One-family detached dwellings shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained only in compliance with the floor area, land coverage and building height standards provided in the following:
(a) Floor area standards for one-family detached dwellings shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained only in compliance with the floor area, land coverage and building height standards provided in the following:
(Ord. 4115. Passed 2-15-23.)
(1) To provide space adequate for all the physical needs for each family function, each housekeeping activity, space for furniture, equipment and circulation without overcrowding the spaces;
(2) To provide space for the social needs and for the psychological well-being of the family, the activities the family does together and privacy for individual members, all without overuse of the space; and
(3) To provide diverse house sizes and types for present conditions yet flexible and adaptable to future needs of the family, and thus contributing to the long-term economic values of the dwelling and to the residential environment.
(4) In addition, occupancy standards, principally for maintaining the public health, are established in the Housing Code of the Village specifying the minimum area requirements of certain habitable rooms in relation to the number of persons who may occupy such space.
(Ord. 3051. Passed 1-17-01.)
(b) The floor area of a one-family detached dwelling for use in building designs means the total floor area of the living, dining, kitchen, sleeping and other habitable rooms, household closets, space for circulation; storage, laundry and mechanical facilities if located on the first floor. It shall also include finished rooms and space on upper floors which conform to the Building Code in respect to ceiling height, natural light and ventilation. It shall be measured from the exterior face of the enclosed walls at the ground floor and the interior face of the rooms and space on the upper floors.
(d) Schedule of Dwelling Area, Land Coverage and Height Standards:
Schedule 1155.07(d) Dwelling Area, Land Coverage and Height Standards | ||||
District | Minimum Floor Area (square feet per dwelling unit) | Maximum Land Coverage (percentage of lot) | Maximum Building Height | |
Stories | Feet | |||
R-LF | 4,000 | 7 ½ | 2 ½ | 35 |
R-1 | 2,000 | 10 | 2 ½ | 30 |
R-2 | 1,600 | 15 | 2 ½ | 30 |
R-3 | 1,350 | 20 | 2 | 25 |
R-4 | 1,200 | 25 | 2 | 25 |
(e) Required Storage Space. In addition to the floor area requirements set forth in Schedule 1155.07(d), at least 120 square feet of general storage space or spaces, exclusive of household closets, shall be provided on the ground floor of each dwelling unit, unless an equivalent space is provided in the basement or in a garage provided the storage area in the garage is in excess of the area needed to accommodate the enclosed parking spaces required in subsection (f) below.
(f) Required Parking Spaces and Garages. Each one-family dwelling unit shall have a minimum of two (2) parking spaces.
(1) The required parking spaces shall be within an enclosed attached garage, except as otherwise permitted below.
(2) In the R-3 and R-4 District, a one-family dwelling located on a lot with a lot width less than sixty (60) feet shall be required to provide a minimum of one parking space within an enclosed garage either attached or detached. The ground floor area of a detached garage shall not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the ground floor area of the dwelling to which it is accessory, and shall comply with the accessory use standards in Section 1155.06.
(Ord. 4115. Passed 2-15-23.)