RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
A
Home occupations. Permitted home occupations in all residence districts shall be any business or occupation located within a single-family detached dwelling and carried on by members of the immediate family residing within the dwelling in connection with which:
1
The home occupation is incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and does not occupy more than one-fourth of the floor area of a story or cellar;
2
There are no signs, display or activity that will indicate from the exterior that the building is being used, in part, for any purposes other than that of a dwelling;
3
There are no commodities sold, or services rendered that require receipt and delivery of merchandise, goods, or equipment by other than a passenger motor vehicle, by U.S. letter carrier mail service, parcel post, or United Parcel;
4
All activity, including storage, is conducted completely within the dwelling unit;
5
There are no special structural alterations or construction features to the dwelling, nor the installation of special equipment attached to walls, floors, or ceilings;
6
There is no perceptible noise, odor, smoke, electrical interference or vibration emanating from the structure or any danger to the surrounding neighbors;
7
There is no more than one customer or client on the premises at the same time; and
8
There is no activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
B
Conversions. In any residence district, the conversion of a structure to provide more dwelling units than presently exist, if permitted under the other district regulations, shall produce dwelling units, each of which has not less than a total of 500 square feet of habitable floor area and not less than an average of 160 square feet per room exclusive of bathroom and closets, except an efficiency dwelling unit may contain not less than 400 square feet of habitable floor area.
C
Required usable open space.
1
In all residence districts, there shall be provided and perpetuated on every lot used, in whole or in part, for dwelling purposes minimum usable open spaces as follows:
a
For single-family detached, single-family attached, and single-family semi-detached, and two-family detached dwellings - the area of the required yards, except that when more than 30 percent of the required yards are occupied by off-street parking spaces and access drives, there shall be within the buildable area of the lot usable open spaces having areas equivalent to at least the area by which such uses exceed 30 percent yard coverage.
b
For multiple-family dwellings - as set forth in "a" above, provided the usable open spaces shall not be less than 250 square feet of area per dwelling unit.
D
More than one residential structure on a lot. There shall be no more than one residential structure located upon a single lot. When two or more structures which contain single-family attached dwellings, single-family semi-detached dwellings, or two or more multiple-family dwelling structures, or combinations thereof, are on a lot or on contiguous lots comprising a unified development under the same ownership or control, the application for development shall be processed as a planned development, and the spacing between buildings shall be as provided in the approved planned development documents.
| R1 District | R2 District | R3 District | R4 District | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use |
Permitted
Use |
Special
Use |
Special
Conditions Code No. (See 6.03) |
Permitted
Use |
Special
Use |
Special
Conditions Code No. (See 6.03) |
Permitted
Use |
Special
Use |
Special
Conditions Code No. (See 6.03) |
Permitted
Use |
Special
Use |
Special
Conditions Code No. (See 6.03) | ||||
| A. | Residential Uses | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Single-family detached dwelling | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 2. | Single-family attached dwelling | — | — | — | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||
| 3. | Single-family semi-detached dwelling | — | — | — | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||
| 4. | Two-family detached dwelling | — | — | — | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||
| 5. | Multiple-family dwelling | — | — | — | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||
| 6. | Satellite receiving antenna, not to exceed ten feet in diameter | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 7. | Group homes | P | — | P | — | P | — | — | — | |||||||
| 8. | Group home facilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||
| B. | Nonresidential Uses | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Art galleries, museums, historical buildings, and other landmarks preserved for public inspection | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 2. | Churches, chapels, temples or synagogues: | |||||||||||||||
| a. | On a lot not less than one acre in area | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| b. | On a lot less than one acre in area, but not less than 20,000 square feet in area | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 3. | Convents, monasteries and seminaries, on a lot not less than two acres in area | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 4. | Golf courses, standard, public, semi-public or private, provided that any clubhouse or accessory building shall be located not less than 200 feet from any lot lines | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 5. | Hospitals, on a lot not less than five acres in area | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 6. | Institutions for the care of the aged and for children (not including nursing homes) on a lot not less than 20,000 square feet in area | — | — | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 7. | Nursing homes, on a lot not less than 20,000 square feet in area | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | S | |||||||
| 8. | Parking, off-street—public or private as an accessory use—when on a lot contiguous to a lot in a nonresidential district | — | S | 1 | — | S | 1 | — | S | 1 | — | S | 1 | |||
| 9. | Parks and playgrounds, public and private, not-for-profit | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 10. | Philanthropic and eleemosynary institutions, but not including business uses sponsored by such institutions, except as accessory thereto and in the principal building | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 11. | Schools, elementary, junior high, high or junior college—non-boarding | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 12. | Schools, elementary, junior high, high or junior college—boarding | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 13. | Temporary buildings for construction purposes, for a period not to exceed such construction | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 14. | Utility, public and governmental uses | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 15. | Accessory uses to the above uses including but not limited to: | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Home occupations, as regulated in article 6.01 | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| b. | Off-street parking and loading | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| c. | Signs as regulated in article XI and as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Identification signs in accordance with the use of the lot | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| (2) | "New development" signs | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
(Ord. No. 1990-22, § 2, 12-4-1990; Ord. No. 1998-02, § 3, 1-19-1998)
Prior to the authorization for a special use, and the granting of a special use permit, special conditions where identified in article 6.02 shall be required in addition to compliance with the requirements for satisfactory plans, specifications, public hearings and other conditions which may be required. The following list of special conditions are identified by code numbers corresponding to those which appear in article 6.02 in connection with specific special uses:
| Code No. | |
| 1 | Such special use for off-street parking accessory to a non-residential use may be permitted on a lot in a residence district when (1) such lot is contiguous to a lot in a business district, (2) a dense landscape screen is provided along all exterior lines adjoining a residence district, and (3) the front yard required in the residence district is maintained and landscaped with grass, shrubs, and trees. |
| R1 District | R2 District | R3 District | R4 District* | ||||
| A | Minimum Lot Areas** | ||||||
| 1. | Single-family detached dwelling | 8,400 square feet | 7,200 square feet | 6,000 square feet | 7,200 square feet | ||
| 2. | Two-family detached dwellings | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 8,400 square feet | ||
| 3. | Single-family attached and single-family semi-detached dwelling containing: | 12,000 square feet per building | |||||
| a. | Four or more bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 5,000 square feet | ||
| b. | Three bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 4,500 square feet | ||
| c. | Two bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 4,000 square feet | ||
| d. | One or no bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 3,500 square feet | ||
| 4. | Multiple-family dwelling containing: | 7,500 square feet per building | |||||
| a. | Four or more bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 3,500 square feet | ||
| b. | Three bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 3,000 square feet | ||
| c. | Two bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 2,500 square feet | ||
| d. | One or no bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 2,000 square feet | ||
| 5. | Nonresidential uses, unless otherwise specified in article 6.02 | 20,000 square feet | 10,000 square feet | 10,000 square feet | 10,000 square feet | ||
| B | Minimum Lot Width | ||||||
| 1. | Single-family detached dwelling | 70 feet | 60 feet | 50 feet | 60 feet | ||
| 2. | Single-family attached dwelling | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 20 feet | ||
| 3. | Single-family semi-detached dwelling | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 25 feet | ||
| 4. | Two-family detached dwelling | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 75 feet | ||
| 5. | Multiple-family dwelling | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 75 feet | ||
| 6. | Nonresidential uses, unless otherwise specified in article 6.02 | 100 feet | 100 feet | 100 feet | 100 feet | ||
| C | Maximum Floor Area Ratio | ||||||
| 1. | Single-family, two-family and three-family dwellings | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | ||
| 2. | Multi-family dwellings | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 1.50 | ||
| 3. | Nonresidential uses | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 1.50 | ||
| D |
Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
(Also see article IV, 4.02 D) | ||||||
| 1. | Residential uses | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet | 45 feet | ||
| 2. | Residential [nonresidential] uses | 45 feet | 45 feet | 45 feet | 60 feet | ||
| E | Minimum Yards | ||||||
| 1. | Single-family and two-family detached dwellings: | ||||||
| a. | Front and side yard adjoining a street | 30 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | ||
| b. | Interior side | aggregate of 20 percent of lot width, 7 feet minimum, each | aggregate of 20 percent of lot width, 5 feet minimum, each | aggregate of 20 percent of lot width, 3 feet minimum, each | aggregate of 20 percent of lot width, 5 feet minimum, each | ||
| c. | Rear | 25 percent of lot depth | 25 percent of lot depth | 25 percent of lot depth | 25 percent of lot depth | ||
| 2. | Single-family attached dwelling: | ||||||
| a. | Front and side yard adjoining a street | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 20 feet | ||
| b. | Interior side, each | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | none | ||
| c. | Rear | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 25 percent of lot depth, 20 feet minimum | ||
| 3. | Single-family semi-detached dwelling: | ||||||
| a. | Front and side yard adjoining a street | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 20 feet | ||
| b. | Interior side (one only) | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 5 feet | ||
| c. | Rear | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 25 percent of lot depth, 20 feet minimum | ||
| 4. | Multiple-family dwellings and nonresidential uses: | ||||||
| a. | Front and side yard adjoining a street | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 30 feet | ||
| b. | Interior side, each | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 10 feet, each | ||
| c. | Rear | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 30 feet | ||
| F | Minimum off-street parking and off-street loading | Required in all districts in accordance with regulations set forth in article X of this ordinance. | |||||
* Premium for enclosed off-street parking
Where any required off-street parking spaces in the R4 district are located in an enclosed garage under the dwelling structure or in a garage having more than one level, one-half of the square foot of floor area occupied by such interior off-street parking spaces and access aisles, may be added to the square feet contained in the lot, the sum of which shall represent the lot area used for determining the permitted number of dwellings and the maximum floor area ratio.
** Any room other than a kitchen, bathroom, living room, or dining room in excess of 80 square feet in area shall be counted as a bedroom.
RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
A
Home occupations. Permitted home occupations in all residence districts shall be any business or occupation located within a single-family detached dwelling and carried on by members of the immediate family residing within the dwelling in connection with which:
1
The home occupation is incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and does not occupy more than one-fourth of the floor area of a story or cellar;
2
There are no signs, display or activity that will indicate from the exterior that the building is being used, in part, for any purposes other than that of a dwelling;
3
There are no commodities sold, or services rendered that require receipt and delivery of merchandise, goods, or equipment by other than a passenger motor vehicle, by U.S. letter carrier mail service, parcel post, or United Parcel;
4
All activity, including storage, is conducted completely within the dwelling unit;
5
There are no special structural alterations or construction features to the dwelling, nor the installation of special equipment attached to walls, floors, or ceilings;
6
There is no perceptible noise, odor, smoke, electrical interference or vibration emanating from the structure or any danger to the surrounding neighbors;
7
There is no more than one customer or client on the premises at the same time; and
8
There is no activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
B
Conversions. In any residence district, the conversion of a structure to provide more dwelling units than presently exist, if permitted under the other district regulations, shall produce dwelling units, each of which has not less than a total of 500 square feet of habitable floor area and not less than an average of 160 square feet per room exclusive of bathroom and closets, except an efficiency dwelling unit may contain not less than 400 square feet of habitable floor area.
C
Required usable open space.
1
In all residence districts, there shall be provided and perpetuated on every lot used, in whole or in part, for dwelling purposes minimum usable open spaces as follows:
a
For single-family detached, single-family attached, and single-family semi-detached, and two-family detached dwellings - the area of the required yards, except that when more than 30 percent of the required yards are occupied by off-street parking spaces and access drives, there shall be within the buildable area of the lot usable open spaces having areas equivalent to at least the area by which such uses exceed 30 percent yard coverage.
b
For multiple-family dwellings - as set forth in "a" above, provided the usable open spaces shall not be less than 250 square feet of area per dwelling unit.
D
More than one residential structure on a lot. There shall be no more than one residential structure located upon a single lot. When two or more structures which contain single-family attached dwellings, single-family semi-detached dwellings, or two or more multiple-family dwelling structures, or combinations thereof, are on a lot or on contiguous lots comprising a unified development under the same ownership or control, the application for development shall be processed as a planned development, and the spacing between buildings shall be as provided in the approved planned development documents.
| R1 District | R2 District | R3 District | R4 District | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use |
Permitted
Use |
Special
Use |
Special
Conditions Code No. (See 6.03) |
Permitted
Use |
Special
Use |
Special
Conditions Code No. (See 6.03) |
Permitted
Use |
Special
Use |
Special
Conditions Code No. (See 6.03) |
Permitted
Use |
Special
Use |
Special
Conditions Code No. (See 6.03) | ||||
| A. | Residential Uses | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Single-family detached dwelling | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 2. | Single-family attached dwelling | — | — | — | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||
| 3. | Single-family semi-detached dwelling | — | — | — | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||
| 4. | Two-family detached dwelling | — | — | — | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||
| 5. | Multiple-family dwelling | — | — | — | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||
| 6. | Satellite receiving antenna, not to exceed ten feet in diameter | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 7. | Group homes | P | — | P | — | P | — | — | — | |||||||
| 8. | Group home facilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | P | — | |||||||
| B. | Nonresidential Uses | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Art galleries, museums, historical buildings, and other landmarks preserved for public inspection | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 2. | Churches, chapels, temples or synagogues: | |||||||||||||||
| a. | On a lot not less than one acre in area | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| b. | On a lot less than one acre in area, but not less than 20,000 square feet in area | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 3. | Convents, monasteries and seminaries, on a lot not less than two acres in area | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 4. | Golf courses, standard, public, semi-public or private, provided that any clubhouse or accessory building shall be located not less than 200 feet from any lot lines | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 5. | Hospitals, on a lot not less than five acres in area | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 6. | Institutions for the care of the aged and for children (not including nursing homes) on a lot not less than 20,000 square feet in area | — | — | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 7. | Nursing homes, on a lot not less than 20,000 square feet in area | — | — | — | — | S | — | — | S | |||||||
| 8. | Parking, off-street—public or private as an accessory use—when on a lot contiguous to a lot in a nonresidential district | — | S | 1 | — | S | 1 | — | S | 1 | — | S | 1 | |||
| 9. | Parks and playgrounds, public and private, not-for-profit | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 10. | Philanthropic and eleemosynary institutions, but not including business uses sponsored by such institutions, except as accessory thereto and in the principal building | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 11. | Schools, elementary, junior high, high or junior college—non-boarding | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 12. | Schools, elementary, junior high, high or junior college—boarding | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 13. | Temporary buildings for construction purposes, for a period not to exceed such construction | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| 14. | Utility, public and governmental uses | — | S | — | S | — | S | — | S | |||||||
| 15. | Accessory uses to the above uses including but not limited to: | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Home occupations, as regulated in article 6.01 | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| b. | Off-street parking and loading | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| c. | Signs as regulated in article XI and as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Identification signs in accordance with the use of the lot | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
| (2) | "New development" signs | P | — | P | — | P | — | P | — | |||||||
(Ord. No. 1990-22, § 2, 12-4-1990; Ord. No. 1998-02, § 3, 1-19-1998)
Prior to the authorization for a special use, and the granting of a special use permit, special conditions where identified in article 6.02 shall be required in addition to compliance with the requirements for satisfactory plans, specifications, public hearings and other conditions which may be required. The following list of special conditions are identified by code numbers corresponding to those which appear in article 6.02 in connection with specific special uses:
| Code No. | |
| 1 | Such special use for off-street parking accessory to a non-residential use may be permitted on a lot in a residence district when (1) such lot is contiguous to a lot in a business district, (2) a dense landscape screen is provided along all exterior lines adjoining a residence district, and (3) the front yard required in the residence district is maintained and landscaped with grass, shrubs, and trees. |
| R1 District | R2 District | R3 District | R4 District* | ||||
| A | Minimum Lot Areas** | ||||||
| 1. | Single-family detached dwelling | 8,400 square feet | 7,200 square feet | 6,000 square feet | 7,200 square feet | ||
| 2. | Two-family detached dwellings | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 8,400 square feet | ||
| 3. | Single-family attached and single-family semi-detached dwelling containing: | 12,000 square feet per building | |||||
| a. | Four or more bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 5,000 square feet | ||
| b. | Three bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 4,500 square feet | ||
| c. | Two bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 4,000 square feet | ||
| d. | One or no bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 3,500 square feet | ||
| 4. | Multiple-family dwelling containing: | 7,500 square feet per building | |||||
| a. | Four or more bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 3,500 square feet | ||
| b. | Three bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 3,000 square feet | ||
| c. | Two bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 2,500 square feet | ||
| d. | One or no bedrooms | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 2,000 square feet | ||
| 5. | Nonresidential uses, unless otherwise specified in article 6.02 | 20,000 square feet | 10,000 square feet | 10,000 square feet | 10,000 square feet | ||
| B | Minimum Lot Width | ||||||
| 1. | Single-family detached dwelling | 70 feet | 60 feet | 50 feet | 60 feet | ||
| 2. | Single-family attached dwelling | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 20 feet | ||
| 3. | Single-family semi-detached dwelling | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 25 feet | ||
| 4. | Two-family detached dwelling | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 75 feet | ||
| 5. | Multiple-family dwelling | not permitted | not permitted | not permitted | 75 feet | ||
| 6. | Nonresidential uses, unless otherwise specified in article 6.02 | 100 feet | 100 feet | 100 feet | 100 feet | ||
| C | Maximum Floor Area Ratio | ||||||
| 1. | Single-family, two-family and three-family dwellings | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | ||
| 2. | Multi-family dwellings | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 1.50 | ||
| 3. | Nonresidential uses | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 1.50 | ||
| D |
Maximum Height of Buildings and Structures
(Also see article IV, 4.02 D) | ||||||
| 1. | Residential uses | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet | 45 feet | ||
| 2. | Residential [nonresidential] uses | 45 feet | 45 feet | 45 feet | 60 feet | ||
| E | Minimum Yards | ||||||
| 1. | Single-family and two-family detached dwellings: | ||||||
| a. | Front and side yard adjoining a street | 30 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | ||
| b. | Interior side | aggregate of 20 percent of lot width, 7 feet minimum, each | aggregate of 20 percent of lot width, 5 feet minimum, each | aggregate of 20 percent of lot width, 3 feet minimum, each | aggregate of 20 percent of lot width, 5 feet minimum, each | ||
| c. | Rear | 25 percent of lot depth | 25 percent of lot depth | 25 percent of lot depth | 25 percent of lot depth | ||
| 2. | Single-family attached dwelling: | ||||||
| a. | Front and side yard adjoining a street | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 20 feet | ||
| b. | Interior side, each | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | none | ||
| c. | Rear | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 25 percent of lot depth, 20 feet minimum | ||
| 3. | Single-family semi-detached dwelling: | ||||||
| a. | Front and side yard adjoining a street | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 20 feet | ||
| b. | Interior side (one only) | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 5 feet | ||
| c. | Rear | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 25 percent of lot depth, 20 feet minimum | ||
| 4. | Multiple-family dwellings and nonresidential uses: | ||||||
| a. | Front and side yard adjoining a street | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 30 feet | ||
| b. | Interior side, each | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 10 feet, each | ||
| c. | Rear | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | 30 feet | ||
| F | Minimum off-street parking and off-street loading | Required in all districts in accordance with regulations set forth in article X of this ordinance. | |||||
* Premium for enclosed off-street parking
Where any required off-street parking spaces in the R4 district are located in an enclosed garage under the dwelling structure or in a garage having more than one level, one-half of the square foot of floor area occupied by such interior off-street parking spaces and access aisles, may be added to the square feet contained in the lot, the sum of which shall represent the lot area used for determining the permitted number of dwellings and the maximum floor area ratio.
** Any room other than a kitchen, bathroom, living room, or dining room in excess of 80 square feet in area shall be counted as a bedroom.
