(A) Uses. No building, structure, or premises shall be used, erected, altered, or maintained, unless otherwise provided in this section, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) Any use permitted in Class “A” residence district subject to all the provisions therein;
(2) Multiple dwelling units, including lodging houses;
(3) House trailers and mobile homes will be permitted under the following restrictions:
(a) A person may place a trailer house or mobile home on a lot, provided that it is connected to the town sewer and water and commercial power systems; and
(b) Such permit will be valid for one unit only, to be identified by make, model, and serial number. If the owner replaces the trailer, a new permit will be required. The Site Inspector will be notified of any such change; however, residential provisions shall be applicable for accessory buildings and uses. If a mobile home is moved, or vacant for six months, the permit is expired.
(4) Hospitals and clinics;
(5) Nursing homes;
(6) Customary agricultural operations, including a garden, nursery, and greenhouse, subject to the following restrictions:
(a) No storage of manure or odor dust producing substance or use shall be permitted within 100 feet of any adjoining lot line; and
(b) No greenhouse heating plant shall be operated within 75 feet of any adjoining lot line.
(7) A filling station (retail only) may be established or erected in this district only along a primary highway, and shall not be operated as a repair or body shop; and
(8) Accessory buildings and uses incidental to the above uses and located on the same lot not involving the conduct of a business, including a garage.
(B) Height of building. No building shall exceed or be erected in excess of 40 feet, or three stories, in height.
(C) Lot area per family.
(1) Single-family dwelling: a lot area of not less than 5,000 square feet;
(2) Duplex: a lot area of not less than 5,000 square feet; and
(3) Each additional family unit must have an additional 1,000 square feet.
(D) Front yard.
(1) Not less than 20 feet from the property lot line;
(2) Not more than 30 feet from the property lot line; and
(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.
(E) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet. Where the rear lot line coincides with an alley line, the depth shall not be less than one-half of the height of the building, and where the lot is occupied, other than a residential building, the depth of the rear yard need not exceed six feet.
(1) A garage with doors facing the alley must have a setback 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 line.
(F) 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 line.
(G) Automobile storage or off-street parking. Automobile storage, or off-street parking space, shall be provided on the lot or within 500 feet from the lot. Each parking space shall not be less than nine feet by 20 feet for each family unit of the first four dwelling units of a multiple dwelling. For every three dwelling units that exceed the first four units of a multiple dwelling, two parking spaces shall be provided, equal to the combined size of two parking spaces as provided above. No front yard shall be used for the open air storage or parking of any motor vehicle.
(Prior Code, § 11-1-9) (Ord. passed 12-12-2005; Ord. passed 5-11-2009)