(a)

Allowable residential (R) zone uses shall be:

The regulations set forth in this chapter or set forth elsewhere in this title when referred to in this chapter, are the regulations of all Residential zones. The maximum amount of lot covered by buildings and/or paved surfaces in residential zones shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the lot area.

(1)

R-1 zone. The purpose of the R-1 single-family residential zone is to provide areas primarily for single-family housing with relatively larger lot sizes and relatively more open space, with other allowed uses designed primarily to serve residential areas. The maximum amount of lot covered by building and/or paved surfaces shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the lot area.

a.

Detached single-family dwellings.

b.

Buildings which are a usual accessory to residential dwellings including, but not limited to garage, woodshed, garden shed, home shop, greenhouse, guest house.

c.

Church.

d.

Library.

e.

Public parks and playgrounds, including public recreational or service buildings or municipally owned swimming pools.

f.

Private athletic fields or clubs except for skeet, gun clubs, and those that the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on as a business.

g.

Group homes. No group home shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of another group home. The exterior appearance of the home and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. Group homes shall be charitable or not-for-profit in nature.

h.

Temporary buildings for uses in incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the occupancy of the completed structure, or completion or abandonment of the construction work, whichever occurs first.

i.

Accessory buildings and uses including accessory detached private garages no more than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet.

j.

Publicly owned or operated parks, playgrounds, community buildings, museums, libraries or art galleries and municipal facilities, including police and fire stations.

k.

Public schools, or private schools having curriculum like that ordinarily given in a public school, including religious instruction in parochial schools.

(2)

R-2 zone. The purpose of the R-2 multiple-family residential district is to provide areas primarily for multi-family housing with relatively larger lot sizes and relatively more open space, with other allowed, uses designed primarily to serve residential areas. The maximum amount of lot covered by buildings and/or paved surfaces shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the lot.

a.

Any use permitted in section R-1.

b.

Two-family dwellings commonly referred to as duplexes, when all buildings and required off-street parking spaces and covered parking spaces not to be in any of the required setback areas to ensure adequate green space for two (2) families.

c.

Two-unit condominiums.

(3)

R-3 zone. The purpose of the R-3 residential zone is to provide areas primarily for larger housing developments such as apartment buildings. The maximum amount of lot covered by buildings and/or paved surfaces shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the lot.

a.

All uses in an R-1 and R-2 zones.

b.

Boarding, rooming, and lodging houses.

c.

Nursing, rest, or convalescent homes.

d.

Accessory buildings and accessory uses, customarily incidental to above uses and not involving the conduct of a business, including parking garages or carports, storage garages associated with multiple-family dwellings, and swimming pools. Accessory buildings and uses are subject to the restrictions established herein. Parking and storage shall be located not less than sixty (60) feet from the front line and not less than ten (10) feet from any other street line, or a garage constructed as a part of the main building. Swimming pools must meet all yard depth and width requirements, be adequality fenced to prevent access by small children and meet all applicable health and sanitary requirements.

e.

Multi-family units shall ensure adequate green space. Additionally, recreation space at twenty (20) square feet per dwelling unit shall be appropriately developed to ensure adequate outdoor leisure opportunity.

(Ord. No. 2021-112, § 1, 8-16-21)

The minimum area, setbacks, density, and maximum height shall be as prescribed in Table 25-15.1. Off-street parking shall be as required by article XVIII.

(Ord. No. 2021-112, § 1, 8-16-21)

(a)

General. The minimum side yard setback on the street side of a corner lot shall be fifteen (15) feet or more, except where a garage, carport or similar facility is located on the end of the structure adjacent to the side street. In this case, the setback to the side entry garage, carport or similar facility from the side street shall be twenty-five (25) feet or more. A front entry garage, carport or similar facility located adjacent to the street side of the lot should be discouraged but not prohibited.

(b)

Exception. For existing lot/tracts where the frontage width is less than eighty (80) feet at the front yard setback line, the minimum side yard setback on the street side of a corner lot shall be eight (8) feet with a total side yard (two (2) sides) setback being twenty (20) percent of the lot width or a minimum of five (5) feet on the interior side of the lot, whichever is more.

Table 25-15.1
Residential (R) Zone Bulk Regulations
(In Feet, Unless Noted Otherwise)

^(a)

For churches or places of worship, the tower/steeple height shall not exceed seventy-five (75) feet with a maximum building height of forty-five (45) feet.

^(b)

Minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall not be less than three thousand (3,600) square feet.

^(c)

Refer to Section 25-15.30 Yard Variance for Corner Lots for lot restrictions.

^(d)

Lots on streets that are sixty (60) percent or more developed will be allowed a setback equal to the average of the existing structures.

(Ord. No. 2021-112, § 1, 8-16-21)