All single-family detached dwellings shall be constructed according to the following minimum standards:
A. All single-family detached dwellings shall have a minimum width of twenty four feet (24') in both directions and shall have, prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, a minimum gross finished floor area (excluding garage space) as follows:
1. In the RR rural residential and RL very low density single- family residential districts, one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.
2. In the R-1 low density residential district, one thousand (1,000) square feet.
3. In the R-1A low density residential district, nine hundred eighty (980) square feet.
B. All single-family detached dwellings shall have a permanent frost free foundation or equal, in accordance with the applicable building code.
C. Main roofs shall have a minimum pitch, as follows:
1. In the AG agricultural, RR rural residential, and RL very low density single-family residential districts, a five to twelve (5:12) minimum pitch per definition of the applicable building code.
2. In the R-1 low density residential and R-1A low density residential districts, a three to twelve (3:12) minimum pitch per definition of the applicable building code.
D. Roofs shall be shingled with asphalt, wood, tiles or other comparable materials similar in appearance as approved by the applicable building code.
E. Except for earth sheltered homes, all exterior vertical surfaces of a single-family dwelling and accessory structures shall be treated as a front and have an equally attractive, or the same, fascia. Any exterior building finish shall consist of a combination of the following materials: wood, brick, natural stone, aluminum and glass, steel, or vinyl siding. Steel siding with exposed panels exceeding sixteen inches (16") in width, shall not be permitted.
F. All single-family dwellings shall be required to provide at least two (2) attached enclosed garage parking spaces no less than four hundred forty (440) square feet in area and no less than twenty feet (20') wide in either direction. The footprint of an attached garage is a maximum of 1,000 square feet but can be increased up to a maximum of 1,500 square feet so long as the garage does not exceed 50 percent of the gross floor area of the principal building (garage and living area combined).
Any single-family dwelling permit for properties receiving preliminary plat, lot division or registered land survey approvals after the effective date hereof, shall include certificates of survey providing for the location of an attached third garage stall, whether or not construction is intended. The area allotted for the third stall shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') wide and twenty feet (20') long. The combined area for the required two (2) stall attached garage and the proposed third stall shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet. (Ord. B-96, 12-2-1997; amd. Ord. B-142, 9-21-2004; Ord. 2021-04, 6-16-2020)