§ 18-4-401. Bulk regulations.


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  • (a) Generally.
    (1) Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following bulk regulations are applicable in an RLD 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
    50 feet
    Rear lot line
    40 feet
    Side lot line
    20 feet
    Combined side lot lines
    50 feet
    Corner side lot line
    40 feet
    Principal arterial road
    75 feet
    Freeway
    150 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
    60 feet
    Side and rear lot lines
    20 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
    50 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 five acres
    Cluster development:
    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
    (2) A lot with an area of less than 40,000 square feet that was approved by a record plat prior to April 9, 1987, may be reviewed in accordance with the bulk regulations of § 18-4-601 and lot size is subject to § 18-4-202.
    (b) Setback from certain slopes. A 50-foot planted buffer area shall be located and maintained between the principal structure and the crest of steep slopes.
    (Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 78-05; Bill No. 60-10; Bill No. 93-12)