Tobacco Township City Zoning Code

Residential-single family

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SECTION 602. USES PERMITED BY RIGHT

(1) Single Family Homes (4) Cemeteries(2) Home Occupations (5) Public Buildings(3) State Licensed Residential Facilities (6) Public Service Installations(7)Accessory Uses for 1-6

SECTION 603. USES PERMITTED BY SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

(1) Planned Unit Development(2) Site Condominium(3) Bed and Breakfasts(4) Day Nurseries(5) Religious, Social, Educational and Human Care Institutions(6) Golf Courses (7) Public Parks(8) Private Recreational Uses(9) Agricultural Retail facilities (10) Temporary Outdoor Uses (11) Farms(12) Noncommercial Large Domesticated Animals (LDA)(13) Accessory Uses for 1 thru 12 Historical Notes: Subsection (12) amended from “Recreational Farm Animals” by Ordinance 10-3, eff Dec 30, 2011. Subsection (12) renumbered (13). New subsection (12) added by Ordinance 10-2, eff Oct 7, 2010.Regulations for Special Uses are found in Chapter 14, Special Use Permits.

SECTION 604. DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS.

(1) Lot Area, minimum - Forty-three thousand, five hundred and sixty (43,560) square feet.(2) Lot Width, minimum - One hundred and fifty (150’) feet.(3) Front Yard, minimum - Thirty-five (35’) feet. (4) Back Yard, minimum - Twenty-five (25’) feet.(5) Side Yard, minimum - Six (6’) feet on one side and ten (10’) feet on the other side. Where and R-1 and C or I district abut, the side yard shall be fifty (50’) feet in the C or I district.(6) Housing Unit, Minimum - Nine hundred eighty (980) square feet.(8) Lot coverage, maximum percent - Twenty-five (25%) percent.(9) Accessory Structures – No accessory structure may be located closer than ten (10’) feet to the principal structure, nor erected in any required yard, except as provided in section 1105(1.Historical Notes: Subsection (7) & (9) amended by Ordinance 06-01, eff March 30, 2006. Subsection (7) amended by Ordinance 04-05, eff Oct 7, 2004. Subsection (7) amended by adding last sentence. Ordinance 15-02, eff Dec 24, 2015. Prior to 2006 amendment, subsections (7) & (9) read as follows: Prior to 2004 amendment, subsection (7) read: “Thirty-five (35’) feet or two and one half (2.5) stories. Accessory structures may not exceed fifteen (15’) feet or one (1) story.

SECTION 605. PARKING REGULATIONS.

Every land use that has employees working on the site, must have one parking space for each employee in addition to the parking required for a use of its type. THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE IN ADDITION TO EMPLOYEE PARKING-Agricultural Retail Facilities1 per Guest Room-Bed & Breakfast2 per Acre-Cemetery2 per Acre-Church/School1 per 3 Seats or 6 ft. of Auditorium bench/pew length-Day Nurseries1 per 4 Children, per license-Farms1 per employee-Park, Golf Course, Other Outdoor Uses1 per 2 Acres-Picnic Area1 per Picnic Table-Private Club1 per 2 Member Families-Public Building1 per 150 sq. ft. public area-Single Family Dwelling2 per dwelling-State Licensed Facilities1 per employeeSee Chapter 12 for Parking Regulations.