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RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT INTENSITY AND DIMENSION STANDARDS

 

Zoning District

Site Development Standards

Area & Density

Site Dimension Standards (feet)

Minimum Setbacks (Feet)

Minimum Parcel Area  (Acres or Square feet)

Maximum Density

Minimum Lot Width (Feet)

Minimum Average Lot Width (Feet)

Minimum Distance Between Dwellings (Feet)

Front

Side

Rear

A-5

5 acres(1)(4)

1 per 5 acres

150

200

60

30

25/15(8)

40/30(8)

A-10

10 Acres (1)(4)

1 per 10 acres

300

200

60

30(5)

30/15(5)(8)

40/30(5)(8)

E-1

1 Acre(1)

1 per ½ acre

60/30(3)

100/80(2)

20

30

10

20

E-1 PD

5 Acres

3.2 units per acre

 

 

 

 

 

 

R-1

7,000 sqft (1)

1 per 7,000 sqft

60/30(3)

100/80(2)

10

20

6

20

Corner Lots
7,500 sqft

 

75

N/A

10

20

6

20

R-1 PD

5 Acres

5 units per acre

 

 

 

 

 

 

R-2

5,000 sqft (1)

1 per 5,000 sqft

60/30(3)

50/80(2)

10

15

5

10

R-2 PD

5 Acres

5 units per acre

 

 

 

 

 

 

C-1*

1 acre

 

80

100/30(2)

 

15

Per Friction Standards

10

RR

20 Acres(1)

1 per 20 acres

500

600

60

30

30

40

PD

Lots @ 1 Acre
(43,560 sqft)

 

 

 

 

 

30

10

20

½ acre – 1 acre

 

 

 

 

25

10

20

6,500 – 11,000 sq ft

 

 

 

 

20

10

15

Lots < than 6,500 sq ft

 

 

 

 

15

5

5

Multi Family Dwellings

 

 

 

 

15

5

5

*Where single-family residences are approved in conjunction with a commercial operation or where single-family residences have been pre-authorized with an existing development.  Residential uses shall be provided with yards and parking as provided in the R-2 district.
(1) Only (1) main building or home is allowed per (1) parcel unless adequate acreage allows for more.
(2) Minimum average width for those lands with frontages abutting a cul-de-sac.
(3) Minimum frontage width for those lands with frontages abutting a cul-de-sac.
(4) Except when the lots are created as part of a cluster development.  Then the minimum area = 1 acre.
(5) Setbacks for lots within the Hazen or Stillwater town sites shall conform where possible to the following:
The Front Minimum Setback = 30 FT, the Side Minimum Setback = 10 FT, and the Rear Minimum Setback = 20 FT.
(6) Required setbacks for lots created as part of a cluster development.
(7) Setback is from any road easement; where corner lots shall have (2) front yards.
(8) Setbacks in a cluster development.




NON - RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT INTENSITY AND DIMENSION STANDARDS

 

Zoning District

Site Development Standards

Area & Density

Site Dimension Standards (feet)

Minimum Setbacks (Feet)

Minimum Parcel Area  (Acres or Square feet)

Maximum Density

Minimum Lot Width (Feet)

Minimum Average Lot Width (Feet)

Minimum Distance Between Dwellings (Feet)

Maximum Height  (Feet)

Front

Side

Rear

C-1

5,000 sqft with water and sewer service

One or More Business

80

100/30(1)

 

35

30 (2)(4)

N/A

10/20(3)

C-2

5,000 sqft with water and sewer service

One or More Business

80

100/30(1)

 

45

30 (2)(4)

N/A

20

I

N/A

One or More Business

80

100

 

65

 40

20(5)

30

(1) Minimum average frontage width for those lands with frontages abutting cul-de-sacs.
(2) Setback is from any road easement; where corner lots shall have (2) front yards.
(3) This setback applies when the property abuts a residentially zoned or residentially used parcel.
(4) Ten feet of this setback that is adjacent to the street will be dedicated to landscaping.
(5) Twenty feet or a width equal to the height of the structure, whichever is greater.

 

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