[CC 1970 §33-45; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
The district regulations set forth in this Article qualify or
supplement, as the case may be, the district regulations appearing
elsewhere in this Chapter.
[CC 1970 §33-46; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §1, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
Public, semi-public or public service buildings, hospitals,
institutions or schools, when permitted in a district, may be erected
to a height not exceeding sixty (60) feet, and churches and temples
may be erected to a height not exceeding seventy-five (75) feet if
the building is set back from each yard line at least one (1) foot
for each two (2) feet of additional building height above the height
limit otherwise provided in the district in which the building is
located.
[CC 1970 §33-47; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §2, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
Single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings may be increased
in height by not more than ten (10) feet when the side and rear yards
are increased over the yard requirements of the district in which
they are located by not less than ten (10) feet, but they shall not
exceed three (3) stories in height.
[CC 1970 §33-48; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §3, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
Chimneys, church steeples, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads,
fire towers, monuments, stacks, stage towers or scenery lofts, tanks,
water towers, ornamental towers and spires, wireless towers, grain
elevators or necessary mechanical appurtenances may be erected to
a height in accordance with existing or hereafter adopted regulations
of the City.
[CC 1970 §33-49; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §4, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
Buildings on through lots and extending through from street
to street may waive the requirements for a rear yard by furnishing
an equivalent open space in lieu of such required rear yard.
[CC 1970 §33-50; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §5, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
In computing the depth of a rear yard where such yard opens
onto an alley, one-half (½) of the alley width may be included
as a portion of the rear yard.
[CC 1970 §33-51; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §6, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002; Ord.
No. 1522 §1, 3-17-2004]
Accessory buildings may be built in a rear yard but such accessory
buildings shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of a rear
yard and shall not be nearer than six (6) feet to any side or rear
lot line; except, that when a garage is entered from an alley, it
shall not be located closer than ten (10) feet to the alley line;
and except, that a garage that is located closer than ten (10) feet
to the main building shall provide the side and the rear yards required
for the main building and private garages shall maintain a ten (10)
foot rear yard; and except, that a garage(s) may be located not nearer
than five (5) feet from any rear lot line in a "C" Commercial District
if the lot upon which the garage(s) is located and the lot that adjoins
the rear lot line from which the garage(s) is set back are each improved
with multi-family apartments and have not less than two hundred thirty-five
(235) feet of a common lot boundary.
[CC 1970 §33-52; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §7, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
No accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until
the construction of the main building has been actually commenced,
and no accessory building shall be used for dwelling purposes other
than by domestic servants employed entirely on the premises.
[CC 1970 §33-53; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §8, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, unobstructed,
except for accessory buildings in a rear yard, and except for the
ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, cornices and ornamental
features projecting not to exceed twelve (12) inches.
[CC 1970 §33-54; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §9, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
No basement or cellar shall be occupied for residential purposes
until the remainder of the building has been substantially completed.
[CC 1970 §33-55; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §10, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
Open lattice-enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways
and balconies opening upon fire towers, and the ordinary projections
of chimneys and flues into the rear yard may be permitted by the Building
Inspector for a distance of not more than five (5) feet and where
the same are so placed as not to obstruct light and ventilation.
[CC 1970 §33-56; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §§11 — 12, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 1960, 7-18-2017[1]]
A.
An
open unenclosed porch or paved terrace may project into a front yard
for a distance not exceeding ten (10) feet. Terraces, uncovered porches,
platforms and ornamental features which do not extend more than three
(3) feet above the floor level of the ground (first (1st )) story
may project into a required yard; provided, that these projections
are distant at least two (2) feet from the adjacent side lot line.
B.
Decks
are not permitted within any required front, side or rear yard setback;
except wherever a lot has a depth of less than one hundred fifteen
(115) feet, then a deck may be built into the required rear yard setback
a distance of not more than fifteen (15) feet as measured from the
primary structure and shall not occupy more than thirty (30%) percent
of the required rear yard. For the purposes of this Section, a "deck"
shall be defined as a flat floored platform not set into but raised
above the ground, having no roof or covering of any kind, that is
attached to the primary structure and is supported by a means other
than the primary structure.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1960 also changed the title of this
Section to include "Decks."
[CC 1970 §33-57; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §13, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
For the purpose of the side yard regulations, a two-family dwelling
or a multiple dwelling shall be considered as one (1) building occupying
one (1) lot.
[CC 1970 §33-58; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §14, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
Where a lot or tract is used for a commercial or industrial
purpose, more than one (1) main building may be located upon the lot
or tract but only when such buildings conform to all open space requirements
around the lot for the district in which the lot or tract is located.
[CC 1970 §33-59; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §15, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
In the event that a lot is to be occupied by a group of two
(2) or more related buildings to be used for residential or institutional
purposes, there may be more than one (1) main building on the lot;
provided that open space between buildings that are parallel or within
forty-five degrees (45°) of being parallel shall have a minimum
dimension of thirty (30) feet for one-story buildings, forty (40)
feet for two-story buildings and fifty (50) feet for three-story buildings.
[CC 1970 §33-60; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §16, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
Where an open space is more than fifty percent (50%) surrounded
by a building, the minimum width of the open space shall be at least
thirty (30) feet for one-story buildings, forty (40) feet for two-story
buildings and fifty (50) feet for three-story buildings.
[CC 1970 §33-61; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §17, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
No side yards are required where dwelling units are erected
above commercial and industrial structures.
[Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
No structures shall be permitted on any flag lots within the
City of Rock Hill.
[1]
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 1470 §1, adopted September
17, 2002, repealed section 405.650 "restrictions on number of employees
in uses in "C" districts", and enacted the new provisions set out
herein. Former section 405.650 derived from CC 1970 §33-62; ord.
no. 465 art. 10 §18, 3-15-1955.
[CC 1970 §33-63; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §19, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
Buildings that are to be used for storage purposes only may
exceed the maximum number of stories that are permitted in the district
in which they are located, but such buildings shall not exceed the
number of feet of building height permitted in such districts.
[CC 1970 §33-64; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §20, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
A.
The
front yards established in this Chapter shall be adjusted in the following
cases:
1.
Where forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage on one (1) side
of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is developed with
buildings that have observed (with a variation of five (5) feet or
less) a front yard greater in depth than required in this Chapter,
new buildings shall not be erected closer to the street than the front
yard so established by the existing buildings.
2.
Where forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage on one (1) side
of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is developed with
buildings that have not observed a front yard as described above,
then:
a.
Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land that is within
one hundred (100) feet of existing buildings on both sides, the minimum
front yard shall be a line drawn between the two (2) closest front
corners of the adjacent buildings on the two (2) sides.
b.
Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land that is within
one hundred (100) feet of an existing building on one (1) side only,
such building may be erected as close to the street as the existing
adjacent building.
[CC 1970 §33-65; Ord.
No. 465 Art. 10 §21, 3-15-1955; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
Irrespective of other provisions of this Chapter, no building
shall be erected closer than sixty (60) feet to the centerline of
the street on Manchester Road from the east City limits to the west
City limits.
[CC 1970 §§29-21 — 29-24; Ord. No. 531 §§1 —
4, 9-21-1957]
A.
Height And Location Of Fences, Signs, Etc. No fence, sign,
signboard or other obstruction of a height of more than three (3)
feet above the street grade shall be erected, placed or maintained
within twenty (20) feet of the street curb or curb line or any lot
abutting any street which intersects or enters any other street.
B.
Trees, Flowers, Etc. No plants, flowers, shrubs, trees,
bushes or other vegetation shall be planted, kept or maintained to
a height of more than three (3) feet above street grade on any lot
abutting any street or streets within twenty (20) feet of the curb
or curb line of any street which intersects or enters any other street
unless such vegetation is trimmed of foliage, limbs and branches between
points three (3) feet above street grade and eight (8) feet above
street grade.
C.
Notice To Abate Obstructions. In the event any owner, lessee,
occupant or agent of any lot abutting a street that enters or intersects
any other street shall permit the vision of such street to be obstructed
by fences, signs, signboards or vegetation, the Board of Aldermen
shall cause to be posted on such lot or served personally on the owner,
lessee, occupant or agent thereof a notice of such obstruction and
requiring the abatement thereof within five (5) days of the posting
or serving of such notice.
D.
Removal Of Obstructions By City — Assessment Of Costs. If the obstruction is not abated within the time provided and set
out in the notice to the owner, occupant, lessee or agent in control
of any lot, the Board of Aldermen shall order such obstruction to
be removed. A bill for the cost of removing such obstruction shall
be mailed to the person in control of any lot from which it is removed,
by registered mail. If such bill is not paid within ten (10) days
after the mailing thereof, the Board of Aldermen shall cause a special
tax bill therefor to be prepared and levied against the lot upon which
the obstruction was removed and cause the City to collect such special
tax together with other taxes assessed against the property. Such
special tax bill shall be a lien on any such lot until paid. The levy
of such special tax shall not affect the liability of the person to
whom the tax bill is directed to the penalties otherwise provided
by this Code.
[CC 1970 §33-65.1; Ord. No. 817 §§1 — 2, 1-15-1974; Ord. No. 1470 §1, 9-17-2002]
A.
Bathhouses,
massage parlors, tattoo parlors and body piercing studios are hereby
prohibited in any zoning district of the City of Rock Hill.
B.
The
term "bathhouse or massage parlor" as used herein
shall include any place which provides baths and body massages or
either of them to members of the public, except licensed hospitals
or health care providers.
[Ord. No. 1512 §1, 10-7-2003]
A.
Mobile
and manufactured homes are hereby prohibited in any zoning district
of the City of Rock Hill.
B.
The
term "mobile or manufactured homes" as used herein
shall include any building intended for residential use that has been
premanufactured or prefabricated before erection or placement on a
building site.
[Ord. No. 1086 §5, 10-15-1985]
No parking shall be permitted on residential property except
on a hard-surfaced driveway or a porous surfaced driveway. The Police
Department shall be charged with the responsibility of enforcing this
Section.
[Ord. No. 1749 §2, 6-20-2012]
A.
The
following standards shall apply to all off-street parking facilities
in the City of Rock Hill.
1.
Design standards.
a.
Off-street parking spaces shall have a width of nine (9) feet. Stall
depth shall have the minimum established in the table below exclusive
of access or maneuvering area, ramps, and other appurtenances. The
minimum width of access aisles internal to a parking lot or structure
shall be as prescribed in the table below.
|
Minimum Stall Length and Aisle Width (Feet)
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(A) Parking Angle (Degrees)
|
(B) Stall Depth
|
(C) Aisle Width
| ||
|
Car-To Wall Stalls
|
Interlocking Stalls
|
One-Way Operation
|
Two-Way Operation
| |
|
30º
|
17
|
13
|
12
|
19
|
|
45º
|
19
|
16
|
12
|
19
|
|
60º
|
20
|
18
|
16
|
20
|
|
75º
|
20
|
19
|
22
|
22
|
|
90º
|
18
|
18
|
25
|
25
|
|
|
Parking Space and Stall Dimensions
 |
b.
All parking areas containing three (3) or more parking spaces shall
include a turnaround that is designed and located so that vehicles
can enter and exit the parking area without backing onto a public
right-of-way.
c.
All parking spaces shall be marked by durable painted lines at least
four (4) inches wide and extending the length of the space or by curbs
or other means to indicate individual spaces. Accessible parking spaces
shall also include the international symbol of accessibility painted
on the pavement.
2.
Accessible parking.
a.
Accessible parking spaces shall be at least eight (8) feet wide,
with a five (5) foot access aisle immediately adjacent. Two (2) accessible
parking spaces may share a common access aisle.
b.
Accessible parking spaces shall be located on the shortest possible
accessible circulation route to an accessible entrance of the building.
In separate parking structures or lots that do not serve a particular
building, accessible parking spaces shall be located on the shortest
possible pedestrian route to an accessible pedestrian entrance of
the parking facility.
c.
Each accessible parking space shall be provided with a freestanding
sign bearing the international symbol of accessibility in white on
a blue background, and shall meet the requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act, as amended. Said sign may include any appropriate
wording such as "Accessible Parking" but shall not contain the words
"Handicap Parking" or "Handicapped Parking". The sign shall also state
or an additional sign shall be posted below or adjacent to the sign
stating the following: "$50 to $300 fine". The sign structure shall
not display any other message or advertisement.
d.
The required number of accessible parking spaces shall be as shown
in the table below:
|
Required Accessible Parking
| |
|---|---|
|
Total Parking
|
Total Spaces Required
|
|
1 — 25
|
1
|
|
26 — 50
|
2
|
|
51 — 75
|
3
|
|
76 — 100
|
4
|
|
101 — 150
|
5
|
|
151 — 200
|
6
|
|
201 — 300
|
7
|
|
301 — 400
|
8
|
|
401 — 500
|
9
|
|
501 — 1,000
|
2% of total
|
|
1,001 and over
|
20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000
|
e.
Said accessible parking spaces shall be inclusive of the total number
required.
