The regulations set forth in this part shall apply in the R-1 Residence District. The intent of the R-1 district is to provide areas of low density housing.
(1)
Principal permitted uses.
a.
One-family dwellings. No basement shall be occupied for dwelling purposes for a period of more than one year unless at least one story of the house above the basement has been completed one year from the start of construction.
b.
Churches and institutions of a religious, philanthropic, or charitable character, including public libraries.
c.
Private outdoor recreation facilities such as pools, tennis courts for use of by the owner or his guests without compensation.
d.
Public and parochial schools, elementary and high, and other educational institutions having an established current curriculum.
e.
Public utility structures and equipment necessary for the operation thereof.
(2)
Accessory uses.
a.
Private garages and hand or garden tool storage buildings. No garage or accessory building shall contain living quarters.
b.
Temporary buildings for use incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.
c.
One bulletin board or sign not exceeding four square feet in area, pertaining to the construction, lease, hire, or sale of a building or premises and sale of land or lots, which board or sign shall be removed as soon as the premises are leased, hired, sold or construction is completed, or one year after erection of same whichever is shortest. Illuminated signs are not permitted.
d.
Church bulletin boards.
e.
Home occupations. A permit shall be obtained from the council before starting a home occupation. The commission shall review any permit applied for hereunder and shall recommend to the council approval or disapproval thereof.
f.
Real estate signs advertising for sale, rental, or lease only, the premises, lots or tracts on which they are located. The residential areas of such signs shall not exceed four square feet. Illuminated signs in a residential area are not permitted.
g.
Once a permit is obtained for a home occupation, there shall be no display of goods and no advertising other than one sign not to exceed four square feet in area carrying the name and occupation or profession of the occupant of the premises. Illuminated signs in a residential district are not permitted.
(3)
Height regulations. No building shall exceed 2½ stories or 35 feet in height whichever is less from the average natural grade level. No accessory structure shall exceed the height of the primary structure, and the maximum sidewall height will not exceed ten feet.
(4)
Lot area, frontage and yard requirements, R-1. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modified requirements contained in section 109-20. Where more than 30 percent of frontage in a block has been built up with buildings having a front yard, then the building line of the buildings to be erected shall conform to the natural building line of the block as determined by the existing buildings. However, no building needs a setback more than 50 feet.
Use Lot Area Lot Width Lot Area per Family Front Yard Depth Least Width on Any One Side Yard Rear Yard Depth One-family dwellings 9,000 square feet 80 feet 9,000 square feet 30 feet 8 feet 30 feet Other permitted uses 10,000 square feet 80 feet 30 feet 8 feet 35 feet Accessory uses 30 feet 5 feet 5 feet 1 The front yard death of any lot abutting on a major street shall be measured from the proposed right-of-way lines as shown on the official major street plan.
2 Except that for other permitted uses, no accessory structure is permitted to extend into the front yard beyond the minimum yard requirements established for the principal building.
3 Notwithstanding the requirements specified herein no side yard of a corner lot shall be less than 15 feet from the street which is not the front street.
§ 109-7. R-1 Residence District.
Latest version.
(Prior Code, § 121.07; Ord. No. 159, 12-8-1982)