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Thornburg City Zoning Code

PART 7

R-1 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-701 Purpose.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 700]
The purpose of the R-1 Residential District is to protect the amenities of existing established low density single-family residential neighborhoods in the Borough; and to allow certain additional compatible uses such as schools, parks, churches, and certain public facilities which serve the residents of the Zoning District.

§ 27-702 Authorized Uses.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 701]
1. 
In the R-1 Residential District only the following uses are authorized:
A. 
Permitted Uses.
(1) 
Principal Uses.
(a) 
Single-family dwelling.
(b) 
Essential services.
(2) 
Accessory Uses.
(a) 
Signs, subject to Part 12.
(b) 
Off-street parking areas (public or private) and off-street loading, subject to Part 11.
(c) 
Accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this Zoning District.
(d) 
Private residential swimming pools or tennis courts, subject to § 27-1404C.
(e) 
Private parking garages and accessory storage buildings, subject to § 27-1404C.
(f) 
Fences, subject to § 27-1404C.
(g) 
Home gardening.
(h) 
Keeping of domestic pets.
(i) 
No-impact home-based business, subject to § 27-1412.
B. 
Conditional Uses.
(1) 
Principal Uses.
(a) 
Educational, philanthropic, or religious institution, subject to § 27-1304E.
(b) 
Public buildings, subject to § 27-1304I.
(c) 
Public recreation, subject to § 27-1304J.
(2) 
Accessory Uses.
(a) 
None.
C. 
Uses by Special Exception.
(1) 
Principal Uses.
(a) 
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to § 27-1304B.
(b) 
Community club, subject to § 27-1304D.
(c) 
Public utility buildings or structures, subject to § 27-1304K.
(d) 
Expansion of nonconforming use, subject to § 27-1304G and § 27-1602D.

§ 27-703 Area and Bulk Regulations.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 702]
1. 
In the R-1 Residential District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part 13.
A. 
Minimum lot area:
(1) 
Single-family dwellings: 15,000 square feet.
(2) 
All other principal uses: one acre.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. 
Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
D. 
Minimum front yard: 25 feet.
E. 
Minimum rear yard:
(1) 
Principal structures: 25 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: five feet.
F. 
Minimum side yard:
(1) 
Principal structures: 10 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: 10 feet.
G. 
Dwelling floor area: see § 27-1408.
H. 
Special yard requirements: see § 27-1404.
I. 
Permitted projections into required yards: see § 27-1405.
J. 
Maximum height:
(1) 
Single-family dwellings: 2 1/2 stories, but not more than 35 feet.
(2) 
All other principal structures: three stories, but not more than 45 feet.
(3) 
All accessory structures: one story, but not more than 15 feet.
K. 
Height exceptions: see § 27-1406.
L. 
Area exceptions for nonconforming lots: see § 27-1604.1.

§ 27-704 Engineering Report.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 703]
See § 27-1411.

§ 27-705 Parking and Loading.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 704]
See Part 11.

§ 27-706 Performance Standards.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 705]
See § 27-1402.

§ 27-707 Signs.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 706]
See Part 12.

§ 27-708 Screening and Landscaping,

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 707]
See § 27-1403.

§ 27-709 Storage and Parking.

[Ord. 378, 2/14/2005, § 708]
See § 27-1409.