Smith Township Washington County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 7
R-V Village Residential District
§ 700 Purpose.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
The purpose of this district is to preserve the established neighborhoods in the Township where higher-density housing already exists, to provide additional opportunities for higher-density housing and to allow for limited commercial uses to serve the residents in appropriate locations along main streets in these villages.
§ 701 Authorized Uses.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007; as amended by Ord. 2009-6, 8/20/2009; and by Ord. 2010-3, 9/1/2010[1]]
In the R-V Village Residential District, only the following uses are authorized:
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Churches.
(b)
Essential services.
(c)
Forestry.
(d)
Oil and gas drilling subsurface facilities.
(e)
Public buildings.
(f)
Public recreation.
(g)
Schools, public or private.
(h)
Single-family dwellings.
(i)
Two-family dwellings.
(2)
Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted when accessory to any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district:
(a)
Accessory structures, subject to § 1203C.
(b)
No-impact home-based business, subject to § 1212.
(c)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 13.
(d)
Private residential swimming pools, subject to § 1203C.
(e)
Signs, subject to Part 14.
(f)
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 1207.
(g)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use, or use by special exception authorized in this district.
(h)
Accessory solar energy systems.
[Added by Ord. No. 2023-2, 4/17/2023]
B.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Garden apartments, subject to § 1103, Subsection 16.
(b)
Medical clinic, subject to § 1103, Subsection 19.
(c)
Nursing home, subject to § 1103, Subsection 19.
(d)
Townhouses, subject to § 1103, Subsection 16.
(e)
Public utility substation, subject to § 1103, Subsection 33.
[Added by Ord. 2015-9, 9/28/2015]
(2)
Accessory uses: none.
C.
Uses by special exception.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Day-care center, subject to § 1103, Subsection 12.
(b)
Personal-care boarding home, subject to § 1103, Subsection 29.
(c)
Private club, subject to § 1103, Subsection 30.[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C(1)(d), concerning a public utility installation, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed by Ord. 2015-9, 9/28/2015. See now Subsection B(1)(e).
(2)
Accessory uses.
(a)
Bed-and-breakfast, subject to § 1103, Subsection 5.
(b)
Family day-care home, subject to § 1103, Subsection 14.
(c)
Home occupation, subject to § 1103, Subsection 18.
(d)
Noncommercial recreation, subject to § 1103, Subsection 27.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
§ 702 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
In the R-V Village Residential District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses or uses by special exception contained in Part 11:
Type | Requirement | |
|---|---|---|
Minimum lot area | ||
Garden apartments and townhouses | 1 acre | |
All other uses | 8,400 square feet | |
Minimum lot width | ||
Garden apartments and townhouses | 100 feet | |
All other uses | 60 feet | |
Maximum lot coverage | 40% | |
Maximum dwelling unit density | 6 units per acre | |
Minimum distance between buildings (where 2 or more buildings exist on the same lot) | 20 feet | |
Minimum front yard | 35 feet | |
Minimum rear yard | ||
All principal structures | 25 feet | |
Accessory structures | 10 feet | |
Minimum side yard | ||
All principal structures | 10 feet | |
Accessory structures | 10 feet | |
Special yard requirements | See § 1203 | |
Permitted projections into required yards | See § 1204 | |
Maximum height | ||
All principal structures | 3 stories, but no more than 45 feet | |
All accessory structures | 1 story, but no more than 20 feet | |
Height exceptions | See § 1205 | |
§ 703 Off-Street Parking and Loading.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See Part 13.
§ 704 Signs.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See Part 14.
§ 705 Screening and Landscaping.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See § 1202.
