In the R-4 Residential District, the following regulations shall apply.
(A) Uses permitted.
(1) Single-family detached dwellings;
(2) Single-family semi-detached dwellings;
(3) Single-family attached dwellings (row houses);
(4) Two-family detached dwellings (duplex dwellings);
(5) Two-family semi-detached dwellings (double duplex dwellings);
(6) Apartment dwellings when the building is constructed on the basis of a floor-area ratio of not more than four-tenths;
(7) Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses, and convents;
(8) Public and private schools, including colleges and institutions of higher education;
(9) Public parks, playgrounds, and municipal recreation areas;
(10) Municipal buildings, public libraries, and museums;
(11) Wastewater transmission facilities;
(12) Electric and telephone public utility transmission and distribution facilities, including substations, water pumping stations, and reservoirs;
(13) Business, professional, and public utility offices;
(14) Mortuary and undertaking establishments;
(15) Home occupations and household pets;
(16) The tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, fruits, and vegetables, greenhouses, and nurseries;
(17) Signs when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of § 154.046 appearing herein entitled “Signs;”
(18) Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses; and
(19) Bed and breakfast establishments.
(B) Height regulations.
(1) The height of a building shall be not greater than 35 feet.
(2) The height of the dwelling shall be not less than one story.
(C) Area regulations. The lot area per single-family detached dwelling shall be not less than 6,000 square feet and per apartment dwelling unit, 2,000 square feet.
(D) Width regulations. For a single-family detached dwelling, the lot width at the building line shall be not less than 60 feet on an interior lot, and 78 feet on a corner lot.
(E) Yard regulations. Each lot shall have front, side, and rear yards of not less than the depth or width indicated below.
(1) Front yard depth:
(a) Thirty feet when the adjacent street, avenue, drive, lane, road, or way is greater than 20 feet in width, except for apartment dwellings; and
(b) Twenty feet when the adjacent street, avenue, drive, lane, road, or way is 20 feet or less in width, except for apartment dwellings.
(2) Side yards width:
(a) Twelve feet each for the two side yards on an interior lot, except for apartment dwellings and attached dwellings;
(b) Twelve feet for the one interior side yard of a corner lot, except for apartment dwellings and attached dwellings;
(c) Twenty feet for the one side yard fronting along a street, avenue, drive, lane, road, or way that is not defined as a front yard, except for apartment dwellings and attached dwellings; and
(d) For attached dwellings on interior lots, the 12-foot side yards are only required to be adjacent to the exterior side walls of the building.
(3) Rear yard depth: 30 feet, except for apartment dwellings.
(4) For apartment dwellings of one or two stories, there shall be a front yard(s), a side yard(s), and a rear yard, each of not less than 25 feet; provided that for each story over two, five feet of depth or width shall be added to each yard.
(5) See § 154.005(D) for additional provisions.
(F) Coverage regulations. The coverage shall be no more than 30% on single-family lots.
(Ord. 2010-03, passed 3-1-2010)