The following uses and no other shall be deemed Class “R” uses and be permitted in “R” districts.
a) Single, two-family or multi-family dwellings for residential purposes and buildings accessory thereto, but excluding the use of tents and house trailers for residential purposes.
b) Church, school, college, university, public library or public museum; provided, however, any such use shall require a Conditional Zoning Certificate.
c) Cemetery, Village owned service buildings, and publicly owned recreation areas.
d) Any person may maintain an office or carry on a customary home occupation in the dwelling house used by him as his private residence providing such does not involve any extension or modification of said dwelling which will alter its outward appearance as a dwelling and provided it meets the following regulations:
i) The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants, and not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation.
ii) There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation other than one (1) sign, non-illuminated, mounted flat against the wall of the principal building, and meeting all of the requirements set forth in Section 409.09(b).
iii) No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volume than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall meet the off street parking requirements as specified in this Zoning Code and shall not be located in a required front yard.
iv) No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses off the lot. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
e) Roadside stands consisting of temporary structures used solely for the display and sale of agricultural products produced on the premises provided that adequate facilities are maintained in conjunction therewith so that all customer vehicles are parked at least ten (10) feet from the paved portion of the road.
f) Other uses permitted; however, any such use shall require a conditional use permit.
1. Lodging House, Boarding House.
2. Tourist Homes.
3. Convalescent Homes, Homes for the Aged, Children's Nurseries and Medical Centers for the care and treatment of humans.
4. Golf Course.
5. Hospitals and Clinics (including dormitory for nurses and attendants), other than a hospital for persons suffering from insanity or other mental diseases or such diseases as are commonly isolated in a separate building.
6. Mobile Home (aka House Trailer). Only one (1) mobile home may be placed on a vacant lot for use, and then only, subject to all state, county and local sanitary and trailer regulations. No mobile home may be used on any residential property on which a home already exists.
7. Municipal fire and police station, municipal water plant, public parks, public playgrounds and other municipal recreational uses (not including an amusement-park operated for profit).
8. Customary agricultural uses including buildings incidental thereto.
9. Institutions of an educational, philanthropic or eleemosynary nature; public or semi-public institutions, not including a jail, reformatory or other correctional institution, a mental or contagious hospital.
10. Unattached accessory buildings not exceeding sixteen (16) feet in height may occupy not more than thirty percent (30%) of the rear yard. A private garage may exceed a two-vehicle capacity provided the area of the lot whereon such a private garage is to be located shall contain not less than three thousand (3,000) square feet for each vehicle stored.
11. Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses when located on the same lot and not involving the conduct of a business. It shall be understood to include an office, such as that of a physician, surgeon, lawyer, engineer, surveyor, dentist, musician, artist, or other professional person (except mortician), when located within his or her dwelling, which is primarily used as a dwelling; and home occupations such as dressmaking or millinery engaged in by persons within their own dwellings.
12. Advertising signs of any character are only allowed as follows:
Incidental uses as described in Section 301.01f)1., are not to exceed two (2) square feet in area.
A sign not to exceed eight (8) square feet in area pertaining to the base, here or for the sale of a building or premises.
Tourist homes, lodging and boarding houses, libraries, museums, convalescent homes, homes for the aged and children's nurseries shall be allowed one (1) sign not to exceed four (4) square feet in area.
Medical centers, hospitals and clinics shall be allowed one (1) sign not to exceed eight (8) square feet in area.
A sign or bulletin board, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, placed not nearer than twenty (20) feet from front lot line, nor eight (8) feet from side lot line, and not to obstruct the view across the corner of intersecting streets and erected upon the premises of a church, or similar institution, for the purpose of displaying the name and activities thereof, or the services therein provided.
13. Accessory uses incident to any of the principal uses listed above and not involving the conduct of a business.
The above uses shall be permitted only providing such use is not injurious, dangerous, or offensive by reason of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise, fumes, flame, or vibration.
(Ord. 909. Passed 3-16-99.)