South Hill

The installation of double-wide or multiunit manufactured housing must comply with the following: ... The wheels and tongue must be removed. ... Underskirting continued to ground shall be installed ... A masonry foundation is preferred and it shall be completed within 60 days after issuance of certificate of occupancy. ... The roof is to be shingled and pitched. ... Any siding material other than vertical metal shall require approval by the building official.

One additional dwelling unit may be established within an existing single-family dwelling building provided that: (1) The additional dwelling unit contains at least 500 square feet of floor space...

Every building erected after the effective date of the ordinance shall be located on a lot of record having frontage as required by the district regulations on an improved public street.

A lot of record lawfully established prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter derives or subsequent amendment thereto and which does not conform with the minimum lot area requirements of the district in which it is located, may nonetheless be used for any use permitted in the district in which it is located, provided that either: (1) all frontage, setback and yard requirements can be met or (2) the board of zoning appeals shall have granted a variance to any dimensional regulations that cannot be met because of unusual shape, topography or other physical conditions of the property.

Every building hereafter erected, reconstructed, converted, moved or structurally altered shall be located on a lot of record with no more than one main building established on one lot; provided however, that more than one multiple-family dwelling building may be permitted on a lot of record in any zoning district that permits multiple-family dwellings, provided that all other requirements of the district in which the use is located are met.

No lot shall hereinafter be created nor shall any lot existing at the time of enactment of this chapter be altered so that the minimum frontage, width, depth, area, yard, parking or loading requirements be reduced below the minimum dimensions established in this chapter, except when a portion of a lot may be acquired for an essential public use.

No part of a yard, other open space, off-street parking space or loading space required to serve any existing building or use shall be included as part of a yard, open space or off-street parking space for another building.

No building, structure, sign, merchandise, or other obstruction shall be located or constructed on any public right-of-way.

On a corner lot formed by two streets, nothing that would materially impede the vision of motor vehicle operators shall be erected, planted, or allowed to grow above a height of 2½ feet within a triangle formed by the intersection of the two rights-of-way lines that form the frontages of the corner 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.

Site plans for the following classes of projects may be reviewed and approved by the zoning administrator... Single-family dwellings are exempt... Small nonresidential projects... gross floor area of not more than 1,000 square feet, involves disturbing not more than 2,500 square feet...

Preliminary site plans shall show... Topography of the project area with a minimum contour interval of two feet... A vicinity map at a scale of not less than one inch equals 2,000 feet... Distances and bearings must close with an accuracy of not less than one in 10,000.

Approval of a site plan submitted under the provisions of this article shall expire one year after the date of such approval unless building permits have been obtained... The applicant shall have not more than three months after receiving official notification concerning the preliminary site plan to file a final site plan...

When used only while authorized construction work is in progress on a lot, temporary construction trailers may be permitted as construction offices in any industrial or commercial district but only during the period when construction work is in progress as evidenced by a valid building permit.

Outdoor lighting, when provided as accessory to any use or to illuminate any sign or similar device, or any parking area or provided for security or other purposes shall be located, directed or shielded so as not to shine directly on adjoining properties or to create a traffic hazard as a result of glare or similarity to or confusion with traffic signals, warning lights or lighting on emergency vehicles.

The occupancy of a building or premises by a caretaker or watchman in an industrial district for sleeping quarters shall not constitute a residential use within the meaning of this chapter.

Any story having more than one-half of its height below the average level of a road grade or ground nearest the building, and referred to in this chapter as a basement or cellar, shall not be used or designed to be used as a separate dwelling unit for dwelling purposes.

No recreational vehicles shall be used for permanent living, sleeping, or other occupancy when parked or stored on a residential lot, or other location not approved for such use.

Access to a building or land use across land which is not zoned so as to permit the use served by such access is not permitted.

House service lines and cables for electric power utilities, telephone and cable television service to residential uses shall be considered to be an accessory use under this chapter.