(A) Uses. No building, structure, or premises shall be used, and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, or maintained, unless otherwise provided in this section, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) One-family dwelling units to include manufactured factory assembled homes, equipped with service connections necessary to attach to town sewer and water.
(a) Motor homes, fifth wheel, and camper trailers are not allowed in Class “A” districts.
(b) Manufactured factory-assembled homes that are ten years old and less, and set up on a permanent foundation with no less than two anchors for each one quarter length of the trailer or home (to be classified as real property only). Permanent foundations are:
1. Poured concrete;
2. Poured concrete footings with wood frame coupled with uniform skirting; and/or
3. Basement.
(2) Churches, temples, and places of worship and parochial schools;
(3) Libraries;
(4) Public schools;
(5) Parks and playgrounds;
(6) Accessory buildings and uses incidental to the above uses and located on the same lot (not involving the conduct of a business) including a private garage:
(a) A garage can provide for one motor vehicle for each 1,500 square feet of total lot area; and
(b) No more than one commercial vehicle.
(7) Bulletin boards not exceeding 12 square feet in area may be permitted on premises occupied by churches, temples, schools, parks, and playgrounds.
(8) Uses otherwise permitted by law.
(B) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted in the Class “A” residential district after a finding by the Board of Adjustment that their mode of conduct and location will not hinder the enjoyment and use of land and resources:
(1) Water reservoirs, water storage, water pumping stations, and sewer lift stations; and
(2) Electrical substations, provided that where transformers are exposed there shall be an enclosed, non-climbable sight-obscuring fence at least six feet high.
(C) Height of building. No building shall be erected in excess of 25 feet, or two stories, in height.
(D) Lot area per dwelling. Shall not be less than 7,000 square feet.
(E) Front yard.
(1) Not less than 25 feet from the property lot line.
(2) Not more than 35 feet from the property lot line.
(3) If the structure fronts on a side yard (not parallel to an alley), the front yard shall have a depth of not less than ten feet.
(F) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less 25 feet, except where a garage is attached to the dwelling and located in the rear yard, the rear yard may be reduced to ten feet.
(1) A garage with doors facing the alley must have a set back of 20 feet from the alley property lot line.
(2) A garage with doors perpendicular to the alley can be placed two feet from the alley property lot line.
(G) Side yard.
(1) Every lot shall have two side yards of not less than six feet.
(2) If a lot has a structure over 18 feet in height, the side yard will be one-third the height of the building.
(3) A garage shall not be less than six feet from each side property lot lines.
(H) Automobile storage or off-street parking. A minimum of one automobile storage or off-street parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit. Any required front or side yard shall not be included in such storage or parking area.
(Prior Code, § 11-18) (Ord. passed 12-12-2005; Ord. passed 5-11-2009)