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Millstone City Zoning Code

§ 30-107

RESIDENTIAL 1 DISTRICT, R-1.

A. 
Principal permitted use. Within this district, no building or structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected to be in whole or in part for any industrial, manufacturing, or commercial purpose, or for any other than the following specified purposes or as permitted under Section 30-106:
(1) 
One family dwellings.
(2) 
Municipal buildings and facilities and other essential services as defined in this Ordinance.
(3) 
Public parks and playgrounds.
B. 
Accessory uses.
(1) 
Parking and private garages for the residential unit in accordance with Section 30-115.1.
(2) 
Signage in accordance with the requirements of Section 30-114.
(3) 
Private swimming pools.
(4) 
Fences subject to the provisions of Section 30-115.3.
(5) 
Other customary accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to the principal use and building.
(6) 
Essential services.
C. 
Conditional uses.
(Amended 11-20-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-006)
(1) 
Home occupations.
D. 
Prohibited uses. In the Residential 1 Zone, any use not listed in Section 30-107A through 30-107C is prohibited. In the Residential 1 Zone, no building structures or premises shall be used in whole or in part for any of the following:
(1) 
Trailer dwellings.
(2) 
Storage, except in enclosed building.
(3) 
Dumping, except on municipal order.
(4) 
The storage of more than one commercial vehicle on residential premises, except this shall not apply to farm vehicles on the farm where they are used. For purposes of this section, a commercial vehicle is one commercially registered and having a weight of two tons or more.
(5) 
Junk or storage yards, or automobile wrecking yard.
(6) 
Outside stairways from floor to floor, except fireproof fire escapes.
(7) 
Basement dwelling, unless more than 50% above ground.
(8) 
Any building or use detrimental to a neighborhood because of odor, smoke, noise, dust or fire hazard.
(9) 
Auction or markets.
(10) 
All other uses not specifically permitted are specifically prohibited.
E. 
Frontage and area of lots and buildings. No lot or plot shall have a street frontage of less than 140 feet in width nor an area of less than one acre. No building shall occupy an area greater than 20% of the area of the lot upon which it is built.
F. 
Height. No building shall be erected to a height in excess of 35 feet.
G. 
Front yard. A front yard is required which shall be a minimum of 45 feet measured from the front street line to the building proper not including open porches. In no case shall an open porch be less than 35 feet from the front street line.
H. 
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 20% of the depth of the lot at ground level, but provided that no rear yard need exceed 35 feet, but also provided that no dwelling may be constructed nearer than 20 feet to the property line.
I. 
Side yards. No building including accessory buildings and swimming pools shall be constructed closer to the side property lines than 20 feet.
J. 
Accessory buildings. Any accessory building, freestanding garage, or swimming pool shall not be nearer to the rear lot line than 10 feet. No freestanding garage or swimming pool shall be nearer to a lot line than 10 feet.