What the Rochester zoning ordinance says about lot size and width, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
The Article 20 schedule lists a 8,400 square foot minimum lot area and 70 foot minimum lot width for R-3. Section 2007 separately says a lot not served by public water supply and public sanitary sewer must meet a city-engineer-set minimum, but never less than 20,000 square feet and 100 foot width (40,000 square feet and 200 foot width in RP).
The Article 20 schedule lists a 9,600 square foot minimum lot area and 80 foot minimum lot width for R-4. Section 2007 separately says a lot not served by public water supply and public sanitary sewer must meet a city-engineer-set minimum, but never less than 20,000 square feet and 100 foot width (40,000 square feet and 200 foot width in RP).
The Article 20 schedule lists a 15,000 square foot minimum lot area and 100 foot minimum lot width for R-5. Section 2007 separately says a lot not served by public water supply and public sanitary sewer must meet a city-engineer-set minimum, but never less than 20,000 square feet and 100 foot width (40,000 square feet and 200 foot width in RP).
The Article 20 schedule lists a 3,200 square foot minimum lot area and 54 foot minimum lot width for RT.
The Article 20 schedule lists RM-1 minimum lot area by unit bedroom count: 2,250 square feet for one-bedroom units, 3,000 square feet for two-bedroom units, and 3,750 square feet for three-bedroom units, with a 50 foot minimum lot width. Section 2002 says dens, libraries, family rooms, and similar extra rooms count as bedrooms.
The Article 20 schedule lists RM-2 minimum land area by bedroom count and building type. Section 2002 says dens, libraries, family rooms, and similar extra rooms count as bedrooms. Confirm the applicable lower-rise or taller-building schedule line before calculating density.
Each mobile home site must contain at least 5,000 square feet of land area, may be occupied by only one mobile home, and must have at least 90 feet of lot depth. Article 10 also requires a 15 foot front yard, 10 foot rear yard, side-yard spacing standards, utilities, hydrant access, concrete aprons, recreation area, greenbelt, landscaping, internal roads, and other mobile home park layout standards.
The Article 20 schedule lists a 6,000 square foot minimum lot area and 50 foot minimum lot width for R-1. Section 2007 separately says a lot not served by public water supply and public sanitary sewer must meet a city-engineer-set minimum, but never less than 20,000 square feet and 100 foot width (40,000 square feet and 200 foot width in RP).
The Article 20 schedule lists a 7,200 square foot minimum lot area and 60 foot minimum lot width for R-2. Section 2007 separately says a lot not served by public water supply and public sanitary sewer must meet a city-engineer-set minimum, but never less than 20,000 square feet and 100 foot width (40,000 square feet and 200 foot width in RP).
The Article 20 schedule does not contain a P-1 row, and Article 12 states no general numeric P-1 minimum lot area or width. Section 2007 separately applies where public water and sanitary sewer are unavailable.
The Article 20 schedule leaves the O-1 minimum lot-area and lot-width cells blank. Section 2007 separately supplies minimums for land without public water and sanitary sewer.
The Article 20 schedule leaves the O-2 minimum lot-area and lot-width cells blank. Section 2007 separately supplies minimums for land without public water and sanitary sewer.
The Article 20 schedule lists a 40,000 square foot minimum lot area and 200 foot minimum lot width for RP. Section 2007 repeats those as the minimum for RP land without public water and sanitary sewer.
The Article 20 schedule lists a 10,000 square foot minimum lot area and 80 foot minimum lot width for I-1. Section 2007 separately applies where public water and sanitary sewer are unavailable.
The Article 20 schedule lists a 10,000 square foot minimum lot area and 80 foot minimum lot width for I-2. Section 2007 separately applies where public water and sanitary sewer are unavailable.
The Article 20 schedule does not contain an RV row, and Article 19 states no general numeric RV minimum lot area or width. Section 2007 separately applies where public water and sanitary sewer are unavailable.
The Article 20 schedule does not contain a POS row, and Article 19 states no general numeric POS minimum lot area or width. Section 2007 separately applies where public water and sanitary sewer are unavailable.
The Article 20 schedule leaves the B-1 minimum lot-area and lot-width cells blank. Section 2007 separately supplies minimums for land without public water and sanitary sewer, but the reviewed schedule states no general numeric B-1 minimum lot size.
Minimum lot area and width: ordinance-absent numeric values. The Article 20 schedule leaves the CBD minimum lot-area and lot-width cells blank. Section 2007 separately supplies minimums for land without public water and sanitary sewer, but the reviewed schedule states no general numeric CBD minimum lot size.
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