Permitted uses in the R-1 single-family district are:

Accessory buildings, including a private garage, accessory living quarters, guesthouse, recreation room, greenhouse, and bathhouse; provided, that no kitchen facilities shall be provided except in the principal residential building.

Any use permitted in the C conservation district including special uses as provided in chapter 2, article B of this title.

Automobile parking space to be provided as required in chapter 10 of this title.

Churches.

Golf courses, not including miniature courses or commercial driving ranges.

Police and fire stations and buildings for storage of municipal equipment.

Public administration buildings.

Public parks.

Public primary and secondary schools and private primary and secondary schools with curricula substantially equivalent to a public school.

Signs, subject to chapter 11 of this title.

Single-family dwellings.

Special uses, subject to the provisions of chapter 2, article B of this title.

Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a period not to exceed one year.

Truck gardening and other horticultural uses, where no building is involved, and not operated for profit.

Yard sales or garage sales, or similar sales by other names, provided items may not be displayed longer than three (3) days, and the sale may not be repeated within six (6) months on the same property.

Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, including permitted home occupations, as provided in this title. (Ord., 5-13-1968; amd. Ord., 11-11-1983)

No building or structure shall hereafter be erected, altered or enlarged to exceed two and one-half (21/2) stories nor to exceed thirty five feet (35') in height. (Ord., 5-13-1968)

No building or structure shall hereafter be erected and no building or structure shall hereafter be enlarged which would, when erected, conflict with, or when enlarged or altered, would further conflict with, the following requirements for yards and lot areas and coverage of lots:

   A.   Yards:

      1.   Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than thirty feet (30').

      2.   Side Yards:

         a.   On interior lots, there shall be a side yard on each side of the main building. Each such side yard shall be ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot, but in no instance shall it be necessary to have a side yard of more than ten feet (10') on each side.

         b.   On corner lots, the side yard requirements shall be the same as for interior lots; except, that there shall be maintained a side yard of not less than twenty feet (20') from the side adjacent to the street which intersects the street upon which the building or structure maintains frontage, and except in the case of a reversed corner lot, there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lots, but such setback need not exceed fifteen feet (15'). No accessory building on a reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard required on the adjacent lot to the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet (5') to the side lot line of said adjacent lot.

      3.   Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard having an average depth of not less than twenty five feet (25').

      4.   Accessory Building Encroachments: Accessory buildings shall not encroach upon the front yard. They may encroach upon the side yards, provided no buildings are closer to the lot lines than six feet (6'), and provided further, that on a corner lot, accessory buildings shall not encroach upon the front or side yards adjacent to the abutting streets.

   B.   Lot Coverage: No building with its accessory buildings shall occupy in excess of thirty percent (30%) of the area of the lot.

   C.   Lot Area: Every dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet and width at the front building line of not less than seventy five feet (75'). (Ord., 5-13-1968)

Permitted uses in the R-2 multi-family district are:

Any use permitted in the R-1 single-family district, including special uses, subject to the provisions of chapter 2, article B of this title.

Boarding or lodging houses.

Multiple dwellings and apartments.

Required off street parking.

Row dwellings containing three (3) or more family units.

Signs, subject to chapter 11 of this title.

Two-family dwelling structures.

Zero lot line duplexes. (Ord., 5-13-1968; amd. Ord., 6-27-1994)

No building or structure shall hereafter be erected, altered or enlarged to exceed two and one-half (21/2) stories nor to exceed thirty five feet (35') in height. (Ord., 5-13-1968)

No building or structure shall hereafter be erected and no building or structure shall hereafter be enlarged which would, when erected, conflict with, or when enlarged or altered, would further conflict with the following requirements for yards and lot areas and coverage of lots:

   A.   Yards:

      1.   Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20').

      2.   Side Yards:

         a.   On interior lots, there shall be a side yard on each side of the main building. Each such side yard shall be ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot, but in no instance shall it be necessary to have a side yard of more than ten feet (10') on each side.

         b.   On corner lots, the side yard on the intersecting street side shall not be less than ten feet (10'), except in the case of a reversed corner lot, where there shall be a side yard on the street side of the corner lot of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the front yard required in the lots in the rear of such corner lot. No accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line required on the adjacent lot in the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet (5') to the side lot line of such adjacent lot.

      3.   Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty five feet (25') for interior lots, nor less than fifteen feet (15') for corner lots.

      4.   Accessory Building Encroachments: The same regulations shall apply as required in the R-1 district.

   B.   Lot Coverage: Not more than thirty five percent (35%) of the area of a lot may be covered by buildings or structures.

   C.   Lot Area: No building shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered on any lot less than fifty feet (50') in width nor less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet in area; except, that a single-family dwelling may be erected on any lot of smaller area and less width which has been duly recorded prior to the effective date hereof if it was then and still remains separately owned from adjoining lots on either side. Every residential building hereafter erected or structurally altered for use other than for a single-family dwelling shall provide a lot area per dwelling unit or, where indicated, per sleeping room, as follows:

 

 

(Ord., 5-13-1968)

   D.   Zero Lot Line Duplexes:

      1.   For zero lot line duplexes, only one side yard of ten feet (10') need be provided, so that a building is permitted with a ten foot (10') side yard on one side, with the side of the building on the lot line of the other side. On a corner lot, there shall be two (2) front yards of not less than twenty feet (20') facing each of the streets. No part of any building shall project onto any neighboring lot unless an easement permitting the same has been duly executed and recorded by the owner of the neighboring lot.

      2.   Two (2) buildings on neighboring lots may be built touching each other with party walls or adjacent walls; provided, that such walls shall comply with any applicable provisions of the city building ordinances relating to walls between condominiums and apartments. No two (2) buildings shall be built touching each other unless the owners of each of the two (2) lots involved sign an agreement which assures access for maintenance and provides for maintenance of any party wall and roof. (Ord., 6-27-1994)

No inner court or courts completely surrounded on all sides by a building shall be permitted. Outer courts are permitted, provided the depth of the court is no greater than the width of the court. (Ord., 5-13-1968)