Winnsboro City Zoning Code
§ 14 “MF
Multi-Family Residential District Regulations.
14.0
General Purpose and Description:
The MF, Multiple Family Dwelling District is a residential attached district intended to provide for the highest residential density not to exceed fifteen (15) units per acre on a single story or twenty (20) units per acre for multiple story configuration. If the multi-story density of twenty (20) units per acre is selected by the builder/developer he shall be required to conform to the additional fire protection requirements specified in Section 14.7. The principal use of land in this district is for multiple-family dwellings, garden apartment and boarding or rooming houses but lower density housing is allowed such as SF-A, 2F, and Single Family SF-1, SF-2, and SF-3. The district is usually located adjacent to a major street and serves as a buffer or transition between retail/commercial development or heavy automobile traffic and medium or low density residential development.
14.1
Permitted Uses:
A building or premise[s] in the MF district shall be used for the following purposes:
1.
Multi-family dwelling (apartment building) with no more than one efficiency unit per ten (10) 1 to 3 bedroom units.
2.
Nursing and convalescent homes.
3.
Boarding or rooming houses.
4.
Garden Apartments.
5.
Single-Family Attached (Town house)
6.
2F Two-Family Residential
7.
Single-Family SF-1, SF-2, or SF-3
8.
Accessory buildings and uses, customarily incident to the above uses and located on the same lot therewith, not involving the conduct of a retail business.
14.2
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.
Private club.
12.
Hospital.
13.
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.
14.
Antique Establishments.
15.
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.
14.3
Height Regulations:
No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet. When buildings exceed two (2) stories in height, an automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in accordance with existing fire codes and each unit shall have two points of entry or exit each providing separate access to a place of safety during an emergency or fire. For buildings less than three stories, smoke detectors shall be installed in each dwelling unit.
14.3A
Area Regulations:
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1.
Size of Yards:
a.
Front Yard:
Twenty (20) feet minimum as measured from the front property line. Sixty (60) feet for accessory buildings.
b.
Side Yard:
There shall be a side yard on each side of the lot having a width of not less than seven and one-half (7.5) feet. There shall be ten (10) feet separation between buildings without openings (windows) and fifteen (15) feet between buildings with openings. 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. If a side yard is adjacent to a single family zoning district then paragraph “d” shall apply.
c.
Rear Yard:
Twenty (20) feet minimum.
d.
There shall be a total of sixty (60) feet setback from the adjacent property line for buildings in excess of one (1) story in height when an MF district is next to a single family zoning district or single family use.
2.
Size of Lot:
a.
Lot Area:
Three thousand (3000) square feet per dwelling unit, or portion thereof located on the first floor, with a maximum density not to exceed fifteen (15) units per acre for single story construction. When the option of maximum density at twenty (20) dwelling units per gross acre is selected compliance with increased fire protection (see 14.7) is mandatory.
b.
Lot Width:
Eighty (80) feet minimum as measured along the front building line.
c.
Lot Depth:
The average depth of the lot shall be not less than one hundred twenty (120) feet.
3.
Minimum Dwelling Size:
The minimum living area for Multi-Family Dwelling units shall be as follows:
a.
Efficiency -
Three hundred fifty (350) square feet, with no more than one efficiency unit per ten (10) units.
b.
One-bedroom unit -
Six hundred fifty (650) square feet
c.
Two-bedroom unit -
eight hundred (800) square feet
d.
Three-bedroom unit -
one thousand seven (1007) square feet
4.
Lot Coverage:
In no case shall more than forty-five percent (45%) of the total lot area be covered by the combined area of the main buildings and accessory buildings.
5.
Minimum Building Site:
In no case shall any multi-family construction, regardless of size or configuration, be allowed on any property that is less than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet in area.
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Editor’s note–Renumbered due to duplicate numbers.
14.4
Parking Regulations:
Two spaces per dwelling unit and one space for each eight (8) dwelling units for guest parking. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Section 23.
14.5
Refuse Facilities:
Every dwelling unit shall be located within two hundred fifty (250) feet of a refuse facility, measured along the designed pedestrian and vehicular travel way. There shall be available at all times at least six (6) cubic yards of refuse container per thirty (30) multi-family dwelling units. For complexes with less than thirty (30) units, no less than four (4) cubic yards shall be provided. Each refuse facility shall be screened from view on three sides from persons standing at ground level on the site or immediately adjoining property, by an opaque fence or wall of wood or masonry not less than six (6) feet, no more than eight (8) feet in height or by an enclosure within a building. Refuse containers shall be provided and maintained in a manner to satisfy local public health and sanitary regulations. Each refuse facility shall be located so as to provide safe and convenient pickup by refuse collection agencies.
14.6
Border Fencing:
Perimeter fencing of wood or masonry construction, not less than six (6) feet high, shall be installed, along the property line on any perimeter not abutting a public street or right-of-way at the time of construction by the builder and maintained throughout the existence of the multi-family unit by the owner/operator of the multifamily unit.
14.7
Fire Protection Requirements for 20 UPA Density:
When the builder/developer selects the option for higher density, each building constructed to these standards shall include an automatic sprinkler system to be installed at the time of construction in accordance with currently adopted fire safety codes. In addition, each unit shall be provided with two points of entry and exit with each providing separate access to places of safety in the event of emergency or fire. These provisions are automatic upon the selection of any multi-story design regardless of density. For buildings less than three stories, smoke detectors shall be installed in each dwelling unit.
14.8
Construction Material:
Dwellings constructed in this zone shall be covered by masonry materials (brick, block, or stone), metal or vinyl siding.
(Ordinance 773-2003 adopted 5/13/03; Ordinance 951-2016 adopted 1/12/16)