§ 153.025 R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Establishment. The R-1 District is established to provide areas for single-family residential development.

   (B)   Uses permitted. The following uses shall be permitted in the “R-1” District, plus such other uses as the Board may deem to be similar in nature. All uses shall be subject to the property development standards in §§ 153.025(D) and 153.079.

      Dwelling, single-family, two-family, or multi-family

      Home occupation

      Municipal or government building

      Public park or recreational facilities

      Libraries and museums

   (C)   Special uses. The following uses may be permitted by special use permit as provided for in § 153.107:

      Boarding or lodging house

      Church

      Country club or golf course

      Kindergarten or day nursery (other than as a part of a school providing other grades)

      Nursing homes or orphanages

   (D)   Property development standards. The following property development standards shall apply to all land and structures in the R-l Single-Family Residential District:

      (1)   Minimum lot area. All lots hereafter created in this district shall contain an area of not less than 5,000 square feet.

      (2)   Lot dimensions. All lots shall have a minimum width of 50 feet and a minimum depth of 100 feet. Curve and cul-de-sac lot width shall be measured as chord distance at the building setback line.

      (3)   Building height. No building or structure, located in this District, may be changed or erected so as to have a height greater than 30 feet.

      (4)   No single-family dwelling may be changed or erected so that its ground floor area is less than 900 square feet. Mobile homes shall have a minimum of 720 square feet.

      (5)   Yards. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yard setback requirements are provided.

         (a)   A front yard of not less than 25 feet.

         (b)   A minimum width of each side yard shall not be less than ten feet.

         (c)   A minimum depth of a rear yard for the principal building shall not be less than 20 feet.

      (6)   Lot coverage. The buildings on a lot, including accessory buildings, may not exceed in coverage 35% of the total lot area.

      (7)   Off-street parking; obstructions. The provisions of §§ 153.090 through 153.093 concerning off-street parking and the provisions of § 153.093(B) and (C) concerning obstructions shall apply.

      (8)   Number of mobile homes; restrictions. Not more than one mobile home per platted lot. The restrictions of § 153.040 governing minimum square footage, age of mobile home, minimum lot area, set-back requirements, and other property development standards set forth in § 153.040(C), shall apply.

      (9)   Fences. A fence can be erected to the property line.

(Ord. 443, passed 5-19-86; Am. Ord. 620, passed 6-25-01)