(a) Conversions.
(1) In R- 3 Districts. Conversions are permitted provided that:
A. Off-street parking shall be provided in an amount of not less than one for each new dwelling unit added.
B. There shall be at least 500 square feet of habitable dwelling space in each dwelling unit.
C. There shall be at least one bathroom in each dwelling unit.
(2) Non-dwelling structures. No commercial or manufacturing structure, originally designed for other than residential use, shall be converted to a dwelling structure; nor shall any such structure which was so converted prior to the adoption of this Zoning Ordinance be further converted to provide for additional dwellings,.
(b) Home Occupations. Permitted home occupations may be conducted in any dwelling unit only under the following conditions:
(1) Where permitted. Home occupation shall be permitted within a single dwelling unit or accessory structures thereto. These home occupations shall not provide employment for more than two nonresident employees.
(2) Evidence of use. Does not display or create outside the building any evidence of the home occupation, except that one unanimated, non- illuminated flat or window sign having an area of not more than one square foot shall be permitted on each street front of the lot on which the building is situated.
(3) Extent of use. Does not utilize more than twenty percent (20%) of the floor area of the dwelling unit (except foster family care), and except that the offices of the learned professions may utilize not more than forty percent (40%) of the floor area of the dwelling unit.
(4) Permitted home occupation. Includes not more than one of the following uses on a lot: professional offices, rooming and boarding houses, tutoring (excluding dance studios) and custom tailoring or dressmaking.
(c) Signs. Signs may be erected and maintained only when in compliance with the following provisions:
(1) Signs in residential districts. The following types of non-illuminated, non- advertising and non-flashing signs are permitted in all residential districts as follows:
A. Nameplates and Identification Signs. Signs indicating the name or address of the occupant, or a permitted home occupation, provided that they shall not be larger than one square foot in area. Only one such sign per dwelling unit shall be permitted except in the case of corner lots where two such signs (one facing each street) shall be permitted for each dwelling unit.
B. Sales or Rental Signs. Signs advertising the sale or rental of the premises upon which they are located may be permitted provided: 1. The size of any such sign is not in excess of six square feet; and
2. Not more than one sign is placed upon any property unless such property fronts upon more than one street, in which event two (2) signs may be erected, one on each frontage;
3. Such signs shall be promptly removed when premises are sold or rented.
(2) Signs in commercial and industrial districts. Business and advertising signs are permitted in commercial and industrial districts in accordance with the following regulations:
A. Flashing Signs. No flashing signs shall be permitted in any commercial district.
B. Projection of Signs. No business sign shall project into the right-of way of any street.
C. Height of Signs. The height of all signs shall be regulated as follows:
1. Maximum height. The top of any sign shall not project higher than the maximum permitted height of principal structures in the zone where the sign is located.
2. Minimum clearance. No hanging or suspended sign shall be erected or maintained less than fifteen feet above grade.
(3) Advertising signs. The following regulations shall apply to all advertising signs:
A. Minimum Distance Between Signs. Advertising signs fronting on the same side of a public street shall be no closer to one another than 300 feet.
B. Setback. All advertising signs shall conform to the minimum yard requirements of the zone where located.
C. Proximity to R Districts. No advertising sign shall be permitted within 100 feet of any residential zone, public or parochial school, library, church, hospital, or similar institutional use.
(d) Floodplain Development. Single-family detached dwellings may be permitted in an F-l District under special conditions as follows:
(1) Area safe from flooding. Development may take place if evidence acceptable to the Zoning Board is presented which indicates that the area is or will be made safe from flooding.
(2) Special conditions. Development may take place if the following conditions are met and if approved by the Zoning Officer:
A. Construction. The building must be structurally resistant to flood waters.
B. Elevation. The first floor elevation must be above average flood stage, based on past history, as determined by the Zoning Officer.
(1977 Code Title 4A.)