§ 157.117 RL LARGE LOT RESIDENCE DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose statement. The RL Large Lot District is intended to accommodate low density residential uses of a semi-rural character. This district is located in areas of existing large-lot development and/or in areas of natural beauty where maximum open space preservation is desired. The density shall not exceed one dwelling unit per one acre.

   (B)   Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the RL District:

      (1)   Accessory uses and structures, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as the principal use, as follows:

         (a)   Garages and carports. Garage dimensions shall not exceed 26 feet by 42 feet;

         (b)   Gardens, private;

         (c)   Greenhouses and conservatories, private (noncommercial);

         (d)   Home occupations as set forth in § 157.070;

         (e)   Swimming pools and tennis courts, private (noncommercial);

         (f)   Toolhouses, sheds and other similar buildings for the storage of domestic supplies;

         (g)   Temporary storage of building materials and equipment for on-site construction for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction;

         (h)   Temporary real estate tract offices; for the sole purpose of conducting the sale of lots of the tracts upon which such tract office is located, for a period not to exceed the duration of such sales;

         (i)   Temporary storage of boats, campers, other types of recreational vehicles and firewood allowed, but prohibited in the area located between the front building setback line and the corresponding street property line; and

         (j)   Miscellaneous accessory structures including, but not limited to, satellite receiving dishes and play houses.

      (2)   Single-household detached dwellings.

   (C)   Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be allowed in the RL District:

      (1)   Bed and breakfast;

      (2)   Cemeteries;

      (3)   Churches, temples, synagogues;

      (4)   Crop cultivation;

      (5)   Home occupations;

      (6)   Public safety buildings;

      (7)   Public and private schools, parks, playgrounds; and

      (8)   Quasi-public uses, retreat house, conference center.

   (D)   Lot size requirements minimum lot area. One acre.

   (E)   Yard requirements.

 

Minimum Standards	Front Yard	Interior Side Yard	Corner Side Yard	Rear Yard
Accessory structures	50 ft.	20 ft.	30 ft.	3 ft.
Single-household detached dwellings	50 ft.	20 ft*	50 ft.	50 ft.
* Plus one foot for each 2 feet by which the building height exceeds 25 feet

 

   (F)   Building height limitations. No building or other structure erected within the RL District shall exceed 35 feet in height.

   (G)   Site plan acceptance. In accordance with § 157.039.

(Ord. 1997-1, § 130.6(C), passed 1-22-1997; Ord. 2017-12, passed 11-21-2017)