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Woodbine City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

- AREA, YARD AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 6.1. - Area, yard and height requirements.

Unless otherwise specified in this ordinance, uses permitted in the R-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, B- 2, I-1 and I-2 districts shall conform to the requirements listed on Schedule 1 (see next page).

Schedule 1
District and Uses Minimum Lot Area (sq. ft.) Minimum Lot Area Per Family
(sq. ft.)
Minimum Lot Width (feet) Front (feet) Minimum Yards Side (feet) Minimum Yards Side (Corner Lot) (feet) (a) Minimum Yards Rear (feet) Maximum Height (feet) Lot Coverage by Buildings
R-1 Low Density Residential 10,000(d) 10,000(d) 70 25 25 15 35 30%
R-2 Single-Family Residential Mobile Home 10,000(d) 10,000(d) 70 25 25 15 35 30%
R-3 Medium-High Density Residential Apartments 10,000 8,000(e) 70 25 25(f) 20 25(g) 75 40%
Townhouse 10,000 2,400 20 20 8(a) 20 30 35 50%
Condominium 10,000 2,000 60 20 10 20 30 75 40%
Duplex 10,000 5,000 70 20 10 20 30 75 40%
B-1 Central Business 2,000 20 0 0(c) 0 20 35 50%
B-2 Roadside Business 4,000 60 20 15(c) 20 20 35 50%
I-1 Light Industrial 10,000 100 50 30 50 20 50 35%
I-2 General Industrial 1 Acre (b) 100 50 50 50 30 70 35%
A-F Agriculture-Forestry 5 Acres (h) 300 50 40 50 20%
C-I Interchange-Commercial 100 50 10 35 15 35

 

Notes:

(a)

Interior units may have zero lot line; end units must be 8 feet from adjoining property line.

(b)

See Section 6.2 for Mobile Home Park Regulations.

(c)

If adjoining a non-residential district, as stated. If adjoining a residential district, twenty (20) feet.

(d)

10,000 square feet is the minimum lot area with City water supply and sewage disposal; a minimum of 15,000 square feet shall be required if an individual sewage disposal system is proposed with City water supply; a minimum of 20,000 square feet shall be required if an individual sewage disposal system and private well are proposed.

(e)

For two units; additional units require 2,000 square feet each.

(f)

If adjoining a street, as stated. If adjoining a property line, 8 feet.

(g)

If adjoining a street, as stated. If adjoining a property line, 15 feet.

(h)

Except churches and cemeteries.

Sec. 6.2. - Area regulations for M-H mobile home park district.

Unless otherwise specified in this ordinance, uses permitted in [the] M-H Mobile Home Park District shall conform to the following requirements:

A.

Mobile Home Parks.

(1)

Minimum Lot Area. One (1) acre.

(2)

Maximum Density. Seven (7) mobile homes per acre.

(3)

Minimum Space Area. Each mobile home shall be located on a lot or space having an area of at least 4,000 square feet.

(4)

Grading and Drainage. Each mobile home park shall be graded and drained to provide for the movement of stormwater to properly designed and approved drainage structures in accordance with applicable city standards and accepted design criteria.

(5)

Mobile Home Placement and Separation. The minimum distance required for the separation of a mobile home shall be 20 feet from side to side, 20 feet from side to rear and 15 feet from rear to rear; setback from interior driveways shall be at least 15 feet.

(6)

Street Right-of-Way Clearance. No mobile home shall be located closer than 30 feet from street right-of-way lines and no closer than 20 feet from the property lines.

(7)

Common Open Space. At least ten percent (10%) of the gross site area shall be set aside as common open space and recreational facilities (as described in Section A(2), Accessory Uses and Structures). Common open spaces shall be provided according to the following standards:

(a)

Common open space shall not include streets, parking lots, public rights-of-way or sites for water and sewage treatment plants.

(b)

Pedestrian and bicycle paths forming part of the common open space shall be paved and at least five (5) feet in width.

(c)

Common open spaces shall be linked together or otherwise made available to all park residents.

(8)

Buffer. There shall be a continuous planted buffer strip or solid brick, concrete block or stone wall or a uniformly painted board fence around all mobile home parks. Such buffer strips, if planted, shall be composed of healthy plants which possess growth characteristics of such a nature as to produce a dense, compact planting screen not less than six feet in height, or if wood, stone, block or brick shall not be less than six feet high.

(9)

Traffic Circulation. All mobile home parks shall be provided with an on-site paved street system providing safe, convenient and direct vehicular access to each mobile home space. All paving must meet City specifications as provided in the Woodbine Subdivision Regulations. Paved drives shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in width, and [with] [a] parking space of gravel, limerock, shell or similar all-weather surface sufficient to accommodate at least two (2) automobiles shall be located on each mobile home space.

(10)

Landscaping. A minimum of three (3) trees shall be retained or planted at each mobile home stand. In the case of new plantings, no more than two (2) of the trees shall be of pine tree variety.

B.

Additional Requirements.

(1)

Mobile Home Placement. Mobile home supports or pillars shall be provided not more than 10 feet on center or less beginning from the front of the mobile home. Supports or pillars shall be placed upon concrete pads having minimum dimensions of 16"x16"x4".

(2)

Anchoring. All mobile homes shall be anchored prior to the unit being occupied or used in any other way. The anchoring system shall be designed to resist a minimum wind velocity of ninety (90) miles per hour.

(3)

Stability. All mobile homes shall, prior to occupancy or other use, be stabilized in such a way so as to prevent tilting of the unit. No mobile home shall permanently rest on wheels used to transport it.

(4)

Skirts. All mobile homes shall prior to occupancy or other use, have skirts installed that are designed to complement the appearance of the mobile home and are coordinated throughout the park. Skirting shall be of solid material such as aluminum, galvanized metal, fiberglass or rigid plastic.