Georgetown City Zoning Code

The following regulations shall apply in all R-1 districts:

1. Use Regulations: In residential district R-1, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected which is arranged, intended or designed to be used for other than one or more of the following uses:

A. Single family dwellings

B. Public parks, public playgrounds, and other recreational facilities of a non-commercial nature.

C. Crop and tree farming and truck gardening

D. Home occupations, provided that there shall be no external evidence of any home occupation except a name plate not exceeding one(1) square foot in area, provided that there shall be no red illumination of such name plate and that any illumination thereof shall not exceed ten (10) watts, and shall be so shielded that it illuminates only the name plate.

E. Accessory building and accessory uses

F. Schools offering general educational courses, provided they are located on a site of not less than two (2) acres and have no portion of the school building closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet to any interior lot line.

G. Libraries, churches, and civic and community building provided they are located on sites of not less than one-half (½) acre and that no such use shall be conducted closer than fifty (50) feet to any interior lot line.

H. In any R-1 district in which the land is predominantly vacant or occupied by agricultural uses, the keeping of cows, horses, and fowl, pending residential occupancy shall be subject to the following limitations:

1. There may be kept not more than one cow or one horse for each one-half (½) acre of the parcel of land upon which the same are kept nor more than fifty (50) fowl for each one-quarter (¼) acre in area of the parcel upon which the same are kept, to a maximum of three cows, three horses, or two-hundred (200) fowl maintained in any one establishment.

2. No cows or horses shall be kept within a distance of fifty (50) feet from any street line, nor within a distance of three hundred (300) feet from any dwelling other than a dwelling on the parcel of land on which the same are kept, nor within a distance of fifty (50) feet from any dwelling.

3. More than twelve (12) fowl shall not be kept within a distance of fifty (50) feet from any street line, nor within a distance of one hundred (100) feet from any dwelling other than a dwelling on the parcel of land on which the same are kept, nor within a distance of fifty (50) feet from any dwelling.

4. The conditions under which cows, horses, and fowl are kept, shall be such as may be specified by any health authority of proper jurisdiction.

2. Building Height Limit: two (2) stories but not exceeding thirty (30) feet in height.

3. Required Lot Area: Each one-family dwelling together with its accessory buildings, hereafter erected shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than eight thousand (8000) square feet and a minimum width of seventy (70) feet at the building setback line. Provided, however, that where a lot has less area or width than herein required and was held under separate and distinct ownership from the adjoining lots and of record prior to the taking effect of this ordinance, this regulation shall not operate.

4. Percentage of Lot Coverage: All building, including accessory building, on any lot shall not cover more than thirty (30) percent of the area of such lot.

5. Front Yard Required: Each lot shall have a front yard not less than thirty (30) feet in depth.

6. Side Yards Required: Each lot shall have two side yards each having a width equal to not less than one-third (1/3) the height of the building measured on the facade facing the side yard. The minimum width of a side yard shall be eight (8) feet and the total of the two side yards shall be not less than eighteen (18) feet. On corner lots, the side yard which faces on a street shall be not less than thirty (30) feet for both main and accessory buildings.

7. Rear Yard Required: Each lot shall have a rear yard of a depth equal to not less than twenty (20) percent of the depth of the parcel of land constituting the lot, to a maximum required depth of thirty (30) feet; provided, however, that no rear yard shall have a depth less than the height of the main building on the lot.

8. Street Width Required: All streets in new subdivisions shall have a minimum width of fifty (50) feet and shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board.