§ 153.105 R-25 RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
   (A)   Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right. The following uses are allowed upon the issuance of a zoning permit by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with §§ 153.255 through 153.256.
      (1)   Single-family dwellings;
      (2)   Two-family dwellings;
      (3)   Manufactured homes, Class A;
      (4)   Agriculture uses;
      (5)   Family care homes;
      (6)   Day care centers, small group;
      (7)   Customary home occupations in accordance with § 153.045 of this chapter;
      (8)   Essential services, Class I;
      (9)   Churches with a maximum sanctuary seating capacity of not greater than 500 seats. Customary accessory uses shall also be permitted. Church owned and maintained cemeteries as an accessory use are permitted;
      (10)   Publicly owned and operated outdoor recreation facilities which are one acre or less in area. No facility shall contain a swimming pool or indoor community center or meeting facility;
      (11)   Private recreation facilities constructed pursuant to a permit authorizing the construction of some residential development and intended primarily for the use and enjoyment of the residents thereof;
      (12)   Public and private elementary and secondary schools and private schools district administrative offices where located on the same parcel as a school;
      (13)   Stands for the in-season sale of produce out of a home garden located on the premises where the produce is being sold;
      (14)   Accessory structures in accordance with § 153.057 of this chapter;
      (15)   Signs in accordance with §§ 153.160 through 153.172 of this chapter;
      (16)   Off-street parking in accordance with §§ 153.185 through 153.188 of this chapter; and
      (17)   Private residential quarters provided there is sufficient off-street parking to accommodate the private residential quarters in addition to the spaces required for the principal dwelling.
   (B)   Uses subject to prescribed standards.
      (1)   Cemeteries as a principal use (setbacks apply to both buildings and graves) provided primary vehicular access is not provided by a local residential road;
      (2)   Customary home occupations which meet all the criteria as set forth in § 153.045 of this chapter except § 153.045(B) of the section; provided however, if an accessory or outside storage building is used in connection with a home occupation it shall not exceed 800 square feet in floor area and not more than one building shall be devoted to the home occupation and the building is located in the rear yard and not less than 50 feet from any property line.
      (3)   Auto hobbyist (see Definitions, § 153.031) provided the use is screened from any abutting property located in a residential district in accordance with § 153.046;
      (4)   Churches having a sanctuary seating capacity in excess of 500 seats provided that primary vehicular access is not provided by a local residential road and the use is screened from any adjoining property located in a residential district in accordance with § 153.046;
      (5)   Country clubs and privately-owned outdoor recreation facilities provided that go-cart tracks and outdoor vehicular racing facilities shall not be permitted provided that primary vehicular access is not provided by a local residential road and the use is screened from any adjoining property located in a residential district in accordance with § 153.046;
      (6)   Publicly owned and operated outdoor recreation facilities in excess of one acre in area and/or containing a swimming pool, or indoor community center or meeting facility provided that primary vehicular access is not provided by a local residential road and the use is screened from any adjoining property located in a residential district in accordance with § 153.046;
      (7)   Bed and breakfast inns provided the use is screened from any abutting property located in a residential district in accordance with § 153.046;
      (8)   Public safety stations provided that the use is screened from any adjoining property located in a residential district in accordance with § 153.046;
      (9)   Rest homes, nursing care facilities and continuing care communities provided that primary vehicular access is not provided by a local residential road and the use is screened from any adjoining property located in a residential district in accordance with § 153.046;
      (10)   Public schools administrative offices (freestanding) provided that primary vehicular access is not provided by a local residential road and the use is screened from any adjoining property located in a residential district in accordance with § 153.046;
      (11)   Communication towers subject to the following standards.
         (a)   The height of the communication tower may not exceed 199 feet above ground level;
         (b)   The tower may only be placed on a property containing a minimum of three acres;
         (c)   The tower must be set back a distance of at least 200 feet from any public right-of-way and 200 feet from any property line;
         (d)   The tower must provide technically-suitable space for at least four users;
         (e)   The tower shall be constructed using a monopole design;
         (f)   A new communication tower cannot be placed within a one-quarter mile radius of an existing tower that could accommodate an additional user;
         (g)   No equipment, mobile or immobile, not used in direct support of the transmission or relay facility shall be stored or parked on the site unless repairs to the facility are being made;
         (h)   Towers shall not be artificially lighted except to insure human safety as required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations;
         (i)   Screening in accordance with § 153.046 shall be planted around the perimeter of the area occupied by the tower, security fencing, and auxiliary uses such as parking. In addition, existing on-site trees and other vegetation shall be preserved to the extent possible;
         (j)   No more than one communication tower shall be constructed on a single tract of land;
         (k)   The tower will not result in interference with the safe operation of aircraft in relation to existing or planned airport facilities; and
         (l)   All obsolete or unused facilities must be removed within 12 months of cessation of operations at the site.
   (C)   Yard regulations.
      (1)   Minimum lot size.
         (a)   Single-family dwellings and Class A manufactured homes:
            1.   Twenty-five thousand square feet where no public water or public sewer is provided at the lot;
            2.   Twenty-two thousand five hundred square feet where either one of public water or public sewer are provided at the lot; or
            3.   Twenty thousand square feet where both public water and public sewer are provided at the lot.
         (b)   Two-family dwellings:
            1.   Fifty thousand square feet where no public water or public sewer are provided at the lot;
            2.   Thirty-five thousand square feet where either one of public water or public sewer are provided at the lot; or
            3.   Twenty thousand square feet where both public water and public sewer is provided at the lot.
         (c)   Churches: two acres.
         (d)   Schools: five acres.
         (e)   Bed and breakfast inn: one acre.
         (f)   Essential services: none.
         (g)   Cemeteries as a principal use: three acres.
         (h)   Rest homes: one acre.
         (i)   Nursing care facilities: 60,000 square feet.
         (j)   Continuing care communities: five acres.
         (k)   Country clubs: five acres.
         (l)   All other principal uses: one acre.
      (2)   Minimum front yard setback (as measured from the edge of the street right-of-way line).
         (a)   Where public water and public sewer are provided to the lot: all uses: 40 feet.
         (b)   Where only one of either or neither public water and public sewer are provided to the lot: all uses: 50 feet.
      (3)   Minimum side yard setback (an additional ten feet shall be provided on all side yards which abut a public street).
         (a)   Single-family and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes, Class A: ten feet.
         (b)   Schools: 40 feet.
         (c)   Bed and breakfast inns: 25 feet.
         (d)   Public safety stations: 25 feet.
         (e)   Church: 40 feet.
         (f)   Rest home, nursing care facility and continuing care communities: 40 feet.
         (g)   Swimming pools located in a public or privately maintained recreation facility: 40 feet.
         (h)   Community center or meeting facility: 40 feet.
         (i)   All other uses: 15 feet.
      (4)   Minimum rear yard setback. Forty feet.
      (5)   Maximum building height. All uses: 35 feet, except as provided in § 153.054 of this chapter.
      (6)   Minimum lot width (as measured at the required front yard setback).
         (a)   Churches, community centers, meeting facilities, schools, country clubs, bed and breakfast inns and essential services, Class III: 150 feet.
         (b)   All other uses: 100 feet.
   (D)   Screening and landscaping.
      (1)   Screening, as provided in § 153.046 of this chapter, shall be required for the following uses and for all other circumstances required by § 153.046(A) of this chapter.
         (a)   Country club, but screening is not required for golf course playing areas;
         (b)   Outdoor swimming pools located in a public or privately maintained recreation facility;
         (c)   Churches;
         (d)   Community centers and meeting facilities;
         (e)   Country clubs but not including golf courses;
         (f)   Bed and breakfast inns;
         (g)   Public safety stations;
         (h)   Rest homes, nursing care facilities and continuing care communities;
         (i)   Public or private elementary or secondary schools; and
         (j)   Public or private outdoor recreation facilities not constructed pursuant to a permit authorizing the construction of some residential development.
      (2)   Where applicable, landscaping shall be provided in accordance with § 153.047 of this chapter.
(Prior UDO, § 7.1) (Ord. passed - - ; Ord. O-5-2024, passed 6-6-2024)