§ 56-83. Property development standards.

The following property development standards shall apply to all land and structures in the AG Agriculture District.

(1)

Minimum lot area. A lot on which a dwelling is erected or changed may not be smaller in area, in square feet per dwelling unit, than that prescribed for it in this subsection.

a.

Single-family with municipal sewage disposal system: 40,000 square feet;

b.

Single-family with municipal, community or individual water supply and individual sewage disposal system: 1½ acres.

(2)

Lot dimensions.

a.

All lots hereafter created shall have a minimum width of 150 feet and a minimum depth of 200 feet. Curve and cul-de-sac lot width shall be measured as chord distance at the building setback line. Refer to zoning cases ZT-2-89 and ZT-3-89.

b.

Exceptions. The provisions of section 56-654 shall apply.

(3)

Ground floor area in square feet per dwelling unit. No dwelling may be established, erected or changed so that its ground floor area, in square feet, is less than that prescribed by the following table.

One-story dwelling	More than one-story dwelling
(1) Single-family 720	(1) Single-family 672

 

(4)

Building height.

a.

No main building or structure, other than an agricultural structure, may be changed or erected in this district so as to have a height greater than 35 feet.

b.

Exceptions. The provisions of section 56-654 shall apply.

(5)

Yards.

a.

General yard requirements. The following are minimum yard sizes, except as otherwise provided by this chapter.

1.

Front.

(i)

Lots abutting a major highway or area service highway shall have a front yard of 50 feet.

(ii)

Lots abutting a collector or local street shall have a front yard of 40 feet.

2.

Side. The minimum width of each side yard for a dwelling shall not be less than 25 feet.

3.

Rear. The minimum depth of a rear yard for a dwelling shall not be less than 50 feet.

b.

Exceptions. The provisions of section 56-654 shall apply.

(6)

Lot coverage. The buildings on a lot may not exceed in coverage 20 percent of total lot area.

(7)

Off-street parking. The provisions of section 56-654 shall apply.

(8)

Outdoor advertising. Signs may be permitted in this district under the following conditions:

a.

One nonflashing sign for each street frontage containing not more than 40 square feet and pertaining only to products for sale upon the premises or services rendered thereon or therefrom, shall be permitted in this district.

b.

Name signs shall be permitted subject to the following conditions:

1.

Name signs shall display only the:

(i)

Name of the premises upon which it is displayed;

(ii)

Name of the owner, lessee of said premises;

(iii)

Address of said premises;

(iv)

Nature of occupation engaged in on said premises;

(v)

"For Rent" and "For Sale" signs shall be permitted;

(vi)

Signs for institutional uses including churches, hospitals, rest homes, private clubs and similar uses shall be permitted subject to the following regulations:

2.

One freestanding sign for each main use per frontage:

(i)

The sign shall contain only the name and address of the building, its occupants and the services rendered.

(ii)

The sign shall not exceed 32 square feet in area, exclusive of architectural features. The sign structure shall not exceed eight feet in height.

(iii)

The sign face may be internally illuminated but shall not be floodlighted.

(iv)

Signs shall be set back 15 feet from public rights-of-way; however, this setback may be reduced to ten feet subject to approval of a special use permit. In no case shall signs be located within required rear or interior side yards.

3.

One sign attached to the face of the main building:

(i)

The sign shall contain only the name of the building and its occupants.

(ii)

Letter or numeral heights shall not exceed one foot.

(iii)

The sign shall not exceed ten square feet in area.

(iv)

The sign face may be internally illuminated or floodlighted.

(9)

Loading. The provisions of section 56-654 shall apply.

(Ord. of 12-4-1973, § 5.3; Res. of 2-11-1986)