(A) Purpose. The Single-Family (SF) Residential District is intended to provide permanent areas for low density medium and large lot single-family urban development; to broaden the choice of residential living styles in the city; to establish areas for the development of single-family detached housing in areas of the city within public sewer; and to restrict encroachment of incompatible uses.
(B) Permitted uses. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following are permitted uses in the SF District:
(1) Dwelling, single-family detached;
(2) Recreation, public.
(C) Accessory uses. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following accessory uses in the SF District are allowed only when it is an accessory to an existing principal permitted use on the same lot. All accessory uses must meet the procedures set forth in and regulated by §§ 153.110 et seq.
(1) Detached accessory structures;
(2) Day care facility, unlicensed - serving 6 or fewer persons;
(3) Kennel, private - 3 pets or fewer;
(4) Residential facility, licensed - serving 6 or fewer persons;
(5) Other uses customarily associated with but subordinate to a permitted use as determined by the city;
(6) Amateur radio antenna (subject to the amateur radio antenna standards in § 153.096(II)(9)).
(D) Certificate of compliance. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following are uses in the SF District that require approval with a certificate of compliance as set forth in and regulated by § 153.029.
(1) Accessory uses.
(a) Accessory apartment within a single-family dwelling;
(b) Day care facility, licensed - serving 7 to 14 persons;
(c) Home occupations;
(d) Residential facility, licensed - serving 7 to 10 persons.
(e) Solar energy systems, either roof or ground mounted (meeting accessory structure requirements) according to § 153.307.
(E) Conditional uses. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following are conditional uses in the SF District (requires a conditional use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by § 153.034).
(1) Principal uses.
(a) Cemetery.
(b) Day care facility, licensed - serving more than 14 persons.
(c) Essential services, governmental buildings and storage.
(d) Essential services, utility substation.
(e) Place of worship.
(f) Recreation, commercial.
(g) Residential facility, licensed - serving more than 10 persons.
(h) School.
(i) Yard waste facility.
(2) Accessory uses.
(a) Bed and breakfast inn;
(b) Columbarium - accessory to place of worship;
(c) Accessory structure on adjacent non-riparian lot.
(3) Similar uses. Other uses similar to those permitted in this section as determined by the Planning Commission and City Council.
(4) New wireless support structures and small wireless facilities located within the public right-of-way and meeting the requirements of Chapter 98, and subject to the conditions found in § 153.096(PP).
(F) Interim uses. Subject to applicable provisions of this chapter, the following are interim uses in the SF District (requires an interim use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by § 153.035).
(1) Dwelling, temporary during construction.
(2) Dwelling, temporary care facility.
(3) Other uses similar to those permitted in this section as determined by the Planning Commission and City Council.
(G) Lot size, setback, and height requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed in an SF District subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications set forth in this chapter.
(1) Minimum lot requirements.
(a) Lot area.
1. Without sewer and water: 10 acres;
2. With sewer only: 25,000 square feet;
3. With sewer and water: 15,000 square feet.
4. With sewer and water: 7,500 square feet for a new lot of record, constructed according to affordable housing goals as stated in the Comprehensive Plan and meeting inclusionary housing requirements in § 153.308. Such lot size reduction shall not be permitted within the Shoreland Overlay Zone.
(b) Lot width.
1. Without sewer and water: 300 feet at the public right-of-way;
2. With sewer only: 100 feet at the required front yard setback;
3. With sewer and water: 80 feet at the required front yard setback.
4. With sewer and water: 60 feet at the required front yard setback for a new lot of record, constructed according to affordable housing goals as stated in the Comprehensive Plan and meeting inclusionary housing requirements in § 153.308. Such lot width reduction shall not be permitted within the Shoreland Overlay Zone.
(2) Setbacks.
(a) Principal structure.
1. Front yard:
a. Arterials, as designated in the Comprehensive Plan: 75 feet from the right-of-way line or 150 feet from the centerline of the street, whichever is greater;
b. Local/collector street: 30 feet from the public right-of-way;
c. Private street: 30 feet from the edge of road.
2. Side yard: 10 feet.
3. Side street: 25 feet.
4. Rear yard: 30 feet.
(b) Detached accessory structure.
1. Front yard: 30 feet and cannot be located between the principal structure and the street.
2. Side street: 25 feet and cannot be located between the principal structure and the street.
3. Side yard: 10 feet.
4. Rear yard: 10 feet.
(3) Building height.
(a) Principal structures: shall be limited to a maximum height of 35 feet or 3 stories, whichever is less.
(b) Accessory structures: shall be limited to 1 story with a maximum sidewall height of 10 feet, measured from the floor surface to the underside of the ceiling member.
(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 549, passed 5-22-2006; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010; Am. Ord. 651, passed 3-14-2016; Am. Ord. 670, passed 12-4-2017; Am. Ord. 676, passed 7-9-2018)