Article IV, Sec. 34-274 through 34-282
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum density
- 1 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Maximum units
- 1
Height & bulk
Uses
Permitted by right8
- detached single-family dwellings
- public schools, parks, playgrounds, athletic fields
- church and church bulletin board
- home gardens (noncommercial)
- home occupations (office and child care)
- maintaining horses and ponies
- manufactured houses/modular units at least 19 feet in width
- public utility facilities (county-owned)
Conditional / special use4
Accessory1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when 150 ft from main and 100 ft from property line35 ft
an accessory structure may be erected up to a height of 35 feet when located at least 150 feet from the main building and at least 100 feet from any property line.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 20 ft of property line1 story
No accessory building which is within 20 feet of any property line shall be more than one story high.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure side/rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
must be located at least five feet from any side or rear property line.
- Fence setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines10 ft
Horses and ponies must be maintained within fenced areas located at least ten feet from all adjoining property lines.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for public/semi-public buildings60 ft
A public or semi-public building such as a school or church may be erected to a height of 60 feet from the grade
- Maximum horses/ponies per gross acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.1 per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
One horse/pony shall be allowed per gross acre of land with the maximum number limited to no more than five.
- Maximum total horses/ponies5 count
maximum number limited to no more than five
From the ordinance
The R-E district is established to: 1. Provide for residential development at a density not to exceed one dwelling per lot... minimum lot area for permitted uses shall be one acre (43,560 square feet)... structures shall be located 75 feet or more from any street right-of-way... minimum frontage... shall be 150 feet... minimum side yard... shall be 25 feet... rear yard setback of 50 feet or more.