(A) General description. This district is intended to protect and preserve the natural beauty and open character of forested and other natural growth areas from incompatible land uses.
(B) Permitted principal and accessory uses and structures. Property and buildings in the Mountain Residential District (MR) shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) Single-family dwellings but not including manufactured homes;
(2) Transportation and utility easements, alleys and rights-of-way;
(3) Signs, as regulated in § 155.051;
(4) Accessory uses and structures in accordance with § 155.046;
(5) Bed and breakfast facilities;
(6) 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;
(7) As an accessory use to the primary use, up to two horses for personal use may be kept provided that manure shall not be kept, stored or stockpiled on the premises. Foals may be kept until weaning, but not to exceed ten months of age; and
(8) An additional three horses, as well as cats and dogs, may be boarded on said property, for up to one week as part of a bed and breakfast operation, provided said property consists of not less than four acres, and appropriate and sanitary facilities are provided for the keeping and securing of those animals.
(C) Uses permitted on review. The following uses may be permitted on review by the governing body in accordance with provisions contained in § 155.073:
(1) Public parks and/or playgrounds;
(2) Historical monuments or structures;
(3) Utility substations;
(4) Plant nurseries;
(5) Cemeteries;
(6) Customary home occupations;
(7) Light manufacturing, as defined in this chapter; and
(8) 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) Nonpermitted use.
(1) Under no circumstances shall manufactured homes or manufactured home parks be permitted in this district.
(2) Animal manure in any appreciable amount that is kept, piled, stored or stockpiled shall be considered a non-compliance land use in accordance with § 155.005(E).
(E) Area regulations. All buildings, corrals, pens and kennels shall be set back from property lines to comply with the following requirements.
(1) Front yard. For all structures, the minimum depth of the front yard shall be 50 feet and in no case shall an accessory building be located or extended into the front yard.
(2) Side yard.
(a) For a single story dwelling, located on interior lots, side yards shall be not less than 30 feet in width. For dwellings of more than one story, there shall be a side yard requirement of not less than 40 feet.
(b) For unattached buildings of accessory use, there shall be a side yard of not less than 20 feet.
(3) Rear yard.
(a) For main buildings there shall be a rear yard of not less than 50 feet.
(b) Unattached buildings of accessory use shall not be located closer to any rear lot line than 20 feet.
(4) Lot width. For all dwellings there shall be a minimum lot width of 100 feet at the front building line. Such lot shall abut on a public street for a distance of not less than 50 feet.
(5) Intensity of use. For each dwelling or structure, and building accessory thereto, there shall be a lot area of not less than three acres.
(6) Maximum lot coverage. Dwellings and buildings accessory thereto shall cover not more than 25% of the lot area.
(F) Height regulations. No main building shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height, except as provided in § 155.047. Accessory buildings shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
(G) Off-street parking. As regulated in § 155.049.
(H) Landscape requirements. As regulated in § 155.045.
(Prior Code, § 27-A-04-03) (Ord. 964, passed 2- -2000; Ord. 995, passed 6- -2003; Ord. 1074, passed 5- -2009)