Salisbury City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
R-1 Single-Family Residential District
Section 405.170 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. IV, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
The R-1 Residential District is intended to provide suitable areas within the community for resident dwellings which relate to the City land use plan and where municipal utilities and services may be maintained at reasonable cost.
Section 405.180 Permitted Uses.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. IV, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
A.
Within an R-1 District, the following uses are allowed in order to provide for an area of lower density residential development:
1.
One- and two-family detached dwellings; seasonal homes, modular, and prefabricated housing and duplexes where properly serviced and of suitable appearance which is in harmony with adjacent residential development.
2.
Parks and recreational areas owned or operated by governmental agencies.
3.
Public elementary or high schools, or private schools with an equivalent curriculum.
4.
Churches, parish homes, convents, children's nurseries, family daycare, preschool centers and schools, provided that no building shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any abutting lot in any residential district.
5.
Plant nurseries and greenhouses, vegetable gardening; but not involving a sales structure.
6.
Home occupations.
7.
Public swimming pools, private recreational clubs, tennis courts, except those operated for commercial purposes.
8.
Group Homes. The exterior appearance of the home and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. No group home may be located within five hundred (500) feet of another group home.
Section 405.190 Uses Permitted By Special Use Permit.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. IV, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
A.
Uses authorized upon the issuance of a special use permit include, but are not limited to, the following:
1.
Municipal administration buildings, police and fire stations, libraries, museums, post offices, and other municipal service buildings, except those customarily considered industrial in use, providing that no building shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any lot in a residential district.
2.
Water supply buildings, reservoirs, wells, elevated tanks and similar essential public utility and service structures.
3.
Clubhouse, commercial country club, commercial swimming pool, private swimming pool serving more than one (1) family, provided that no such principal structure shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any lot in a residential district.
4.
Cluster single-family housing, detached, when keyed to topographic considerations or unique design proposals, subject to a minimum tract area of three (3) acres under single or unified ownership. Overall density shall not exceed six (6) dwelling units per acre (based on gross acreage) and shall be permitted only subject to approval of an overall development plan for the tract by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
In no case shall the Planning and Zoning Commission authorize a use prohibited in the district in which the housing project is to be located.
5.
Hospitals, funeral homes, nursing homes and elderly housing projects, providing that no principal or accessory structure shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any lot in a residential district.
6.
Family daycare homes, preschool centers, nursery schools, with more than five (5) children, under the following regulations.
[Ord. No. 99-11-01 § 1, 11-10-1999]
Section 405.200 Height, Yard, Building, Parking, And Setback Requirements.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. IV, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995; Ord. No. 14-04-03 § 1, 4-10-2014; Ord. No. 25-08-02, 8-14-2025]
A.
The following requirements shall be observed.
1.
Maximum building height: thirty-five (35) feet, except as authorized by the Planning and Zoning Commission, who will review each application whose height exceeds thirty-five (35) feet and two and one-half (2 1/ 2) stories.
2.
Minimum lot frontage: The minimum lot frontage at the building line shall be sixty (60) feet.
3.
Allowable percentage of lot coverage (all structures): thirty-five percent (35%).
4.
There shall be, in addition to mobile homes, as provided at Section 405.260 of the City of this Code, two classifications of homes permitted within R-1 District, defined as follows:
a.
Small House: A structure not less than two hundred fifty (250) square feet, not exceeding five hundred ninety nine square feet ( 599), and not more than two (2) stories in height, which is intended for use as a permanent, single-family dwelling, which must be connected to public utilities, including but not limited to electricity, water, and sewer, and which must be constructed on a foundation consisting of a frost -proof concrete slab, crawl space, or basement, and anchored to withstand a wind load of at least ninety (90) miles per hour, and which shall have, at minimum, one (1) off-street parking space surfaced with gravel, concrete, asphalt, or other surface approved by the Zoning Administrator.
b.
Traditional House: A structure of no less than six hundred (600) square feet and not exceeding thirty-five (35) feet in height, which is intended for use as a permanent, single-family dwelling, which must be connected to public utilities, including but not limited to electricity, water, and sewer, and which must be constructed on a foundation consisting of a frost-proof concrete slab, crawl space, or basement, and which shall have, at minimum, two (2) off-street parking space surfaced with gravel, concrete, asphalt, or other surface approved by the Zoning Administrator.
5.
Maximum height of accessory structure: thirty-five (35) feet.
6.
Yards and setback requirements (minimums):
Front Yard | Rear Yard | Side Yard |
|---|---|---|
20 feet | 20 feet | 10 feet |
B.
Side yard requirements may be waived for zero-lot-line structures upon application to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a variance.
Section 405.210 Side Yards.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. IV, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
Whenever a lot of record existing at the time of the passage of this regulation has a width of less than sixty (60) feet, the side yard on each side of a building may be reduced to a width of not less than ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot, but in no instance shall it be less than five (5) feet.
Section 405.220 Vision Clearance.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. IV, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
On any corner lot on which a front or side yard is required, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to naturally impede vision within the sight triangle.
Section 405.230 Accessory Building.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. IV, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
Garage (unattached from house), storage building – carport (unattached). All accessory buildings to be located in rear or side yards of the main building. The building shall be five (5) feet from lot lines (as per survey) unless new buildings are replaced on existing foundations.
Section 405.240 Fence.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. IV, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
Open fencing (metal, vinyl, wood) can be placed on lot lines as per survey.
Section 405.250 Privacy Fence (Enclosed).
[Ord. No. 388 Art. IV, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
Two (2) feet from lot lines; except on alley lot lines, privacy fencing can be placed on the property line. Fencing cannot block or impede vision within the sight triangle.
Section 405.260 Regulations For Placing Modular, Manufactured Homes.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. IV, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
A.
Regulations for placing modular, manufactured homes in the R-1 Single-Family District are as follows:
1.
Continuous perimeter foundation walls of poured concrete or mortared masonry (blocks, etc.).
2.
Remove running gears.
3.
Remove tongue.
5.
Pitched roof: three (3) by twelve (12) minimum.
6.
Minimum five-inch overhead.
7.
Dwelling windows, double hung, casement, awning, picture, etc.
9.
Submitted to Board, plans and pictures for approval.