(A) General purpose of Residential Districts.
(1) The residential districts established in this chapter are designed to promote and protect the health, safety and general welfare.
(2) These general goals include:
(a) To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for residential developments to meet adequately the housing needs of the present and expected future population for a variety of choices in site selections;
(b) To permit improved movement on the public ways and to utilize effectively existing public ways, and, as far as possible, to mitigate the effects of heavy traffic and more particularly, all through traffic, in residential areas;
(c) To protect residential areas against flood, fire, explosions and other dangers and objectionable influences;
(d) To protect residential areas against undue congestion, as far as possible, by regulating the density of population, the intensity of activity, and the bulk of buildings in relation to the surrounding land and to one another, and by providing for off-street parking spaces for automotive vehicles;
(e) To provide for access of light and air to windows and for privacy, as far as possible, by controls over the height of buildings and structures;
(f) To provide appropriate space for public and private educational, religious, recreational and similar facilities and public utilities which serve the needs of nearby residents and which do not create objectionable influences; and to coordinate the intensity of residential land use with the appropriate community facilities; and
(g) To provide the most desirable use of land in accordance with a comprehensive plan in order to protect the character of residential neighborhoods, to conserve the value of land and buildings, and to protect the community’s tax revenues.
(1996 Code, § 176-30)
(B) R-1 Medium Density Residential Districts; purpose and intent.
(1) This district is designed to provide suitable areas for medium density residential development in areas where necessary community services and facilities are provided or where the extension of these facilities is physically and economically feasible.
(2) This district will be characterized generally by single-family dwellings with other type dwellings located where community services and facilities are adequate to meet all demands.
(3) This district also includes community facilities, public utilities and open uses which serve the residents of these districts.
(4) It is the express purpose of this chapter to exclude from this district all buildings or other structures and uses having commercial characteristics whether operated for profit or otherwise, except that conditional uses and home occupations specifically provided for in these regulations shall be permitted if they otherwise conform to the provisions of this chapter.
(1996 Code, § 176-31)
(C) R-1 Medium Density Residential Districts; uses.
(1) Principal permitted uses. Principal permitted uses shall be as follows:
(a) Single-family detached dwelling;
(b) Two-family dwelling; and
(c) Place of worship.
(2) Permitted accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
(a) Private garages and parking areas;
(b) Private swimming pools, tennis courts and other outdoor recreation facilities exclusively for use of the residents;
(c) Customary home occupations as defined and subject to the provisions of this chapter; and
(d) Accessory structures customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.
(a) Community education;
(b) Library;
(c) Public park or playground;
(d) Utility facilities necessary for public services; and
(e) Bed-and-breakfast, as a home occupation.
(4) Prohibited uses. Any use not allowed by right, by accessory use or conditional use is prohibited in the R-1 Medium Density Residential District.
(1996 Code, § 176-32)
(D) R-1 Medium Density Residential Districts; bulk regulations. These bulk regulations apply to buildings or other structures located on any lot, including all new developments, enlargements, extensions or conversions located in the R-1 District.
(1) Minimum required lot area. Within the R-1 District, the minimum required lot area shall be 11,500 square feet.
(2) Maximum lot coverage. Within the R-1 District, the maximum lot coverage for all structures, including accessory structures, shall not exceed 35% of the total lot area.
(3) Maximum height. The maximum height of a front wall or other portion of a building or other structure shall be 35 feet above the curb level. However, this limitation shall not apply to belfries; spires; flagpoles; or antennas.
(1996 Code, § 176-33)
(E) R-1 Medium Density Residential Districts; yard requirements. These basic yard regulations apply to all lots located within the R-1 District.
(1) Front yards shall not be less than 30 feet. On double frontage and corner lots, there shall be a front yard on each street.
(2) Side yards shall not be less than ten feet, on each side and a total of 20 feet.
(3) Rear yards shall not be less than 30 feet.
(1996 Code, § 176-34)
(F) Sign regulations. In the R-1 District, signs shall be permitted as follows:
(1) Realty signs, only to advertise the sale or rent of the premises upon which erected. The maximum size shall be four square feet;
(2) Civic signs: the maximum size shall be eight square feet; and
(3) Residential signs: the maximum size shall be two square feet.
(1996 Code, § 176-35)