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Ashland City Zoning Code#

ARTICLE V#

RESIDENTIAL, LIMITED DISTRICT R-2#

Sec 21-39 Statement Of Intent#

Residential District R-2 encompasses low-density residential areas, both existing and planned. The following regulations are designed to stabilize, protect and promote this type of development. This district should provide a suitable environment for families who desire quiet homesites without fear of encroachment of dissimilar uses.

Sec 21-40 Use Regulations#R-2

The following uses and structures shall be permitted in the Residential District R-2:

  • Accessory uses as defined
  • Bed and Breakfast, with a conditional use permit and in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 21-262
  • Church or Place of Religious Worship
  • Community Center, with a conditional use permit and as an accessory use to a Church or Place of Religious Worship
  • Community Garden, over one (1) acre with a conditional use permit
  • Day Care Center, with a conditional use permit and as an accessory use to a Church or Place of Religious Worship
  • Day Care Center, Adult, with a conditional use permit and as an accessory use to a Church or Place of Religious Worship
  • Dwelling, Accessory Apartment, with a conditional use permit and in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 21-264
  • Dwelling, Single-Family Detached
  • Educational Facility, with a conditional use permit and as an accessory use to a Church or Place of Religious Worship
  • Home Occupation
  • Offices, limited and as an accessory use to a college or university, with a conditional use permit
  • Parks, over one (1) acre with a conditional use permit
  • Public Facilities, with a conditional use permit
  • Schools, with a conditional use permit
  • Utilities, Major, with a conditional use permit
  • Utilities, Minor

Editors Note: Section 3 of an ordinance adopted Oct. 27, 1987, amended § 21-40 by adding subsection (l), thereto. Inasmuch as there already existed a subsection (l), the editor has relettered the new provision as subsection (m).

HISTORY

Action Ordinance Date
Adopted Ord. 10-8-85 Paper Archive § 2 10/8/1985
Amended Ord. 12-10-85 Paper Archive § 1 12/10/1985
Amended Ord. 10-27-87 Paper Archive § 3 10/27/1987
Amended Ord. 96-19 § 3 7/23/1996
Amended Ord. 96-32 § 3 12/10/1996
Amended Ord. 98-8 § 1 6/23/1998
Amended Ord. 99-4 § 1 4/27/1999
Amended Ord. 2003-16 § A1 2/17/2004
Amended Ord. 2009-08 10/6/2009
Amended Ord. 2012-02 3/6/2012
Amended Ord. 2017-02 2/20/2018

Sec 21-41 Area Regulations#

The minimum lot area for single-family dwellings shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

HISTORY

Action Ordinance Date
Adopted Ord. 98-23 § 1 12/15/1998

Sec 21-42 Reserved#

HISTORY

Action Ordinance Date
Adopted Ord. 12-13-94 § 6 12/13/1994
Amended Ord. 98-8 § 1 6/23/1998
Amended Ord. 98-23 § 1 12/15/1998
Amended Ord. 2003-16 § A7 2/17/2004
Amended Ord. 2017-02 2/20/2018

Sec 21-43 Frontage Regulations#

The minimum width of any lot at the setback shall be seventy-five (75) feet.

HISTORY

Action Ordinance Date
Adopted Ord. 12-13-94 § 7 12/13/1994

Sec 21-44 Yard Regulations#

Yard Type Requirement
Front Minimum front setback: thirty (30) feet
Side (main buildings) Cumulative minimum: thirty (30) feet total; minimum for one side: ten (10) feet. Example: fifteen (15) feet each side, or one side at ten (10) feet and the other at twenty (20) feet
Street side (all buildings and structures) Minimum: twenty-five (25) feet
Rear (main buildings) Minimum: twenty-five (25) feet
Accessory structures (side and rear) Minimum: five (5) feet

See ATC chapter 21, article XXV for supplemental yard regulations. See the Design Guidelines Handbook for guidelines and examples for treatment of setbacks.

HISTORY

Action Ordinance Date
Adopted Ord. 98-8 § 1 6/23/1998
Amended Ord. 98-23 § 1 12/15/1998
Amended Ord. 2017-02 2/20/2018

Sec 21-44.1 Structure Regulations#

Window percentage. A minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the front facing building façade shall consist of windows.§ Elements to count towards the achievement of the minimum window percentage include any opening in a wall, roof, dormer, front door, or garage door which functions or appears to function to admit light to a building or structure. Glass block and vents do not meet this standard. See the Design Guidelines Handbook for guidance on window percentage calculation. On corner lots where a building has more than one street facing side, the minimum window percentage would only be required for the street facing façade with the primary entrance to the building.

Street entrance. The primary structure shall have a minimum one (1) pedestrian street-facing entrance on the front façade.§ The entrance must be within eight (8) feet of the longest street-facing wall and shall:

  • Face the street;
  • Be at an angle of up to 45 degrees from the street; or
  • Open on to a porch.

On corner lots where a building has more than one street facing side, the required entrance would only apply to one street facing façade for the primary entrance to the building.

Garage location. If the garage is attached to the primary dwelling, then the garage door opening shall not face the primary frontage of the parcel, or if the garage is front-loading, it must be recessed from the primary façade of the main structure by a minimum of five (5) feet.§ For development of multiple lots (more than one), no more than fifty (50%) percent of dwellings may have a recessed front-loading, attached garage.§

Consistent materials. Exterior finish materials on the majority of the façade (greater than fifty-percent) shall be the same type on the majority (greater than fifty-percent) of all elevations of the primary structure so that the main body provides a consistent palette of materials, finishes, and colors for wall and roofing materials.§ See the Design Guidelines Handbook for guidelines and examples.

Material quality. Concrete masonry units, or cinderblock, shall not be a visible exterior finish material from the public road, right-of-way, or adjacent residential property.§

Where a proposal is for an alteration or addition to existing structure, these requirements will only be applied to the portion of a structure being altered or added.

HISTORY

Action Ordinance Date
Amended Ord. 2017-02 2/20/2018

Sec 21-45 Height Regulations#

No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet from grade. See ATC chapter 21, article XXV for supplemental yard regulations.

Sec 21-45.1 Site Plan Required#

A site plan shall be required as set forth in ATC article XVII of this chapter.§

HISTORY

Action Ordinance Date
Adopted Ord. 2003-16 § A4 2/17/2004

Sec 21-46 Landscape: Landscaping, Trees, Buffers And Screening#

A landscape plan shall be required and landscaping, trees, buffers, and screening shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of ATC article XXIII of this chapter.§

HISTORY

Action Ordinance Date
Adopted Ord. 2003-16 § A2 2/17/2004

Sec 21-46.1 Reserved#

Summary of Dimensional Standards — Article V (R-2 District)#

Standard Requirement
Minimum Lot Area (single-family dwellings) 10,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width at Setback 75 ft.
Minimum Front Setback 30 ft.
Minimum Side Yards (main buildings) Cumulative 30 ft.; minimum one side 10 ft.
Minimum Street Side Yard 25 ft.
Minimum Rear Yard (main buildings) 25 ft.
Minimum Side and Rear Yards (accessory structures) 5 ft.
Maximum Building Height 35 ft. from grade
Minimum Window Percentage (front façade) 15%