(A) District intent.
(1) The “R4” (Old Town Residential) District is intended to provide a land use category for small lots and small-sized single-family detached homes. The provisions that regulate this land use district should protect, maintain and promote where possible the “old town character” in the town.
(2) The town’s Plan Commission and Board of Zoning appeals should strive to protect this district from business encroachment, conflicting land uses and non-family oriented businesses.
(3) The Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals should strive to promote an average net density of seven to eight dwelling units per acre community-wide in the “R4” District.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Residential:
(a) Dwelling, single-family;
(b) Residential facility for developmentally disabled (small)*; and
(c) Residential facility for mentally ill*.
(2) Institutional/public facilities: public park/recreation center;
(3) Miscellaneous:
(a) Accessory uses; and
(b) Home occupation #1.
(C) Special exception uses.
(1) Residential:
(a) Dwelling, multi-family, apartment (ten-unit or less)***
(b) Dwelling, two-family;
(c) Bed and breakfast facility (12 boarders or less)**;
(d) Boarding house (owner-occupied)***;
(e) Child care home (owner-occupied home)***; and
(f) Residential facility for developmentally disabled- (large)***.
(2) Institutional/public facilities:
(a) Fire station***;
(b) Church***;
(c) School, public or private***;
(d) Child care center***;
(e) Community center***; and
(f) Government building***.
(3) Communication/utility: public well; and
(4) Miscellaneous: home occupation #2.
NOTE: *These uses are permitted by Indiana Code (I.C. 12-28-4-8 and I.C. 12-28-4-7).
** Minimum side yard setback of 25 feet, minimum lot width of 90 feet.
*** Minimum side yard setback of 35 feet, minimum rear yard setback of 30 feet, minimum lot width of 100 feet.
(Ord. 2002-05, passed 12-30-2002, § 3.9)
(D) R4 District standards.
(1) Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet;
(2) Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: 5,000 square feet;
(3) Minimum lot width: 35 feet;
(4) Maximum lot depth: five times the lot width;
(5) Minimum lot frontage: 35 feet on a public street with access from said public street;
(6) Sewer and water: requires municipal water and sewer hookup;
(7) Maximum structure height:
(a) Thirty-five feet for the primary structure; and
(b) Thirty feet for accessory structures.
(8) Minimum front yard setback:
(a) Twenty feet when adjacent to a primary arterial;
(b) Twenty feet when adjacent to a secondary arterial;
(c) Twenty feet when adjacent to a collector; and
(d) Twenty feet when adjacent to a local street.
(9) Minimum side yard setback: five feet;
(10) Minimum rear yard setback: 15 feet for the primary structure 15 feet for accessory structures;
(11) Maximum lot coverage: square feet of all primary and secondary structures, and impervious surface cannot exceed 75% of the lot area;
(12) Minimum main floor area:
(a) One thousand two hundred fifty square feet for one story primary structures; or
(b) Seven hundred square feet for the first floor of the primary structure; provided that, the total finished floor area is 1250 square feet or more
(13) (a) Except for pipe stem lots, each lot created after the adoption of this chapter shall have 40 feet of frontage on a public road or a private road of at least a 50-foot right-of-way.
(b) To achieve more creative planning and preservation of natural property features, pipe stem lots are permitted; provided, they have exclusive unobstructed private easement of access of at least 25 feet width to a road. However, two pipe stem lots with no more than one dwelling on each lot may share a common easement of access of at least 25 feet in width. The area of a pipe stem lot occupied solely by the pipe stem driveway or easement shall not be deemed to be part of the required minimum lot area.
(E) Additional standards that apply.
(1) Lot/Yard (LY): LY-01;
(2) Height (HT): HT-01;
(3) Accessory Structures (AS):
(a) AS-01; and
(b) AS-02.
(4) Temporary Uses (TU):
(a) TU-01; and
(b) TU-02.
(5) Landscaping (LS)
(a) LS-01;
(b) LS-02; and
(c) LS-03.
(6) Buffer Yards (BY): BY-01;
(7) Performance Standards (PS): PS-01;
(8) Environmental (EN): EN-01;
(9) Floodplain (FP): FP-01;
(10) Lighting (LT): LT-01;
(11) Parking (PK):
(a) PK-01;
(b) PK-06; and
(c) PK-07.
(12) Entrances/Drives (ED): ED-01;
(13) Vision Clearance (VC): VC-01;
(14) Home Occupation (HO):
(a) HO-01; and
(b) HO-02.
(15) Telecommunication Facilities (TF):
(a) TF-01;
(b) TF-02; and
(c) TF-03.
(16) Fences and Walls (FN): FN-01;
(17) Miscellaneous (MS):
(a) MS-02;
(b) MS-03;
(c) MS-04;
(d) MS-05;
(e) MS-06; and
(f) MS-07.
(18) General Signs (GS): GS-01;
(19) Temporary Signs (TS): TS-01; and
(20) Permanent Signs (PS): PS-01.
(Ord. 2002-05, passed 12-30-2002, § 3.10)
(Ord. 2007-01, passed 4-9-2007; Ord. 2009-03, passed 4-6-2009; Ord. 2009-04, passed 4-6-2009; Ord. 2009-05, passed 4-6-2009)