Salem City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1171
RA Residential District
1171.01 PERMITTED USES.
(a) Any permissive use of the RD District.
(b) Multiple dwelling. (Ord. 711103-112. Passed 5-1-73.)
1171.02 CONDITIONAL USES.
(a) Hospital or sanitarium, except criminal, mental or animal hospital.
(b) Medical clinic.
(c) Nursing, rest or convalescent home.
(d) Parking lot located within 200 feet of an "RD", "C" or "M" district.
(e) Private school.
(f) Public building erected by any governmental agency.
(g) Religious, educational and eleemosynary institution of a philanthropic nature, but not a penal or mental institution.
(h) Rooming house or boarding house.
(Ord. 711103- 112. Passed 5-1-73; Ord. 790320-29. Passed 7-17-79.)
(i) Bed and breakfast home. (Ord. 930921-112. Passed 12-2-93.)
(j) Professional offices on the first floor only in existing or new structures.
(Ord. 851015-81. Passed 12-17-85.)
1171.03 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
Maximum height limit for buildings and structures in this district shall be forty-five feet except that buildings in this district may be increased in height one foot for each foot the building is set back from all yard lines up to a maximum height of 100 feet provided that the gross floor area provided, exclusive of enclosed garages, does not exceed the number of square feet of land area of the lot on which the building is placed.
(Ord. 711103-112. Passed 5-1-73.)
(Ord. 711103-112. Passed 5-1-73.)
1171.04 MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS.
(a) The following minimum yards, measured in feet, shall be provided in this district.
(1) Front, 25
(2) Side, 10
(3) Rear, 25
(b) Whenever a lot abuts upon a public alley, one-half of the alley width may be considered as a portion of the required yard. For the purpose of side yard regulations, a two- family dwelling or multiple dwelling shall be considered as one building occupying one lot.
(Ord. 711103-112. Passed 5-1-73.)
(Ord. 711103-112. Passed 5-1-73.)
(c) On all single family dwellings and main structures, and single building, multiple family units on a lot or parcel, the front entrances shall face the front or street line.
(d) In the case of a single building, two family dwelling on a lot or parcel, at least one entrance shall face the front or street line.
(e) In the case of multiple buildings, multiple family dwellings, all front entrances shall either face the common driveway provided for access to the buildings or, in the event of rear driveway access, all front entrances shall face the open space courtyard. The front entrances of the dwellings adjacent to the street line may face the street line. However, in the case of a development of five or more buildings located on private driveways, the entrances may face in any direction to suit the overall plan of the development.
(Ord. 810915-74. Passed 1-19-82.)
1171.05 MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH.
The following minimum lot areas and lot widths shall be provided in this district.
(a) Lot area in square feet 4,000
(b) Lot width in feet 60
(c) Lot area per family in square feet:
(1) Single-family dwelling 4,000
(2) Two-family dwelling 2,500
(3) Multiple-family dwelling 1,500
(Ord. 711103-112. Passed 5-1-73.)
1171.06 MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIOS.
For residential, hotel, motel and multiple dwelling uses in this district, there shall be a maximum floor area ratio of 1.5 except that where the building is set back from one or more of the required yard lines, the floor area of such building may be increased by six square feet of additional floor area for each square foot of additional open land area provided in addition to the minimum front, side and rear yards required.
(Ord. 711103-112. Passed 5-1-73.)
(Ord. 711103-112. Passed 5-1-73.)