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***CURRENT LANGUAGE ***PROPOSED LANGUAGE ARTICLE 17 SCHEDULE OF DIMENSIONS Amended 5.12.2020 Amended 8.27.2024 17.1 TABLE 1 - LIMITING HEIGHT, DENSITY, AND AREA BY ZONING DISTRICTS [See also Article 21.1 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS and Article 22 GENERAL EXCEPTIONS FOR AREA, HEIGHT, AND USE] Zoning District R1 & R2 R3 RR FR & AR Reserved for future use Reserved for future use Min. Lot Area (Sq. feet) 20,000 .46 acre 40,000 .92 acre 20,000 .46 acre 88,000 2.02 acre Min. Front Setback 25ft 25ft 25ft 50ft Max. Front Setback NA NA NA NA Min. Side Setback 10ft 10ft 10ft 20ft Min. Rear Setback 30ft (a,h) 30ft (a,h) 30ft (a,h) 40ft Min. Lot width 100ft 150ft Duplex 100ft 100ft 150ft 300ft Duplex AR Max. % lot coverage 25% 25% 25% 30% Max. Building height 35ft 35ft 35ft 35ft Min. Ground Floor area of principal structure (Square feet – Single Family Dwellings) 720 560(i,n) 720 560(i,n) 720 (i,n) 720 560(i,n) Min. Floor area of Guest House or attached ADU (Square Feet) 400 400 400 400 Min. Width of principal structure 20ft 11ft 20ft 11ft Zoning District B1 B2 B3 I HX MUZ MAIN ST TOWN CENTER Min. Lot Area (Square feet) 10,000 10,000 20,000 40,000 10,000 8,000 8,000 Min. Front Setback 30 ft 30 ft 30 ft 30 ft 30 ft Build- to-Area Build-to- Area Max. Front Setback NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Min. Side Setback 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft 10 ft 5 ft 5ft Min. Rear Setback 20 ft d, f) 20 ft d, f) 20 ft d, f) 20 ft d, f) 20 ft d, f) 10 ft 10 ft Min. Lot width 100 ft 100 ft 100 ft 150 ft 150 ft 60 ft 60 ft Max. % lot coverage NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Max. Building height 35 ft 35 ft 35 ft 35 ft 35 ft 35 ft 35 ft Min. Ground Floor area principal structure (Square feet) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Min. Width of principal structure NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Minimum front, side and rear setbacks, and maximum lot coverage modifications of up to twenty-five percent (25%) may be approved by the Zoning Administrator for nonconforming lots, as described in Article 21.26.1 and 21.26.2. ---PAGE BREAK--- Note a: Lots within five hundred feet (500’) of lakes, ponds, flowages, rivers, streams: see Article 18, LOTS NEAR WATER. Note b: Where the front yards of two or more principal buildings in any block, or within five hundred feet (500’) in existence at the time of the passage of this Ordinance (or amendment thereto), in the same zoned district or the same side of the road are less than the minimum front yard setback, then any principal building subsequently erected on the same side of the road shall not be required to provide a greater setback than the average for the existing two or more principal buildings. Note c: On the exterior side yard which borders on a residential district, there shall be provided a setback of not less than twenty feet (20’) on the residential side in B1, B2, B3 and HX. Note d: Loading and unloading space shall be provided in the rear yard in the ratio of at least 10 sq. ft. per linear foot of front building wall. Loading space shall not be counted as required off-street parking. Loading zones may be located in other non-required yards if screened or obscured from view from public streets and residential districts. Note e: Off-street parking may be permitted in the front yard, except that a ten foot (10’) wide landscaped buffer is maintained between the front lot line, or right-of-way line and the parking area. Note f: No building shall be placed closer than forty feet (40’) to the outer perimeter of such district or property line when said use abuts a residential district boundary. Note g: Subject to approval by the Planning Commission, the maximum height of buildings may be permitted to exceed the maximum stated in the SCHEDULE by up to fifty percent (50%) in R1, R2, R3, RR, B1, B2 and HX Districts; and up to one hundred percent (100%) in all other districts, provided that the applicant can demonstrate that no good purpose would be served by compliance with maximums stated, (as in the case of steep topography, a Planned Unit Development (PUD), or larger site); and further, there is no conflict with airport zoning height restrictions; fire safety is maintained subject to local fire authority approval; and the light, air and/or scenic views of adjoining property is not impaired. The Planning Commission and or Zoning Board of Appeals cannot allow a WTG height greater than allowed in Section 21.47, or a Wireless Telecommunication Towers and Facilities greater than the height allowed in the Zoning District PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED or PERMITTED USES SUBJECT TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS. Also see Article 22 GENERAL EXCEPTIONS FOR AREA, HEIGHT AND USE . Note h: Section 21.1 allows a rear setback of ten feet (10’) for accessory buildings. Note i: The foregoing standards shall not apply to a mobile home located in a licensed mobile home park except to the extent required by state or federal law or otherwise specifically required in this Ordinance. Note j: In instances where the property is adjacent to a public right of way or ingress egress easement dedicated as permanent adequate access to one or more lots, the setback shall be measured from that right of way or ingress egress easement. Note k: Specific allowable uses have greater minimum lot widths as required in the Zoning District allowable use lists. Note l: Specific allowable uses have greater allowable heights as stated in the Zoning District allowable use lists, Article 21 and Article 22, Section 22.3 HEIGHT LIMITS, of this ordinance Note m: For accessory structures, total useable square footage will be used to determine compliance with the lot coverage requirement. For example, the total usable square footage of a 30’x40’ accessory structure with a second story containing an additional 10’x20’ storage area would be 1,400 sq. ft. (1,200 sq. ft. of the main building plus the additional 200 sq. ft. of storage space on the second level). Note n: Minimum square footage is measured by the footprint that sits on the ground – garages, decks and porches are not included in this measurement. All dwellings must meet current Building and Health Department code. ---PAGE BREAK--- 17.2 MULTIPLE DWELLINGS - BULK, DENSITY AND AREA Minimum floor area per each unit Lot size Minimum width 200 ft. at front building line Efficiency 250 sq. ft. Minimum 40,000 sq. ft. for any combination of six bedrooms One bedroom 400 sq. ft. Two bedroom 500 sq. ft. For every bedroom over six add 1,000 sq. ft. to the minimum lot size Three bedroom 600 sq. ft. Multiple Dwellings require a County Health Department written approval and/or permit for all proposed or installed septic tanks and wells. For the purpose of applying yard regulation, multiple-family dwellings shall be considered as one building occupying one lot. When more than one multiple-dwelling building occupies one lot, the structures must be separated by at least thirty feet (30’) when end to end, sixty feet (60’) when back to back or face to face, and forty feet (40’) when end to face or back.