Wyoming City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1151
AAAA Single-Family Residence District
1151.01 APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
The regulations set forth in this chapter, or set forth elsewhere in this Zoning Code when referred to in this chapter, are the AAAA Single-Family Residence District regulations.
(Ord. 12-2012. Passed 10-15-12.)
1151.02 USE REGULATIONS.
A building or premises in the AAAA District shall be used only for the following purposes:
(a) Single-family dwellings except manufactured homes.
(b) Municipally-owned or operated facilities, parks, and playgrounds.
(c) Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.
(d) Accessory buildings including private garages, storage sheds, and uses customarily incidental to the aforementioned purposes. Any accessory building that is not a part of or continuation of the main structure shall be located not less than eighty-five feet from the front lot line and shall be located to the rear of the front building line of the main structure.
(g) Play equipment, structures, and buildings customarily incidental to the use of the property for residential purposes provided that no such structure, equipment, or building shall be located in the front yard.
(h) Alternative energy sources provided that the alternative energy generated shall only be sufficient to provide energy for the residence and its accessory buildings located on the lot and shall otherwise conform to the applicable provisions of Chapter 1183.
(Ord. 12-2012. Passed 10-15-12.)
1151.03 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
Unless provided elsewhere in this Code, no building shall exceed two and one-half stories* or thirty-five feet in height in a residential zoning district except as follows. Single-family dwellings may be increased in height by not more than ten feet when the side and rear yards are increased over the minimum yard requirements of the district in which they are located by one foot for each foot of additional height or portion thereof. No dwelling shall exceed three stories in height. See Additional Height and Area Standards in Chapter 1183.
(Ord. 24-2020. Passed 12-14-20.)
1151.04 AREA REGULATIONS.
(a) Front Yard.
(1) The front yard setback for new residences and for additions and alterations that expand the footprint of an existing residence, shall not be less than the average of the front yard setback of the residences on the adjoining lots. For purposes of determining the required front yard setbacks in accordance with these Area Regulations, an Adjoining Lot shall mean an Interior Lot, a Double Frontage Lot, or a Corner Lot all as defined in Chapter 1103, that abuts the side of the subject property.
A. When the strip of ground that primarily serves as the means of ingress and egress to a Panhandle Lot, as defined in Chapter 1103, is located adjacent to an Interior Lot, Double Frontage Lot, or Corner Lot, the front yard setback of such Panhandle Lot shall not be used when calculating the required front yard setback of such Interior Lot, Double Frontage Lot, or Corner Lot and the front yard setback shall be established by averaging the front yard setbacks of the next Interior Lot, Double Frontage Lot, or Corner Lot on each side of the subject lot.
(2) Except as provided for in Section 1151.04(a)(1)(A) above, in cases where there is no residence constructed on the lot adjoining the residence being built, added to or altered, the front yard setback of such vacant lot shall be considered to be 75'.
(3) On Double Frontage Lots, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
(4) Where a new home is constructed or where an existing home is added to or altered on a Corner Lot, there shall be a front yard on each street side of such Corner Lot, the remaining two yards being considered side yards. Neither front yard setback shall be less than the front yard setback of the residence on the adjoining lot fronting the same street.
(5) In no case shall the front yard setback be required to exceed 110'.
(6) The front yard setback for new residences and for additions and alterations that expand the footprint of an existing residence on Panhandle Lots shall not be less than 75'. The averaging requirements of these Area Regulations shall not apply to Panhandle Lots. The front setback for a panhandle lot shall be measured from the front lot line as defined in Chapter 1103 (Lot Line, Front).
(7) No accessory building shall project beyond the front building line of any home nor otherwise be closer to the front property line than specified in Section 1151.02 (d), whichever is more restrictive.
(Ord. 15-2022. Passed 10-17-22.)
(Ord. 12-2012. Passed 10-15-12.)
(1) The side yard setback of a first story wall shall be required to meet the setback of a two-story element of a building if any of the following conditions apply:
A. Where the height of the top plate on which the rafters or trusses sit exceeds 14 feet above grade.
B. Where the coping on the top of a wall or parapet exceeds 14 feet above grade.
C. Where the ridgeline of a roof exceeds 20 feet above grade when the gable end of the roof is oriented towards the side lot line.
(Ord. 9-2013. Passed 7-15-13.)
(c) Rear Yard. Except as provided in Section 1151.03
, one story elements of the main building shall maintain a minimum rear yard setback of not less than forty-five feet and two story elements of the main building shall maintain a minimum rear yard setback of not less sixty feet.
*See Story Definition, Chapter 1103
**See Section 1183.12 for additional setback requirements for side walls exceeding sixty feet in length.
(d) Intensity of Use of Lot. Every lot in the AAAA Single-Family Residence District shall have an area of not less than 40,000 square feet and an average width of not less than one-half the average depth provided that a lot shall not be required to have a width greater than 140 feet.
(Ord. 12-2012. Passed 10-15-12.)
1151.05 PARKING REGULATIONS.
A parking space shall be provided on every lot occupied by a main building sufficient to accommodate two motor cars. Each parking space shall have minimum dimensions of ten feet by twenty feet. All parking areas shall be to the rear of the front building line except for parking areas on pan-handle lots provided that no parking area shall be provided on the pan-handle portion of the lot.
(Ord. 12-2012. Passed 10-15-12.)
1151.06 DRIVEWAY MATERIALS, DESIGN AND LAYOUT.
(a) Except as provided for in Section 1151.06 (b) hereof, every single-family residence or accessory garage, carport, or other building, structure, or paved area that is or is intended to store, house, or otherwise park a motor vehicle in or on, and that is constructed after the effective date of this Section, shall have its own driveway located entirely on the lot on which the residence is located, which driveway shall be permanently surfaced.
(b) Any portion of a driveway in excess of 100' from the front property line or otherwise to the rear of the front building line, may be constructed of compacted gravel with a minimum thickness of five inches provided that any such gravel driveway shall be constructed and maintained to bear the weight and traffic of the vehicles entering and exiting such driveway. No gravel driveway shall be permitted unless adequate provisions are taken to ensure that the gravel will not wash off into the public rights-of-way or onto adjoining properties. Portions of existing driveways in excess of 100' from the front property line or to the rear of the front building line may be converted to gravel with the prior approval of the City Manager or his/her designee.
(c) The minimum width of a driveway that is installed, replaced, or otherwise altered after the effective date of this ordinance shall be not less than nine feet.
(d) The maximum width of any portion of a driveway that is located within the limits of a front yard and that is constructed after the effective date of this Section shall not be greater than 13' except as provided herein. If the driveway serves a multiple car front entry garage the width of the driveway surface may be increased to a dimension equal to the distance from, and extending two feet beyond, the outside edges of the garage doors provided that the width shall not exceed 25' unless such width is necessary to provide vehicular access to the front entry garage. Driveways within the limits of a front yard shall be designed for the primary purpose of facilitating the movement of vehicles to and from the approved parking area, garage, or carport which they serve and shall not create additional parking spaces in the front yard except as provided for in Section 1151.05.
(e) Circular driveways are permitted to be located within the limits of a front yard where the frontage of the lot is a minimum of 140 feet, where the residence maintains a minimum front yard setback of 110 feet, and where it would otherwise be necessary for a vehicle to back onto the roadway if it has previously been pulled into the driveway, provided that any such driveway shall be designed for purposes of facilitating the logical movement of vehicular traffic, that no such design shall provide for the parking of vehicles within the limits of any front yard area, and further that the total surface area of all pavement associated with the movement of vehicular traffic located in front of the front building line shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the yard area encompassed by the front building line, the front property line, and the side property lines.
(f) The width of the paved or approved unpaved driveway on the pan-handle portions of pan handle lots shall not exceed thirteen feet. Parking is permitted in the front yard of pan-handle lots provided that no such parking areas shall be permitted on the pan-handle portions of such lots. The section of the driveway located on the pan-handle portion of the lot from its intersection with the street to the main portion or body of the lot, shall be permanently surfaced to a point not less than one-hundred feet from the street line.
(g) Runner or ribbon type driveways are permitted provided that the minimum width from the outside edges of the ribbons is 9', the maximum dimension from the outside edges of the ribbons is 13', and the minimum width of the runners is 24".
(Ord. 12-2012. Passed 10-15-12.)