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PREFACE
Chapter C HOME RULE CHARTER
Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Chapter 14 AUTHORITIES
Chapter 23 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS
Chapter 36 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES
Chapter 51 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Chapter 62 PENSIONS
Chapter 70 PERSONNEL
Chapter 77 POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chapter 91 SALARIES AND COMPENSATION
Chapter 120 ALARM SYSTEMS
Chapter 127 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Chapter 141 ANIMALS
Chapter 166 CABLE TELEVISION
Chapter 173 COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY CODE
Chapter 180 CONSTRUCTION CODES
Chapter 185 CONVERSION THERAPY
Chapter 188 CURFEW
Chapter 201 ELECTRIC SERVICE
Chapter 212 FEES
Chapter 219 FIREARMS
Chapter 225 FIREWORKS
Chapter 231 FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS
Chapter 237 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
Chapter 251 FOOD CODE
Chapter 272 GRAFFITI
Chapter 288 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 295 HISTORICAL AND CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
Chapter 302 HOUSE NUMBERING
Chapter 308 HOUSING
Chapter 317 INVASIVE PLANTS AND NOXIOUS WEEDS
Chapter 325 LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 328 LEAD POISONING PREVENTION
Chapter 332 LIBRARY
Chapter 339 LICENSES AND PERMITS
Chapter 346 LITTER AND ADVERTISING MATERIAL
Chapter 353 LOITERING AND PANHANDLING
Chapter 364 MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Chapter 378 MUNICIPAL CLAIMS AND LIENS
Chapter 387 NOISE
Chapter 396 PARKS AND RECREATION
Chapter 403 PAWNBROKERS
Chapter 410 PEDDLING AND SOLICITING
Chapter 424 POLES
Chapter 431 PROPERTY SALES
Chapter 433 PUBLIC ART
Chapter 438 RAIN BARRELS
Chapter 442 RECORDS, PUBLIC ACCESS
Chapter 453 SALES
Chapter 460 SCRAP METAL DEALERS
Chapter 467 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Chapter 473 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
Chapter 479 SIDEWALK CAFES
Chapter 485 SIGNS
Chapter 496 SOLID WASTE
Chapter 502 STORAGE FACILITIES
Chapter 505 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Chapter 508 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Chapter 515 SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 521 SUSTAINABILITY
Chapter 536 TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC PROPERTY
Chapter 540 TATTOO AND PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS
Chapter 543 TAX ABATEMENTS
Chapter 546 TAX AMNESTY PROGRAM
Chapter 549 TAXATION
Chapter 555 TREES
Chapter 564 VEHICLE NUISANCES, STORAGE OF
Chapter 570 VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS
Chapter 576 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 583 VENDING MACHINES
Chapter 600 ZONING
Chapter A610 ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
Chapter A611 BOND ISSUES AND LOANS
Chapter A612 FRANCHISE AND SERVICES
Chapter A613 GOVERNMENTAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Chapter A614 PLAN APPROVAL
Chapter A615 PUBLIC PROPERTY
Chapter A616 SEWERS
Chapter A617 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Chapter A618 WATER
Chapter A619 ZONING; PRIOR ORDINANCES
Chapter DT DERIVATION TABLE
Chapter DL DISPOSITION LIST
§ 600-801. R-1A Residential District.
   A.   Dimensional requirements.
 
Uses
Minimum Lot Size
Maximum Building Coverage
Maximum Impervious Coverage
Maximum Height
Minimum Lot Width
Minimum Front Yard Setback
Minimum Rear Yard Setback
Minimum Side Yard Setback
Allowed use, unless otherwise stated
20,000 sq, ft.
15%
25%
38 ft.
65 ft.
25 ft.
30 ft.
10 ft. per side
 
   B.   Allowed uses.
      (1)   Permitted-by-right uses.
         (a)   Gardens, crop farming and forestry.
         (b)   One-family detached dwelling.
         (c)   Public parks, nature preserves and nonmotorized recreation trails.
         (d)   Small Wireless Communications Facilities, pursuant to Part 21 of this Chapter. [Added 4-24-2023 by Ord. No. 41-2023]
      (2)   Accessory uses. In compliance with Part 10, unless otherwise noted.
         (a)   Animal shelters: maximum 25 square feet. No commercial use.
         (b)   Garages/carports: maximum 600 square feet floor area unless it meets principal building setbacks. [Amended 2-14-2011 by Ord. No. 8-2011]
         (c)   Greenhouses: maximum 280 square feet. No commercial use.
         (d)   Home occupations, minor: in compliance with § 600-1006.
         (e)   Storage sheds: maximum 280 square feet.
         (f)   Swimming pools, accessory: see also Chapter 180 , Construction Codes, and § 600-1001. [Amended 8-26-2013 by Ord. No. 35-2013] 
         (g)   Geothermal heat pumps. [Added 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 58-2015] 
         (h)   Solar energy systems. [Added 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 58-2015]
         (i)   Water-powered energy systems. [Added 10-26-2015 by Ord. No. 58-2015]
         (j)   Non-tower based WCFs, pursuant to Part 21 of this Chapter. [Added 3- 27-2017 by Ord. No. 21-2017; amended 4-24-2023 by Ord. No. 41-2023]
      (3)   Special exception uses. In compliance with § 600-1202.
          (a)   Home occupations, major: in compliance with § 600-1006.
         (b)   Bed-and-breakfast inns. [Added 8-26-2013 by Ord. No. 35-2013]
       (4)   Conditional use. In compliance with § 600-1203.
         (a)   Student home, which shall only be allowed in an existing lawful apartment dwelling.
   C.   Additional requirements.
      (1)   No development in this district requiring the removal of trees shall occur unless and until appropriate assurances are provided by the developer, backed by security acceptable to the City Solicitor, that all trees exceeding 10 feet in height, with trunks exceeding two inches in diameter, measured at four feet from ground level, will be replaced with trees of like type with a minimum height of six feet and minimum trunk diameter of two inches, measured six feet from ground level.
      (2)   A new principal building shall not be allowed if it will require the regrading of more than 3,000 square feet of land area that has a natural slope of greater than 25%.