional regulations.

1.

Lots.

a.

Lots in the Rural Residential (RR-1) zoning district shall have an area of at least 40,000 square feet.

b.

Each lot shall contain a minimum of 150 feet of street frontage. In no case shall lot frontage measured at the right-of-way line of a cul-de-sac or curved street be less than 90 feet.

2.

Setback regulations.

Yard Urban Street Setbacks Rural Street Setbacks
Front yard 30' from ROW 40' from ROW
Corner side yard 30' from ROW 40' from ROW
Interior side yard 10' from side lot line 10' from side lot line
Rear yard 25' from rear lot line 25' from rear lot line
Accessory structure 10' from side and rear lot lines 10' from side and rear lot lines

 

3.

Height regulations.

a.

Principal structure: 35 feet maximum, except as provided in RCO 18-01.09(E).

b.

Accessory structure: shall not exceed the height of the principal structure or 25 feet, whichever is the least, except as provided in RCO 18-01.09(E).

D.

Building size.

1.

Minimum size of a residential dwelling unit shall be 1,200 square feet of first floor area.

E.

Parking.

1.

Parking shall conform to the requirements set forth in RCO 18-05.00, Off-Street Parking Requirements.

F.

Other requirements.

1.

Minimum four-foot deep and eight-inch wide continuous frostwall on footings shall be required for all structures utilized as dwelling units in the Town of Rockland.