The purpose of the LDR District is to provide
for the orderly expansion of low density residential development where
public services are available and to exclude uses that are incompatible
with such low density residential development.
Permitted by right uses in the LDR District
shall be as follows, provided that all other requirements of this
ordinance are satisfied:
[Amended 5-20-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-316]
The following is a list of special exceptions within the Low Density Residential District, which uses shall also have to meet the requirements set forth for each particular use in § 190-210C:
A.
Bed-and-breakfast with a minimum lot area of two acres.
B.
Conversion of an existing single-family detached dwelling
into a dwelling with an accessory apartment.
C.
General home occupation, not including a barbershop
or beauty parlor.
D.
Group home within any lawful dwelling unit.
E.
Nonhousehold swimming pool.
F.
Place of worship, with a minimum lot size of two acres
located along a road designated as either a collector or minor arterial.
[Amended 5-20-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-316]
The following is a list of conditional uses
in a Low Density Residential District; said uses must meet the requirements
established in § 190-210B.:
The following are permitted accessory uses in the LDR District within the requirements of § 190-211:
Uses not specifically provided for or implied
in the LDR District are prohibited. The following additional principal
and accessory uses are specifically and clearly prohibited:
A.
Conversion of a dwelling or residential structure into more than two total dwelling units, or any conversion not specifically meeting the requirements of § 190-211.
B.
Raising of livestock (other than as a customary accessory
use to a principal crop farming use).
C.
Solid waste disposal area or facility.
E.
Commercial or industrial outdoor storage or display.
F.
Any use not specifically permitted either by right,
special exception, conditional use or accessory use is prohibited.
[Added 5-20-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-316]
Area and bulk regulations in the LDR District
shall be as follows:
A.
Density.
(1)
Minimum lot area: 21,000 square feet, except where
a minimum lot size of one acre shall be required if the lot would
not have approved public sewage service.
[Amended 2-15-2000 by Ord. No. 282]
B.
Lot width.
(1)
Intent. The intent of this section is to discourage
numerous driveway openings onto major roads and to encourage interior
road systems.
(2)
A minimum of 100 feet at the required minimum building
setback line; a minimum of 40 feet at the edge of the existing right-of-way,
except:
(a)
A minimum of 200 feet at the edge of the existing
right-of-way for lots having direct vehicular access onto any minor
arterial street, for any lot created after the adoption of this ordinance
(except if the driveway entrance is approved to abut the driveway
of an abutting lot).
(b)
A minimum of 130 feet at the edge of the existing
right-of-way for lots having direct vehicular access onto a collector
street, for any lot created after the adoption of this ordinance (except
if the driveway entrance is approved to abut the driveway of an abutting
lot).
C.
Lot depth: a minimum of 120 feet.
D.
Lot coverage: 20% maximum for all principal and accessory
buildings. Impervious coverage shall not be greater than 35% of a
lot.
[Amended 2-15-2000 by Ord. No. 282]
E.
Front yard setback. A front yard shall adjoin any
public street.
(1)
Fronting major arterial roads: not permitted.
(2)
Fronting minor arterial roads: 50 feet minimum.
(3)
Fronting collector roads: 40 feet minimum.
(4)
Fronting local roads: 30 feet minimum.
(5)
In the case where a property's front yard does not
abut a public road, the front yard setback shall be no less than 35
feet from the center line of any private road serving more than one
dwelling unit.
F.
H.
Maximum height: 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet, whichever
is more restrictive.
I.
Number of principal buildings. There shall be no more
than one principal building per lot.
J.
Setback from industrial zoning districts. All buildings
including one or more dwelling units shall be set back a minimum of
100 feet from the boundary of any HI, LI, PIC or PO/IP district boundary.
If a public street is the zoning boundary, such setback shall be measured
from the center line of the street.
[Amended 11-13-1995 by Ord. No. 261]
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Editor's Note: Former § 190-34,
Single-family detached cluster option, was repealed 2-15-2000 by Ord.
No. 282.
For off-street parking, see Article XVII. For signs, see Article XVIII. See also § 190-201, which generally requires a site plan review for every principal nonresidential use. See § 190-150, which requires a minimum construction area that does not intrude into specified features. See §§ 190-151 and 190-154, which regulate flood-prone areas.
