§ 52-14. R-SFA single-family attached district regulations.
In a single-family attached district, no land shall be used and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than:
(a)
Principal uses: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
(1)
Single-family attached dwellings.
(2)
Public and nonprofit institutions of an educational, religious or cultural type excluding corrective institutions and hospitals.
(3)
Government buildings and uses.
(4)
Public utility uses.
(5)
Public and private noncommercial recreational areas and facilities such as public parks, country clubs and golf courses, excluding miniature golf courses and driving ranges.
(6)
Temporary buildings when they are to be used only for construction purposes or as a field office within a subdivision approved by the city for the sale of the real estate of that subdivision only. Such temporary construction buildings shall be removed immediately upon completion or abandonment of construction and such field office shall be removed immediately upon occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
(7)
Customary home occupation, provided that no person other than a member of the family of the owner or user of the principal single-family dwelling shall be employed or work in or at such home occupation.
(8)
Garage sales if conducted pursuant and in conformity with all other applicable ordinances of the City of Irving.
(b)
Accessory uses: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses:
(1)
Private garage.
(2)
Swimming pool.
(3)
Customary home occupation, provided that no person other than a member of the family of the owner or user of the principal single-family dwelling shall be employed or work in or at such home occupation.
When any of the foregoing permitted accessory uses are detached from a principal dwelling, said uses shall be located not less than forty-five (45) feet from the front line nor less than twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way.
(c)
Parking regulations: Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be permitted as an accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such shall not be located on a required front yard. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and other applicable ordinances of the city.
(d)
Area regulations: The following minimum requirements shall be provided:
(1)
Depth of front yard: 30 feet
(2)
Depth of rear yard: 25 feet
(3)
Width of side yard:
a.
Where single-family dwellings attach on adjacent property zoned "R-SFA": none
b.
Side yard other than where single-family dwellings attach: 6 feet
(4)
Width of lot: 30 feet
(5)
Depth of lot: 100 feet
(6)
Land area per dwelling unit: 3,500 square feet
(7)
Distance between detached buildings: 12 feet
(8)
Only one single-family attached dwelling shall be permitted on each lot or lot of record as the case may be and shall only attach to one other single-family attached dwelling.
(9)
Each single-family attached dwelling shall meet the minimum standards of the building code for buildings adjacent to property lines currently in effect at the time the property is zoned "R-SFA."
(10)
A single-family attached dwelling unit shall not be built next to a side yard line without the corresponding single-family attached dwelling being built on the adjacent lot concurrently.
(e)
Height and area regulations: The following maximum height and area regulations shall be observed:
(1)
Height of principal structure: 2½ stories or 30 feet
(2)
Lot coverage by building: 40 percent of total lot area
(f)
All subdivision plats filed shall have established only a single side of each lot which may have single-family dwellings attached.
(Ord. No. 2805, § 1, 11-6-75; Ord. No. 4463, § 1, 7-19-84; Ord. No. 8253, § 8, 11-13-03; Ord. No. 2008-8970, § 10, 7-10-08)
Editor's note
Ord. No. 2805, § 1, adopted Nov. 6, 1975, repealed § 52-14, concerning three-family districts. Section 1 of Ord. No. 4463, adopted July 19, 1984, added a new § 52-14 as set out above.