(A) Statement of purpose. The suburban estate residential district is established to permit single- family residential development of a rural non-farm nature in areas without public sewer and water facilities. For the suburban estate residential district, in promoting the general purpose of this ordinance, the specific intent of this section is:
(1) To encourage the construction of, and the continued use of the land for single-family dwellings;
(2) To prohibit business, commercial, or industrial use of the land, and to prohibit any other use which would substantially interfere with development or continuation of single-family dwellings in the district;
(3) To encourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be permitted as new uses under the provisions of this ordinance;
(4) To discourage any land use which would generate traffic on minor or local streets other than normal traffic to serve the residences on those streets; and
(5) To discourage any use which, because of its character or size, would create requirements and costs for public services, such as fire and police protection, water supply, and sewerage, substantially in excess of the requirements and costs if the district were developed solely for single- family dwellings.
(B) Principal permitted uses. In the suburban estate residential district no uses shall be permitted, unless otherwise provided in this ordinance, except the following:
(1) Single-family detached dwellings;
(2) The growing of vegetables, fruit, flowers, trees, and shrubs;
(3) Publicly owned and operated museums, parks, playfields, libraries, and other recreational facilities;
(4) Public, parochial, or private elementary, intermediate, and high schools offering courses in general education, not operated for profit;
(5) Cluster subdivisions pursuant to requirements of § 157.093 of this code;
(6) Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above principal permitted uses;
(9) Single-family farm dwellings;
(10) Farm buildings and greenhouses;
(11) (a) Farms, including livestock and poultry raising, dairying, horticulture, farm forestry, sod farming, and similar bona fide agricultural enterprises or use of land and structure, provided the farm shall be a minimum of 5 acres.
(b) The keeping of horses for farming or for riding purposes, equines, cattle, or similar livestock shall be permitted only if 1 acre of land is provided for the use of each such animal. The keeping of fowl, poultry, and small livestock shall be regulated according to yard setbacks. All land so used for the keeping of livestock or fowl shall be located no nearer to the front street line than the rear building line of the dwelling on that lot and no closer than 50 feet from any adjacent property line. A suitable fence or other enclosure shall be erected around the entire premises for outside use by horses, cattle, or similar livestock. There shall be no obnoxious odors, flies, or other nuisances caused by the keeping of livestock or fowl, or by any agricultural operation.
(C) Permitted uses after special approval. The following uses shall be permitted subject to the conditions hereinafter imposed and subject further to site plan review and approval of the City Planning Commission:
(1) Roadside stands for the display and sale of produce raised on the same premises, which shall be located not less than 25 feet from the street or highway right-of-way line and further provided that an open space for parking, 25 feet off the highway or street right-of-way, be provided for patrons of the roadside produce stand. A maximum of 1 roadside stand shall be permitted on any premises;
(2) Private parks, country clubs, golf courses, and golf driving ranges, when located on a continuous parcel of 5 acres or more in area; when any structure on that parcel is located at least 250 feet from a lot line of any adjacent residential district; and when all ingress and egress from that parcel is directly onto a major thoroughfare;
(3) Churches and other facilities normally incidental thereto, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Unless established prior to the enactment of this ordinance, a church site shall contain an area of at least 2 acres;
(b) The site shall be so located as to have at least 1 property line abutting a major thoroughfare. All ingress and egress to the site shall be directly onto the major thoroughfare; and
(c) Wherever the off-street parking area is adjacent to land zoned for residential purposes, a continuous and obscuring wall not less than 5 feet in height shall be provided along the sides of the parking area adjacent to the residentially zoned land in accordance with § 157.087.
(4) Publicly owned buildings, public utility buildings, telephone exchange buildings, electric transformer stations and substations, and gas regulator stations, but not including storage yards, when operating requirements necessitate locating within the district to serve the immediate vicinity, and the use is not injurious to the surrounding neighborhood;
(5) Nursery schools, day nurseries, and child care centers (not including dormitories), provided that for each child so cared for, there shall be provided and maintained a minimum of 200 square feet of outdoor play area. This play space shall have a total minimum area of at least 1,000 square feet and shall be screened from any adjoining lot in any residential district in accordance with § 157.087;
(6) Cemeteries, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The cemetery site shall contain an area of at least 20 acres;
(b) The site shall be so located as to have at least 1 property line abutting a major thoroughfare. All ingress and egress to the site shall be directly onto the major thoroughfare;
(c) The perimeter of the site shall be fenced in accordance with § 157.087;
(d) Any structure located on the site shall be at least 100 feet from any lot line; and
(e) Any burial plot located on the site shall be located at least 50 feet from any lot line.
(7) Temporary buildings for use incidental to construction work for a period not to exceed 1 year.
(D) Area, height, and placement requirements. Area, height, and placement requirements, unless otherwise specified, are as provided in Appendix A, Schedule of Regulations.