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Slippery Rock City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

R-A Residential District

§ 375-13 Purpose.

The purpose of the R-A Residential District is to provide areas with rural characteristics for low-density residential use with indirect access to neighborhood-scaled commercial development.

§ 375-14 Permitted uses.

A. 
Permitted principal uses. Permitted principal uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Agricultural operation.
(2) 
Essential services. (See § 375-79.)
(3) 
Forestry.
(4) 
Public recreational facilities.
(5) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(6) 
The keeping of domestic animals in this district shall be limited to house pets, as defined, and horses and shall not include any activity of a commercial nature such as a kennel, stable, or coop.
B. 
Permitted accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Game courts, erected on the same lot as the principal structure, shall be set back 15 feet from all property lines and constructed only in the rear yard of the lot.
(2) 
Home occupations.
(3) 
Other accessory structures and uses customarily appurtenant to a permitted use.
(4) 
Private garages and parking areas.
(5) 
Private swimming pools, permanent and portable.
(6) 
Seasonal sale of produce grown on the same property.
(7) 
Signs. (See Article XX.)
(8) 
Horse barns.

§ 375-15 Conditional uses.

A. 
See Article XVII.
B. 
Conditional uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Accessory residential structure for house caretakers, servants, or nonpaying guests. (See § 375-89.)

§ 375-16 Uses by special exception.

There are no uses by special exception in the R-A Zoning District.

§ 375-17 Lot, yard, bulk and height regulations.

For permitted and conditional uses:
A. 
Minimum lot area: 87,120 square feet (2 acres).
B. 
Minimum lot width: 300 feet, measured at the building setback line.
C. 
Minimum width, each side yard: 75 feet.
D. 
Minimum front yard:
(1) 
Front yard and/or side yard abutting a street: 100 feet.
E. 
Minimum rear yard: 75 feet.
F. 
Maximum building coverage (percent of gross lot area): 10%.
G. 
Maximum building height: three stories or 40 feet.

§ 375-17.1 Rental of residential uses.

[Added 6-7-2016 by Ord. No. 692]
A. 
Rental of single-family detached residential dwellings. Each single-family detached residence may include no more than one dwelling unit for rent. Where a single-family detached residence includes a dwelling unit for rent, the maximum occupancy of the dwelling unit by unrelated adult persons shall be no greater than one more than the number of bedrooms within the dwelling unit.
B. 
Rental of dwelling units. The number of adult unrelated persons occupying a dwelling unit for rent shall not exceed two, except as may be permitted for the rental of single-family detached dwellings.