(A) General description. This district is to provide for residential development. The principal uses of land range from residences, to uses which are functionally compatible with residential uses, recreational, religious, educational facilities, and other related uses in keeping with the residential character of the district may be permitted on review by the governing body. All structures in the RS District will be stick built.
(B) Permitted principal and accessory uses and structures. Property and buildings in the Residential District (RS) area shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Detached single-family dwellings, but not including manufactured homes;
(2) Two-family dwellings;
(3) Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be immediately adjacent to said construction work;
(4) Transportation and utility easements, alleys, and rights-of-way; and
(5) Accessory uses and buildings, provided such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business. Any accessory building shall be located on the same lot with the principal building.
(C) Uses permitted on review. The following uses may be permitted on review by the governing body in accordance with provisions contained in § 155.86.
(1) Churches or similar places of worship, with accessory structures, but not including missions or revival tents;
(2) Elementary or high schools, public or private;
(3) Public parks, playgrounds and playfields, greenways, and neighborhood and municipal buildings and uses in keeping with the character and requirements of the district;
(4) Libraries, museums, and historical monuments or structures;
(5) Public utilities, substations, and pumping stations, subject to § 155.55(C)(2);
(6) Golf courses or country clubs, with adjoining grounds of not less than 60 acres, but not including miniature courses and driving tees operated for commercial purposes;
(7) Medical facilities, except veterinary hospitals or clinics;
(8) Home occupations as regulated in § 155.64;
(9) Private daycare nurseries and kindergartens, as regulated in § 155.55(C)(3);
(10) A planned residential development as regulated in § 155.55(A); and
(11) Signs, as regulated in § 155.62.
(D) Area regulations. All buildings shall be set back from street right-of-way lines and lot lines to comply with the following line requirements. Setbacks may be reduced up to 10% with the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Trustees.
(1) Front yard.
(a) For single, two-family dwellings the minimum depth of the front yard shall be 20 feet and in no case shall an accessory building be located to extend into the front yard.
(b) Churches and other main and accessory buildings, other than dwellings, shall have a front setback of 25 feet.
(2) Side yard.
(a) For dwellings, located on interior lots, there shall be side yards of not less than ten feet.
(b) For unattached buildings of accessory use there shall be a side yard of not less than eight feet.
(c) Churches and other main and accessory buildings, other than dwellings and buildings accessory to dwellings, shall set back from all side lot lines a distance of not less than 25 feet.
(3) Rear yard.
(a) For main buildings, there shall be a rear yard of not less than 15 feet.
(b) Unattached buildings of accessory use shall not be located closer to any rear lot line than five feet.
(4) Intensity of use.
(a) For each single-family dwelling and building accessory thereto, there shall be a lot area of not less than 7,500 square feet.
(b) For each two-family dwelling there shall be a lot area of not less than 7,500 square feet.
(c) For churches and other main and accessory buildings, other than dwellings and buildings accessory to dwellings, the lot area shall be adequate to provide the yard areas required by this section and the off-street parking areas required in § 155.59; provided, however, that the lot for a church shall not be less than 30,000 square feet.
(5) Maximum lot coverage. Main and accessory buildings shall cover not more than 40% of the lot area.
(E) Height regulations. No main building shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height, except as provided in § 155.57.
(Ord. 10.6, passed 3-17-2009)