The tract of land proposed for a halfway house/rehabilitation
center must meet the following minimum requirements:
A. It shall be located in the Rural Residential (RR), Multifamily Residential
(R-3), or General Commercial (C-1) Zoning Districts;
B. It must have direct access to either a primary or secondary arterial or collector street as designated in §
177-34A;
C. No portion of the proposed structure including any of its accessory
structures/uses shall be located closer than 500 feet to an existing
residential use, place of assembly, park, or similar recreation space,
primary or secondary school, child or adult day-care. This distance
shall be measured from the structure to the property line of the nearest
aforementioned use(s).
D. No portion of the proposed structure including any of its accessory
structures/uses shall be located closer than 1,000 feet to an existing
correctional facility.
The minimum lot size and width, minimum yard setbacks, maximum
lot coverage, and maximum height for halfway houses shall be as follows.
A. Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size shall be based upon the following
zoning districts.
(1) Rural Residential: five acres.
(2) Multifamily Residential (R-3): one acre.
(3) General Commercial (C-1): The minimum lot size shall be determined on the basis of the minimum width, maximum coverage, yard setback, parking, and other requirements contained in Chapter
200, Zoning.
B. Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
C. Minimum setbacks.
(1) Front and side yard setbacks: 50 feet.
(2) Rear yard setbacks: 75 feet.
D. Maximum impervious lot coverage. The maximum impervious lot coverage
shall not exceed the following based upon the zoning districts in
which the halfway house is proposed.
(1) Rural Residential (RR): 10% for buildings and 30% in total for all
impervious surfaces.
(2) Multifamily Residential (R-3): 50% for all impervious surfaces.
(3) General Commercial (C-1): 30% for buildings and 70% in total for
all impervious surfaces.
E. Maximum building height: 35 feet.