Winchester

Townhouse dwellings abutting a LR or MR Residential District shall have a minimum side yard of 15 feet. When a townhouse abuts a LR or MR Residential District in which case there shall be a rear yard of 50 feet.

Multifamily Structures - 25 feet except when abutting a LR or MR residential district in which case the abutting side yard shall be 50 feet. When a multifamily structure abuts a LR or MR residential district in which case there shall be a rear yard of 75 feet.

Special flood hazard area. The land in the floodplain subject to a one percent or greater chance of being flooded in any given year as determined in Article 3, Section 3.1 of this ordinance.

Accessory structures are not permitted to be used for residential occupancy or habitation as a secondary dwelling unit, except that a subordinate dwelling unit located within an accessory structure may be occupied by members of a family as defined in subparagraph (1) of the definition of 'family.'

Accessory structures are not permitted to be used for residential occupancy or habitation as a secondary dwelling unit, except that a subordinate dwelling unit located within an accessory structure may be occupied by members of a family as defined in subparagraph (1) of the definition of 'family'.

Not more than 12 people may live in or occupy any dwelling unit.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Ordinance, not more than 12 people may live in or occupy any dwelling unit.

The accessory dwelling unit shall not contain more than two bedrooms, shall not exceed more than 40 percent of the total dwelling floor area, and shall not have an external building entrance facing toward the same public street frontage as the other dwelling unit unless established as a conversion of an existing single-family dwelling at least 20 years old where more than one such entrance already exists.

The accessory dwelling unit shall not contain more than two bedrooms, shall not exceed more than 40 percent of the total dwelling floor area, and shall not have an external building entrance facing toward the same public street frontage as the other dwelling unit unless established as a conversion of an existing single-family dwelling at least 20 years old where more than one such entrance already exists.

Not more than four unrelated persons or a combination of related and unrelated persons; or Two unrelated adults and any children related to either one or both adults by blood, marriage, legal guardianship or adoption, including foster children; or Not more than eight unrelated persons who are: Residents of a group home...

Not more than four unrelated persons or a combination of related and unrelated persons; or Two unrelated adults and any children related to either one or both adults...

no main building need be set back more than the average setback of the adjacent main buildings on each side.

A solar energy system that produces electricity for off-site use is a principal use and subject to the setback regulations for the underlying zoning district. A solar energy system that generates energy for on-site use is an accessory use and shall also be subject to the accessory use and structure regulations found under Sec. 18-10.

Land having a slope in excess of 20 percent shall count 50 percent toward the Total Project Area.

Towing yards must be fenced on all sides with at least 75 percent opaque screening and a minimum fence height of six feet and a maximum fence height of eight feet.

The height of an existing facility outside the public right-of-way is increased by more than ten percent from the current height or 20 feet, whichever is greater. The height of an existing facility inside the public right-of-way is increased by more than ten percent from the current height or ten feet, whichever is greater. More than four new equipment cabinets will be installed...

Nothing in this Article shall be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior elements of any building or structure described in this Article so long as there is no change in the form or materials.

the Board may initiate, by adoption of a resolution, an amendment to the Ordinance to rezone property to the Historic Winchester District (HW).

These provisions shall apply to all privately and publicly owned lands within the jurisdiction of City of Winchester and identified as areas of special flood hazard identified by the community or shown on the flood insurance rate map (FIRM) or included in the flood insurance study (FIS) that are provided to the City of Winchester by FEMA.

The Floodway District is in an AE Zone and is delineated, for purposes of this ordinance, using the criterion that certain areas within the floodplain must be capable of carrying the waters of the one percent annual chance flood without increasing the water surface elevation of that flood more than one foot at any point.