Winnsboro City Zoning Code
§ 13 “SF-A
Single Family Attached Townhouse.
13.0
General Purpose and Description:
The “SF-A” district is intended to provide for medium density dwellings platted on individual lots. These districts function as a buffer or transition between major streets or nonresidential area or higher density zones and lower density residential areas.
13.1
Permitted Uses:
A building or premise[s] shall be used for three (3) or more single family attached dwelling units, provided that no more than seven (7) dwelling units are attached in one continuous row or group and provided that no dwelling unit is constructed above another unit.
13.2
Specific Uses:
The following specific uses when granted in accordance with Section 22:
1.
Cemetery or mausoleum.
2.
Charitable organization.
3.
University, college or parochial school and related facilities (public or private).
4.
Country club or golf course and related uses such as driving ranges but not including similar forms of commercial amusement such as miniature golf.
5.
Day nursery, day camp or child care center.
6.
Electric substation.
7.
Museum, library or art gallery.
8.
Post office.
9.
Radio, television or microwave tower.
10.
Golf course, public.
11.
Hospital.
12.
Noncommercial stables as an accessory use to the housing of animals owned by the resident and set back from adjacent property line, a minimum of one hundred (100) feet.
a)
All barns, stables, and other animal facilities constructed after the effective date of this article shall meet the requirements of the Building Codes of the City of Winnsboro, as applicable thereto.
b)
An area of two (2) acres is required for the first animal, with an additional animal being permitted for each additional acre of land.
c)
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “animal” shall include cattle, horses, mules, jacks, jackets [jennets], goats, sheep or any other livestock, but shall specifically exclude swine or fowl or [of] any nature.
13.
Antique Establishments.
14.
Telephone exchange, provided no public business and no repair or outside storage facilities are maintained, gas lines and regulating stations, electrical lines and local utility lines.
13.3
Area Regulations:
1.
Size of Yards:
a.
Front Yard:
There shall be a front yard having a required depth of not less than twenty (20) feet as measured from the front property line. Required parking shall not be allowed within the required front yard.
b.
Side Yard:
There shall be a side yard on each side of a continuous row or group of dwellings of not less than seven and one-half (7.5) feet. A side yard adjacent to a side street shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet. No side yard for allowable nonresidential uses shall be less than fifteen (15) feet.
c.
Rear Yard:
A twenty (20) foot rear building line shall be observed for a structure, or portion of a structure, accommodating the required off-street parking spaces on an approved surface.
2.
Size of Lot:
a.
Lot Area:
No building shall be constructed on any lot less than two thousand four hundred (2400) square feet, or equivalent thereof, per dwelling unit.
b.
Lot Width:
The width of a lot shall be not less than twenty-four (24) feet at any point.
c.
Lot Depth:
The depth of a lot shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet at any point.
13.4
Minimum Dwelling Size:
The minimum floor area of any dwelling unit shall be one thousand two hundred (1200) square feet, exclusive of garages, breezeways and porches.
13.5
Lot Coverage:
In no case shall more than seventy percent (70%) of the total lot area be covered by the combined area of the main buildings and accessory buildings.
13.6
Parking Regulations:
Two off-street spaces per unit located behind the front building line. The covering may be of the same or similar materials as the dwelling, or decorative metal. Fiberglass or corrugated metal carports coverings are prohibited. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Section 23.
13.7
Construction Material:
Dwellings may be constructed of masonry materials (brick, block, or stone), or metal or vinyl siding that has the appearance of wood.
13.8
Fencing:
No electrical fences shall be erected. Barbed wire fences will only be allowed to contain livestock.
(Ordinance 773-2003 adopted 5/13/03; Ordinance 951-2016 adopted 1/12/16)