Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

ZONES (DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS)
1.39A (R-CH) Single-family, Cluster Home.
This zoning district is intended to provide for efficient use of land and facilities by single-family detached
dwellings taking into consideration existing conditions, including present use of land, future land use needs and
the ability to adequately provide public services. Other considerations for the district should be:
* Provision of attractive neighborhoods that maintain the rural character of Gilbert.
* Provision of open space for private community services.
* Provision of diversity in housing lifestyles.
The minimum lot area is two thousand (2,000) square feet. The principal land use classification on the
General Plan for this district is Medium High Density Residential (4--8 du/ac, target 6 du/ac). It can also be
used in Medium Density Residential (0--4 du/ac, target 3.5 du/ac). To qualify as an R-CH district in the
Medium Density Residential district, the project must meet the following:
1. All units must be clustered in a designated development area on lot sizes specified in this section of the
Code and cannot exceed a net development area density of eight (8) du/ac. The development area shall not
exceed fifty (50) percent of the total site area and must be shown on a proposed development plan submitted
for zoning approval. The balance of the area shall be developed as open space with specified passive or
active amenities.
A. Area configuration. An R-CH shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of a designated MH land use
category on the General Plan.
B. Permitted uses.
1. Single-family dwellings.
2. Accessory uses and buildings customarily incidental to single-family dwellings on the same lot,
provided no accessory building shall be used for sleeping or living purposes.
3. Home occupations.
4. Schools, colleges, and churches, or similar places of worship, including parish houses,
parsonages, rectories, convents and dormitories accessory thereto.
5. Public utility buildings and facilities when necessary for serving the surrounding area; provided
that no business offices open to the public and no repair or storage facilities are maintained
therein.
6. Publicly or privately owned and operated parks, playgrounds and community buildings, and
other recreational uses intended for use primarily by the residents of the subdivision.
7. Group homes for the handicapped, so long as the supplemental conditions of Section 2.67 are
complied with.
8. Uses permitted by Use Permit: Temporary structures for use by private schools or churches or
similar places of worship. Temporary structures may only be used during the term of the permit
and there after shall be removed.
Ch. I, Pg. 18.3