The following regulations shall apply in the residential- general district: (Ord. 641, 2-7-1977)
(A) Use: No building, structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered or enlarged, except for the following uses:
Any use permitted in residential one-family districts.
Apartments.
Beauty parlors and professional offices in a dwelling where the residential appearance of the building is not changed and no advertising signs are displayed larger than twelve (12) square feet in area and attached directly to the structure.
Condominiums.
Multiple dwellings.
Permitted conditional uses, subject to the provisions of chapter 5 of this title.
Rest homes or nurseries, schools, nursing homes and dormitories.
Townhouses.
Any use other than the foregoing uses and permitted conditional uses shall be deemed a variance requiring authorization of the city's zoning board of adjustment pursuant to section 11-1-19 of this chapter. (Ord. 783, 6-7-1993)
(B) Height: No building or structure nor the enlargement of any building or structure shall be hereafter erected, with any exposed side greater than fifty feet (50') in height.
(C) Area: No building or structure nor the enlargement of any building or structure shall be hereafter erected, unless the following yards and lot areas are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure and/or enlargement.
1. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20') in depth from any street or avenue.
2. Corner Lots: On any corner lot there shall be no structure or sight obstruction within a forty foot (40') radius from the intersection of the property lines of any street or avenue.
3. Side Yard: There shall be a side yard on each side of a main building of not less than eight feet (8') from any structure not over two and one-half (21/2) stories in height and for each additional story an additional four feet (4'). When used as single-family dwelling and there is no secondary means of access there shall be one side not less than ten feet (10') from a main building.
4. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet (10'). When used as a single-family dwelling there shall be a rear yard of not less than forty feet (40').
5. Lot Area: Every lot shall have a minimum lot area of six thousand (6,000) square feet plus a minimum lot area per each additional living unit of six hundred forty (640) square feet.
6. Lot Coverage: No more than forty percent (40%) of the lot shall be occupied by main and accessory buildings.
7. Automobile Parking Spaces: Off street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for off street parking in section 11-1-10 of this chapter except that for the purpose of this section, the off street parking space shall be a rectangle measuring not less than ten feet by twenty feet (10' x 20') and that any two (2) only, of the required yard areas may be occupied by parking. Access to and from any parking area must be maintained orderly and safe.
8. Curb Cuts: There shall be a maximum of one curb cut which shall not exceed twenty feet (20') in length, or two (2) curb cuts which shall not exceed twelve feet (12') in length per side for a corner lot sixty feet (60') in width and one curb cut which shall not exceed twelve feet (12') in length for each additional thirty feet (30') in width. One curb cut which shall not exceed twenty feet (20') in length or two (2) curb cuts which shall not exceed twelve feet (12') in length for each sixty feet (60') in width.
9. Detached Garages Or Accessory Buildings: Detached garages or accessory buildings shall maintain a maximum side yard and rear yard of not less than six feet (6') and a minimum of not less than ten feet (10') from the main building.
10. Planting: Planting shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for planting in section 11-1-13 of this chapter, except that all yard areas not occupied by off street parking shall be planted and permanently maintained and landscaped, and that such planted and landscaped area shall be a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the lot area. (Ord. 641, 2-7-1977)