Any use permitted in the R-1 Residential Zone is permitted in
the R-4 Residential Zone.
The following requirements must be complied with in the R-4
Zone:
A.
Height. The height of a principal structure shall not exceed 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is the lesser. The height of an accessory structure is regulated in § 105-6.
B.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 40 feet.
C.
Side yards. There shall be two side yards, and no side yard shall
be less than 15 feet.
D.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
E.
Minimum lot width. Minimum lot width at the building setback line
shall be 75 feet.
[Amended 6-3-1991 by Ord. No. 8-91]
G.
Minimum lot area. There shall be a minimum lot area of 15,000 square
feet, measured within 150 feet of the front street property line.
H.
Any lot in the R-4 Zone shall be required to show a reserve septic area in addition to the septic area proposed for the dwelling at the time of construction, with soil logs and percolation test results submitted pursuant to § 90-7E(2)(e).
[Amended 8-7-1989 by Ord. No. 6-89]
I.
Where alterations of a home incorporate steps or a front porch that
would encroach on the front yard setback, these shall be permitted
as long as the extension is no greater than five feet into the prevailing
setback. Said porch shall extend not more than 1/2 the width of the
building.
[Added 2-7-2008 by Ord. No. 08-01]
J.
Where alterations to a home require encroachment into the front yard,
the required setback shall be determined to be the prevailing setback.
[Added 2-7-2008 by Ord. No. 08-01]
K.
Where a deck is to be extended to the rear of a dwelling with an
existing encroachment into a side yard setback, the deck may be extended,
provided it does not encroach more deeply than the existing condition.
[Added 2-7-2008 by Ord. No. 08-01]
L.
Driveways, walls and fences shall be permitted to extend to the side
and rear property line, but not to the front property line. No structure
shall be permitted to block sight distance at driveways.
[Added 2-7-2008 by Ord. No. 08-01]
M.
Vertical additions to buildings currently encroaching on setback
shall be permitted, provided the building may be maintained without
requiring access to neighboring properties, and further provided that
the improvement shall not exceed the maximum height in the zone nor
be more than 1.5 times the height of adjacent homes.
[Added 2-7-2008 by Ord. No. 08-01]
