Dimensional regulations for rural residential developments

• a. Dimensional regulations for rural residential developments are contained in the following table of flexible zoning standards and shall, except as noted below, replace those regulations contained in article V:

  Zoning District	Minimum Lot Area	Maximum Building Coverage	Minimum Front Yard Setback	Minimum Side Yard Setback	Minimum Rear Yard Setback
  R-30	15,000 SF	3,000 SF	25 ft	15 ft	20 ft
  R-40	20,000 SF	4,000 SF	30 ft	15 ft	30 ft
  R-60	25,000 SF	4,500 SF	35 ft	20 ft	35 ft
  R-120	30,000 SF	4,750 SF	40 ft	20 ft	40 ft

• b. Where a rural frontage subdivision does not provide for the permanent protection of 50 percent of the land suitable for development as open space, the conventional dimensional regulations for lot area and building coverage contained in article V shall apply.

• c. Where a perimeter lot of a rural residential development is contiguous with an existing conventional subdivision, the minimum side and rear yard setbacks for the perimeter lot shall be the same as for a conventional subdivision lot in that district.

• d. The minimum lot width, as measured within the building envelope, shall be 120 feet. The minimum lot depth shall be limited only by the required setbacks and house footprint.

• e. Each lot shall have a minimum driveway access of 12 feet to a public or private street. The access may be shared with other lots pursuant to the minimum requirements of the subdivision regulations.

• f. A permitted accessory structure may cover up to 25 percent of the rear yard area, but may not be placed closer to a property line than the minimum side or rear yard requirements in the table above, unless the structure is on a temporary footing in which case it may not be placed closer than five feet to any lot line.

• g. Minimum road frontages are as follows:

  • (1) Rural compounds may be permitted on land comprised of one or more contiguous lots in common ownership having a minimum frontage of 40 feet on a public road. The minimum individual lot frontage shall be 40 feet, which may be on a private road.

  • (2) Rural subdivisions shall have a minimum individual lot frontage of 50 feet on a public road.

  • (3) Rural frontage subdivisions shall have a minimum individual lot frontage of 50 feet on a public road. The total contiguous frontage of the parcel, however, shall at least equal that required for the number of proposed frontage lots in a conventional subdivision.

• h. Maximum building heights are governed by the regulations contained in article V.

(Ord. of 6-4-01(7); Ord. No. 2024-0009, 6-24-24)