(A) Purpose. This district is intended to provide for the development of single-family residences and two-family residences at a density compatible with existing residential development. This district also accommodates those institutional and public uses compatible with residential neighborhoods.
(B) Permitted principal uses. The following uses are permitted within this district:
(1) Single-family dwellings: constructed on site or assembled as modular homes, but not including mobile homes;
(2) Churches;
(3) Nursing homes;
(4) Libraries, museums, schools: public or private;
(5) Parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities;
(6) Where licensed by the State Department of Health and Environmental Sciences or Department of Family Services - group homes serving disabled persons, half-way houses providing drug or alcohol rehabilitation, adult foster family day-care facilities and group day-care homes serving 12 or fewer children; and
(7) Youth foster homes, or youth group homes.
(C) Conditional uses. The following uses must comply with the additional conditions specified below. Approval of these conditional uses must be obtained from the Zoning Commission under the provisions of § 153.11.
Uses | Conditions |
1. Modular homes | Is generally compatible with architectural style of the residences in the neighborhood. |
2. Nursing homes; 24-hour-per-day care facilities | 1. Conform to off-street parking requirements specified in § 153.35 2. Provide safe ingress/egress onto public streets 3. Lot will be of adequate size and width to accommodate the proposed use, and the yard and parking requirements. |
3. Planned unit developments that seek waivers from district requirements, in accordance with the requirements of § 153.39 | 1. For PUDs containing residences, the development plan provides for placement of housing units and street and open space design and layout that ensures: (a) privacy for residents, (b) safe entry from lots onto public streets, (c) usable yard areas, (d) adequate off-street parking, (e) proper installation of utilities, and (f) access by emergency vehicles. 2. Placement of structures shall take into consideration topography, privacy, building height and orientation, drainage and aesthetics. |
4. Home occupations not conforming to § 153.32(A) | Conditions as specified by the Zoning Commission pursuant to § 153.11(B)(3). |
5. Two-family dwellings | Conditions as specified by the Zoning Commission. |
(D) Accessory and temporary uses permitted. The following accessory and temporary uses are permitted in this district:
(1) Accessory buildings and uses incidental to the above principal uses;
(2) Temporary buildings for and during construction only; and
(3) Home occupations under the requirements of § 153.32.
(E) Lot area and width. Except for existing lots of record which, because of ownership, cannot be reassembled to conform to this requirement, the following lot areas and widths are required.
(1) Single-family dwelling: each lot shall contain a minimum of 5,000 square feet, and be at least 40 feet wide.
(2) Two-family dwellings: each lot shall contain a minimum of 8,000 square feet, and be at least 50 feet wide.
(3) Where either or both water supply and sewage treatment will be provided on-site, the minimum lot size shall be determined by the State Department of Health and Environmental Sciences.
(F) Yard requirements. Every lot shall have the following yard requirements as measured from the farthest extension of the structure.
(1) Front yard: a minimum 30-foot yard shall be provided on all street frontages (as measured from the curb line, drainage swale or equivalent drainage facility). Corner lots shall be construed as having two frontages, each of which shall require a minimum 30-foot yard.
(2) Side yards abutting interior lot lines shall not be less than ten feet.
(3) A rear yard of at least ten feet shall be provided.
(G) Building height. Maximum height for all buildings and other structures shall be 30 feet.
(H) Satellite dishes and radio antennas (towers).
(1) Satellite dishes and radio antennas or towers may be placed in the rear yard.
(2) In the event that a usable signal cannot be obtained from the rear yard, the dish, antenna or tower may be located on the side or front, provided that no dish, antenna or tower may be placed in a required front or side yard.
(I) Signs. The following signs are permitted in this district:
(1) For residential uses, non-illuminated signs a maximum of ten square feet in area; and
(2) For all other uses, non-illuminated signs, including bulletin boards at schools and churches, not exceeding 32 square feet in area, provided the sign is located at least ten feet from any road right-of-way and does not obstruct traffic visibility. Maximum permissible sign height is 12 feet.
(Ord. 2007-03, passed 1-14-2008)