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Washington Terrace City Zoning Code

17.12 Single-Family

Residental Zones

17.12.010 Purpose And Intent

The purpose of the R-1-10, R-1-8 and R-1-6 zone classifications is to provide regulated areas for single-family residential uses at three different densities.

HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 11-03 on 1/1/2011

17.12.020 Permitted Uses

On developable parcels which meet the site development standards set forth in this chapter, and within the single-family residential zones, no building or structure or land shall be used and no building shall be erected which is arranged, intended, or designed to be used for use, except as follows:

  1. Accessory uses and buildings customarily and normally incidental and subordinate to the the primary permitted use of the premises.
  2. Addresses and any permitted signs that are in accordance with sign regulations set forth in Chapter 17.56,
  3. Agriculture, nursery or greenhouses where the sale of goods or products is limited to plant materials produced on the premises and there is no retail shop operated in connection therewith.
  4. Carports subject to any special regulations specified in 17.12.090.
  5. Child day care or nursery.
  6. Church 
  7. Home occupations with no visiting clientele or not otherwise requiring a conditional use permit.
  8. Household pets in quantities limited by law.
  9. Library, museum, or art gallery.
  10. Patios.
  11. Public buildings.
  12. Public parks, recreational grounds and associated buildings.
  13. Public or private educational institutions having a curriculum similar to that ordinarily offered in public schools.
  14. Public utilities.
  15. Single-family dwelling.
  16. Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings must be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.

HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 11-03 on 1/1/2011

17.12.030 Conditional Uses

The following uses shall be allowed in the single-family residential zones only when authorized by a conditional use permit:

  1. Beekeeping of not more than three (3) hives and in accordance with the Utah Bee Inspection Act set forth in Title 4, Chapter 11 of the Utah Code, as amended. Beehives are to be kept in side or rear yard and at least ten (10) feet away from any adjoining property line.
  2. Home occupation with visiting clientele.
  3. Private recreational grounds and facilities not open to the general public and to which no admission charge is made.
  4. Public utility substations or water storage facilities developed by a public agency.
  5. Residential facilities for the elderly or disabled persons which conform to the requirements of the applicable state or federal law.

HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 11-03 on 1/1/2011

17.12.040 Area And Density Regulations

Area and density regulations in the single-family residential zones are as follows:

                   R-1-10                     R-1-8                     R-1-6
Min. lot area (sq. ft.): 10,000 Min. Lot area (sq. ft.): 8,000 Min. lot area (sq. ft.): 6,000
Min. lot width: 80 feet Min. lot width: 80 feet Min. lot width: 60 feet
  See Above  See AboveCorner lot area (sq. ft.): 7,000
  See Above  See AboveCorner lot width: 70 feet 

HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 11-03 on 1/1/2011

17.12.050 Mininum Yard Setbacks

The minimum yard setback requirements in the single-family residential zones are as follows:

R-1-10R-1-8R-1-6
Front Yard Setback: 30 ft. min.Front Yard Setback: 30 ft. min.Front Yard Setback: 25 ft. min.
Rear Yard: 30 ft. min.Rear Yard: 30 ft. min.Rear Yard: 25 ft. min.
Side Yard Dwelling: 8 ft. min. on one side, with total of 18 ft. min. on both sidesSide Yard Dwelling: 8 ft. min. on one side, with total of 18 ft. min. on both sidesSide Yard Dwelling: 5 ft. min. on each side, with total of 10 ft. min. on both sides
Side Yard for other main building: 20 ft. min.Side Yard for other main building: 20 ft. min.Side Yard for other main building: 20 ft. min.
  1. Accessory buildings. The rear and side yard setback for accessory buildings is 1 foot, except where an accessory building rears on side yard of adjacent corner lot the set back in 10 feet in the R-1-10 and R-1-8 Zones, and 5 feet in the R-1-6 Zone.
  2. Side setback for private garage. A private garage and other accessory buildings if located at least 6 ft. to rear of main building shall be set back a minimum 1 foot. No private garage to be closer than 10 feet to a dwelling on adjacent lot.
  3. Corner lots side yard adjacent to street. Dwelling and accessory building shall be set back 20 feet in the R-1-10 and R-1-8 Zones, and 15 feet in the R-1-6 Zone.
  4. Covered patios. The yard setbacks and lot coverage for covered patios in any residential zone is as follows:
  5. An attached patio shall not be closer than 10 feet to the rear property line and 5 feet to the side property line. The minimum setback for a side yard on a corner lot, for the side on the corner, is 10 feet.
  6. The roof eves may extend 1 foot into the setback area.
  7. The maximum rear area of a lot that may be covered by a roofed structure, including the dwelling, other main building, and all accessory buildings shall not exceed 45%.

HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 11-03 on 1/1/2011
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 16-06 on 9/6/2016
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 16-07 on 10/4/2016

17.12.060 Height Regulations

No building in the single-family residential zones shall be erected to a height greater than two and one-half (2½ ) stories or thirty-five (35) feet, and no dwelling structure shall be erected to a height of less than one (1) story.

17.12.070 Special Regulations

Side yard setback requirements, in feet,  in the single-family residential zones are as follows:

 R-1-10R-1-8R-1-6
Dwelling8 ft.8 ft.5 ft.
Total Side Yard Of Not Less Than:18 ft.18 ft.10 ft.
Other Main Building20 ft.20 ft.20 ft.
Total Side Yard Of Not Less Than40 ft.40 ft.40 ft.
Private Garage And Other Accessory Buildings If Located At Least 6 ft. To Rear Of Main Building.  No proviate Garage to be closer than 10 ft. to a dwelling on adjacent lot.1 ft.1 ft.1 ft.
Corner Lots Side Yard Adjacent To Street Dwelling And accessory Building20 ft.20 ft.15 ft.

Exception: Average of existing building where 50% of frontage is developed but not less than 15 ft.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 18-88 §1(2)(G) on 1/1/1988
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 16-07 on 10/4/2016

11-03

16-06

16-07