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Trenton City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

- SCHEDULE OF USES AND REGULATIONS

[§ 5.1 - Table]

Minimum Yard Dimension
Minimum Lot Size Side
Districts Permitted Uses Conditional
Use*
Minimum
Home
Size
Area
(sq. feet)
Width
(feet)
Lot
Coverage
Percent of Total Lot
Maximum Building Height
(stories)
Front**
(feet)
One
(ft.)
Both
(ft.)
Rear
(ft.)
R-A Residential Agriculture R-1 Permitted & Conditional Uses —Same as below—
Farm, Nursery, Truck Garden 5 acres 35 10 25 25
Public Utility Station 35 10 25 25
Customary Agricultural Operation
Customary Accessory Use of Building Two-family dwelling
R-1 Residential One-Family Dwelling 800
sq. ft.
living
space
10,000 100 25%  2½ 35 10 25 25
Church 10,000 100 20% 3 35 10 25 25
Elementary School 8 acres 100 3 50 25 50 50
High School 5 acres 100 3 3 50 25 50 50
Park
Home Occupation Located within One-Family
Dwelling
Accessory Building Public Utility Station 35 10 25 25
R-2 Residential One-Family Dwelling 500
sq. ft.
living
space
 8,000  80 25%  2½ 25 10 25 25
Two-Family Dwelling 10,000  80 30%  2½ 25 10 25 30
Rooming House 10,000  80 30%  2½ 25 10 25 30
Multi-Family Dwelling (3 or more units) 4,000/du 100 35% 3 25 10 25 50
Nursing Home 40,000 200 25%  2½ 40 20 50 50
Clubs-Lodges 10,000  80 25%  2½ 25 10 25 50
Church  8,000  80 25% 3 25 10 25 25
Home Occupation Located within One-Family
Dwelling
Accessory Building
Public Utility Station 25 10 25 25
Mobile Home  8,000  80 25%  2½ 25 10 25 25
Manufactured Home*1
R-3 Residential Two-family dwelling 10,000 80 30% 2 ½ 25 10 25 30
R-4 Residential Multi-family dwelling (3+ units) 4,000/du 100 35% 3 25 10 25 50
R-5 Residential Manufacture D home + 1 Mobile home manufactured home + 1 8,000 80 25 25
25
10
10
25
25
25
25
B-1 Central Business Retail Retail Stores 4 30
Personal Service Shops 4 30
Launderette 4 30
Bank, Studio, Office Building 4 30
Public Building 4 30
Restaurant 4 30
Motel, Hotel 4 30
Theaters 4 30
Bowling Alleys 4 30
Funeral Home 4 30
Bus Station 4 30
Utility Station 4 30
Accessory Buildings 4 30
Newspaper Plant 4 30
Clinic 4 30
Park & Playground 4 30
Service Station 10,000 100 20% 1 50 25 50 50
Auto Sales 10,000 100 1 25 10 25 50
Drive-in Restaurants 10,000 100 20% 1 50 25 50 50
B-2 Business-Retail B-1 Permitted Uses  8,000  80 25% 20 10 25 30
B-1 Conditional
Uses
Same as B-1 Uses
B-3 Business-General B-1 Permitted Uses  8,000  80 25% 20 10 25 30
Service Station 10,000 100 20% 1 35 20 50 30
Auto Sales 10,000 100 20% 1 35 20 50 30
Drive-in Restaurants 10,000 100 20% 1 35 20 50 30
Shopping Center 2 acres 100 25% 1 35 20 50 30
M-1 Manufacturing B-1 Permitted and Conditional Uses Same as B-1 Uses
Manufacturing of Textile and Leather Goods 40% 40 30 70 50
Manufacturing of Dairy or Other Food Products 40% 40 30 70 50
Cold Storage Plant 40% 40 30 70 50
Light Manufacturing or Assembly Plants 40% 40 30 70 50
Manufacturing of Electrical Appliance or Instruments 40% 40 30 70 50
Manufacturing of Plastic, Paint, Fiber, Wood, Stone, or Concrete Products 40% 40 30 70 50
Tool, Die, Pattern or Machine Shop 40% 40 30 70 50
Welding or Metal Shop 40% 40 30 70 50
Lumber or Building Material, Sales or Storage 40% 40 30 70 50
Accessory Building or Use 40% 40 30 70 50
Sewerage Treatment Plant 40% 40 30 70 50
B-R Business-Residential All R-2
permitted uses
All B-3
permitted uses
Crematories
As required in R-2 and B-3 District
All R-2 conditional uses

 

 * Conditional uses are subject to the regulations in the schedule, as well as the approval of the location of the proposed conditional use by the Trenton Planning Commission.

** Front yard distance is measured between the front of the principal building and the street right-of-way.

*1 A Manufactured Home meeting Compatibility Standards is a permitted use;

*1 A Manufactured Home not meeting the Compatibly Standards is a conditional use.

(Ord. No. 7-6-98; Ord. No. 14/01, § 1, 9-22-14; Ord. No. 15/02, § 1, 4-18-15; Ord. of 05-13-2019(1))