The R-1 Residential District is intended to provide areas suitable for single-family residential development at a low density.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)

   (a)   The following uses are generally permitted uses in the R-1 District:

      (1)   Single-family dwellings.

      (2)   Home occupations subject to the standards of Chapter 1296.

      (3)   Accessory buildings incidental to the principal use which do not include any activity conducted as a business, such as the following:

         A.   Private garages or carports;

         B.   A structure for storage incidental to a permitted use;

         C.   A child's playhouse, a treehouse or a birdhouse;

         D.   Statuary, arbors, trellises, barbecue equipment, flagpoles, fences, play equipment, nonmechanical laundry drying equipment, walls and hedges; or

         E.   Swimming pools, tennis courts and similar play facilities.

      (4)   Family day care home, Type B.

   (b)   The following special uses are subject to review in accordance with Chapter 1294:

      (1)   Governmentally owned and/or operated parks, playgrounds and golf courses.

      (2)   Private noncommercial and nonresidential golf courses, tennis clubs, country clubs and similar recreational uses.

      (3)   Cemeteries.

      (4)   Churches and other buildings for the purpose of religious worship.

      (5)   Cultural institutions, including public libraries, art galleries and museums.

      (6)   Educational institutions.

      (7)   Hospitals.

      (8)   Child care centers, nursery schools and day nurseries if conducted within an existing church or nonprofit educational institution.

      (9)   Bed and breakfast facilities.

(Ord. 3518. Passed 6-19-84; Ord. 4189. Passed 4-18-89; Ord. 4771. Passed 6-21-94; Ord. 6691. Passed 11-7-17; Ord. 6869. Passed 2-16-21.)

   (a)   Lot requirements in the R-1 District are as follows:

      (1)   Minimum lot area         10,000   square feet

      (2)   Minimum lot frontage         90   feet

   (b)   Special uses shall comply with all pertinent development standards contained in Chapter 1296.

   (c)   Lots fronting upon streets whose gradient is four percent or more shall comply with minimum lot widths as established by the Planning Commission following review and recommendation by the City Engineer.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)

   (a)   Yard requirements in the R-1 District are as follows:

      (1)   Minimum front yard depth         35   feet

      (2)   Minimum rear yard depth         40   feet

      (3)   Minimum side yard width         10   feet on each side, plus one foot for each two feet by which the building exceeds fifteen feet in height.

   (b)   Special uses shall comply with all pertinent development standards contained in Chapter 1296.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)

   Structural requirements in the R-1 District are as follows:

   (a)   Maximum building height         35 feet

   (b)   Minimum floor area            1,500 square feet

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78; Ord. 4038. Passed 5-3-88.)

   See Chapter 1292 for off-street parking and loading space requirements.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)

   See Chapter 1293 for size and location of permitted signs.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)