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RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
The Residential Districts set forth herein are established in order to protect public health and promote public safety, convenience, comfort, morals, prosperity, and welfare. These general goals include, among others, the following specific purposes:
(A) To protect residential areas against fire, explosion, noxious fumes, offensive noise, smoke, vibrations, dust, odors, heat, glare, and other objectionable factors.
(B) To protect residential areas to the extent possible and appropriate in each area against unduly heavy motor vehicle traffic, especially through traffic, and to alleviate congestion by promoting off-street parking.
(C) To protect residential areas against undue congestion of public streets and other public facilities by controlling the density of population through regulation of the bulk of buildings.
(D) To protect and promote the public health and comfort by providing for ample light and air to buildings and the windows thereof.
(E) To promote public comfort and welfare by providing for usable open space on the same lot with residential development.
(F) To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations to meet the probable need for future residential expansion and to meet the need for necessary and desirable services in the vicinity of residences, which increase safety and amenity for residents and which do not exert objectionable influences.
(G) To promote the best use and development of residential land in accordance with a comprehensive land use plan, to promote stability of residential development and protect the character and desirable development, and to protect the value of land and improvements and so strengthen the economic base of the village.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77)
(A) Permitted uses.
(1) One-family detached dwellings.
(2) Home occupations as defined in this chapter.
(3) Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a period not to exceed one year.
(5) Signs, as regulated by Chapter 155.
(7) Model homes, together with related equipment and furnishings, designed as one-family detached dwellings erected in connection with the sales of one-family detached dwellings within the corporate limits of the village.
(B) Height of buildings. The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows:
(1) Single-family detached dwellings: 35 feet and not over 2-½ stories.
(C) Lot size. When a dwelling is served by public water supply and by public sanitary sewer facilities, a single-family detached dwelling may be erected on a lot having not less than 10,000 square feet, and a width at the established building line of not less than 80 feet, except as provided in §§ 159.006 and 159.008.
(D) Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement.
(1) Front yard. Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than 25 feet. Where lots comprising 40% or more of the frontage between two intersecting streets are developed with buildings having front yards with a variation of ten feet or more in depth from the existing setback requirement, the average of such front yards shall establish the minimum front yard depth for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard of more than 50 feet be required.
(2) Side yards.
(a) On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed there shall be a side yard on each side equal to not less than five feet. The combined total of the side yards for interior lots shall be not less than 16 feet, and the combined total for corner lots shall be not less than 33 feet.
(b) On corner lots there shall be maintained a front yard equivalent to the required front yard of 25 feet on all sides of the lot that adjoins a street.
(3) Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land, upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 30 feet.
(4) Permitted obstructions. The following shall not be considered as obstructions when located within or over required yards.
(a) Terraces.
(b) Awnings and canopies.
(c) Chimneys, not exceeding 2% of the width of the yard.
(d) Steps not over four feet in height.
(e) Arbors and trellises.
(f) Fences may be constructed in accordance with Chapter 155 regulating fences.
(g) Breezeways and open porches (rear yards only).
(h) Open parking areas.
(E) Dwelling standards. Every dwelling hereafter erected in any R-1 Single-Family Residential District shall have a total floor area of not less than 1,500 square feet. Measurements for said floor area shall not include cellars, nonliveable basements, open porches, breezeways, or detached garages. However, 50% of the floor area of an attached garage and 20% of the floor area of a liveable basement, as defined in § 159.002, may be credited toward the required minimum floor area.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77; Am. Ord. 78-13, passed 12-13-78; Am. Ord. 87-04, passed - -87) Penalty, see § 159.999
(A) Permitted uses. Any of the uses permitted in the R-1 Single-Family Residential District shall be permitted in the R-2 District.
(B) Height of buildings. The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows:
(1) Single-Family detached dwellings: 35 feet and not over 2-½ stories.
(C) Lot size. When a dwelling is served by public water supply and by public sanitary sewer facilities, a single-family detached dwelling may be erected on a lot having not less than 7,500 square feet, and a width at the established building line of not less than 60 feet, except as provided in §§ 159.006 and 159.008.
(D) Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement.
(1) Front yard. Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than 25 feet. Where lots comprising 40% or more of the frontage between two intersecting streets are developed with buildings having front yards with a variation of ten feet or more in depth from the existing setback requirement, the average of such front yards shall establish the minimum front yard depth for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard of more than 50 feet be required.
(2) Side yards.
(a) On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed there shall be a side yard on each side equal to not less than five feet. The combined total of the side yards for interior lots shall be not less than 12 feet, and the combined total for corner lots shall be not less than 31 feet.
(b) On corner lots there shall be maintained a front yard equivalent to the required front yard of 25 feet on all sides of the lot that adjoins a street.
(3) Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land, upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 30 feet.
(4) Permitted obstructions. The following shall not be considered as obstructions when located within or over required yards.
(a) Terraces.
(b) Awnings and canopies.
(c) Chimneys, not exceeding 2% of the width of the yard.
(d) Steps not over four feet in height.
(e) Arbors and trellises.
(f) Fences may be constructed in accordance with Chapter 155 regulating fences.
(g) Breezeways and open porches (rear yards only).
(h) Open parking areas.
(E) Dwelling standards. Every dwelling hereafter erected in any R-2 Single-Family Residential District shall have a total floor area of not less than 1,400 square feet. Measurements for said floor area shall not include cellars, nonliveable basements, open porches, breezeways, or garages. However, 50% of the floor area of an attached garage and 20% of the floor area of a liveable basement, as defined in § 159.002, may be credited toward the required minimum floor area.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77; Am. Ord. 78-13, passed 12-13-78; Am. Ord. 87-04, passed - -87) Penalty, see § 159.999
(A) Permitted uses. Any of the uses permitted in the R-2 Single-Family Residential District shall be permitted in the R-3 District.
(B) Height of buildings. The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows:
(1) Single-family detached dwellings: 35 feet and not over 2-½ stories.
(C) Lot size. When a dwelling is served by public water supply and by public sanitary sewer facilities, a single-family detached dwelling may be erected on a lot having not less than 6000 square feet, and a width at the established building line of not less than 55 feet, except as provided in §§ 159.006 and 159.008.
(D) Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement.
(1) Front yard. Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than 25 feet. Where lots comprising 40% or more of the frontage between two intersecting streets are developed with buildings having front yards with a variation of ten feet or more in depth from the existing setback requirement, the average of such front yards shall establish the minimum front yard depth for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard of more than 50 feet be required.
(2) Side yards.
(a) On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed there shall be a side yard on each side equal to not less than five feet. The combined total of the side yards for interior lots shall be not less than 10 feet, and the combined total for corner lots shall be not less than 30 feet.
(b) On corner lots there shall be maintained a front yard equivalent to the required front yard of 25 feet on all sides of the lot that adjoin a streets.
(3) Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land, upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
(4) Permitted obstructions. The following shall not be considered as obstructions when located within or over required yards.
(a) Terraces.
(b) Awnings and canopies.
(c) Chimneys, not exceeding 2% of the width of the yard.
(d) Steps not over four feet in height.
(e) Arbors and trellises.
(f) Fences may be constructed in accordance with Chapter 152 regulating fences.
(g) Breezeways and open porches (rear yards only).
(h) Open parking areas.
(E) Dwelling standards. Every dwelling hereafter erected in any R-3 Single-Family Residential District shall have a total floor area of not less than 1,300 square feet. Measurements for said floor area shall not include cellars, nonliveable basements, open porches, breezeways, or garages. However, 50% of the floor area of an attached garage and 20% of the floor area of a liveable basement, as defined in § 159.002, may be credited toward the required minimum floor area.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77; Am. Ord. 78-13, passed 12-13-78; Am. Ord. 87-04, passed - -87) Penalty, see § 159.999
(A) Permitted uses. No building or premises improved or unimproved shall be used and no building shall hereafter be erected or altered within any R-4 Multiple-Family Residential District unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except for the following uses:
(1) Any of the uses permitted in the R-3 Single-Family Residential District shall be permitted in the R-4 District.
(2) Single-family semi-detached dwellings, including one-story, two-story, and multi-level structures.
(3) Single-family attached dwellings (group or row dwellings) with a maximum of four attached dwelling units on a zoning lot.
(4) Two-family detached (two-flat type) dwellings.
(B) Floor area ratio. (For nonresidential permitted uses and special uses). Not to exceed 0.6.
(C) Height of buildings (for residences). The maximum height of buildings shall be 35 feet and not to exceed 2-½ stories.
(D) Yard areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement.
(1) Front yard. Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than 30 feet in depth.
(2) Side yards.
(a) On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side yard on each side equal to not less than 15 feet. the combined total of the side yards for interior lots shall not be less than 30 feet, and the combined total for corner lots shall be not less than 45.
(b) On corner lots there shall be maintained a front yard equivalent to the required front yard of 30 feet on all sides of the lot that adjoins a street.
(3) Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land, upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard or not less than 40 feet.
(4) Yards for nonresidential permitted uses and special uses. Front, side and rear yards as required for single-family dwelling uses for buildings less than 35 feet in height, but for a building 35 feet or more in height each yard, front, side, and rear, as required for single-family dwellings, shall be increased in width or depth by two feet for each additional one foot of building height over 35 feet.
(E) Floor area per dwelling.
(1) The minimum floor area for single-family structures shall be the same as required in the R-3 Single-Family Residential District.
(2) All other types of dwelling units permitted in the R-4 Multiple-Family Residential Districts shall have the minimum liveable floor areas per dwelling unit calculated on the same basis as the minimum floor area requirements for single-family units for the R-3 Single-Family Residential District as stipulated in § 159.043(E).
(a) One-bedroom dwelling units, 700 square feet.
(b) Two-bedroom dwelling units, 850 square feet.
(c) Three-bedroom dwelling units, 1,000 square feet.
(F) Lot areas.
(1) For single-family detached dwellings, not less than 7,500 square feet.
(2) For two-family detached (two-flat type) dwellings, not less than 3,750 square feet per dwelling unit.
(3) For semi-detached and attached dwellings, as follows:
Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit in Square Feet | ||
Type of Dwelling Unit Single-Family | (Duplex) Semi-Detached | (Group or Row) Attached |
Four bedrooms and over | 5,000 | 4,000 |
Three bedrooms | 4,500 | 3,500 |
Less than three bedrooms | 4,000 | 3,000 |
(G) Lot width. Not less than 60 feet at the required minimum front yard line.
(Ord. 77-03, passed 1-19-77; Am. Ord. 87-04, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 91-36, passed 12-19-91) Penalty, see § 159.999
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