The following regulations shall apply to all One-Family Residence Districts, subject, however, to such of the provisions of Chapters 1244, 1272, 1276 and 1280 as are pertinent to this chapter.

(1982 Code, § 1109.01) (Ord. 56-53. Passed 10-1-1956.)

   Permitted uses in One-Family Residence Districts are:

   (a)   One-family dwellings.

   (b)   Buildings, structures and grounds owned and operated by a board of education, municipality or by a library board.

(Ord. 56-53. Passed 10-1-1956.)

   (c)   Home occupations solely to the extent defined in Section 1240.15 or permitted under Section 1280.12.

(Ord. 85-6. Passed 5-6-85.)

   (d)   The following signs are permitted in any residential district, providing such signs are back from the street line at least ten feet:

      (1)   Bulletin boards aggregating not over twelve square feet in area for schools or churches;

      (2)   A sign not over two square feet in area, containing the name or address of any occupant of the premises, or both the name and address;

      (3)   One sign, not over 12 square feet in area on the site of a building under construction in conformity to this Zoning Code and only while such building is under construction, bearing the names of any contractor or contractors in such construction;

      (4)   Such signs as shall be authorized by Section 808.06(h) of the Codified Ordinances and Section 1266.11.

(Ord. 97-64. Passed 12-15-1997; Ord. 2009-10. Passed 3-16-2009.)

   (e)   Planned multi-family residential areas, when contiguous to U-4, U-6, U-7, U-8, or U-9 Districts, subject to the standards and criteria of Section 1280.07.

   (f)   Planned one-family residential areas, subject to the standards and criteria of Section 1280.08.

   (g)   Public, semi-public and other uses permitted upon special permits subject to the standards and criteria of Chapter 1274.

   (h)   Accessory buildings and accessory uses, including space on the premises for the keeping of two cars in the accessary building, and may have three cars, provided space does not exceed more than 35% of the rear yard area. A greater number of car spaces may be provided in such accessory building, if the area of the lot contains at least 3,000 square feet for each car space and does not exceed 35% of the rear yard.

   (i)   Keeping of chickens and chicken coops or chicken runs in a U-1 District, upon issuance by the Building Department of a special use permit subject to the criteria of Codified Ordinance Section 1478.251. The keeping of chickens and/or chicken coops or chicken runs shall be prohibited in any zoning district other than U-1.

      (1982 Code, § 1109.02) (Ord. 99-45. Passed 12-20-1999; Ord. 2007-28. Passed 6-26-2007; Ord. 2018-14. Passed 4-2-2018.)

   (a)   No building or structure shall exceed a height of two and one-half stories or 35 feet, except that a main building other than a dwelling may be erected to a height not exceeding three stories or forty feet, provided it is set back from all lot lines a distance exceeding the minimum yards required herein of not less than one foot per foot of increased height nor by less than five feet if the height is increased to three stories.

   (b)   The height of any accessory building, except garages, shall be kept as low as possible and shall not exceed ten feet or the distance between such accessory building and any adjacent main building, whichever is lower. Garages used for the storage of vehicles shall not exceed 15 feet in height.

   (c)   Notwithstanding division (a) hereof, buildings in planned residential areas shall be regulated as to height as provided in Section 1280.07 and as approved by Council.

(Ord. 2002-24. Passed 8-12-2002; Ord. 2004-58. Passed 1-4-2005.)

   Each dwelling shall have a lot area not less than 6,000 square feet per dwelling unit including dwelling units in accessory buildings; the average width of such lot shall be not less than 50 feet, provided, however, that any lot or parcel of land which has less area and less width than herein required for a one-family dwelling and which was owned and held as a separate lot or parcel, and not as a part of any adjoining lot or parcel, on the same street prior to March 17, 1952, may be used for a one-family dwelling.

(1982 Code, § 1109.04) (Ord. 56-53. Passed 10-1-1956.)

   (a)   Front Yards. Each lot shall have a front yard not less in depth than the setback building line established for it, or as may be shown on the Building Zone Map.

   (b)   Side Yards. Each main building shall have two side yards of a combined width not less than one-fifth of the average width of the lot but in no event less than 12 feet; the narrower of the two side yards shall have at least 25 % of this combined width.

(Ord. 56-53. Passed 10-1-1956.)

   (c)   Rear Yards. Each lot shall have a rear yard not less in depth than 25 feet nor less than the height of the main building. A garage not over 15 feet in height may occupy up to 35% of the rear yard, providing that the area of such garage, together with all other structures located on the same parcel pf land, shall not exceed the maximum percentage of lot area that may be built upon in accordance with Section 1250.06. Such garage shall not be located closer than ten feet to the rear lot line if such rear line is also the side lot line of an adjoining lot.

(Ord. 57-46. Passed 8-5-1957.)

   (d)   Projection of Structure. Projections of structures into required yards are permitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 1280.03.

(1982 Code, § 1109.05) (Ord. 56-53. Passed 10-1-1956.)

   (a)   The maximum area of any lot that may be built upon shall be limited to 25 % of the total lot area, excepting that the permitted building area on lots with an area in excess of 6,000 square feet shall not be less than 1,500 square feet. In calculating the building to land ratio, unenclosed decks shall not be included, except to the extent that such unenclosed decks exceed 300 square feet.

   (b)   The lot area built upon shall be computed by totaling the square foot area occupied by all structures upon the lot, including, but not limited to, main buildings, garages, tool houses, play houses, summer houses, porches, breezeways, enclosed patios and terraces, steps, platforms and walls, but shall not include driveways, walks and steps, open patios or terraces not more than one foot above the ground level, or permanent swimming pools not above ground level, collapsible swimming pools, fish ponds not above ground level, nor swings, sand boxes, slides, teeter boards or fences.

(1982 Code, § 1109.06) (Ord. 58-69. Passed 10-6-1958; Ord. 92-10. Passed 6-15-1992.)