The following uses are permitted in the R-1 District:

(1)

Single-family dwellings.

(2)

Public schools, parks, playgrounds and recreational areas.

(3)

Churches and church schools.

(4)

Hospitals.

(5)

Public utilities: mains, transmissions and distribution lines, substations and exchanges only.

(6)

Home occupations. Home occupations may be granted by the Board of Trustees if the following criteria are met, in the discretion of the Board of Trustees:

a.

Such use shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants living therein, or such use shall be conducted entirely within an accessory building located on the premises with the dwelling in which the persons carrying on the occupation live.

b.

Such use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling and shall not change the character thereof.

c.

If the occupation is located within the dwelling, the total area used for such purpose shall not exceed 20 percent of the floor area of the dwelling, except where the home occupation is a licensed board and care home or a day care home which meets the applicable state requirements.

d.

There shall be no exterior advertising or use of any signs except for one unlighted sign not larger than two square feet.

e.

There shall be no exterior storage on the premises of material or equipment used as a part of the home occupation.

f.

There shall be no offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare noticeable at or beyond the property line.

g.

Home occupations shall provide such off-street parking as will accommodate all needs created by the home occupation.

h.

The home occupation shall not threaten to change the residential character of the neighborhood, considering the nature of the proposed home occupation itself and the presence of pre-existing home occupations in the neighborhood.

i.

A home occupation shall not be interpreted to include the following:

1.

Animal hospitals;

2.

Nursing homes;

3.

Restaurants;

4.

Automotive repair garages;

5.

Kennels;

6.

Barbershops; or

7.

Beauty shops.

j.

All home occupants shall obtain a Town business license prior to commencing the home occupation. The application fee for a home occupation permit shall be the fee set forth in the Town Fee Schedule.

(7)

Identification signs: one single-face sign per lot, less than three square feet in area and describing the use on the lot upon which it is located; such signs shall be unlighted.

(8)

Fences, hedges and walls: provided that such uses are less than 30 inches in height when constructed of materials tending to obstruct motorists' vision and when located within 25 feet of the property line on lots with intersecting roadways. No fence, trees, bushes or other structure or materials shall be located at the corner of any intersection which interferes with motorists' vision of traffic on the intersecting street or roadway, in compliance with Section 11-1-20 of this Code.

(9)

Accessory buildings and uses normally appurtenant to single-family residences.

(Prior Code, § 6-3A; Ord. No. 2006-3, § 2, 11-13-2006; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

The minimum lot area required per dwelling in the R-1 District is 7,500 square feet. Refer to Sections 16-18-20 and 16-18-30 of this Chapter.

(Prior Code, § 6-3B; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

The minimum lot width required per dwelling in the R-1 District is 60 feet. Lot width on cul-de-sac lots shall be measured at a distance of 20 feet back from the street.

(Prior Code, § 6-3C; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

The minimum requirements for front yards in the R-1 District are as follows:

(1)

Principal buildings: 25 feet.

(2)

Accessory buildings: 25 feet.

(Prior Code, § 6-3D; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

The minimum requirements for side yards in the R-1 District are as follows:

(1)

Principal buildings: ten feet on each side.

(2)

Accessory buildings: five feet on each side.

(3)

All side yards abutting a street: 20 feet.

(Prior Code, § 6-3E; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

The minimum requirements for rear yards in the R-1 District are as follows:

(1)

Principal buildings: 30 feet.

(2)

Accessory buildings: five feet.

(Prior Code, § 6-3F; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

The minimum requirement per dwelling for floor area in the R-1 District, not including basement, carport or garage area, is 900 square feet.

(Prior Code, § 6-3G; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

The floor area ratio in the R-1 District shall not exceed 0.4.

(Prior Code, § 6-3H; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

The minimum requirement for off-street parking in the R-1 District is two spaces per dwelling.

(Prior Code, § 6-3I; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

The minimum requirement per dwelling for open space in the R-1 District is 30 percent of the total lot area.

(Prior Code, § 6-3J; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

The maximum building height in the R-1 District shall not exceed 35 feet or two and one-half stories and no less than one story above ground.

(Prior Code, § 6-3K; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)

No livestock or poultry shall be permitted in the R-1 District, except that chicken hens are allowed, as set forth in Sections 7-5-200 through 7-5-240 of this Code.

(Prior Code, § 6-3L; Ord. No. 2016-4, § 1, 8-29-2016)