§ 18-4-601. Bulk regulations.


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  • Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following bulk regulations are applicable in an R2 District:
    Minimum lot size:
    If not served by public sewer
    20,000 square feet
    If served by public sewer
    15,000 square feet
    Maximum coverage by structures
    30% of gross area
    Minimum width at front building restriction line; for waterfront lots the building restriction line is measured from the rear lot line
    80 feet
    Minimum setbacks for principal structures:
    Front lot line
    30 feet
    Rear lot line
    25 feet
    Side lot line
    7 feet
    Corner side lot line
    20 feet
    Principal arterial or higher classification road
    40 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
    40 feet
    Side and rear lot lines
    7 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
    Corner side lot line
    20 feet
    Maximum height limitations:
    Principal structures
    35 feet
    Accessory structures
    25 feet or the height of the principal structure, whichever is less
    Maximum net density:
    If not served by public sewer
    One dwelling unit per 20,000 square feet
    If served by public sewer
    2.5 dwelling units per acre
    Cluster development:
    Maximum individual lot coverage by structures
    Determined by setbacks and constraints imposed by characteristics of lot, coverage not to exceed 60%
    Minimum width at front building restriction line
    50 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
    10 feet
    Side lot lines
    7 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
    7 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)