R-4
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum density
- 0.5 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
- 87,120 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (2 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Servicing
- Applies near
- Lake Monticello
- Geographic extent
- Applied to the existing community of Lake Monticello and Community Planning Areas as defined by the Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law..
Uses
Permitted by right19
- Conservation areas
- Public parks and recreational areas
- Public uses
- Home occupations
- Cluster developments
- Greenhouses, non-commercial
- Kennels, private
- Marinas, private non-commercial
- Mobile food unit
- Small scale solar generation facility
- Utilities, minor
- Dwellings, accessory
- Dwellings, multi-family
- Dwellings, single-family attached
- Dwellings, single-family detached
- Dwellings, townhouse
- Dwellings, two-family
- Group homes
- Short-term rental of a residential dwelling
Conditional / special use22
- Equestrian facilities
- Educational facilities
- Public assembly
- Public recreation assembly
- Religious assembly
- Adult retirement communities
- Assisted living facilities
- Campgrounds
- Child day centers
- Daycare centers
- Family daycare homes/Family day homes
- Lodges
- Marinas, commercial
- Medical clinics
- Offices
- Outdoor recreation facilities
- Restaurants, general
- Restaurants, small
- Retail store, neighborhood convenience
- Retail store, specialty
- Telecommunication facilities
- Utilities, major
Accessory19
- Conservation areas
- Public parks and recreational areas
- Public uses
- Home occupations
- Cluster developments
- Greenhouses, non-commercial
- Kennels, private
- Marinas, private non-commercial
- Mobile food unit
- Small scale solar generation facility
- Utilities, minor
- Dwellings, accessory
- Dwellings, multi-family
- Dwellings, single-family attached
- Dwellings, single-family detached
- Dwellings, townhouse
- Dwellings, two-family
- Group homes
- Short-term rental of a residential dwelling
Prohibited2
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- 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. near lot line1 story
No accessory building which is within fifteen feet (15') of any property lot line shall be more than one (1) story high.
- 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. relative to main
All accessory buildings and structures, other than those permitted under subsection (C) above, shall be less than the main building or structure in height.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase for dwellings45 ft
The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to forty-five feet (45') provided one foot (1') or more per side yard is added for each additional foot of building height over thirty-five feet (35').
- 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, place of worship, or library or general hospital may be erected to a height of sixty feet (60') from grade provided that required front, side, and rear yards shall each be increased one foot (1') for every foot in height over thirty-five feet (35').
Other
- Cluster development water and sewerage
All lots in any cluster subdivision shall be served by a lawfully approved public or central water and sewerage system.
- Corner lot requirements
Any lot or parcel fronting on two (2) or more roads shall conform to the frontage, minimum lot width and setback requirements for all such roads.
- One main structure per lot1 structure
In Residential District R-4, only one (1) main structure or use and its accessory uses shall be permitted on each minimum lot area.
From the ordinance
In Residential District R-4, only one (1) main structure or use and its accessory uses shall be permitted on each minimum lot area. ... The minimum lot area for permitted uses not utilizing central or public water and central or public sewerage systems shall be 87,120 square feet (2 acres).