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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.00 Res Standards City of Rexburg Development Code: RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS CHAPTER 4: RESIDENTIAL ZONE STANDARDS *All Zoning Standards apply. (See 3.01-3.06) 4.00.010. Permitted Projections with Conditions 4.00.020. Permitted Accessory Uses 4.00.030. Sidewalks 4.00.040. Home Occupation 4.00.050. Residential Design Standards 4.00.060. Parking in Residential Zones 4.00.010. Permitted Projections with Conditions (See 3.02.090.c.) Driveway. Required driveways shall remain unobstructed for a distance of twelve (12’) vertical feet above the ground. 4.00.020. Permitted Accessory Uses (See 3.02.070.a.) a. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in residential zones provided they are incidental to, and do not substantially alter the character of, the permitted principal use or structure. Such permitted accessory uses and structures include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Accessory buildings such as greenhouses, gardening sheds, recreation rooms, and similar structures. 2. Swimming pools. 3. Vegetable and flower gardens and noncommercial orchards. 4. Home Occupations subject to the regulations of Section 4.00.040. b.Rear Yard . An accessory building or group of accessory buildings in any residential zone shall not cover more than thirty (30%) percent of the rear yard. 4.00.030. Sidewalks In all Residential Zones, all building erected, established, or rebuilt shall be required to place sidewalks at the location indicated in the City Engineering Standards. 4.00.040. Home Occupation In order to provide for home occupations that are secondary to the use of the premises as a residence and are compatible with the quiet, peaceful nature of a residential neighborhood, no home occupation shall be permitted without the prior issuance of a conditional use permit or home occupation permit or license as required by the type of home occupation desired. Any business must be registered with the City of Rexburg and may require registration with the State of Idaho to obtain an EIN number. a. Process Requirements 1. Submit Application 2. Payment of a permit fee 3. Regulation Compliance 4. CUP Process (If needed) 5. Permit Issued b. Standard Regulations. All Home Occupations and Businesses, whether permitted or conditional, must adhere to the following standard regulations. Accessory Uses. 1. In all residential zones, home occupations in compliance with the following regulations are permitted as accessory uses. Appearance. 2. There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the dwelling or premises or any visible evidence of the conduct of a home occupation. Page 113 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS Boss. 3. The home occupation shall be conducted by the applicant, who shall reside on the premises. Display. 4. There shall be no display of products visible in any manner from the outside of the dwelling. Impact. 5. The home occupation shall not constitute a significant impact on neighborhoods. In Dwelling or Accessory. 6. A home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling or an accessory structure. Interference. 7. No equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible electrical interference in any radio or television receiver off the premises or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises. Nuisance. 8. No equipment or process shall be used in a home occupation which creates noise, glare, vibration, or fumes, or odor detectable to the normal senses off the property. Outside Storage. 9. There shall be no storage of equipment, vehicles, or supplies associated with the home occupation outside the dwelling. Public Utilities. 10. No home occupation shall cause an increase in the use of any one or more public utilities (water, sewer, and garbage collection) so that the combined total use for dwelling and home occupation purposes exceeds the average for residences in the neighborhood. Signs. 11. There shall be no visible evidence of the conduct of the home occupation other than one (1) non-illuminating sign not to exceed two (2) square feet in area mounted flat against the dwelling. Traffic. 12. The use shall not create greater pedestrian or vehicular traffic than normal for the neighborhood. c. Permitted Uses. Examples of home occupations permitted under this section shall include but not be limited to: Permitted Uses Examples Computer programming Family child care may have up to five (5) children at any one time. Home Business. (The care of additional children shall constitute a ) Home cooking, baking and preserving Home crafts without on premise sales Individual tutoring Painting Sculpturing Secretarial service Sewing and tailoring Telephone solicitation work and answering services Writing d. Permitted Use Regulations. A home occupation, which meets the standard regulations and the following conditions shall be issued a permit by the City Clerk, upon application and payment of a permit fee, provided that the home occupation is conducted by the applicant: Advertising. 1. No commercial telephone directory listing, newspaper, radio, or television service shall be used to advertise the location of a home occupation to the general public. Area. 2. A home occupation shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling and shall not occupy more than twenty (20%) percent of the floor area of the residence. Delivery Services. 3. The home occupation shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles for delivery of materials to or from the premises other than vans regularly involved in commercial delivery such as United Parcel Service, Federal Express, or the United States Postal Service greater than that of a standard residential home. The applicant may use his/her personal vehicle, provided it does not exceed three quarter (3/4) ton, for deliveries. Page 114 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS Employees. 4. No one other than members of the immediate family residing in the home shall be employed in the conduct of a home occupation. Instruction. 5. If the home occupation is the type in which classes are held or instruction is given to more than one (1) person at a time, there shall be no more than five (5) students or pupils in the dwelling unit or on the premises at any one time. No more than (2) two sessions shall be held daily. Motors. 6. No motor power other than electrically operated motors shall be used in connection with a home occupation. Home occupations shall not involve the use of electric motors of more than three (3) h.p. Parking. 7. The use shall not require additional off-street parking spaces for clients or customers of the home occupation. e. Home Business. A home occupation which does not comply with the Standard Regulations above may be permitted in all residential zones only if a conditional use permit is secured. Such home occupations shall comply with standard regulations and the following regulations: Area. 1. More than the equivalent of twenty-five (25%) percent of the floor area of the residence shall not be associated with the home occupation. Business Registration 2. . Home business are required to have a business registration. Delivery. 3. The home occupation shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles with more than six (6) wheels for delivery of materials to or from the premises. Such deliveries would exceed the normal delivery to a residential home. shall be limited to five (5) deliveries per (1) week. Employees. 4. No one other than the residents of the dwelling shall be employed in the conduct of the home occupation. Hours. 5. No home occupation shall be conducted between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Parking. 6. The use shall not require more than two (2) additional off-street parking spaces for clients or customers of the home occupation. Such off-street parking shall not be provided in the front yard unless on a pad existing prior to commencement of the home occupation. Sales. 7. Unless permitted under the conditional use review process, there shall be no sales of products or services not produced on the premises. f. Violation of Standards. If a home occupation permittee violates any of the above standards as applicable, the home occupation permit may be revoked upon written notice to the applicant, and the conduct of the home occupation shall cease. g. Appeal. To contest a revocation, the applicant shall appeal to the Planning and Zoning Commission within fifteen (15) days of the date of the written notice. h. Home Business Requirements. Home businesses are required to have a conditional use permit and business license. Home businesses must meet all the requirements of the previous Home Occupations subsection with the following exceptions: 1. All Home Business applications require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). 2. Home businesses are allowed only in all residential zones. 3. A home business may be allowed in up to twenty-five (25%) percent of the primary residence or one-hundred (100%) percent of an accessory structure. 4. Up to four (4) non-related employees may be allowed. Page 115 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS 4.00.050. Residential Design Standards The Residential Design Standards are intended to provide detailed, human-scale design, while affording flexibility to use a variety of building styles in the Medium-Density and High-Density Residential Zones. a. Applicability. This section applies to all of the following types of buildings, and shall be applied during Site Plan Review for alluses except single-family detached, duplexes, and twinhomes. b. Standards. All buildings which are subject to this section shall comply with all of the following standards. Other building styles and designs can be used to comply, so long as they are consistent with the text of this section. An architectural feature may be used to comply with more than one standard. Building Form. 1. The continuous horizontal distance (i.e., as measured from end-wall to end-wall) of individual buildings shall not exceed one-hundred-sixty (160’) feet. All buildings shall incorporate design features such as offsets, balconies, projections, window reveals, or similar elements to preclude large expanses of uninterrupted building surfaces. Along the vertical face of a structure, such features shall occur at a minimum of every fifty (50’) feet, and on each floor shall contain at least two (2) of the following features: a) Recess (e.g., deck, patio, courtyard, entrance or similar feature) that has a minimum depth of four (4’) feet; b) Extension (e.g., floor area, deck, patio, entrance, or similar feature) that projects a minimum of and/or two (2’) feet and runs horizontally for a minimum length of four (4’) feet; c) Offsets or breaks in roof elevation of two (2’) feet or greater in height. Eyes on the Street. 2. All building elevations visible from a street right-of-way shall provide doors, porches, balconies, and/or windows. a) A minimum of forty (40%) percent of front (i.e., street-facing) elevations, and a minimum of twenty (20%) percent of side and rear building elevations, as applicable, shall meet this standard. Trim, shutters, and other feature that are part of the items making up the requirement shall be included in the measurement. b) The standard applies to each full and partial building story. Detailed Design. 3. All buildings shall provide detailed design along all elevations (i.e., front, rear and sides). Detailed design shall be provided by using at least two (2) of the following architectural features on all elevations, as appropriate for the proposed building type and style (features may vary on rear/side/front elevations): a) Dormers b) Gables c) Recessed entries d) Covered porch entries e) Cupolas or towers f) Pillars or posts g) Off-sets in building face or roof (minimum sixteen (16”) inches) h) Bay windows, box windows and window trim (minimum four (4”) inches wide) i) Balconies j) Decorative patterns on exterior finish k) Decorative cornices and roof lines l) Changes in exterior texture or color. m) An alternative feature providing visualrelief, similar to previous options 4.00.060. Parking in Residential Zones The purpose of this section is to protect and enhance property value, to retain the open character of a residential Page 116 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS zone, and to protect health and safety by regulating the parking of vehicles within residential neighborhoods of the City. a. Parking of Recreational Vehicles. No person shall park or allow the parking of any recreational vehicle in the clear sight triangles required by this Ordinance. (See sight triangle definition.) Residential front/side yard. 1. In a residential zone, no person shall park or allow the parking of any recreational vehicle in any front yard or a side yard facing a public street for a period of no more than four (4) consecutive days and a cumulative of thirty (30) days in a calendar year. (Ordinance No. 753.) b. Parking of Automobiles. 1. No person shall park or allow the parking of any automobile, van, pickup truck, or motorcycle, or any other motor vehicle in any front yard located in a residential zone except in a designated driveway. Permeable Coverage. 2. No more than forty (40%) percent of the front yard shall be covered with asphalt, or gravel. Snow Suspension. 3. The operation of this Section shall be suspended during any period of a snow alert declared by the Mayor. Sight Triangle. 4. Parking areas shall not be constructed in the clear vision areas as vehicles are considered a temporary obstruction for vehicular traffic. (See “sight triangle” definition.) c.Parking of Inoperable vehicle, boat or trailer. No person shall park any inoperable vehicle, boat, or trailer upon any street for a period of time longer than four (4) consecutive days. Any such inoperable vehicle, boat or trailer moved from a parking spot and re-parked on the same street block-face within twenty-four (24) hours from the time of said removal shall be deemed to have been continuously parked for the purposes of this section. d. Storage of Commercial Vehicles and Manufactured Homes. Commercial Vehicles 1.. The storage of commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) exceeding eight thousand (8,000) pounds and construction equipment including but not limited to bulldozers, graders, and cement mixers shall not be permitted upon private property in any residential zone except for a period not to exceed one (1) year in which a building is being constructed thereon. a) These vehicles cannot be parked on any residential streets, whether attended or unattended, for a period in excess of two (2) hours, except for the purpose of loading and unloading passengers, materials or merchandise; for any purpose incident to any lawful construction project located within the immediate vicinity of such parked vehicles; for any purpose incident to a lawful commercial operation located in any residential district within the immediate vicinity of such parked vehicles. e.Manufactured Homes . Unoccupied mobile homes and manufactured homes shall not be stored upon private property in any residential zones. f. Location of Residential Parking Spaces 1. Required parking for residential uses shall be provided on the subject lot or parcel when possible. 2. When not possible, required parking may be provided on a separate lot or parcel in the vicinity after the approval of a conditional use permit. Parking for triplex or greater 3.. When a single family home is converted to a triplex or greater, or is converted to dormitory (non-single family) housing, no parking spaces are permitted within the required front yard. Existing driveway + 2 Car garage. 4. An existing driveway and two-car garage, when combined, may provide up to four (4) parking spaces per building. Page 117 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS No Garage. 5. If no garage is present, then all parking spaces must be located outside of the front yard setback. All other parking areas that may be located within the front yard shall be removed and restored to landscaping prior to the occupancy of the building. Tandem parking 6. is allowed for residential use where the tandem spaces are assigned to the same dwelling unit. LDR1, LDR2 & LDR3 7. single-family structures shall be allowed one (1) required parking place (behind an existing space that is not in the front yard) within the setback area per dwelling, in order to meet the parking requirement. Page 118 of 362