(A)   Permitted uses of land or buildings, as hereinafter listed, shall be permitted in the R Residence District, under the conditions specified. No building or lot shall be devoted to any use other than a use permitted hereunder, with the exception of the following:

      (1)   Uses lawfully established on the effective date of this chapter.

      (2)   Special uses allowed in accordance with the provisions of § 153.41.

   (B)   The following uses are permitted in the R Residence District:

      (1)   Single-family dwellings.

      (2)   Public libraries.

      (3)   Public fire stations.

      (4)   Parks and playgrounds owned or operated by public or noncommercial agencies.

      (5)   Golf courses, except commercially operated driving ranges or miniature golf courses.

      (6)   Signs, as permitted and regulated by ordinance.

      (7)   Accessory uses, including, but not limited to, the following:

         (a)   Club houses and other structures on the grounds of private clubs, golf courses, and tennis clubs.

         (b)   Garages and carports.

         (c)   Greenhouses and conservatories, private.

         (d)   Guest houses, private.

         (e)   Home occupations.

         (f)   Storage of building materials (during the course of construction only).

         (g)   Swimming pools and tennis courts, private.

         (h)   Temporary buildings for construction purposes only, but not to exceed the period of construction.

         (i)   Tool houses, sheds, and similar buildings for the storage of domestic supplies.

         (j)   Water systems, individual.

('69 Code, App. A, § 6.1; amend. Ord. O-18-85, passed 6-4-85; amend. Ord. 87-28, passed 7-21-87)

   Special uses, as hereinafter enumerated, may be allowed in the R Residence District, subject to the issuance of special use permits in accordance with the provisions of §§ 153.216 through 153.224. The following special uses may be allowed in the R Residence District:

   (A)   Public utility and public service uses.

   (B)   Municipal buildings and uses.

   (C)   Athletic fields and recreational facilities, noncommercial.

   (D)   Hospitals.

   (E)   Nursing homes.

   (F)   Schools, nonboarding, nonprofit.

   (G)   Churches, rectories, and parish houses.

   (H)   State accredited liberal arts colleges and universities.

('69 Code, App. A, § 6.2; amend. Ord. O-36-71, passed 6-15-71; amend. Ord. O-18-85, passed 6-4-85; amend. Ord. 45-86, passed 11-18-86)

   No building shall hereafter be erected to exceed 35 feet in height.

('69 Code, App. A, § 6.3)

   (A)   Front yard.

      (1)   There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 30 feet, unless 30% or more of the frontage on the same side of the street between 2 intersecting streets is improved with buildings that have observed a front yard line with a greater or lesser depth, and the front yards of the buildings have a variation in depth of not more than 10 feet, in which case no building shall project beyond the average front yard so established; but this regulation shall not be construed to require a front yard of more than 60 feet.

      (2)   Where lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets, except that with regard to certain corner lots one side of which is located on a street containing only 2 lots per block, the minimum front yard requirement of 30 feet will be on the long side, and the frontage reduced to 20 feet on the secondary street which contains not more than 2 lots in a block.

      (3)   Where a lot is located at the intersection of 2 or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of a corner lot, provided, that the buildable width of the lot need not be reduced to less than 60 feet. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard line on either street.

(‘69 Code, App. A, § 6.4; amend. Ord. 11-87, passed 4-21-87; amend. Ord. O-24-17, passed 6-20-17)

   Adequate provisions shall be made in all cases for off-street parking and off-street loading (if required) in accordance with the provisions of §§ 153.16 through 153.24 

('69 Code, App. A, § 6.5)