Chapter 9-7-1
ZONE STANDARDS
RESIDENTIAL ZONES

SECTION:

9-7-1.1:    PURPOSE

9-7-1.2:    USE TABLE

9-7-1.3:    DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

9-7-1.4:    PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

9-7-1.5:    FENCES/WALLS AND HEDGES

9-7-1.6:    PARKING AND ACCESS STANDARDS

9-7-1.7:    LANDSCAPING

9-7-1.8:    SIGNS

RELATED PROVISIONS

9-7-1.1 PURPOSE:

This zone is characterized as a high density residential area, with single, two- and multiple-family dwellings. Owners and developers of property in this zone should bear in mind that primacy is given to residential use and maintain their property in recognition thereof. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-3.1)

9-7-1.2 USE TABLE:

If a use is not specifically designated then it is prohibited.

 

TABLE 9-7-1.2: USES 

Type	Permitted	Administrative Conditional Use	Conditional Use	Business License
Accessory structure, unoccupied	X
Agriculture	X
Bed and breakfast			X	X
Church	X
Dwelling, single	X
Dwelling, two-family	X
Dwelling, three-family	X
Dwelling, four-family	X
Family daycare:
Type 1: 5 to 8 clients in a home			X	X
Type 2: 9 to 16 clients in a home			X	X
Farm animals/livestock			X
Fence		X
Group home:
Assisted living facility			X	X
Disabled			X	X
Elderly			X	X
Youth			X	X
Hedges		X
Home occupation		X		X
Household pets	X
Intermittent commercial use		X		X
Manufactured home	X
Manufactured and mobile home park			X	X
Nursing home			X	X
Public outdoor recreation, parks, playgrounds	X
Public services	X
Public rights-of-way	X
Recreational vehicle court			X	X
Registered preschool and daycare			X	X
School, private	X			X
School, quasi-public	X
Schools, public	X
Signs, nameplates	X
Signs, temporary	X
Small neighborhood commercial occupations		X		X
Stable, private			X
Subdivisions			X
Telecommunications facilities, minor			X	X
Temporary storage facility for construction of dwelling for 1 year	X
Utility structure, incidental to primary use			X
Wall		X

(Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008, 4-16-2008. Formerly 9-7-3.2)

9-7-1.3 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:

 

TABLE 9-7-1.3: MINIMUM LOT AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 

Lot Type	Area	Frontage	Setbacks	Height
Single-family	10,000 sq. ft. minimum	85' minimum	Front: 25'	25' – Average grade to the square of building shall not exceed 25' or 2 stories above average grade
			Side: 10' minimum 20' total
			Rear: 25'
			Accessory structure: 25' front/2' side/2' rear
Two-family	14,000 sq. ft. minimum	85' minimum	Front: 25'	25' – Average grade to the square of building shall not exceed 25' or 2 stories above average grade
			Side: 10' minimum 20' total
			Rear: 25'
			Accessory structure: 25' front/2' side/2' rear
Three-family	18,000 sq. ft. minimum	120' minimum	Front: 25'	25' – Average grade to the square of building shall not exceed 25' or 2 stories above average grade
			Side: 10' minimum 20' total
			Rear: 25'
			Accessory structure: 25' front/2' side/2' rear
Four-family	20,000 sq. ft. minimum	120' minimum	Front: 25'	25' – Average grade to the square of building shall not exceed 25' or 2 stories above average grade
			Side: 10' minimum 20' total
			Rear: 25'
			Accessory structure: 25' front/2' side/2' rear
Exceptions	No	No	1. Corner Lot: A corner lot shall have designated 1 front, 2 sides, 1 rear. Front is determined by location of street to front door and shall have a 25' setback. Side setback is 28' minimum total with a 20' minimum on the street side 2. Setbacks: The setback from the street for any dwelling located between two existing dwellings in any residential zone may be the same as the average for said 2 existing dwellings, provided the existing dwellings are on the same side of the street and are located within 150' of each other 3. Ordinary And Customary Projections: Ordinary and customary projections or sills, belt courses, cornices, or other ornamental features and unenclosed steps and un-walled stoops, porches, and carports, which may project up to (3) feet into a required front and side yard and up to (5) feet into a required rear yard. No projection into a required court which is provided in connection with a court apartment shall be constructed except for customary sills, belt courses, and cornices which may extend into a court not more than sixteen (16) inches.	1. Total height of non-occupied attached structures measured from the roof line to the top of the structure cannot exceed the nearest setback distance.

(Ord. 6-2008, 4-16-2008; Ord. 4-2009; Ord. 9-2015, 10-21-2015)

1. Size of Dwelling Units: The minimum length or width dimension of any dwelling shall be no less than twenty-four (24) feet and main floor area shall be no less than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet.

2. Structure to have access: All structures shall be on a lot adjacent to a public street or with access to an approved private street, and shall be so located on lots as to provide safe and convenient access for fire protection.

3. Dwelling sites to have frontage on a public street: At least one side of each lot used as a dwelling site shall abut upon a street which has been designated or dedicated to the public for street purposes and the length of such abutting side measured at the setback line shall be at least as great as the width required for dwelling sites in the zone in which such building is located.

4. Setback Determination: For the purpose of determining front, side and rear setback requirements, any accessory building on a lot shall not change the setback rules for the dwelling or the main building on a lot. Any accessory building in a front lot shall abide by the same rules as the dwelling or main building. No dwelling shall be located a distance of more than two hundred (200) feet from a public street.

5. Yard space for one building only: All required yards shall be situated on the same lot as the building or structure to which it applies. No required yard, area, or other open space around a building or use which is needed to comply with the area, setback, or open space requirements of this chapter shall be considered as providing the required area, yard, setback or open space for any other building or use; nor shall any area, yard, setback or other required open space on an adjoining lot be considered as providing the area, setback, or open space requirement of a building or use.

6. Every dwelling to be on a zoned lot: Only one building which contains a dwelling shall be located and maintained on a zoned lot as defined in this chapter, except for dwellings within a manufactured home park, or other large scale development in a zone which permits such developments. Under no circumstances shall any manufactured home be adjoined or attached to any other dwelling, nor may multiple manufactured homes be joined to form a single building.

7. Sale or lease of required space prohibited: No space needed to meet the yard, area, coverage, off-street parking, frontage on a public street, or other requirements of this chapter for a lot or building may be sold, bequeathed or leased apart from such lot or building unless other space so complying is provided, nor shall any land be sold which will result in an existing or future lot that does not comply with all of the provisions of this chapter.

8. Storage of junk and debris prohibited: The use of yards or other open space, or uninhabited dwellings for the storage of any of the following shall be prohibited, except as may be expressly permitted in this chapter:

1. Junk, debris, trash or other deleterious items,

2. Abandoned mobile or manufactured homes, and

3. Motor vehicles of any kind or part(s) thereof, which are in a wrecked, junked, partially dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition, except that not more than two such vehicles or parts thereof may be stored or parked in a building or otherwise screened from public view.

9. Drainage: Surface water from roof tops shall not be allowed to drain onto adjacent lots or streets. Surface drainage from corrals, pens, or coops shall not be permitted to drain onto adjacent lots or streets, nor shall it be permitted to enter the sanitary sewer system.

10. Sewage Disposal: Where domestic sewage disposal facilities are used which are not connected to public sewer, approval of such facilities shall be obtained from the health department before a building permit shall be issued therefor.

11. Pollution Prevention: Any use which emits or discharges gases, fumes, dust, glare, noise or other pollutants into the atmosphere in amounts which exceed the standards as prescribed by the state division of air quality or the state department of health, and any use which emits or discharges liquids or solid material into the soil or water in amounts which result in pollutants entering groundwater in amounts exceeding the standards prescribed by the state division of water quality or the state department of health, shall be prohibited. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-3.3)

9-7-1.4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

The operation of any use permitted in this district is subject to the following standards of performance:

1.    All uses must be operated so that all practical means are used to confine any noise, odor, dust, smoke, vibration or other similar feature to the premises upon which they are located.

2.    Any light used to illuminate signs, parking areas, or for any other purpose shall be so arranged as to confine direct light beams to the lighted property by appropriate directional hooding. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-3.4)

9-7-1.5 FENCES/WALLS AND HEDGES:

1.    A minimum of fifty (50) percent of any fence, wall, or continuous hedgerow within the front setback, or side setback if a corner lot, from any street shall be four (4) feet or less. The remainder, up to a maximum of fifty (50) percent of any fence, wall, or continuous hedgerow, may not exceed six (6) feet. Fences, walls, and hedgerows at greater than the required minimum setback distance may be constructed to a height not to exceed eight (8) feet.

2.    All fences and walls shall be constructed of substantial material and the design and construction shall be consistent with the quality of dwellings and other improvements within the surrounding area. Construction of fences or walls which exceed six (6) feet in height shall be subject to the standards and requirements of the most current edition of the international building code as adopted by Huntington City. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-3.5)

9-7-1.6 PARKING AND ACCESS STANDARDS:

1.    Two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot of any one-family dwelling, plus one space for each additional dwelling unit. Off-street parking for nonresidential uses shall be provided according to the off-street parking schedule found in the most current edition of the International Building Code as published by the International Conference of Building Officials.

2.    All off-street parking spaces shall be graded and graveled.

3.    Driveways shall be no less than twenty (20) feet in width except when approved for large scale developments.

4.    On corner lots, no driveways shall be closer than fifteen (15) feet to the point of intersection of the front property line with the side property line, which abuts upon a street.

5.    Where there is no existing curb, gutter and sidewalk, a curb, gutter and sidewalk or any combination of curb, gutter and sidewalk may be required by the city.

6.    The planning commission may approve substitute parking locations and may reduce the amount of off-street parking required if:

a. Sufficient off-street parking is readily available within the vicinity of two hundred (200) feet;

b. Uses can share parking at different times of the day; and/or

c. Where acquisition of land for such use is unnecessary in order to carry out the spirit of this chapter. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 1-2021, 1-20-2021; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-3.6)

9-7-1.7 LANDSCAPING:

1.    Front yards and side yards of all dwellings which front on public streets must be landscaped except that a minimum of twenty (20) feet of the front yard or side yard width which faces on a public street may be devoted to driveways and off-street parking. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-3.7)

9-7-1.8 SIGNS:

1.    No sign of any kind shall be allowed in any residential zone, except temporary signs pertaining to the sale or lease of residential property, temporary window and political posters, and nameplates or accessory signs indicating the existence of an approved home or small neighborhood commercial occupation, or office of a professional person.

2.    No permit shall be required for the display of temporary signs or accessory signs. (Ord. 1-2022, 2-16-2022; Ord. 6-2008. Formerly 9-7-3.8)