Ashland
Zoning districts
13 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
4Central Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 30
Highway Commercial District B-2
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 39
Neighborhood Commercial District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 20
Industrial
2Residential
6Residential, Restricted District R-1
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Residential, Limited District R-2
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Residential, Medium District R-3
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Residential, Medium-High District R-4
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Residential Multifamily District R-5
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Rural Residential District
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
Other
1General provisions
231 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Swimming pools, pool deck areas and tennis courts shall not be located within required front and side yards. Swimming pools, pool deck areas or tennis courts accessory to any use other than a single-family dwelling and situated within fifty (50) feet of adjacent property in a residential district shall be screened from such property by continuous walls, fences or evergreen vegetative material not less than six (6) feet in height.
nothing that would materially obstruct the vision of operators of motor vehicles shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow between the heights of three (3) feet and eight (8) feet above the grade of the intersection of the center lines of the adjacent intersecting streets within the following described area: A triangular shaped area on the ground bounded on two (2) sides by the street lines abutting the lot, and bounded on the third side by a line joining points on said street lines twenty (20) feet from the point of their intersection.
On a corner lot in any district other than a Central Business District, nothing that would materially obstruct the vision of operators of motor vehicles shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow between the heights of three (3) feet and eight (8) feet above the grade of the intersection of the center lines of the adjacent intersecting streets within the following described area: A triangular shaped area ... bounded on the third side by a line joining points on said street lines twenty (20) feet from the point of their intersection.
The height regulations set forth in this chapter shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas, barns or silos used for agriculture or feed storage or mixing, water or cooling towers, accessory antennas, ventilators, chimneys, flues, solar energy equipment or similar appurtenances or mechanical structures attached to a building and not intended for human occupancy and containing no signs or other advertising. Parapet walls may exceed the height limit applicable in a district by not more than four (4) feet. The maximum height to which flagpoles may be erected is equal to the maximum height of the tallest building on the property in which it is located or thirty-five (35) feet from grade, whichever is greater. No accessory building shall exceed the height of the main building on the lot, nor shall any accessory building exceed fifteen (15) feet in height when located within any portion of a side or rear yard that would be required for a main building on the lot.
No accessory building shall exceed the height of the main building on the lot, nor shall any accessory building exceed fifteen (15) feet in height when located within any portion of a side or rear yard that would be required for a main building on the lot.
No building shall be erected on any land and no change shall be made in the existing contours of any land, including any change in the course width, or elevation of any natural or other drainage channel, in any manner, that will obstruct, interfere with, or substantially change the drainage from such land to the detriment of neighboring lands.
No building shall be erected on any land and no change shall be made in the existing contours of any land, including any change in the course width, or elevation of any natural or other drainage channel, in any manner, that will obstruct, interfere with, or substantially change the drainage from such land to the detriment of neighboring lands.
Shall not be parked on any street in a residential district. No more than one may be located in the front yard on a residential lot at a time and shall adhere to the requirements of Sec. 21-199.1. At no time shall it obstruct site distance as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
The following requirements apply to use and storage of major recreational equipment or vehicles in a residential district: Shall not be parked on any street in a residential district. No more than one may be located in the front yard on a residential lot at a time and shall adhere to the requirements of Sec. 21-199.1.
The use of the property for a bed and breakfast shall clearly be accessory to the use of the property as a single-family dwelling; ... minimum of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, excluding garages or accessory buildings; the minimum lot size shall be thirty thousand (30,000) square feet or have minimum twenty-five-foot side yard and one-hundred-foot rear yard setbacks; Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of one space for each bedroom within the building; all required parking spaces shall be hard-surfaced;
The use of the property for a bed and breakfast shall clearly be accessory to the use of the property as a single-family dwelling; The structure shall be a minimum of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, excluding garages or accessory buildings; the minimum lot size shall be thirty thousand (30,000) square feet or have minimum twenty-five-foot side yard and one-hundred-foot rear yard setbacks; Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of one space for each bedroom within the building;
In all zoning districts, subject to the provisions contained herein, satellite television antenna shall be located only in the rear yard of any lot, but not closer than five (5) feet from any property line.
In the B-2, B-4, M-1, POB, PSC and PUD districts, satellite dishes may be installed as long as they are within the building envelope and do not exceed the height requirement of the district. The antenna should be located in a manner that would reduce the visibility from any public street. A satellite antenna that is larger than ten (10) square feet will require a conditional use permit.
In the B-2, B-4, M-1, POB, PSC and PUD districts, satellite dishes may be installed as long as they are within the building envelope and do not exceed the height requirement of the district. The antenna should be located in a manner that would reduce the visibility from any public street. A satellite antenna that is larger than ten (10) square feet will require a conditional use permit.
In the B-2, B-4, M-1, POB, PSC and PUD districts, satellite dishes may be installed as long as they are within the building envelope and do not exceed the height requirement of the district. The antenna should be located in a manner that would reduce the visibility from any public street. A satellite antenna that is larger than ten (10) square feet will require a conditional use permit.
In all zoning districts, subject to the provisions contained herein, satellite television antenna shall be located only in the rear yard of any lot, but not closer than five (5) feet from any property line. ... In the R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4, R-5, RO-1, B-1D and the B-1 Districts, ... a satellite television antenna shall not exceed a total area of ten (10) square feet, and a ground mounted satellite television antenna shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height
There shall be no more than one accessory apartment permitted per one-family building lot. The owner(s) of the principal residence shall occupy at least one of the dwelling units, except for bona fide temporary absences. ... The accessory apartment shall be no more than twenty-five (25) percent gross floor area of the dwelling unit existing prior to establishing the accessory apartment.
There shall be no more than one accessory apartment permitted per one-family building lot. ... The accessory apartment shall be no more than twenty-five (25) percent gross floor area of the dwelling unit existing prior to establishing the accessory apartment. ... The owner(s) of the principal residence shall occupy at least one of the dwelling units
No person other than a member of the family residing on the premises shall be employed on the premises in the conduct of the home occupation. The home occupation shall not occupy a total area greater than the equivalent of twenty (20) percent of the floor area of the main building or more than four hundred (400) square feet, whichever is less, and in no case shall an area greater than fifty (50) percent of the floor area of any accessory building be occupied by a home occupation.
The home occupation shall not occupy a total area greater than the equivalent of twenty (20) percent of the floor area of the main building or more than four hundred (400) square feet, whichever is less, and in no case shall an area greater than fifty (50) percent of the floor area of any accessory building be occupied by a home occupation.
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