No building, structure, land or water shall be used except for one or more of the following uses:

1.

Single (one) family dwellings with accessory buildings customarily incident thereto.

2.

Multi-family dwelling structures.

When, after review of the application and public hearing thereon, the city commission finds as a fact that the proposed use or uses are in the public interest, after considering the standards set forth in article XXI, section 21.6 of this ordinance the following uses may be permitted:

1.

Planned development. The site plan must be approved by the city commission pursuant to article XI of this ordinance.

2.

Churches [and other houses of worship], schools, and publicly owned and operated community buildings.

3.

Public utility structures and buildings such as sewage disposal works, water pumping plants, electric substations, police and fire stations.

4.

Landscaped park areas and neighborhood recreation facilities including golf courses.

1.

For one- and two-family dwellings the height shall not exceed two (2) stories.

2.

For more than two-family dwellings the height shall not exceed six (6) stories nor sixty-five (65) feet.

Every dwelling structure erected or structurally altered shall have a site area per family of not less than the following:

1.

For single family dwellings, the minimum lot or building site area shall be eight thousand (8,000) square feet. The minimum width of lot measured at the building line shall be seventy-five (75) feet.

2.

For two-family dwellings, the minimum site area shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet and have minimum lot width of eighty (80) feet.

3.

For two-story multiple-family structures there shall be a lot of at least ten thousand (10,000) square feet for the first two dwelling units plus three thousand (3,000) square feet of lot area for each additional unit.

4.

For structures that exceed two (2) stories there shall be added to the minimum of ten thousand (10,000) square feet, two thousand (2,000) square feet of side area for each additional dwelling unit.

For multiple-family dwellings exceeding two (2) stories with flat roofs, air conditioning compressor units shall be located on the roof of the main building.

1.

A single-family dwelling shall contain not less than eight hundred sixty (860) square feet of living area computed from the outside finished dimensions. Screened porches, garages, carports, breezeways, and other such non-living areas may be counted at the rate of fifty (50) percent of actual area toward the required minimum, up to but not to exceed three hundred (300) square feet.

2.

In multiple-family structures one-bedroom units shall have a minimum floor area of six hundred sixty (660) square feet; an additional one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor area shall be provided for each additional bedroom.

3.

Lot coverage shall not exceed thirty (30) percent.

(Ord. No. 3-91, § 2, 5-21-1991)

A minimum open space landscaped and kept "green" of thirty (30) percent shall be provided. The term "green" shall not be construed as prohibiting the use of creative landscape involving gravel, tile, etc., instead of grass, as long as a green landscape appearance is achieved. Thirty-three and one-third (33⅓) percent of the thirty (30) percent described above may be devoted to recreational uses, such as swimming pools, tennis courts, walkways, patios, etc.

1.

Front yard.

a.

For structures not exceeding thirty (30) feet in height there shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet measured from the street line to the front wall building line.

b.

For multiple family and other structures exceeding thirty (30) feet in height there shall be a front yard of not less than forty (40) feet measured from the street line to the front wall building line.

c.

No buildings, nor other structures of any type (including swimming pools) other than a carport or garage shall be located in a front yard.

2.

Side yard.

a.

For all structures not exceeding thirty (30) feet in height there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty (20) feet measured from the side lot line to the side wall building line.

b.

For structures exceeding thirty (30) feet in height, two (2) feet additional side yard on each side of the structure shall be added for each additional ten (10) feet or fraction thereof, above the base height of thirty (30) feet.

3.

Rear yard.

a.

For all structures not exceeding thirty (30) feet in height there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty (20) feet measured from the rear wall building line of the main building to the rear lot line.

b.

For structures exceeding thirty (30) feet in height there shall be two (2) feet additional rear yard for each additional ten (10) feet or fraction thereof above the base height of thirty (30) feet.

4.

Corner lots. In the case of corner lots, no building or portion thereof and no accessory buildings shall be erected or placed nearer than twenty (20) feet to the side street line of any such lot measured from the street line to the side wall building line.