§ 153.021 R-1 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

   This district is established as a district in which the principal use of land is for single-family residences. Within the R-1 Medium Density Residential District, no structure or land shall be used, and no structure shall be hereafter erected, relocated, reconstructed or structurally altered unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except for one or more of the following purposes:

   (A)    Permitted uses:

      (1)   Single-family dwellings, including custom-built and modular homes.

      (2)   Customary home occupations, provided:

         (a)   The home occupation shall be carried on by the occupants of the dwelling and shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use;

         (b)   The occupation shall be carried on solely within the main dwelling and shall not occupy more than 25% of the total floor space of the dwelling;

         (c)   There shall be no display, outside storage, change in the outside appearance of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation other than signs consistent with §153.060(A);

         (d)   No more than two persons not in residence on the premises shall be employed in connection with the home occupation;

         (e)   No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood; and

         (f)   No equipment or process shall be used in conjunction with the home occupation which increases noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or interferes with normal activities off the lot, including visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers or fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.

      (3)   Churches and cemeteries;

      (4)   Public and private schools, not including trade schools;

      (5)   Government and other public uses;

      (6)   Parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools and community centers;

      (7)   Day nurseries and kindergartens, provided the use shall be accompanied by an outdoor play area of at least 100 square feet for each child;

      (8)   Farms and related agricultural uses, except for the keeping of livestock;

      (9)   Temporary use structures, consistent with the provisions set forth in § 153.030; and

      (10)   Customary accessory building, consistent with the provisions set forth in § 153.029.

   (B)   Special uses:

      (1)   Public utility buildings and facilities.

      (2)   Group developments.

   (C)   Use restrictions:

      (1)   Off-street parking and loading space shall be provided as required in §§ 153.045 through 153.048.

      (2)   Sign restrictions as required in §§ 153.060 through 153.062.

(Ord. passed 4-1993; Am. Ord. passed 6-7-2021)