(C80 - R1) Single-Family Residential Subdistrict

Jackson Zoning Ordinance § 706.03-B
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The purpose of this subdistrict is to provide areas for the development of low density, single-family residential uses in protected surroundings. It is the intent of this Ordinance that this subdistrict should be located in areas of the City where the environment is conducive to this type of use and also in other established single-family residential areas as a means to ensure their continuance. 706.03.1 -B Uses Permitted: Single-family detached dwellings and accessory structures 706.03.2 -B Uses Which May Be Permitted as Special Exceptions: 1. Adult and Child Care Centers/Residential. 2. Professional non-retail offices, including but not limited to, architects, attorneys, engineers, doctors, real estate, and insurance. 3. Dairying and animal husbandry on sites of not less than one (1) acre provided such use does not constitute a nuisance or health hazard. The maximum number of animals per acre shall be two (2) and when A. the indoor and/or outdoor enclosures are located at the rear of residential structures with minimum setback of one hundred (100) ft. from all adjacent property lines B. upon the granting of the Special Exception, all types of enclosures, bufferings and the plan for the removal of wastes must be approved through the Site Plan Review process C. prior to the granting and renewal of the Special Exception, a notarized letter from a licensed veterinarian verifying the health status and current shot record of the animal(s) is submitted 4. Private kennels provided such use does not constitute a nuisance or health hazard and when: A. the indoor and/or outdoor enclosures are located at the rear of residential structures with a minimum setback of fifty (50) ft. from all adjacent property lines B. upon the granting of the Special Exception, all types of enclosures, bufferings and the plan for the removal of wastes must be approved through the Site Plan Review process C. prior to the granting and renewal of the Special Exception, a notarized letter from a licensed veterinarian verifying the health status and current shot record of the animal(s) is submitted 5. Private stables on sites of not less than one (1) acre. The maximum number of animals per acre shall be two (2) and when: A. the indoor and/or outdoor enclosures are located at the rear of residential structures with minimum setback of 100 ft. from all adjacent property lines B. upon the granting of the Special Exception, all types of enclosures, bufferings and the plan for the removal of wastes must be approved through the Site Plan Review process C. prior to the granting and renewal of the Special Exception, a notarized letter from a licensed veterinarian verifying the health status and current shot record of the animal(s) is submitted 6. Art, dance, music, photography, or swimming instruction. 7. Catering Service, where they are a part of the owner/operator’s residence. 8. One-chair beauty salons, nail salons, and barber shops, where they are part of the owner/operator’s residence. 9. Transitional housing for six (6) or fewer residents 10. Personal care facilities housing six (6) or fewer residents, excluding staff. 706.03.3-B Uses Which May Be Permitted as Use Permits: The following uses are permitted provided they are established in accordance with the procedures and provisions of this Ordinance: 1. Accessory automobile parking and principal access when used to serve a Special Use District, residential, commercial, or industrial use when the land proposed for such accessory parking or access is either immediately adjacent to or across the street from the use which it serves. Accessory parking may also be across the street from the use which it serves. All parking shall be located at least five (5) feet from any public street or any adjoining property line. Only access across this setback area with sidewalks, bikeways, trails, and drives will be permitted. 2. Churches on sites of less than one (1) acre but greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet. Regulations for alterations of existing structures or for new construction of churches and schools shall be the same as for the Special Use District. 3. Bed and Breakfast Inn Class A and B: A. Applicant shall submit to the Zoning Division proof of one of the following: i. Structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; or ii. Structure is designated as a Jackson Landmark by the Jackson Historic Preservation Commission, and/or a Mississippi Landmark by the Department of Archives and History; or iii. Structure is deemed eligible for designation as a Jackson Landmark by the Jackson Historic Preservation Commission or as a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and is granted designation within one year from the date of eligibility determination. B. Adequate parking shall be provided. Off-site parking must be within a reasonable walking distance of the bed and breakfast, and proof of such parking (lease agreement, etc.) must be provided annually to the Zoning Division and whenever the contractual rights of the bed and breakfast inn owner in such off- site parking facilities are modified in any way. C. All exterior lighting shall be directed away from adjacent residential property. D. Signage shall comply with the City of Jackson Sign Ordinance. 4. Class B Bed and Breakfast Inn with Restaurant. It is expressly understood that a separate Use Permit is required to operate a restaurant in a Class B Bed and Breakfast Inn. Any existing Class B Bed and Breakfast Inns who determine that they wish to operate a restaurant in conjunction with their Class B Bed and Breakfast Inn is permitted to do so by right subject to receipt of a statement indicating this election to include a requirement that a Bed and Breakfast Inn with Restaurant clear Site Plan Review from City Staff. 5. Transitional housing for seven (7) to twelve (12) residents. In considering applications hereunder, the City shall comply with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 3604(f) (3) (B). 6. Personal care facilities housing between seven (7) and twelve (12) residents, excluding staff 7. Accessory structures used as living quarters for family members, temporary guests, or domestic help subordinate to the principal residence on the same lot. 8. Applicant shall provide a restrictive covenant agreement which runs with the land that the accessory structure will never be made available for lease or rental. 9. Electrical service will be connected to and master metered from the principal residence. 10. Accessory church related uses such as adult and child care centers, schools, gymnasiums, and fellowship halls. 11. Ground Sign (Monument Sign), as defined by the City of Jackson Sign Ordinance, for an adjacent commercial business where both properties are under the same ownership. Regulations shall be the same as the adjacent commercial business, based on its underlying zoning, as regulated by the City of Jackson Sign Ordinance. 706.03.4 –B Dimensional Regulations: 1. Maximum Building Height – There shall be no height limitations for barns and agricultural storage buildings provided they do not contain space intended for human occupancy. No habitable floor of any other building shall exceed a height above the finished ground elevation measured at the front line of the building as specified in the latest edition of the International Building Code adopted by the City. 2. Minimum lot area – 7,500 square feet. 3. Minimum lot width – Sixty (60) feet measured at the front building setback line, except that corner lots shall be a minimum of eighty (80) feet wide. 4. Minimum front yard depth – Twenty-five (25) feet from street right-of-way line. 5. Minimum side yard depth – Five (5) feet, except on a corner lot the minimum side yard depth on the street side shall be twenty-five (25) feet. 6. Minimum rear yard depth – Twenty-five feet; however, a one (1) story extension may be projected into the rear yard but no closer than five (5) feet from the rear lot line, provided that such is approved through the following procedure: A. Application is filed with the Zoning Administrator who shall place a sign according to his standard posting procedure for a period of not less than fifteen (15) days. B. The petitioner/property owner shall secure the written approval or acquiescence of such variance from all rear and side adjacent property owners. If, after the fifteen (15) days’ notice and the submission of the approval or acquiescence from the adjacent owners, there is no objection filed in writing, the Zoning Administrator may approve the reduced rear yard setback. C. If there is written objection, then the request for such variance shall be considered only under the procedure as set forth in Article XIX-A of this Ordinance. 7. Maximum lot coverage – Fifty percent (50%) including accessory structures. 8. Accessory structures – Accessory structures of a type compatible with the surroundings shall be permitted, and when detached from the main building, shall be set back a minimum of sixty (60) feet from the front lot line, five (5) feet from the side lot line, and five (5) feet from the rear lot line. On corner lots the accessory structure must be erected on the opposite corner of the lot from the street line. No accessory structure may be used as living quarters, except as provided in 602.02.3(5).
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