(A) The residential uses defined below, including accessory buildings and uses, are permitted in the districts indicated in § 156.164 when complying with the requirements listed therein, subject also to the provisions of division (B) herein.
(1) A single-family dwelling is a detached building designed for or occupied by 1 family, exclusively.
(2) A 2-family dwelling is a detached building designed for or occupied by 2 families, exclusively.
(3) A multi-family dwelling is a building designed for or occupied by 3 or more families, exclusively.
(B) Other provisions for residential uses are as follows.
(1) Use of existing lots deficient in area or width. A single-family dwelling may be located on any lot in any district in which single-family dwellings are permitted if the lot was a single parcel in single ownership or a single parcel separately described or included in a deed or plat which was of record in the office of the County Recorder at the time of passage of this chapter, even though the lot does not have the minimum lot width or the minimum lot area specified for the district.
(2) Partial use of alley for yard. One-half of an alley abutting the rear or the side of a lot may be included in the required rear yard or side yard, respectively.
(3) Accessory building and uses.
(a) Accessory buildings are permitted in all districts, but not prior to the erection of the principal building, except for strictly storage purposes; and not for human occupancy.
(b) No detached accessory building or swimming pool shall be located closer to a side or rear lot line than 5 feet; nor exceed 18 feet in height, and shall be set back at least 50 feet from the building line.
(c) Accessory uses such as public utility installations, walks, driveways, curbs, retaining walls, mail boxes, fences, lamp posts, bird baths and structures of a like nature are permitted in any required yard, and without the issuance of any permit. Fences, lattice work, screens, hedges or walls, not more than 7 feet in height, and fences surrounding private swimming pools at least 3-1/2 feet high, maintained so as to prevent the intrusion of small children or animals, may be located in the required side or rear yard; however, they shall be located no closer than 1 foot from the side or rear lot line. A hedge or fence maintained so as not to exceed 3-1/2 feet in height, may be located in any front yard, except that vision clearance on corner lots shall be provided and the hedge or fence shall be located no closer than 1 foot from a side lot line.
(Ord. 1-2005, passed 6-28-2005)
(4) Building lines.
(a) Where 25% of more of the lots in a block frontage are occupied by buildings the average setback of a buildings determines the location of the building line for the block frontage, but the front yard dimension need not exceed 40 feet in any case.
(b) Building lines established in a recorded subdivision shall establish the setback of buildings in subdivisions, except when building lines may be less restrictive than provided in this chapter.
(c) On through lots a building line is required on each street.
(5) Tapered yard formula. Where an interior lot fronts on a side street in the rear of a corner lot which interior lot may or may not be separated from the corner lot by an alley, an accessory building located on the rear lot line of the corner lot shall set back from the side street as far as the dwelling on the interior lot. For each foot that the accessory building is placed from the rear lot line toward the front lot line of the corner lot, the accessory building may be set 4 inches closer to the front lot line along the side street, but in no case closer than the building setback line along the side street required by this chapter.
(1982 Code, § 156.21) (Ord. 12-1964, passed 8-11-1964)