R-3 — One-Family Residential District
The Article 20 schedule lists 30 percent as the maximum lot coverage by all buildings in R-3. Accessory-building coverage also has a separate floor-area and coverage rule in Section 2102.
What the Rochester zoning ordinance says about lot coverage, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
The Article 20 schedule lists 30 percent as the maximum lot coverage by all buildings in R-3. Accessory-building coverage also has a separate floor-area and coverage rule in Section 2102.
The Article 20 schedule lists 25 percent as the maximum lot coverage by all buildings in R-4. Accessory-building coverage also has a separate floor-area and coverage rule in Section 2102.
The Article 20 schedule lists 25 percent as the maximum lot coverage by all buildings in R-5. Accessory-building coverage also has a separate floor-area and coverage rule in Section 2102.
The Article 20 schedule lists 30 percent as the maximum lot coverage by all buildings in RT.
The Article 20 schedule lists 30 percent as the maximum lot coverage by all buildings in RM-1.
The Article 20 schedule lists RM-2 lot coverage separately for lower-rise and taller buildings. Because the taller-building line is tied to conditional approval and Section 2003 standards, confirm the applicable coverage line with the city for each RM-2 proposal.
The Article 20 schedule lists 30 percent as the maximum lot coverage by all buildings in R-1. Accessory-building coverage also has a separate floor-area and coverage rule in Section 2102.
The Article 20 schedule lists 30 percent as the maximum lot coverage by all buildings in R-2. Accessory-building coverage also has a separate floor-area and coverage rule in Section 2102.
The Article 20 schedule does not contain a P-1 row, and Article 12 does not state one numeric maximum building lot-coverage percentage for P-1. Parking-area design, screening, access, landscaping, and site-plan conditions control the reviewed use.
The Article 20 schedule leaves the B-1 maximum lot-coverage cell blank. Section 2005 governs context-sensitive front and side yards, but the reviewed provisions do not state one numeric maximum building-coverage percentage for B-1.
The Article 20 schedule leaves the O-1 maximum lot-coverage cell blank, so the reviewed schedule states no uniform numeric maximum building-coverage percentage for O-1.
The Article 20 schedule leaves the O-2 maximum lot-coverage cell blank, so the reviewed schedule states no uniform numeric maximum building-coverage percentage for O-2.
The Article 20 schedule does not state a numeric maximum building lot-coverage percentage for RP. The schedule and Section 2006 instead control yards, height, lot size, and residential separation.
The Article 20 schedule leaves the I-1 maximum lot-coverage cell blank, so the reviewed schedule states no uniform numeric maximum building-coverage percentage for I-1.
The Article 20 schedule leaves the I-2 maximum lot-coverage cell blank, so the reviewed schedule states no uniform numeric maximum building-coverage percentage for I-2.
The Article 20 schedule does not contain an RV row, and the reviewed Article 19 River Valley provisions do not state one numeric maximum building lot-coverage percentage.
The Article 20 schedule does not contain a POS row, and the reviewed Article 19 Parks and Open Space provisions do not state one numeric maximum building lot-coverage percentage.
The Article 20 schedule does not contain an MHP row, and Section 1001 does not state one maximum building lot-coverage percentage. Section 1001 instead regulates each mobile home site, spacing, yards, recreation area, greenbelt, utilities, and internal circulation.
Lot coverage: ordinance-absent numeric value. The Article 20 schedule leaves the CBD maximum lot-coverage cell blank, so the reviewed schedule states no uniform numeric maximum building-coverage percentage for CBD.
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