Westerville City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1125
R-1 Single Family District
1125.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the R-1 District is to encourage and provide for the orderly development of low density single family homes and customary supporting residential facilities, such as schools, churches and public parklands.
(Ord. 81-48. Passed 7-7-81.)
1125.02 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES.
(a) Permitted Uses in the R-l Single Family District are:
(1) Single-family dwellings.
(2) Accessory structures to single-family dwellings such as garages for non-commercial storage of automobiles.
(3) Churches and places of worship provided the land consists of at least three acres, and parking and traffic accessibility requirements of Chapter 1171 are satisfied.
(4) Public schools provided the land consists of at least three acres and parking and traffic accessibility requirements of Chapter 1171 are satisfied.
(5) Public parks, playgrounds and play fields operated with or without fee.
(b) Conditional Uses in the R-l Single Family District are: The following uses are conditionally permitted within the R-l Single Family District. These uses may be appropriate as permitted uses within the district but require more detailed evaluation with respect to location, design, size, method, and hours of operation, intensity of use and traffic generation and potential impact on surrounding uses, in order to balance these uses in an equitable manner while safeguarding both individual property rights and general, community welfare. It is the Planning Commission's responsibility to perform this evaluation and after review, to attach necessary conditions and safeguards. The development standards contained in this chapter are minimum standards. Planning Commission may require more restrictive standards for a conditional use based on the merits of each application. Review and approval of these uses are further regulated in Chapter 1111, Section 1125.03 and Section 1125.04, Conditional Use Supplementary Standards. Parenthetical reference to Section 1125.04 following a listed conditional use indicates that specific supplemental standards have been identified for that use in the referenced subsection.
(1) Private schools including child care centers offering general educational courses and having no facilities for the housing of students. Such use shall have sufficient area to provide for outdoor activities, parking and other related activities and be located and designed to provide adequate traffic movement and minimum interference with the use of adjacent property.
(2) Public use facilities other than those listed as permitted uses in Sections 1125.02(a)(4) and (a)(5).
(3) Public service facilities. (Section 1125.04(b))
(4) Customary home occupations which comply with the requirements of Chapter 1177 and have no adverse affect upon neighboring properties, such as traffic or parking burdens.
(5) Farmer's markets associated with an existing school or church.
(6) Christmas tree lots and pumpkin sales associated with an existing school or church.
(Ord. 97-46. Passed 5-20-97; Ord. 2011-13. Passed 3-15-11.)
1125.03 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(a) Lot Requirements for Each Dwelling in the R-1 Single Family District are:
(1) Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width: Eighty feet; One hundred feet for corner lots, located on publicly dedicated rights-of-way.
(3) Minimum lot depth: 150 feet for lots backing onto an arterial street.
(4) Minimum front yard: Thirty feet; forty feet for structures on lots located on arterial streets. Porches, meeting the requirements of Section 1175.03(d), may encroach up to eight feet into the minimum front yard but in no case may they be closer than ten feet from the front lot line.
(5) Minimum side yard: Ten feet.
(6) Minimum rear yard: Thirty feet; fifty feet for lots backing onto an arterial street; thirty feet for decks and patios thirty inches in height or less above the adjacent grade prior to construction for lots backing onto an arterial street; twenty feet for accessory buildings, decks/patios thirty inches in height or less above the adjacent grade prior to construction.
(7) Maximum lot coverage: Thirty-five percent (35%)
(b) Building Requirements for Each Dwelling in the R-1 Single Family District are: Maximum height: Thirty-five feet.
(c) Site Development Requirements in the R-1 Single Family District are:
(1) Parking: At least two parking spaces, one of which must be enclosed.
(2) All applicable subdivision regulations and sign, parking and landscaping regulations of this Zoning Ordinance must be satisfied.
(Ord. 06-09. Passed 5-2-06.)
1125.04 SUPPLEMENTARY STANDARDS FOR CONDITIONAL USES.
All conditional uses shall meet the minimum requirements established by Section 1125.03 unless modified by this section:
(a) Purpose and Intent. The purpose of this section is to establish supplementary standards for certain land uses that may affect adjacent properties, the neighborhood, or the community even if all of the general standards of Section 1125.03 are met. It is the intent of this section to establish appropriate standards for permit processing and for location, design and operation of conditional uses to assure that they will be developed in a manner consistent with the purpose of the Single Family District.
(b) Wireless Telecommunication Facilities.
(1) Minimum lot area: The minimum required by the zoning district, but not less than three (3) acres. Preference will be given to larger sites such as schools, parks, churches and public facilities which minimize impact on residential areas and view corridors.
(2) Setbacks: Equal to the height of the tallest structure, but in no case less than zoning district requirements. The setback requirement based on height is not applicable when the proposed facility is constructed on or in an existing structure and does not extend more than 20 feet above the existing structure.
(3) Height: The maximum height of a tower shall be 150 feet including the antenna. The Planning Commission may allow the maximum height to increase to 200 feet to accommodate co-location. Equipment shelters shall meet district standards.
(4) Screening: Perimeter landscaping would be required around fencing at the base of the tower and around any building or equipment. The landscaping should have a year round opacity of 75%. A six foot minimum height would be required at installation for landscaping around the base of a tower, the Planning Commission may elect, in certain instances, to accomplish screening by materials other than landscaping.
(5) Parking and access: A paved access drive and one paved parking space for a service vehicle.
(6) Lighting: On site: Cutoff style fixtures for control of light spread. On tower: None, unless required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
(7) Color: The tower shall be painted a non-contrasting gray or similar color to minimize its visibility unless otherwise required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
(8) Emissions: Emissions standards for electromagnetic fields must be in compliance with current and future Federal Communication Commission (FCC) standards.
(9) Co-location: All approved installations must allow other providers to co-locate on the same pole to the extent technologically feasible at a reasonable and competitive market rate. All requests for new installation must demonstrate that there is no available space on existing towers or other suitable support structure within the established service area. New installations on an existing permitted tower are exempt from the conditional use process and may proceed with a standard building permit approval.
(10) Construction: All new towers shall be constructed to be capable of accommodating at least one additional wireless communication installation for another service provider.
(11) Removal: The applicant or any subsequent owner of the facility will remove it within 90 days of obsolescence or abandonment. Obsolescence is defined as being replaced by new technology. Abandonment would occur when the provider is no longer operating a viable telecommunication network using this facility.
(12) Design: Preference will be given to monopole construction. Only monopole construction would be allowed in residential districts.
(13) Signage: No signage or advertising is to be displayed on the tower structure.
(c) Christmas Tree Lots, Pumpkin Sales, Farmer's Markets.
(1) Duration.
A. Christmas tree lots and pumpkin sales: Operation shall not exceed 45 days in duration and no more than once per calendar year.
B. Farmer's markets: Operation shall be between April 1 and December 1 and not exceed two days per week.
(2) Setbacks shall conform to those of the zoning district.
(3) Signage shall conform to temporary sign standards.
(4) Flashing, blinking, or moving lights of any kind are not permitted.
(5) Planning Commission will determine the hours of operation, access, traffic, site lighting and proximity to adjacent residential uses.
(6) Sites of Christmas tree lots and pumpkin sales shall be cleaned and restored to their original condition within seven days of the end of operation. Farmer's markets sites shall be cleaned and restored within 24 hours of the end of operation.
(7) Conditional use permits are valid for one year. Annual renewals may be granted administratively if the operation remains consistent with Planning Commission's approval.
(Ord. 97-46. Passed 5-20-97; Ord. 2011-13. Passed 3-15-11.)