(A) Intent. The R-l Single-Family Districts are intended to provide for single-family homes. The intent is to provide an environment of predominantly low density, single-family, detached dwellings, along with accessory buildings, which serve the residents of the District, and are for the purpose of providing low density housing.
(B) Permitted use - certificate required.
(1) Single-family dwellings;
(2) Accessory uses (see § 178.135 accessory structures, permitted accessory structures);
(3) Daycares (Type B family day-care home);
(4) Public and private parks.
(C) Conditional use requiring Planning Commission approval.
(1) Cemeteries;
(2) Government uses;
(3) Home occupations;
(4) Non-commercial recreational facilities;
(5) Places of worship;
(6) Public/private golf-courses;
(7) Public swimming pools;
(8) Group homes;
(9) Restricted-commercial recreational facilities;
(10) Schools - public/private kindergarten to 12;
(11) Emergency services;
(12) Community center;
(13) Borrow pits.
(D) Uses expressly prohibited.
(1) Parking, idling, or storage of semi-cabs and tractor trailers;
(2) Taxi services;
(3) Towing services;
(4) Garbage/refuse operations.
(E) Required building setbacks
(1) Front yard setback - 30 feet.
(2) Side yard setback - Five feet.
(3) Rear yard setback - 30 feet.
(4) Street side yard setback - 15 feet.
(5) Average front yard setback.
(a) Where one or more lots are improved, the front depth shall equal the average depth of the front yards of the lots on either side or 30 feet, whichever is the lesser. In no case shall a front yard be less than 20 feet.
(b) Where the lot is a corner lot, the depth of the front yards shall equal the front yard depth of the adjoining lots or 30 feet, whichever is less. In no case shall a corner lot have front yards less than 20 feet.
(6) Overhangs. Overhangs may not encroach into any setbacks by more than two feet.
(F) Lot requirements.
(1) Minimum required lot size - 10,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum required lot frontage - 65 feet.
(3) Maximum percent of lot coverage.
(a) Maximum. No lot shall exceed 33% in coverage for all roofed structures.
(b) Exceptions. One accessory building containing 50 square feet or less per site. Such buildings are not permitted in any front yard. (Larger than 50 sf requires a permit § 178.135)
(G) Minimum living areas.
(1) Single story home shall have a minimum of 1,600 square feet of living space excluding garages, porches, and basements.
(2) Two story home shall have a minimum of 1,800 square feet of living space.
(H) Height requirements.
(1) Primary structure shall not exceed 40 feet above grade.
(2) Accessory structures shall not exceed 18 feet above grade.
(I) Applicable provisions.
(1) Section 178.124 Riparian Corridor Overlay District.
(4) Ordinance 2011-06 and Hancock County Special Purpose Flood Reduction Ordinance.
(Ord. O-2019-24, passed 9-9-2019)