§ 18-4-301. Bulk regulations.


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  • Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following bulk regulations are applicable in an RA District:
    Minimum lot size
    40,000 square feet
    Maximum coverage by structures
    25% of gross area
    Minimum width at front building restriction line; for waterfront lots the building restriction line is measured from the rear lot line
    150 feet
    Minimum setbacks for principal structures:
    Front lot line
    40 feet
    Rear lot line
    35 feet
    Side lot line
    15 feet
    Combined side lot lines
    40 feet
    Corner side lot line
    40 feet
    P rincipal arterial or higher classification road
    50 feet
    Minimum setbacks for accessory structures other than sheds that do not exceed 64 square feet in area and eight feet in height:
    Front lot line
    50 feet
    Side and rear lot lines
    15 feet or, for structures less than 8 feet in height (other than swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, and similar private recreational facilities accessory to single-family detached, duplex, or semi-detached dwellings), 10 feet
    Corner side lot line
    40 feet
    Maximum height limitations:
    Principal structures
    45 feet
    Accessory structures
    45 feet if all setbacks are increased by one foot for each foot of height in excess of 25 feet
    Maximum density
    One dwelling unit per 20 acres plus one additional dwelling unit for residue acreage that exceeds 10 acres and, for sites over 50 acres, one additional dwelling unit for every 50 acres and one additional dwelling unit for residue acreage that exceeds 25 acres
    Cluster development:
    Minimum lot size
    20,000 square feet
    Maximum lot size
    120,000 square feet
    Minimum width at front building restriction line
    80 feet
    Minimum setbacks for principal structures:
    Front lot line
    5 feet, but if parking is located in the front yard, 18 feet
    Rear lot line
    15 feet
    Side lot lines
    10 feet
    Boundary line of the cluster development site
    50 feet from adjacent residentially zoned and developed property, except that the setback may be reduced by the Planning and Zoning Officer to preserve environmental features and the setback may be reduced to 25 feet if the adjoining lot is an open space lot created under § 17-6-111 of this Code
    Minimum setbacks from side and rear lot lines for accessory structures other than sheds that do not exceed 64 square feet in area and eight feet in height
    10 feet or, for structures less than 8 feet in height (other than swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, and similar private recreational facilities accessory to single-family detached, duplex, or semi-detached dwellings), 5 feet
    (Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 78-05; Bill No. 60-10; Bill No. 93-12)