3.2.3 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (GR)
Intent: The General Residential District is coded to permit the completion and conformity of conventional residential subdivisions already existing or approved in sketch plan form by the Huntersville Board of Commissioners prior to the effective date of these regulations or by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission under the prior jurisdiction of Mecklenburg County. The application of the General Residential District is not intended for development projects in the Huntersville jurisdiction which are initiated after the effective date of this ordinance (November 19, 1996).
a) Permitted Uses
Uses permitted by right
· single family homes
Uses permitted with conditions
· cemeteries, (9.7)
· religious institutions, (9.8)
· duplexes on corner lots, (9.13)
· essential services 1 and 2, (9.14)
· government buildings up to 5000 square feet of gross floor area
· neighborhood and outdoor recreation, (9.21)
· parks, (9.29)
· schools, (9.35)
· transit shelters, (9.39)
b) Permitted Building and Lot Types
· civic building
· detached house
· other building types previously approved by the Board of Commissioners as elements of a cluster development plan
c) Permitted Accessory Uses
· accessory dwellings for use by related person(s), (9.1)
· day care home (small), (9.11)
· home occupations, (9.19)
· marinas, (9.42)
· accessory uses permitted in all districts (8.11)
d) General Requirements
1) Development density, amount and location of open space, arrangement of streets and lots, yard dimensions, and access to existing roads shall be controlled by the most recently approved subdivision plan (sketch, preliminary, or plat). Any modifications to an approved subdivision plan shall maintain the density of the original plan.
2) Developments in the general residential district which are approved but not yet built are permitted minor modifications through the administrative process; such developments, if redesigned, must conform to all of the requirements of this ordinance for the GR District (3, below) or may petition for a district change according to Section 11.4.
3) In the absence of a subdivision sketch or preliminary plan approved prior to the effective date of this ordinance, the following lot dimensions shall apply:
Minimum Lot Size
Minimum Lot Width
Minimum Front Yard
Minimum Rear Yard
Minimum Side Yards
Minimum Corner Lot Side Yard
20,000
90’
40’
50’
10’
20’