(a) Purpose. The purpose of the Low Density Residential District (R-1) is to promote low-density, detached, single-family residential housing serviced by public water and sanitary sewer systems.
(b) Permitted Principal Uses. The following uses are permitted in the Residential (R-1) District.
Single family detached dwellings. | Churches |
Parks |
(Ord. 2004-51. Passed 10-4-04.)
(c) Permitted Accessory Uses. The following accessory uses are permitted in the Residential (R-1) District.
Accessory structures including accessory apartments. | Private swimming pools. |
(d) Conditional Uses. The following uses may be allowed in the R-1 District subject to meeting the requirements of that use and subject to approval in accordance with Chapter 1135:
(1) Cemeteries.
A. The site shall have direct access to a road that the Board of Zoning Appeals determines is adequate to serve the size of facility proposed.
B. Any new cemetery shall be located on a site containing not less than ten (10) acres.
C. All buildings, including but not limited to mausoleums and maintenance buildings, shall not be located within 300 feet of any property line.
D. All graves or burial lots shall be set back not less than one hundred (100) feet from any property line.
E. All required yards should be landscaped and maintained in good order in accordance with state and local regulations.
F. A plan for perpetual care of the grounds shall be required.
(2) Bed & Breakfasts.
A. The structure must be a single family, detached dwelling.
B. There shall be no more than four (4) separate guest rooms within a single family dwelling that are utilized by bed and breakfast guests nor more than twenty-five (25) percent of a dwelling's net floor area, whichever is greater. A guest room shall contain no less than one hundred (100) square feet of living space, not including closets, for two guests and thirty (30) square feet for each additional guest up to a total of four (4) guests per room.
C. The owner/operator of the bed and breakfast shall live full-time on the inn's premises. Such owner/operator shall be the owner of record of no less than fifty (50) percent interest of the property in question.
D. Written approval from fire and health officers shall be required for each conditional use application requesting approval for a bed and breakfast inn. Each guest room shall contain a separate installed smoke detector alarm approved by the fire officer. No premises shall be utilized for a bed and breakfast inn unless there are at least two (2) separate exits to the outdoors.
E. No more than one (1) meal shall be served to each paying guest of the bed and breakfast inn and that meal shall be breakfast.
F. A paying guest may stay at a bed and breakfast inn for not more than seven (7) consecutive nights at any single visit nor more than a total of twenty-eight (28) nights in any given year.
G. Only one (1) kitchen facility shall be permitted per structure for which a conditional use is granted to operate a bed and breakfast inn. No cooking facilities shall be permitted in individual guest quarters.
H. A minimum of one (1) full bathroom, including shower, toilet and sink, shall be required for every two (2) guest rooms to be available for the exclusive use of bed and breakfast paying guests. Bed and breakfast inns shall be serviced by public sanitary sewer and water service.
I. A guest register listing the name, address, phone number, and dates of stay of all paying guests shall be maintained by the owner/operator and shall be made available for inspection by Municipal officials.
J. Rental of the bed and breakfast inn for special gatherings such as wedding receptions and parties shall be prohibited in all residential zoning districts or properties adjacent to a residential zoning district.
K. Bed and breakfast inns shall not be permitted and a conditional use shall be revoked or suspended by City Council whenever the operation has been found by the Planning and Zoning Administrator to conflict with or violate public nuisance regulations.
L. No more than two (2) individuals who are non-residents of the dwelling may be employed in the operation of a bed and breakfast inn, whether or not compensated.
(3) Educational Institutions. (Ord. 2003-27. Passed 5-5-03.)
(e) Dimensional Requirements.
(1) Minimum lot area: five thousand (5,000) square feet
(2) Maximum lot area: twelve thousand (12,000) square feet
(3) Minimum lot frontage: fifty (50) feet; twenty-five (25) feet on cul-de-sac
(4) Maximum Height: thirty-five (35) feet
(5) Maximum Lot Coverage: forty (40%) percent
(6) Front yard setback: The minimum front yard setback shall be determined by averaging the existing building lines of the two (2) parcels adjacent to the subject parcel. If an adjacent parcel or parcels are absent of principal structures, then the next adjacent parcel with a principal structure shall be used in calculating the setback. Once the setback has been determined, the proposed structure must be within five feet of the required setback. For corner lots, the setback for the structure on the secondary street side shall be the same as the principal structure on the adjacent lot on the secondary street, unless a hazardous situation is created. In such situations city staff will review individually. In cases of new development, the minimum setback will be twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way line. The maximum setback shall not be more than the average of the houses on either side of the subject parcel, nor more than fifty (50) feet in new developments.
(7) Side yard setback, principal structure: Ten (10) feet per side
(8) Rear lot line setback, principal structure: Fifteen (15) feet
(Ord. 2007-06. Passed 3-19-07.)