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Union Township City Zoning Code

§ 30-4.4

Country Residential District.

[Ord. No. 2006-4, § I; Ord. No. 2006-6, § II; Ord. No. 2011-10, § 6; Ord. No. 2015-6 § 2]
In the CR Country Residential District, the following regulations shall apply:
a. 
Use Regulations. A building may be erected or altered, to be used either in whole or in part, and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses, and no other, provided that such uses shall comply with such regulations as yard, lot size, lot width, building area and height, impervious surfaces, easements, buffer yards, off-street parking, and other provisions as are specified in other sections herein.
1. 
Uses by Right. Any of the following uses shall be permitted provided the Use Regulations, § 30-5, of this chapter have also been met:
(a) 
A-1 Agriculture and horticulture.
(b) 
A-3 Forestry.
(c) 
A-6 Agricultural sales/farm stands.
(d) 
B-1 Single-family detached residences.
(e) 
B-7 Single-family detached cluster.
(f) 
B-11 Community residence.
(g) 
C-4 Library or museum.
(h) 
C-5 Recreational facility.
(i) 
H-1 Home occupation.
(j) 
H-2 Residential accessory structure.
(k) 
H-4 Accessory building.
(l) 
H-5 Temporary structure.
(m) 
H-6 Swimming pool.
(n) 
H-9 Recreational vehicles.
(o) 
H-11 Accessory apartment.
(p) 
B-12 Continuing care facilities.
(q) 
F-6 Renewable energy facility, accessory use.
[Ord. No. 2015-6, § 2]
2. 
Uses by Conditional Approval. Any of the following uses shall be considered permitted, provided the conditions for conditional use approval have been met in accordance with § 30-10, in addition to § 30-5, Use Regulations, of this chapter:
(a) 
B-9 Residential conversion.
(b) 
C-2 School.
(c) 
C-8 Private club.
(d) 
E-8 Bed and Breakfast.
(1) 
Bed and breakfast uses will be permitted in existing historic houses.
3. 
Signs in accordance with § 30-8 shall be permitted.
b. 
Table of Performance Regulations. These regulations below may be less strict than the performance standards in § 30-6, Environmental Performance Standards; however, where the environmental performance standards in § 30-6 are more strict than the standards in this subsection, the environmental protection standards in § 30-6 shall apply.
Dwelling Type
Maximum Gross Density
(DU/AC) (2)
Minimum Open Space Ratio
Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio
Minimum Gross Site Area
Minimum Lot Area
CR Country Residential District
Single-Family Detached
0.44
—
0.10
2 acres
2 acres
Single-Family Detached Cluster
0.44
0.24
0.15
15 acres
1.5 acres
Other Uses
0.44
—
0.35
5 acres
5 acres (1)
Footnotes:
(1)
Or otherwise as required for each specific use in § 30-5 herein.
(2)
In order to determine the FAR or density for a given site, multiply acreage by the ratio (density or FAR) to determine site's potential yield. The FAR or density yield also may be affected by other bulk requirements, such as impervious coverage, parking, etc.
c. 
Table of Area and Dimensional Regulations. The following area and dimensional regulations shall apply:
Dwelling Type
Minimum Lot Area
Minimum Lot Width
Maximum Building Height (1)
Minimum Yards
(feet)
Front
Side
Rear
CR District
Single-Family Detached
2 acres
200
35 feet or 2 1/2 stories
75
35
100
Single-Family Detached Cluster
1.5 acres
150
35 feet or 2 1/2 stories
75
35
100
Other Uses
5 acres
200(2)
35 feet or 2 1/2 stories
100
50
100
Footnotes:
(1)
Whichever is less.
(2)
Other uses shall not be required to meet the frontage requirements of this table provided that (a) the tract upon which the use is to be located has at least 50 feet of frontage on a public road with appropriate site distance easements for the public street as provided in § 30-22; and (b) total area of the lot exclusive of the frontage strip providing access exceeds 5 acres in size. Also, (c) the access drive shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of § 30-22 for residential collector streets, however, the pavement width shall not be less than 24 feet with no parking permitted on the cartway.