(a) Intent. This district has been established to provide for residential neighborhoods comprised of single-family dwellings on average-sized lots. Customary activities and accessory uses compatible with such neighborhoods are permitted. Only one principal building is permitted on a lot.
(b) Principal Permitted Uses. Only those uses set forth below which continuously fulfill all the requirements of divisions (c) through (f) of this section shall be permitted:
(1) Single-family dwellings.
(2) Primary, intermediate, and/or secondary schools.
(3) Publicly-owned and operated buildings and facilities.
(4) Places of worship.
(5) Public parks, playgrounds, and/or community centers.
(6) Other similar uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
(c) Permitted Accessory Uses. The following are permitted accessory uses:
(1) Accessory uses, buildings or other structures customarily incidental to any permitted principal use, shall be permitted, provided that such accessory use shall not involve outdoor storage or the conduct of any business, trade or industry. Permitted accessory uses, buildings, or structures are limited to the following:
A. One detached garage or carport.
B. One completely enclosed structure for storage incidental to the principal residence.
C. One swimming pool, as regulated in Chapter 1432 and related sections.
D. A child's playhouse or tree house.
E. Fences, walls and hedges as regulated under Section 1256.11.
F. Two items of major recreational equipment.
G. Statuary, arbors, trellises, barbecue equipment, flagpoles and clotheslines.
H. Underground fallout or storm shelters.
I. Child care centers accessory to churches or schools.
J. Other similar uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
K. Bed and breakfast.
(2) Home occupations as regulated in Section 1258.02.
(3) Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work on the site, which buildings shall be removed on the completion or cessation of the construction work.
(4) Off-street parking as regulated in Chapter 1262.
(e) Height Regulations. No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height.
(f) Lot Area, Floor Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed for all uses within the R-1 Low-density Single-family Residential District:
(1) Lot area: 15,000 sq. ft.;
(2) Conditioned floor area: 2,200 sq. ft. Residences constructed before the adoption of this section shall not be considered legally non-conforming based on conditioned floor area provided they contain more than 1,600 square feet of conditioned floor area;
(3) Lot frontage: 90 ft.;
(4) Required front yard: 35 ft.;
(5) Required side yard-least width: 8 ft. and total combined side widths 20 ft.;
(6) Required rear yard: 40 ft.
(Ord. 16-2003. Passed 5-1-03; Ord. 38-2003. Passed 11-20-03; Ord. 04-2016. Passed 4-7-16; Ord. 06-2017. Passed 5-18-17.)