The purpose of this chapter is to permit the development of vacant lots and the rebuilding or improvement of structures without altering the existing residential quality of the immediate neighborhood, with preservation of natural features and open space.

(Ord. 774. Passed 8-23-76.)

   In an RB Residential District, a building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot or premises may be used, for the following purposes and no other:

   (a)   General Uses.

      (1)   A single-family detached dwelling;

      (2)   A two-family detached dwelling;

      (3)   A single-family semidetached dwelling; and

      (4)   A two-family semidetached dwelling.

      (1)   A private swimming pool;

      (2)   Customary residential accessory buildings, the use of which may include:

         A.   Storage of personal property;

         B.   Non-commercial activities engaged in solely by residents of the principal building; and

         C.   Any other accessory uses permitted by this Code.

      (3)   Home-based business, conducted either in the principal residence or a conforming accessory building. In no instance, however, shall a bed and breakfast or family home day-care facility be allowed to operate within an accessory building.

   (c)   Special Exceptions. (See Section 1264.17 )

      (1)   Conversion from a single-family detached dwelling to a two-family detached dwelling; (See Section 1264.08)

      (2)   A family day-care home facility, provided that such use is conducted in a single-family detached or semidetached dwelling; and (See Section 1264.14)

      (3)   A wireless communications facility with antenna(s); (See Chapter 1274)

      (4)   Bed and Breakfast establishments; (See Section 1264.15)

      (5)   Home-based business conducted in a non-conforming accessory building. In no instance shall a bed and breakfast or family day-care home facility be allowed to operate within an accessory building;

      (6)   Family/caregiver suite. (See Section 1264.18)

      (1)   Senior cooperative housing (subject to the criteria set forth in Sections 1264.11 and 1264.19).

(Ord. 774. Passed 8-23-76; Ord. 870. Passed 5-13-91; Ord. 889. Passed 4-12-93; Ord. 919. Passed 7-14-97; Ord. 968. Passed 1-13-03; Ord. 973. Passed 12-8-03; Ord. 979. Passed 5-9-05; Ord. 989. Passed 5-9-05; Ord. 998. Passed 12-12-05; Ord. 1001. Passed 5-8-06; Ord. 1084. Passed 11-13-18; Ord. 1085. Passed 5-13-19.)

   (a)   The minimum lot area shall be 14,000 square feet.

   (b)   The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 14,000 square feet.

   (c)   The minimum lot width with a detached building shall be eighty feet.

   (d)   The minimum lot width with a semidetached building shall be seventy feet.

   (e)   The maximum lot coverage shall be eighteen percent.

   (f)   The minimum building setback shall be twenty-five feet.

   (g)   The minimum rear yard for the principal building shall be thirty-five feet.

(Ord. 979. Passed 5-9-05; Ord. 989. Passed 5-9-05.)

   (h)   The minimum side yard for the principal building with a detached building shall be fifteen feet.

(Ord. 979. Passed 5-9-05; Ord. 989. Passed 5-9-05.)

   (i)   The minimum side yard for the principal building with a semidetached building shall be twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 979. Passed 5-9-05; Ord. 989. Passed 5-9-05.)

   (j)   The maximum combined lot coverage and hardscape coverage for a detached building shall be 40%, but in no case shall lot coverage for a detached building exceed the maximum allowable for the zoning district. (Ord. 1087. Passed 10-15-19.)

   (k)   The maximum combined lot coverage and hardscape coverage for a semidetached building shall be 40%, but in no case shall lot coverage for a semidetached building exceed the maximum allowable for the zoning district. (Ord. 1087. Passed 10-15- 19.)

   (l)   The maximum building height for the principal building shall be thirty-five feet.

(Ord. 774. Passed 8-23-76; Ord. 943. Passed 11-8-99; Ord. 979. Passed 5-9-05; Ord. 989. Passed 5-9-05.)

   (m)   For every garage in a Residential District, whether or not the garage is attached to or detached from the dwelling, the entirety of the garage must be set back at least three feet from the street-facing facade of the dwelling.

(Ord. 913. Passed 10-14-96.)

   (n)   (1)   No accessory building is permitted within a front yard.

      (2)   No accessory building shall exceed twenty-five feet in building height.

      (3)   Except as permitted by subsections (4) and (5) below, accessory buildings shall be located a minimum of ten feet from any side and/or rear property line.

      (4)   Up to one shed, with a footprint size not exceeding 100 square feet and a building height not exceeding eleven feet, may be placed as close as but no closer than three feet from a side and/or rear property line by right, provided that any such shed can be situated entirely to the rear of an imaginary line that represents an extension of any adjacent principal building's rear building line. A shed permitted hereunder is excluded from the maximum lot coverage calculations for purposes of complying with such maximum lot coverage requirement, unless the property owner has previously applied for and received a special exception to construct a garage pursuant to subsection (5) below, or applies for a special exception to construct a garage pursuant to subsection (5) below, in which case the area of the shed shall be included in the calculation of maximum lot coverage.

      (5)   A garage may be placed as close as but no closer than three feet from a side and/or rear property line by special exception if such garage complies with the following criteria and standards and the general standards for a special exception set forth at Section 1264.17 of this zoning ordinance:

         A.   The garage shall have a building area not to exceed 300 square feet;

         B.   The width of the garage (being the side facing the street) shall not exceed fifteen feet;

         C.   The height of the garage shall not exceed thirteen feet;

         D.   The side wall height of the garage (to the top plate of the wall) shall not exceed nine feet;

         E.   The building materials shall be of consistent quality on all sides;

         F.   The entire garage shall be situated to the rear of an imaginary line that represents an extension of the principal building's rear building line; and

         G.   The garage allowed under this exception (and any shed permitted under subsection (4) above) shall be included in the calculation of the maximum lot coverage requirement and shall be in compliance with such maximum lot coverage requirement.

(Ord. 979. Passed 5-9-05; Ord. 989. Passed 5-9-05; Ord. 1034. Passed 4-12-10.)