CHAPTER 4
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT PROVISIONS
400 Purposes
410 Principal Uses
420 Accessory uses
430 Bulk and Area Requirements
440 Special Exception Uses, Requirements
450 Site Plan Review
SECTION 400 PURPOSES OF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
400.1 General Purposes
The residential districts are designed to:
(A) Achieve the residential objectives of the Comprehensive Plan.
(B) Protect the character of residential areas by excluding inharmonious commercial and industrial activities.
(C) Achieve a suitable environment for family by permitting in residential areas appropriate neighborhood facilities, such as churches, schools, and certain cultural and recreational facilities.
(D) Permit a variety of dwelling types and densities to meet the varying needs of families.
(E) Control the density of residential development to facilitate the planning for an economical provision of streets, utilities, and other public facilities.
400.2 Purposes of the RE Residential Estate District
The RE District is designed to permit the development and conservation of single-family detached dwellings in a suitable environment for family life on large parcels of land at a low population density.
400.3 Purposes of the RS Residential Single-Family Districts.
The RS-1, RS-2, and RS-3 districts are designed to permit the development and conservation of single-family detached dwellings in suitable environments in a variety of densities to meet the varying requirements of families.
400.4 Purposes of the RD Residential Duplex District
The RD district is designed to permit a more intense yet compatible use of tracts in or near single-family residential and other neighborhoods which, because of size, topography, or adjacent land use are not ideally suited for single-family use.
400.41 Purposes of the RTH Residential Multi-Family Townhouse District
The RTH district is designed to permit the development of attached single-family townhouse dwellings, on separate lots, which are designed expressly for separate ownership, in suitable residential environments at a higher density than conventional detached single-family dwellings.
400.5 Purposes of RM Residential Multi-Family District
The RM district is designed to permit the development and conservation of multi-family dwelling types, such as garden apartments and townhouses, in suitable environments in a variety of densities to meet the varying requirements of families.
400.6 Purposes of the RMH Residential Mobile Home Park District
The RMH district is designed to recognize mobile home living as a residential use necessitating location in residential areas yet requiring regulation to insure a suitable living environment.
SECTION 410 PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
410.1
Uses within the RE and RS Residential Estate
and Single-Family Districts
The principal uses permitted in the
RE and RS Residential Districts are: single-family detached dwellings, open
land uses (i.e. arboretum, flood management project, reservoir, wildlife
preserve), passive agricultural uses (i.e. cultivation, forestry, planting).
The special exception uses permitted
in the RE and RS Residential Districts are: ambulance service, children’s
nursery, church, college, community center, electrical regulation station
(excluding storage or service garages and yards), fire protection facility,
golf course, hospital, library, park, post office, pressure control station
(gas or liquid, excluding storage or service garages and yards), school,
shelter (civil defense and storm), tennis court, university, water storage
facility.
410.2
Uses within the RD Residential Duplex
District
The principal uses permitted in the
RD Residential Duplex District are: duplex dwellings and all the principal uses
listed in Section 410.1.
The special exception uses permitted
in the RD Residential District are: ambulance service, children’s nursery,
church, college, community center, electrical regulation station (excluding
storage or service garages and yards), fire protection facility, golf course,
hospital, library, park, post office, pressure control station (gas or liquid,
excluding storage or service garages and yards), school, shelter (civil defense
and storm), tennis court, university, water storage facility.
410.3
Uses within the RTH Multi-family Townhouse
District
The principal uses permitted in the
RTH Residential Townhouse District are: townhouses, duplex dwellings, and all
the principal uses listed in Section 410.1.
The special exception uses permitted
in the RTH Residential Townhouse District are: ambulance service, children’s
nursery, church, college, community center, electrical regulation station
(excluding storage or service garages and yards), fire protection facility,
golf course, hospital, library, park, post office, pressure control station
(gas or liquid, excluding storage or service garages and yards), school,
shelter (civil defense and storm), tennis court, university, water storage
facility.
410.4
Uses within the RM Multi-family District
The principal uses permitted in the
RM Multi-family District are: multi-family dwellings, fraternity or sorority
houses, rooming/boarding house, townhouse, duplex dwellings, and all the
principal uses listed in Section 410.1.
The special exception
uses permitted in the RM Multi-family District are: ambulance service, children’s
nursery, church, college, community center, electrical regulation station
(excluding storage or service garages and yards), fire protection facility,
golf course, hospital, library, park, post office, pressure control station
(gas or liquid, excluding storage or service garages and yards), school,
shelter (civil defense and storm), tennis court, university, water storage
facility.
All multi-family dwellings shall be
located within an approved Planned Unit Development (PUD).
410.5
Uses within the RMH Mobile Home Park
District
The principal uses permitted in the
RMH Mobile Home Park District are: mobile home dwellings (excluding travel,
camp or recreational vehicles) and all the principal uses listed in Section
410.1.
The special exception uses permitted
in the RMH Mobile Home Park District are: ambulance service, children’s
nursery, church, college, community center, electrical regulation station
(excluding storage or service garages and yards), fire protection facility,
golf course, hospital, library, park, post office, pressure control station
(gas or liquid, excluding storage or service garages and yards), school,
shelter (civil defense and storm), tennis court, university, water storage
facility.
SECTION 420 ACCESSORY USES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
420.1 Accessory Uses Permitted
Accessory uses customarily incident
to a principal use permitted in a residential district are permitted in such
district. In addition, the following
uses set forth in Table 1 are permitted accessory uses.
Table 1
Accessory Uses Permitted in Residential Districts
|
Uses |
Districts |
|
1. Home Occupations |
All R Districts |
|
2. Roomers and Boarders (two persons maximum) |
All RE & RS Districts |
|
3. Shelters |
All R Districts |
|
4. Swimming Pool |
All R Districts |
|
5. Management Office and Private Recreation, Laundry and Storage Facilities |
RM, RMH, RMT |
420.2 Accessory Use Conditions
(A) General Conditions
1. An accessory building constructed as an integral part of the principal building shall be made structurally a part thereof, and shall comply with the requirements applicable to the principal building.
2. A detached accessory building shall not be located in the front or side yard or encroach upon a minimum building setback line, but this limitation shall not apply to carports, provided the minimum required front yard or side yard or setback line is observed.
3. Within the rear yard, a detached accessory building shall be located at least five feet from any interior lot line.
4. One unoccupied recreational vehicle or
boat, a length of 30 feet or less, may be parked upon a lot as an accessory
use, provided that the vehicle is parked upon a paved surface.
(B) Home Occupations
An occupation, profession, or trade customarily carried on by occupants of a dwelling unit as a secondary use that is clearly incidental to the principal use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes is allowed as an accessory use in residential districts, subject to the following provisions:
1. Location: Home Occupation shall be conducted only within the principal structure.
2. Area: The maximum floor area utilized for home occupation purposes shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total floor area of the principal structure.
3. Employees: The home occupation shall be engaged in only
by the family or person occupying the dwelling as a private residence. No person shall be employed in the home
occupation other than a member of the immediate household residing on the
premises.
4. Merchandise: The home occupation shall not involve the retail sale of merchandise manufactured off the premises.
5. Visibility of Merchandise: No merchandise shall be displayed in such a manner as to be visible from outside.
6. Outdoor Storage: No outdoor storage shall be allowed in connection with any home occupation.
7. Maintenance of Residential Character: No alteration of the residential character of the premises may be made, including the removal of garage doors.
8. Signs: No signs, display, or advertising on premises shall be permitted.
9. Disturbances: No mechanical or electrical equipment or other activities shall be allowed that create a noise, dust, odor, or electrical disturbance.
10.
Traffic and
Parking: No home occupation shall
generate more than 5 trips per day to and from the premises and all parking
needs generated shall be accommodated by off-street parking which does not
alter the residential character of the premises.
11. Customers: No home occupation shall be
allowed where it is expected that customers will visit the location.
(C) Roomers and Boarders
In a dwelling unit occupied as a private residence, one or more rooms may be rented or table board furnished, to not more than two persons who are non-members of the family occupying said premises as a permitted accessory use. However, no window display or sign board shall be used to advertise such use.
SECTION 430 BULK
430.1 Bulk and area requirements in the RE, RS, RD, RTH and RM districts are shown on Table 2 and 3 on the following two pages.
Table 2
BULK
SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICTS
|
RE |
RS-1 |
RS-2 |
RS-3 |
|
|
|
150* |
100 |
75 |
65 |
|
|
24,000 |
13,500 |
9,000 |
7,000 |
|
Land Area Per Dwelling (Sq Ft) |
28,375 |
16,000 |
10,875 |
8,400 |
|
Livability Space (Sq Ft) |
12,000 |
7,000 |
5,000 |
4,000 |
|
Front Yard Setback (Arterial) |
35 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
|
Front Yard Setback (Non-Arterial) |
35 |
35 |
30 |
25 |
|
Corner Yard Setback (Arterial) |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|
Corner Yard Setback (Non-Arterial) |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
|
Rear Yard Setback |
25 |
25 |
25 |
20 |
|
Side Yard Setbacks (Both Listed) |
15/15 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
Side yard setbacks will be measured from the point of the
wall that is nearest to the property line of the adjacent property.
TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT **
Development Width (min. feet) 70
Lot Area (min.sq. ft.) 1,600
Land Area (of development) per dwelling (min. sq. ft.) 3,600
Table 3
BULK
MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICTS
|
RD |
RTH |
RM |
|
|
One and Two Family Multi-Family (Other than RTH) |
60
|
40 |
60 100 |
|
One and Two Family Multi-Family (Other than RTH) |
6,900 |
5000 |
7,000 6,000 |
|
Land Area Per Dwelling (Sq Ft) One Family Two Family Multi-Family (Other than RTH) First Two D.U. Each Additional D.U. Less than Two Bedrooms Two or More Bedrooms |
8,400 4,200
|
6,500 4,000 |
7,500 4,200
4,200
2,400 3,100 |
|
Livability Space (Sq Ft) |
2,000 |
1,000 |
800 |
|
Front Yard Setback (Arterial) |
35 |
35 |
35 |
|
Front Yard Setback (Non-Arterial) |
25 |
25 |
10 |
|
Corner Yard Setback (Arterial) |
15 |
20 |
15 |
|
Corner Yard Setback (Non-Arterial) |
15 |
15 |
15 |
|
Rear Yard Setback |
20 |
20 |
10 |
|
Side Yard Setbacks (both Listed) |
5/5 |
N/A |
10/10 |
** Any multi-family developments within the RM district must be located within an approved Planned Unit Development.
430.2 Bulk and Area requirements in the RMH District
A. The
Tract Area (Min) 5 acres
Tract Width (Min) 200 feet
Land Area per Dwelling Unit (Min) 6,000 square feet
Livability Space per Dwelling Unit 300 square feet
Livability space shall be provided in common areas of not less than 7,500 square feet, located so as to be conveniently accessible to the mobile homes it is intended to serve.
Front yards and
any yards abutting a
Measured from centerline, and ˝ of right-of-way width designated on Major Street Plan or 25 feet if not designated on Major Street Plan (Min.)
Abutting an Arterial 35 feet
Abutting a Non-Arterial 25 feet
Side Yard (Min) 10 feet
Rear Yard (Min) 10 feet
Height (Max) One Story
B. Internal Requirements
Mobile Home Space (Min), exclusive of streets, required off-street parking, and required livability space 3,000 square feet
Separation between Mobile Homes (Min) 15 feet
Mobile Home
Setback from Centerline of a
All interior private streets must comply with Owasso Engineering Design Criteria.
C. Mobile Home Subdivisions
A mobile home park development containing a tract area of not less than 5 acres may be subdivided to permit individual ownership of mobile home spaces, provided the resulting lots shall comply with the bulk and area requirements set out below and a subdivision plat incorporating the bulk and area requirements is submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission and filed of record in the office of the County Clerk where the property is located.
Land Area per Dwelling Unit (Min) 6,000 square feet
Lot Size (Min) 4,000 square feet
Livability Space per Dwelling Unit (Min) 1,000 square feet
Height (Max) One Story
Front yards and
any yards abutting a
Measured from
centerline, add 1/2 of right-of-way width designated on the Major Street Plan
or 25 feet if not designated (Min)
Abutting an Arterial 35 feet
Abutting a Non-Arterial 25 feet
Side Yards (Both Min. Listed) 5/5 feet