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Valier City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 3

RESIDENCE ZONES

11-3A-1: USE REGULATIONS:

The following uses shall be permitted in the Residence A Zone:
Accessory buildings, provided they shall be located as required by this Title.
Conditional uses, subject to the provisions of this Title.
Dwelling, one-family.
Gardening, truck and other horticultural uses, where no building is involved and not operated for profit.
Golf courses, except driving tees, ranges, miniature courses and similar uses operated for commercial purposes.
Home occupations, as herein provided.
Parking space, automobile, to be provided as required in Section 11-7-1 of this Title.
Sign, one, on each lot not exceeding twelve (12) square feet in area, pertaining to the lease or sale of the building or premises on which the sign is located.
Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a period not to exceed one year.
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, including permitted home occupations, as provided herein. (1965 Code § 11-3-1)

11-3A-2: BUILDING HEIGHT:

No building or structure, nor the enlargement of any building or structure, shall be hereafter erected or maintained in the Residence A Zone to exceed two and one-half (21/2) stories, nor shall it exceed thirty five feet (35') in height. (1965 Code § 11-3-2)

11-3A-3: AREAS:

No building or structure, nor the enlargement of any building or structure, in the Residence A Zone shall be hereafter erected or maintained unless the following described yards and lot areas are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement:
   A.   Front Yard: Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than thirty five feet (35'). Where lots comprising forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage between two (2) intersecting streets are developed with buildings having front yards with a variation of not more than twenty feet (20') in depth, the average of such front yards shall establish the minimum front yard depth for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard of more than fifty feet (50') be required.
   B.   Side Yard:
      1.   On interior lots there shall be a side yard on each side of a main building of not less than ten feet (10') and a combined total of side yards of not less than twenty five feet (25').
      2.   On corner lots, the side yard requirements shall be the same as for interior lots, except that there shall be maintained a side yard of not less than ten feet (10') on the side adjacent to the street which intersects the street upon which the building or structure maintains frontage.
      3.   On a reversed corner lot, there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lots, but such setback need not exceed twenty feet (20'). No accessory building on a reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard required on the adjacent lot to the rear, nor be located nearer than ten feet (10') to the side lot line of an adjacent lot.
   C.   Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard having an average depth of not less a fifty feet (50').
   D.   Lot Coverage: Not more than thirty five percent (35%) of the area of a lot may be covered by main buildings, structures or accessory buildings.
   E.   Lot Area: Every dwelling erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than seventy five feet (75'); provided however, that a single lot having less area and width, the title to which has been recorded before the enactment of this Chapter, may be improved with a single-family dwelling, provided all yards and open spaces are within seventy five percent (75%) of those required herein and; provided further, the total lot area is not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.
   F.   Accessory Buildings: Accessory buildings shall not encroach upon the front yard. They may encroach upon the side yards; provided, no buildings are closer to the lot lines than ten feet (10'); provided further, that on a corner lot, accessory buildings shall not encroach upon the front or side yards adjacent to the abutting streets. (1965 Code § 11-3-3)

11-3A-4: DWELLING STANDARDS:

   A.   One-Story Dwelling: Every one-story dwelling erected in any Residence A Zone shall have a total ground floor area of not less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes, except that rooms intended for such purposes which are "roughed in" and are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such ground floor areas.
   B.   More Than One-Story Dwelling: Every dwelling of more than one story erected in any Residence A Zone shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, of not less than one thousand six hundred eighty (1,680) square feet, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes, except that rooms intended for such purposes which are "roughed in" and are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such ground floor areas. (1965 Code § 11-3-4)

11-3B-1: USE REGULATIONS:

The following uses shall be permitted in the Residence B Zone:
Any use permitted in the Residence A Zone.
Two-family dwelling structures. (1965 Code § 11-4-1)

11-3B-2: HEIGHT:

No building shall be erected or enlarged in the Residence B Zone to exceed a height of two and one-half (21/2) stories, nor shall it exceed thirty five feet (35') in height. (1965 Code § 11-4-2)

11-3B-3: AREAS:

No building shall be erected nor shall any existing structure be enlarged or altered in the Residence B Zone unless the following yards and lot areas are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement:
   A.   Front Yard: Twenty five feet (25').
   B.   Side Yard: Eight feet (8') to twenty feet (20').
   C.   Rear Yard: Twenty five feet (25').
   D.   Lot Coverage: Forty percent (40%).
   E.   Lot Area: Every dwelling erected or structurally altered to accommodate two-family dwelling units shall be on a lot having a width at the established building line of not less than sixty feet (60') and an area per dwelling unit of not less than three thousand seven hundred fifty (3,750) square feet. One-family dwellings may be erected or structurally altered on lots having an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than fifty feet (50').
   F.   Accessory Buildings: Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, including permitted home occupations, as provided herein. (1965 Code § 11-4-3)

11-3B-4: DWELLING STANDARDS:

   A.   Two-Family Structures: Each family dwelling unit in two- family structures erected, converted or reconstructed in any Residence B Zone shall have a total ground floor area of not less than six hundred fifty (650) square feet, measured from the outside of the exterior walls including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, sleeping or eating purposes, except that rooms intended for such purposes which are "roughed in" and are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such ground floor areas.
   B.   More Than One Story: Every dwelling of more than one story erected, converted or reconstructed in any Residence B Zone shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, of not less than eight hundred fifty (850) square feet including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, sleeping or eating purposes, except that rooms intended for such purposes which are "roughed in" and are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such ground floor areas. (1965 Code § 11-4-4)

11-3C-1: USE REGULATIONS:

The following uses shall be permitted in the Residence C Zone:
Any use permitted in the Residence A and B Zones.
Boarding or lodging houses.
Clubs, lodges or fraternal organizations when not operated for profit.
Multiple dwellings and apartments.
Nursing or rest homes.
Row dwellings containing three (3) or more family units.
Two-family dwelling structures. (1965 Code § 11-5-1)

11-3C-2: HEIGHT:

No building shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered in the Residence C Zone to exceed two and one-half (21/2) stories, nor shall it exceed thirty five feet (35') in height. (1965 Code § 11-5-2)

11-3C-3: AREAS:

No building or structure nor the enlargement of any building or structure shall be hereafter erected or maintained in the Residence C Zone unless the following yards or lot areas are provided and maintained in connection with such structures or enlargement:
   A.   Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20').
   B.   Side Yard:
      1.   On interior lots, there shall be a side yard on each side of a main building of not less than five feet (5') and a combined total of side yards of not less than fifteen feet (15').
      2.   On corner lots, the side yard on the intersecting street side shall not be less than ten feet (10').
      3.   On a reversed corner lot, there shall be a side yard on the street side of the corner lot of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the front yard required in the lots in the rear of such corner lot. No accessory building on a reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line required on the lot in the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet (5') to the side lot line of such lot.
   C.   Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet (20') for interior lots and not less than fifteen feet (15') for corner lots.
   D.   Lot Coverage: Not more than forty five percent (45%) of the area of a lot may be covered by buildings or structures.
   E.   Lot Area: Every building erected or structurally altered as a multiple dwelling, apartment or row dwelling of more than two (2) dwelling units shall provide a lot area per dwelling unit of not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet. No building erected or structurally altered shall have a total lot area of less than six thousand (6,000) square feet, nor a lot width of less than sixty feet (60'), except that single-family dwellings may be erected or structurally altered on lots having an area of not less than four thousand (4,000) square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than forty feet (40').
   F.   Accessory Buildings: The same regulations shall apply as required in the Residence A Zone. (1965 Code § 11-5-2)

11-3C-4: DWELLING STANDARDS:

All multiple-family dwelling units erected, converted or reconstructed shall contain not less than three hundred (300) square feet of usable floor area, exclusive of basements, cellars, unfinished attics, open porches and garages. (1965 Code § 11-5-3)