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City Zoning Code

PART 4

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-401 R-1 Residential District.

[Ord. No. 2014-101, 5/1/2014; Ord. No. 2024-102, 10/17/2024]
1. 
Intended Purpose. The Residential District provides for agriculture, low-density single-family housing and other suitable uses that will protect the rural, open character of this portion of the Township.
2. 
Principal Permitted Uses.
A. 
Animal husbandry, commercial (§ 27-1203, Subsection 5).
B. 
Bed-and-breakfast inns (§ 27-1204).
C. 
Conservation subdivision design, as required by Subpart 13A. NOTE: Conservation subdivision allows single-family, two-family, single-family attached/townhouse, quadraplex and multifamily dwellings in accord with § 27-1305.
D. 
Crop production.
E. 
Forestry and forest reserves, fish and game refuges, and similar conservation uses.
F. 
Group homes (§ 27-1218).
G. 
Hunting/fishing clubs or camps.
H. 
Single-family detached dwellings on existing lots of record.
I. 
Stables, private (§ 27-1203, Subsection 2).
J. 
Temporary construction buildings, which must be removed 30 days after the use ends.
K. 
Township facilities and uses.
L. 
Two-family dwellings on existing lots of record or subdivisions not subject to conservation subdivision design. NOTE: At the same density and other requirements for single-family dwellings provided in § 27-401, Subsection 6.
3. 
Accessory Uses. Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the uses allowed in the R-1 District, including:
A. 
Animal husbandry, home use (§ 27-1203, Subsection 5).
B. 
Decks and porches.
C. 
Family day care homes (§ 27-1213).
D. 
Garages and carports.
E. 
Home occupations (§ 27-1004).
F. 
No-impact home-based business (§ 27-1003).
G. 
Off-street parking required by § 27-1005.
H. 
Raising of garden crops for domestic purposes, and the occasional or casual sale of products therefrom.
I. 
Signs permitted in the R-1 District by Part 17.
J. 
Solar energy systems, accessory (§ 27-1007).
K. 
Storage buildings, greenhouses, swimming pools accessory to the principal use.
L. 
Wind energy systems, accessory (§ 27-1007).
M. 
Other customary uses and buildings, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use.
4. 
Special Exceptions.
A. 
None.
5. 
Conditional Uses.
A. 
Agritourism.
B. 
Cemeteries (§ 27-1207).
C. 
Country clubs.
D. 
Development sales offices (§ 27-1214).
E. 
Model houses (§ 27-1214).
F. 
Public and semipublic uses.
G. 
(Reserved)
H. 
Wineries, farm.
6. 
Lot and Setback Requirements. (See Subpart 13A for conservation design subdivisions.)
Lot Area and Lot Width for Newly Created Lots
Use
Community Water and/or Community Sewage
No Community Water and No Community Sewage
Minimum Required
Minimum Required
Lot Area*
(square feet)
Lot Width
(feet)
Lot Area*
(square feet)
Lot Width
(feet)
Single-family dwellings in subdivisions not subject to conservation design (see § 27-1303, Subsection 4, for exemptions)
All other uses
30,000
125
87,120
150
*
Additional lot area may be required if well testing, soil limitations for on-site sewage disposal, or other factors require the need for a larger lot.
Lot Depth to Width Ratio for Newly Created Lots
Single-family dwellings in subdivisions not subject to conservation design (see § 27-1303, Subsection 4, for exemptions)
All other uses
4 to 1 (no lot need exceed a width of 300 feet)
Setbacks for All Lots (except as modified by § 27-301)
Front*
(feet)
Side
(feet)
Rear
(feet)
Single-family dwellings in subdivisions not subject to conservation design (see § 27-1303, Subsection 4, for exemptions)
All other uses
40
15
30
*
See § 27-201, Subsection 3, for the Route 715 Overlay District, which requires a setback of 70 feet measured from the center line of Route 715, unless a greater setback is required by other provisions of this chapter.
Maximum Lot Coverage of Impervious Surfaces for All Lots
Single-family dwellings in subdivisions not subject to conservation design (see § 27-1303, Subsection 4, for exemptions)
All other uses
35% of gross lot area
7. 
Height Requirements.
Maximum Building Height
(measured from the average finished grade of the ground immediately adjoining the building to the highest point of the roof, except as modified by § 27-301)
Single-family dwellings in subdivisions not subject to conservation design (see § 27-1303, Subsection 4, for exemptions)
All other uses
Conservation design subdivisions
Principal structures: 3 stories, but no more than 38 feet
Accessory structures: 1.5 stories, but no more than 25 feet
(not applicable to agricultural structures)