(A) General description. This district is to provide for medium residential development density. 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.
(B) Permitted principal and accessory uses and structures. Property and buildings in the Residential A (RA) area shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Single-family dwellings but not including manufactured homes;
(2) Two-family dwellings;
(3) Rooming and boarding houses;
(4) Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be immediately adjacent to said construction work and which buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work;
(5) Transportation and utility easements, alleys and rights-of-way;
(6) (a) Accessory uses and buildings in accordance with § 155.046:
1. Provided such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business;
2. Any accessory building shall be located on the same lot, tract or parcel with the same Parcel Identification Number as with the principal building.
(b) Exception: a variance may be granted for an accessory structure to be placed or constructed prior to the construction of the principal structure whereupon the Board of Adjustment finds that:
1. The site plan submitted with the building permit application clearly indicates the planned accessory structure and the remaining buildable area for the future primary structure;
2. All other provisions of zoning ordinance for that district are met; and
3. Accessory structures with habitable space meet the requirements of the adopted or referenced electrical, plumbing and building codes.
(7) Signs, as regulated in § 155.051; and
(8) Temporary placement of tents, campers, RVs and travel trailers where the occupants are away from their place of legal residence for the purpose of vacationing or visiting for a length of time not to exceed three weeks in any 90-day period.
(C) Uses permitted on review. The following may be permitted on review by the governing body in accordance with provisions contained in § 155.073.
(1) Multiple-family dwellings and group homes or transitional housing.
(2) Churches or similar places of worship, and accessory structures thereto. Accessory structures shall not include missions or revival tents.
(3) Elementary or high schools, public or private.
(4) Public parks, playgrounds and playfields, greenways and neighborhood and municipal buildings and uses in keeping with the character and requirements of the district.
(5) Libraries, museums and historical monuments or structures.
(6) Public utilities, substations and pumping stations, subject § 155.004(A)(3).
(7) Plant nurseries.
(8) 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.
(9) Fraternities, sororities and denominational student headquarters.
(10) Nursing homes or homes for the aged.
(11) Medical facilities, except veterinary hospitals or clinics, or other professional offices.
(12) Home occupations as regulated in § 155.053.
(13) Daycare facilities, as regulated in § 155.004(A)(4).
(14) Mobile home subdivisions as regulated in § 155.004(A)(8).
(15) Foster homes.
(16) Mortuaries and funeral homes.
(17) Boys and girls clubs, neighborhood/community recreational centers and heritage centers.
(18) Other uses similar in character to those enumerated above and which in the opinion of the governing body will not be injurious to the district.
(D) Area regulations. All buildings shall have proper setbacks from their respective property lines in compliance with the following regulations.
(1) Front yard.
(a) For single-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings the minimum depth of the front yard shall be 25 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 35 feet.
(2) Side yard.
(a) For single story dwellings, located on interior lots, side yards shall be not less than ten feet in width. For dwellings of more than one story, there shall be side yards of not less than 12 feet.
(b) For unattached buildings of accessory, non-occupied use, there shall be a side yard of not less than eight feet.
(c) Unattached accessory buildings with habitable space shall not be located closer to any side lot line than ten feet and additional off-street parking shall be provided accordingly.
(3) Rear yard.
(a) For primary use structures and attached accessory use structures, there shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
(b) Unattached buildings of accessory, non-occupied use shall not be located closer to any rear lot line than five feet.
(c) Unattached accessory buildings with habitable space shall not be located closer to any rear lot line than ten feet and additional off-street parking shall be provided accordingly.
(d) The setback requirements provided in divisions (D)(3)(a) and (D)(3)(b) herein for rear yards shall not apply to any properties located in the Cold Springs Addition to the city in which the property abuts the flood control channel located in Cold Springs Addition.
(4) Lot width.
(a) For single-family dwellings, there shall be a minimum lot width of 50 feet at the front building line. May be average of 50 feet if the lot abuts a street for a minimum of 30 feet.
(b) For two-family dwellings, there shall be a minimum lot width of 75 feet at the front building line.
(c) For multiple-family dwellings there shall be a minimum lot width of 100 feet at the front building line.
(5) Intensity of use.
(a) For each single-family dwelling and building accessory thereto, there shall be a lot area of not less than 6,000 square feet.
(b) For each two-family dwellings there shall be a lot area of not less than 9,000 square feet.
(c) For multiple-family structures, there shall be a lot area of not less than 6,000 square feet plus an additional 1,500 square feet for each dwelling unit. For those structures which provide off-street parking within the main structure, the lot area requirements may be reduced 200 square feet per dwelling unit.
(d) 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 § 155.049; provided, however, that the lot for a church shall not be less than 30,000 square feet.
(6) Maximum lot coverage. Main and accessory buildings shall cover not more than 30% of the lot area.
(E) Usable open space. For multiple-family structures there shall be usable open space provided for each dwelling unit of not less than 400 square feet. Open space does not include drives, parking and service areas.
(F) Height regulation. No main building shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height, except as provided in § 155.047.
(G) Off-street parking. As regulated in § 155.049.
(H) Landscape requirements. As regulated in § 155.045.
(Prior Code, § 27-A-04-1) (Ord. 964, passed 2- -2000; Ord. 1035, passed 8- -2006; Ord. 1074, passed 5- -2009; Ord. 1109, passed 10- -2011)