(A) Permitted uses. Any use permitted by right in the R-1 District, if it meets required standards.
(B) Conditional uses. Any conditional use permitted in the R-1 District, if it meets required standards.
(C) Height regulations. Same as in R-1 District.
(D) Area regulations.
(1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet. Where lots have double frontage running through from one street to another, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
(2) Side yard. The minimum side yard setback for any corner lot shall be 15 feet. Other residences may be located such that one of the side yards will be zero; that is, the building may be constructed on the property line, provided:
(a) The minimum spacing between residences must be 15 feet, except that if the "R1-A" lot is adjacent to and shares a common boundary with a lot zoned "R-1," the required minimum spacing between structures shall not be less than 15 feet;
(b) The wall located on the property line shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with all other applicable codes and ordinances; and
(c) A five foot wide maintenance easement, shown on the approved subdivision plat, shall be provided across the full depth of the adjacent lot abutting the wall on the property line.
(3) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet.
(E) Intensity of use. All projects must contain a minimum of one and one half acres of property. No subdivision may contain less than ten individual lots.
(1) Lot area. No building shall be constructed on any lot less than 4,600 square feet of area.
(2) Lot width. The width of the lot shall not be less than 46 feet at the front street building line, nor shall its average width be less than 46 feet. On corner lots, with two street frontages, the minimum width shall be not less than 55 feet.
(3) Lot depth. The average depth of the lot shall be not less than 100 feet, except that a corner lot having a minimum width of not less than 55 feet may have an average depth of less than 100 feet, provided that the minimum depth is not less than 90 feet.
(F) Parking regulations. Same as in R-1 District.
(G) Storage. Open storage is prohibited except for materials for the residents' use, such as firewood, gardening materials, and similar materials.
(H) Floor area. Minimum livable floor area shall be 1,500 square feet.
(I) Additional requirements. All structures shall have brick veneer on all sides.
(J) Landscaping. All yards shall have vegetative groundcover of sufficient quality and quantity, or other city-approved groundcover, to control dust, erosion and sediment upon final inspections. In addition, a minimum of two six-foot-tall trees, measuring two inches or more in caliper (diameter) when measured 12 inches from the base of the trunk, and eight three-gallon shrubs, are required in the front yard.
(Ord. 2001-36, passed 11-13-01; Am. Ord. 2006-40, passed 10-24-06)