Edwardsville |
Code of Ordinances |
Appendix B. ZONING |
Appendix I. I-55 ZONING CORRIDOR |
Appendix 3.0. DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS |
Appendix 3.1. Lot/building types. |
§ 3.1.3O. Countryside tract.
1.
Description: A detached dwelling unit with front, rear, and side yards on a medium-to-large sized rural lot of at least one acre to accommodate rural uses such as horse farms, private truck farms, or cooperative farms.
2.
Access: The principal entry to each building shall have direct access from a porch, stoop, terrace, or portal.
3.
Parking:
a.
General: See zoning ordinance, section 1250.13—Off-street parking and loading.
4.
Exposure to light and air: Each building shall have all sides exposed to the outdoors.
5.
Encroachments: Not permitted.
6.
Development standards:
a.
Architecture: See article 3.0 section 3.4.8.
b.
Minimum dwelling size: 750 sq. ft.
c.
Accessory buildings: Permitted on review of zoning administrator; not to exceed lot coverage maximum.
d.
Land uses: See article 5.0.
Development standards: Countryside tract Lot size
(min/max in sq. ft.)43,560/none Lot width (min/max in ft.) 200/none Building width (min/max in ft.) n/a Lot coverage by buildings (max) 15% Yard
Requirements
Front
(min/max in ft.)50/70 Rear
(min/max in ft.)50/none Side
(min/max in ft.)50/none Height, min/max in stories (ft.) 1(13,5)/3(37) plus 15ft. maximum Encroachments (max in ft.) Not Permitted Minimum floor-to-ceiling height (ground floor/upper floor) n/a Finish ground floor above grade (min/max in inches) 30/60 Corner lots must meet front yard requirements on each frontage.
Minimum rear yards apply to principal buildings. Buildings for all accessory uses (including garages and accessory dwellings) must maintain a five-foot minimum rear yard, except where the rear yard is an alley where no separation is necessary.
Corner lots have frontage on each abutting street.Countryside tract by development districts Mixed-use commercial N Town center N General neighborhood N Neighborhood residential N Rural residential Y Y-Allowed/S-Special Use/N-Not Allowed
(Ord. No. 6016-07-16, 7-19-2016)