The "R" single-family dwelling district is established for the purpose of low density single-family and two-family dwelling use and to allow certain public facilities. It is intended that houses be permitted in this district that will not tend to devalue property for residential purposes or interfere with the health, safety, order or general welfare of persons residing in the district. Regulations are intended to control density of population and to provide adequate open space around buildings and structures in the district to accomplish these purposes.

(Ord. No. 1727, 6-13-1996)

In district "R" no building or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged, which is arranged, intended or designed for other than one of the uses listed in section 3 below.

(1)

Single-family, including Manufactured Homes in accordance with Article XXV, section 8, and two-family dwellings, but not including trailer houses or mobile homes.

(2)

Child care.

(3)

Churches and similar places of worship and parish houses.

(4)

Golf courses, except miniature golf courses and driving tees operated for commercial purposes.

(5)

Hospitals for people only on a lot, plot or tract of land five (5) acres or larger.

(6)

Nursing homes on a lot, plot or tract of land five (5) acres or larger.

(7)

Public parks, playgrounds, recreational areas.

(8)

Raising of crops, trees, shrubs and grasses not sold on the premises.

(9)

Schools—Public or parochial, elementary, junior high and high schools and private schools with equivalent curriculum.

(10)

Customary accessory uses and structures located on the same lot with the principal use including tennis courts, swimming pools, private garages, garden houses, barbecue ovens, and fireplaces, but which do not include uses unrelated to the principal use or any activity commonly conducted for gain.

(11)

Temporary structures incidental to construction work, but only for the period of such work. Basements and cellars may not be occupied for residential purposes until the building is completed.

(12)

A building or premises may be used for the following purposes in the "R" residential district if a special permit for such use has been obtained in accordance with Article XXIX of this ordinance.

(a)

Day nurseries.

(b)

Preschools.

(c)

Private schools and institutions of higher learning, other than those permitted under (9) above.

(d)

Group homes.

(e)

Group care facilities.

(14)[(13)]

Home-Based Businesses as authorized by this Code.

(Ord. No. 1528, § 4, 9-11-1986; Ord. No. 1574, § 1, 7-14-1988; Ord. No. 1727, 6-13-1996; Ord. No. 1978, § 1, 1-18-2007; Ord. No. 2248, § 1, 6-18-2020; Ord. No. 2340, § 1, 10-20-2022)

Every lot shall have an area of not less than seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet and an average width of not less than sixty (60) feet. A lot on which there is erected a two-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet per family. (See Article XXV, section 3, "Lots of record," for additional requirements.)

(Ord. No. 1414, 4-9-1981; Ord. No. 1497, § 6, 2-14-1985; Ord. No. 1574, § 1, 7-14-1988; Ord. No. 1978, § 1, 1-18-2007)

No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 1574, § 1, 7-14-1988)

Yard regulations shall be in conformance with the following provisions and in accordance with Article XXV of this ordinance.

(1)

Front yard:

(a)

There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

(b)

Where a lot or group of lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

(c)

Where a lot is located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets, there shall be an adjacent street side yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet. No accessory building shall project beyond the respective front yard lines on either street.

(d)

Adjustment of front yard requirements. The front yards heretofore established shall be adjusted in the following cases:

(1)

Where forty (40) per cent or more of the frontage on the same side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is developed with two (2) or more buildings that have (with a variation of five (5) feet or less) a front yard greater in depth than herein required, new buildings shall not be erected closer to the street than the front yard so established by the existing building nearest the street line.

(2)

Where forty (40) per cent or more of the frontage is on one side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets [and] is developed with two (2) or more buildings that have a front yard of less depth than herein required, then:

a.

Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land, other than a corner lot, that is within one hundred (100) feet of existing buildings on both sides, the minimum front yard shall be a line drawn between the two (2) closest front corners of the adjacent buildings on each side; or

b.

Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land, other than a corner lot, that is within one hundred (100) feet of an existing building on one side only, such building may be erected as close to the street as the existing adjacent building.

c.

No reduction of front yard requirements will be made for buildings to be erected on a corner lot except as set out in paragraph (c) above.

(2)

Side yard: Except as hereinafter required in the additional height, area and use regulations of this ordinance there shall be a side yard having a width of a minimum of six (6) feet on each side of the principal building.

(a)

There shall be no side yard requirement for individual dwelling units developed within a duplex arrangement. The principal structure housing such dwelling units shall be subject to the side yard requirements outlined above.

(3)

Rear yard: There shall be a rear yard having a depth of the smaller of twenty-five (25) feet or twenty (20) per cent of the lot depth.

(Ord. No. 1727, 6-13-1996; Ord. No. 1978, § 1, 1-18-2007)

See Article XIX.

(Ord. No. 1414, 4-9-1981; Ord. No. 1497, § 6, 2-14-1985; Ord. No. 1574, § 1, 7-14-1988; Ord. No. 1727, 6-13-1996; Ord. No. 1978, § 1, 1-18-2007)

See Article XX.

(Ord. No. 1414, 4-9-1981; Ord. No. 1497, § 6, 2-14-1985; Ord. No. 1574, § 1, 7-14-1988; Ord. No. 1727, 6-13-1996; Ord. No. 1978, § 1, 1-18-2007)