R-6 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE |
Minimum Front and Rear Yards: 20 feet (Corner lots allowed one 10-foot front yard. See Section 20.G.5) |
Minimum Side Yard: 5 feet |
Minimum Interior Yard (corner lots): 5 feet |
Minimum Density: 6 Dwelling Units Per Net Residential Acre |
Minimum Lot Size: 6,000 square feet |
Minimum Width at Building Line: 55 feet |
Minimum Lot Depth: 85 feet |
Maximum Lot Coverage: 55 percent of interior lot; 60 percent of corner lot |
Maximum Building Height: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories |
Residential Zone R-6
Section 20A. Locations Permitted . Use of the R-6 zone shall be restricted to the areas identified as Urban Area B and Urban Area C in the Urban Planning Area Agreement between Hillsboro and Washington County (adopted December 28, 1983 ).
Section 20B. Uses Permitted Outright . A use permitted outright in an R-7 Zone is permitted outright in an R-6 zone.
(1) (Deleted by Ord. No. 4213/3-94.)
Section 20C. Conditional Uses Permitted . A use permitted as conditional in an R-7 zone is permitted as a conditional use in an R-6 zone.
(1) (Deleted by Ord. No. 4213/3-94.)
Section 20D. Signs . (Deleted by Ord. No. 5676/10-06. See Municipal Code Chapter 11.32.)
Section 20E. Minimum Density . In the R-6 Zone, the minimum density standard is 6 dwelling units per net residential acre. (Added by Ord. No. 4902/5-00.)
Section 20F. Lot Size . In an R-6 zone, the lot size shall be as follows:
(1) The minimum average lot area shall be 6,000 sq. ft. However, in a newly platted or replatted subdivision of eight lots or lot areas and widths shall be varied as specified in the Lot Dimension and Setback Variation Requirements adopted under Subdivision Ordinance Article VII.
(2) The minimum lot widths at the front building line shall average 55 feet.
(3) The minimum lot depths shall average 85 feet.
(4) Notwithstanding the dimensional and area standards set forth in subsections (1) through (3) above, approved duplex lots may be split in order to allow for dual ownership, provided that the parent parcel meets or exceeds the minimum average lot area and width specified in Subsections 1 and 2. The dwelling units shall have a common wall at the zero lot line.
(Section 20F Amended by Ord. No. 5778/8-07)
Section 20G. Setback Requirements . Except as provided in Sections 88 and 93, in an R-6 zone the yards shall be as follows:
(1) The front yard shall be a minimum of 20 feet, except as provided in Subsections 5 and 7 of this Section.
(2) The side yards shall be a minimum of five feet each, except as provided in Subsection 7 of this Section.
(3) The rear yard shall be a minimum of 20 feet.
(4) All corner lots shall have interior yards of not less than five feet, except as provided in Subsection 7 of this Section.
(5) All corner lots shall have one front yard setback of not less than 20 feet and one front yard setback of not less than 10 feet, except as provided in Subsection 7 of this Section. However, the garage shall have a minimum 20 foot setback. (Amended by Ord. No. 4313/2-95.)
(6) All duplex lots shall meet the setback requirements established in Subsections (1) through (5) above, except that the setback for the zero lot line shall be waived.
(7) In a newly platted or replatted subdivision of eight lots or more, front yards shall be varied, and side yards may be varied, as specified in the Lot Dimension and Setback Variation Requirements adopted under Subdivision Ordinance Article VII. (Added by Ord. No. 5778/8-07)
(Section 20G Amended by Ord. No. 5778/8-07 and 5892/12-08.)
Section 20H. Height of Building . In an R-6 zone, buildings shall not exceed a height of 35 feet or two-and-a-half stories, whichever is less.
Section 20I. Lot Coverage . In an R-6 zone, buildings shall not occupy more than 55 percent of the area of an interior lot nor 60 percent of a corner lot. (Amended by Ord. No. 4902/5-00.)
Section 20J. Sidewalk and Street Tree Standards . In an R-6 zone, in a newly platted or replatted subdivision, property line sidewalks shall be installed with a minimum 4.5 foot wide planting strip between the curb and the sidewalk. Street trees shall be planted in the planting strip, concurrent with home construction, at two trees per lot for lots with fifty feet of frontage or greater and one tree per lot for lots with less than fifty feet of frontage. Where site conditions are favorable, the City encourages the provision of stormwater management facilities within the planting strip and other low impact development (LID) techniques and practices as described in Section 131B Habitat Friendly Development Practices. Street trees shall be planted in compliance with City standards. (Added by Ord. No. 4313/2-95, Amended by Ord. No. 5729/3-07)
(Sections 20A. through 20H. Added by Ord. No. 3451/3-84.)