1272.03 DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

   The following minimum and maximum dimensions for lot coverage and building heights shall be required for every structure and land use in the R-1C One-Family Medium Density Residential District, except as noted:

   (a)   Minimum lot area shall be 10,000 square feet. There shall be no more than one dwelling upon each lot. For permitted exceptions to lot area, refer to Section 1294.12.

   (b)   Minimum interior lot width shall be eighty feet along the street the lot principally fronts upon, except as follows:

      (1)   Lots located on irregular or curving streets shall have their width measured at the building line.

      (2)   A single-family dwelling may be constructed on a lot of record which is of smaller dimensions and of less gross area than the minimum specified, provided that any lot so excepted shall be no less than fifty feet wide at the street line, and that no lot shall be so reduced in area that the required open spaces will be smaller than those established as a minimum for the district in which the lot is located. Refer to Section 1294.12 for permitted exceptions to lot widths.

   (c)   Minimum corner lot widths shall be ninety feet along the street upon which the lot fronts, with exceptions to be allowed for lots on curvilinear streets producing nonparallel side lot lines, except that any minimum lot width shall be ten feet more for corner lots.

   (d)   Maximum lot coverage for all buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than thirty percent of the total lot area. Refer to Sections 1294.06, 1294.12, and 1294.13.

   (e)   Minimum front yards shall be twenty-five feet, except in the case where forty percent or more of the lots within a block are occupied with residential structures, no building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall project beyond the average front yard so established, provided this regulation shall not require a front yard of more than fifty feet or allow a front yard of less than twenty feet.

   (f)   Minimum side yards shall be ten feet on each side.

   (g)   Minimum rear yards shall be thirty-five feet.

   (h)   Refer to Sections 1294.06 and 1294.15 for permitted reductions in yard dimensions, permitted yard encroachments and placement of accessory buildings in yard area.

   (i)   Maximum building heights for residential structures shall be two and one-half stories, but not exceeding 35 feet. Refer to Section 1294.06 for accessory building regulations. Refer to Section 1294.18 for building height limitations for nonresidential structures in Residential Districts.

   (j)   Minimum dwelling floor areas shall be 750 square feet for single-story residences, 650 square feet for two story residences, 700 square feet for bi-level residences and 700 square feet for one and one-half story dwellings at the first or main floor level, exclusive of any attached garage, porch or breezeway.

(Ord. 89. Passed 4-10-72; Ord. 2015-1. Passed 4-13-15; Ord. 2022-02. Passed 4-11-22.)