Article V. SUMMARY ZONING DISTRICT SCHEDULE, Appendix A. ZONING, Code of Ordinances, Chatsworth

Article V. SUMMARY ZONING DISTRICT SCHEDULE

Zoning District	Minimum Lot Area	Lot Width (min)	Front Setback (min)	Side Yard (min)	Rear Yard (min)	Building Height		Maximum Lot Coverage
Zoning District	Minimum Lot Area	Lot Width (min)	Front Setback (min)	Side Yard (min)	Rear Yard (min)	Stories	Feet
Residential Agriculture (R-A)	Single Family	w/o sewer-½ acre w/sewer-15,000 sf	90	30	20	30	2-½	30	25%
	Duplex	22,500 sf	100	30	20	30	2-½	30	25%
	Other	22,500 sf	100	30	20	30	2-½	30	25%
Residential Estate (R-E)		20,000 sf	110	30	20	30	2-½	30	25%
Low Density Residential (R-1)	All Uses	12,000 sf	90	25	15	20	2-½	30	25%
Medium Density Residential (R-2)	Single Family Detached	10,000 sf	80	25	15	25	2-½	30	30%
	Multi-Family	6,250 sf/unit Not to exceed four (4) units/building.	100	20	15	20	2-½	30	30%
	Other	10,000 sf	80	25	15	25	2-½	30	30%
High Density Residential (R-3) and Office Residential (O-R)	Single Family	7,500 sf	60	20	10	20	2-½	30	40%
	Multi-Family	7,500 1st unit 3,200 for each add unit, not to exceed 12 units per acre.	80	20	10	20	3	30	40%
	Other	7,500 sf	60	20	10	20	2-½	30	40%
Manufactured Home Park (MHP)	Single Family	5 acres	80	See Article XII					40%
Neighborhood Commercial (C-1)	Residence Inn	Not to exceed 20 units per acre	40	5	10	10	2-½	35	60%
Neighborhood Commercial (C-1)	Other Uses	10,000 sf	70	25	10	15	2-½	35	60%
General Commercial (C-2)	Residence Inn	Not to exceed 20 units per acre	60	25	10	15	2-½	35	60%
General Commercial (C-2)	Other Uses	None	60	25	10	15	2-½	35	60%
Commercial Parkway District (C-3) (See Special Requirements, next page)	Other Uses	None	50	30	0-12	0-15	3	35	N/A
Central Business District (CBD)	Other Uses	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
Light Industry (M-1)	Other Uses	None	70	25	20	20	3	45	60%
Heavy Industry (M-2)	Other Uses	None	70	25	20	20	3	45	60%

FOOTNOTES:

^1. Required minimum heated square footage for single family dwellings: 1,400 sq. ft.

^2. Required minimum heated square footage for single family dwellings: 1,600 sq. ft.

^3. Required minimum heated square footage for single family dwellings: 1,400 sq. ft.

^4. Required minimum heated square footage for single family dwellings: 850 sq. ft.

^5. Required minimum heated square footage for a single family detached dwelling is 850 square feet; multi-family/townhouses/condominiums shall meeting minimum heated square footage as follows: one-bedroom, 500 sq. ft.; two- bedroom, 900 sq. ft.; and three-bedroom 1,100 sq. ft.

Special Requirements. No building, structure or land in the commercial parkway district (C-3) shall be used or occupied except in conformance with the following requirements:

Rear setbacks may be less than 15' if the lot abuts an alley.

Side yard setbacks may be 0' on one side of a lot, provided that the building has a four hour fire wall on that side, and has a 12' setback on the other side. An automatic sprinkler system may be substituted for the fire wall.

Location of Off-Street Parking Spaces

(1)

Parking spaces may be located in the required front, rear, and side yards in accordance with the following:

(a)

Twenty-percent (20%) of the required font yard must be provided for green areas that shall be landscaped and maintained at all times.

(b)

No spaces shall be arranged so as to permit a vehicle to back into any publicly dedicated right-of-way other than an alley.

(c)

In no case shall any space be located within five (5) feet of the front property line and within three (3) feet of any side or rear property lines.

(2)

Parking facilities on adjoining lots may be interconnected in order to allow patrons easier access.

Required Buffers and Visual Screening

Where a commercial use in a C-3 district abuts any conforming residential district or use, the owner shall provide one of the following:

(1)

A buffer area along the abutting side and/or rear property line as required in Article VI; or

(2)

When a commercial use employs a rear setback of 15 or less feet as permitted in Article VI, a wall or barrier constructed of stone, brick or block, wood, or other materials which will have a uniform surface and provide 90% visual blockage of at least six feet (6') in height, may be provided in lieu of (a) above along any adjoining rear property lines. Concrete block walls shall have a painted surface with struck mortar joints or a stucco or other finished surface on the side of such wall facing property adjacent to the property for which the permit for such wall was issued.

( Ord. of 10-09 )