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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFAX to Lofton Subdivision OrdinanceDATE: TO: ity of Little Rock apartment of Planning and Development 23 West Markham Me Rock. Arkancac 72201-1334 COMPANY: FAX NO . : PHONE NO.: FROM: DEPARTMENT: FAX COVER SHEET ,4"j -asses FAX NO.: 501 371-6863 PHONE NO.: �J ' TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER SHEET: COMMENTS : Q (� ZONING (6) The two-story type of construction may be allowed for accessory dwellings when the ground floor is occupied as an automobile garage or accessory storage for the dwell- ing units on the lot. (Code 1961, Ch. 43, § 5..132(f); Ord. No. 15,247, § 1, 2-17-87; Ord. No. 15,438, § 1, 2-16-88) Sec. 36.253. Rrl Single-family district. (a) Purpose and intent. The R-1 single-family district is established in order to provide areas in the city for development of single-family resi. dences on lots not less than fifteen thousand (15,303) square feet in area. This section applies to such district. This district shall be located so as to facilitate the economical provision of appropri- ate urban services and to provide for the orderly expansion and maintenance of urban residential development throughout the metropolitan area. The R-1 district shall also be applied to areas where, because of topography or other physical constraints, lots larger than permitted in the R-2 and R-3 districts would be appropriate. The R-1 district is not intended to be subject to major alteration by future amendment except at the hinge of such district, where minor adjustment may become appropriate to permit the reasonable development of vacant tracts for gradual transi- tion from other districts. Within the R -I district, all buildings, structures or uses having commer- cial characteristics shall be excluded whether operated for profit or otherwise. Conditional uses and home Occupations expressly provided for in this chapter, however, shall be allowed, provided they do not have objectionable characteristics and provided further that they otherwise conform to the Provisions of this chapter. (b) Use regulations. (1) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are one (1) single-family dwelling on any lot or parcel. (2) Accessory uses. The fallowing accessory struc- tures and land uses shall be permitted only where clearly incidental to the permitted Primary use, except as otherwise permitted herein,: a Servants' quarters, provided said quay. ters are used Only by persons employed On the premises and not for commer. tial purposes. SPP. No. 22 2309 f 36-253 b. Accessory buildings, including private garages, storage facilities and chit, dren's playhouses. c. Private greenhouses and horticultural collections. d. Flower and vegetable gardens. e. The keeping of animals for private, noncommercial use in accordance with chapter 6. f. Home occupations in compliance with this chapter. 9. Signs in compliance with chapter 35, article X. h. Swimin ngp001s, tennis courts and sim- ilar recreational facilities. (3) nmporary uses. The following temporary buildings, structu-res and uses shall be per- mitted where such building. structure or use conforms to the height and yard require- ments of this zone: a. Facilities and storage incidental to a construction project and located on the project site. When such facilities or storage are used for construction on lots other.than the lots used for such facilities or storage, such use shall maintain the setbacks required in this zone. b. Model home or subdivision sales offices when Iocated in model homes subject to the approval of the planning direc- tor, and subject to the following provi- sions: 1. Such model homes or subdivision sales offices shall be located in a subdivision which is owned by or held in trust with the subdivision developer proposing to erect a model home or proposing to oper- ate the sales office. 2. Subdivision sales offices or model homes shall be permitted not to exceed thirty-six (36) months from the granting of such temporary use by the planning director. 3. The board of adjustment may grant not more than one (1) use permit 136-253 LITTLE ROCK CODE to extend the time limit allowed in item 2, above, not to exceed an additional thirty-six (36) months. 4. The subdivision sales office shall be removed and the model homes shall be discontinued as a model home on or before the termination date set forth in item 2, above or ul'On expiration of the extension granted by the board of adjust- ment pursuant to item 3, above, or after six (6) months following sale or occupancy of all lots in the sub- division other than the model homes, whichever occurs first. 5. For the purpose of items 1, and 4, above, "subdivision" means all land included within a plat submitted to the city, c. Garage sales (not to exceed two (2) a year and two (2) days for each event). (4) Conditional uses. The following uses may be permitted in this zone subject to the approval of a condition use Permit and all required showings and conditions thereof: a.. Churches and other religious institu- tions and their accessory buildings and uses. b. Educational institutiaz<s, including but not limited to colleges, universities, public and private elementary, junior or senior high schools and their acces- sory buildings and uses. C. Public utility buildings and facilities when necessary for serving the sur- rounding area, provided that no public business office and no repair or storage facility are maintained therein. d. Municipal or governmental recreation use, including public parks, play- grounds, tennis courts, golf courses, community centers, fire stations, mu- seums, libraries and other similar uses. e. Country club, golf course, swimming Pool or other private recreational uses usually associated with or incidental to a social country club or subdivision Supp. No. 22 2310 association operated for mutual recre- ation for the members, and not as a business for profit. f Group care facilities. (5) Special uses. The following special uses may be permitted subject to the criteria contained in section 36-54 and approval of a special use permit by the planning com- mission: a. Bed and breakfast house. b. Family care facility. c. Day care family .home. (6) Home occupant. a. Home occupations shall be permitted that will not: I. Change the outside appearance of the dwelling or provide product display Visible from the street. 2. Generate traffic, panting, -sewage or water use in excess of what is normal in the residential neighbor- hood. 3. Create a hazard to persons or prop- erty, result in electric interference or become a nuisance. 4. Result in outside storage or dis- play of any material or product. 5. Involve accessory buildings. 6. Result in signage beyond that which may be required by other government agencies. 7. Limited to five hundred (500) square feet in area, but in no case more than forty-nine (49) percent of the floor area in a dwelling. S. Stock in trade shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the floor area of the accessory use. 9. Require the construction of, or the addition to, the residence of dupli- cate kitchens. 10. Requirement or cause the use or consumption on the premises of any food product produced thereon. w i LI ZONWG 11. Provide medical treatment, thera- peutic massage or similar activi- ties. b. The following are permitted home oc- cupations, provided they do not violate any of the provisions of the previous subparagraph a: 1. Dressmaking, sewing and tailor- ing. 2. Painting, sculpturing or writing (artistic endeavors). 3. Telephone answering service or ra- dio monitoring service. 4. Home crafts such as model mak- ing, rug weaving and lapidary work 5. Tutoring limited to two (2) stu- dents at a time. 6. Music instruction limited to two (2) students at a time. 7. Catering and home cooking. 8. Computer programming. 9. Clock or watch repair. 10. Personal or home care products marketing without stock in trade on premises. c. The following are prohibited as home occupations: 1. Barbershops and beauty shops. 2. Animal hospitals. 3. Dance studios. 4. Mortuaries. 5. Nursery schools. 6. Private clubs. 7. Small appliance repair shops. 8. Restaurants. 9. Stables or kennels. 10. Animal grooming. 11. Engine or motor repair shops. 12. Paint shops. d. Any proposed home occupation that is neither specifically permitted by sub- paragraph b, nor specifically prohib- ited by subparagraph c, shall require an accessory use permit and be granted ISaPR No. 22 2311 ¢ 36-253 or denied by the city department des- ignated by the city manager upon con- sideration of those standards con- tained in this paragraph. Appeals from the administrative judgement of the staff shall be filed with the board of adjustment. The content of the filing shall consist of (1) A cover letter ad- dressed to the chairman and members of the board of adjustment setting forth the request; (2) a copy of all pertinent graphic materials or correspondence. This filing shall occur within thirty (30) calendar days of the action by the staff. No activity which requires an accessory use permit shall be con- ducted prior to issuance of the permit. Any proposed use requiring employees who are not residents of the dwelling shall be approved by the board of ad- justment prior to the issuance of per- mits. (c) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet. (d) Area regulations. (1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard setback having a depth of not less than thirty-five (35) feet. (2) Side yard. There shall be a side yard set- back on each side of the building having a width of not less than ten (10) feet. Not- withstanding the above requirement, no conditional use in this district will be ap- proved having a side yard setback of less than twenty-five (25) feet. (3) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard setback having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. In the case of a corner lot, however, when providing a twenty -five- foot exterior side yard, the rear yard may be reduced to not less than ten (10) feet. (4) Lot area regulations. There shall be a lot area of not less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. In addition, there shall be a minimum lot width of not less than a S4PP. No. 22 2315 ZONING 136-257 f. Underpinning with permaAent materi- als. districts except that certain g. All homes shall be multisectional. nonresidential uses such as laundry rooms and recreation h. Off-street parking per single-family rooms will be interpreted as accessory uses if they serve only the residents of a multi. dwelling standard. family complex. (6) Accessory structures and additions. Acces- (3) Conditional uses. Conditional uses are as sort' structures or principal building add!- follows: pons of conventional on-site construction are permitted by right. a. Same as in the R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 (Code 1961, Ch. 43, § 7-10I.4; Ord. No. 15,247, § residential districts. 1, 2-17-87; Ord. No. 13,438, § 1, 2-16-88; Ord. No. § 1.(c), b Rooming, lodging and boarding facili- 1-19-93; Ord. No. 16,861, § 1(aa), 3-21-95) ties.16,341, (4) Special uses. Special uses are as follows: Sec. 36-257. MF -6 and MF -12 multifamily dis.. tricts. amas a. dist ict in the R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Ca) Purpose and intent. The MF -6 and MF -12 multifamily districts are established (c) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected to provide suitable areas for medium -density residential de- or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet. velopment. It is the intent of this section that these districts be located in those areas of the city where adequate public facilities and environment (d) Area regulations: exist or can be provided.. This section applies to such districts. (1) Exterior yards. All exterior yards or yards which abut dedicated public streets shall (b) Use regulations. have a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (1) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are as fol- lows: (2) Interior yards. All interior yards or yards a. Housing, elderly, at six (6) units per which abut interior property lines or any lot of record shall have a depth equal to the acre in MF -6 and twelve (12) units per height of any proposed building or struc- acre in MF -12. tore. b. Structures utilizing townhouse devel- (3) Detached building separation. All detached opment types not exceeding six (6) units per gross acre in the MF -6 dis- buildings shall be separated by a distance of not less than ten (10) feet. trict and twelve (12) per gross acre in � the MF -12 district. (4) Lot area per family. In the MF multifamily c. Multifamily residential structures not district, every attached or multifamily f here of amild . to exceed six (6) units per gross acre in the MF -6 district and twelve (12) use or structurally altered shall provide a min - imum units per gross acres in the MF -12 district. lot area per family as follows: d• Two-family residences. a. MF -6 district, seven thousand (7,000) e• Orphanage. square feet. (2) Accessory and temporary uses. Accessory b. MF -12 district, three thousand six hun- dyed (3,600) square feet. • and temporary uses allowed within the MF -6 and MF -12 districts shall be the (5) Site area. The minimum site area of the sarne as those in the R-1, R-2, R-3 • and R-4 MF -6 and MF -12 districts shall be one (1) acre. S4PP. No. 22 2315 J 36-257 LITTLE ROCK CODE (e) Landscape requirements. All landscaping and screening of vehicular use areas shall be in accordance with chapter 15, article IV. (Code 1961, Ch. 43, § 7-101.5; Ord. No. 15,553, § ly, bbb, 9-20-88; Ord. No. 16,341, § 1(d), 1-19-93) Sec. 36-258. MF -18 and MF -24 multifamily districts. (a) Purpose and intent. The MF -18 and MF -24 multifamily districts are established in order to provide suitable areas in the city for medium - density residential uses and structures at a den- sity of not more than eighteen (18) and twenty- four (24) units per gross acre respectively. It is the intent of this section that these districts be uti- lized in both the developed and urbanizing por- tions of the city. Both districts shall be restricted to sites abutting collector or arterial streets and may be developed either adjacent to or in conjunc- tion with neighborhood commercial or shopping center developments. Adequate commercial facil- ities, public utilities and urban services shall either exist prior to development or be provided in conjunction with development. These districts may also be used as a transitional or buffer zone between single-family districts and other uses which .are not compatible with a low density residential environment. Within the MF -18 and MF -24 districts, all buildings, structures or uses having commercial characteristics and not planned as an integral part of the total residential devel- opment shall be excluded, whether operated for profit or otherwise. Accessory and conditional rises and home occupations expressly provided for in this chapter, however, shall be allowed, pro- vided they do not have objectionable characteris- tics, and provided further that they others-ise conform to the specific provisions of this chapter. Ch) Use regulations. (1) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are as fol- lows: a• Housing, elderly, at eighteen (18) units per acre in MF -18 and twenty-four (24) units per acre in MF -24. b• Multifamily residential structures not to exceed eighteen (18) units per gross a No. 22 acre in the MF -18 district and twenty- four (24) units per gross acres in the MF -24 district. c. Two-family residences. d. Rooming, lodging and boarding facili- ties. e. Orphanage. (2) Accessory and temporary uses. Accessory and temporary uses allowed within the MF -18 and MF -24 districts shall be the same as those allowed in the MF -6 and MF -12 districts. (3) Conditional uses. Conditional uses are as follows: a. Same as in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, MF -6 and MF -12 districts. b. Nursing homes. c. Group care facility. (4) Special uses. Special uses are as follows: a. Same as in the R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 districts. (c) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet. 2316 (d) Area regulations. (1) Exterior yards. All exterior yards or yards which abut dedicated public streets shall have a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (2) Interior yards. All interior yards or yards which abut interior property lines or any lot of record shall have a depth equal to the height of any proposed building or struc- ture. (3) Detached building separation. All detached buildings shall be separated by a distance of not less than ten (10) feet. (4) Lot area per family. In the MF multifamily districts, every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall provide a min- imum lot area per family as follows: a. MF -18 district, two thousand four hun- dred (2,400) square feet.