(A) Purpose. The R-1 District is intended for low-density residential development in those areas where such development fits the land use plan and policies, and where municipal utilities are available at reasonable costs.
(B) Permitted uses. Within an R-1 District, unless otherwise provided by this chapter, no uses are permitted except the following:
(1) One- to four-family-dwellings;
(2) Parks and recreational areas owned or operated by governmental agencies;
(3) Public elementary or high schools, or private schools with an equivalent curriculum;
(4) Churches, parish houses, convents, children’s nurseries, and schools; provided, that no building shall be located within 50 feet of any abutting lot in any residential district;
(5) Grain or vegetable farming or gardening on unplatted land assessed as agricultural land, but not involving a sales structure;
(6) Home occupations and offices of professional persons when such use does not exceed one-third of the main floor space of a dwelling, is conducted only in principal dwelling, and does not employ more than one person not residing on the premises;
(7) Public golf courses, except clubhouses, public swimming pools, private recreational clubs, tennis courts, except those operated for commercial purposes; and
(8) Accessory buildings and accessory uses (also to apply to principal structure):
(a) Private garage or carport, boathouse, one of each designation;
(b) Private swimming pools when completely enclosed within a chain-like or similar fence five or more feet high;
(c) Boarding or rental of rooms shall be subject to providing off-street parking for all motor vehicles of tenants by landlord;
(d) Maintenance of dogs and cats or other household pets, subject to licensing requirements, health regulations and other applicable provisions of this code of ordinances;
(e) Off-street parking as regulated by § 152.56;
(f) Parking of one commercial motor vehicle of not over 26-foot length used by the resident occupant, and parking of passenger cars, but not including the storage of vehicles which are inoperable or for sale or rent; or
(g) Signs as regulated in § 152.55.
(C) Uses by conditional use permit within an R-1 District. Buildings or land may be used for the following if granted a conditional use permit as provided in § 152.07:
(1) Municipal administration buildings, police and fire stations, libraries, museums, art galleries, post offices, and other municipal service buildings except those customarily considered industrial in use; providing, that no building shall be located within 50 feet of any other lot in a residential district;
(2) Water supply buildings, reservoirs, wells, elevated tanks, and similar essential public utility and service structures;
(3) Golf clubhouse, commercial country club, commercial swimming pool, private swimming pool service more than one family; provided, that no principal structure shall be located within 50 feet of any other lot in a residential district;
(4) Apartment buildings and multiple-dwelling units housing four to eight families with appropriate off-street parking facilities;
(5) Boarding or rental of rooms for three to eight persons on a premises;
(6) Mobile home park developments, subject to the regulations as established in § 152.57, “minimum mobile home park requirements”;
(7) Barber shops and beauty salons; or
(8) Property owners within 150 feet of the proposed barber shop/beauty salon will be notified in writing by the city that a conditional use permit has been applied for.
(D) Height, yard, and lot coverage regulations.
(1) Height regulations. No structure shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet whichever is less in height, except that church spires, belfries, domes which do not contain usable space, chimneys, and similar structures not intended for human occupancy, may be of any height which does not conflict with airport requirements.
(2) Front yard regulations.
(a) There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet, except that in a block where two or more residences have been erected facing the same street, the setback for remaining lots in that block fronting on the same street shall be determined by the average setback of existing buildings.
(b) There shall be a front yard on each street side of each corner lot except that for corner lots of record at the date of this chapter, the front yard on the side street may be reduced to a depth of not less than 15 feet.
(c) The yard shall be landscaped and no off-street parking or other accessory uses shall be permitted except as would be characteristic and in harmony with the purposes of an R-1 District.
(3) Side yard regulations. Each lot shall have two side yards, each such yard having a width of not less than ten feet.
(4) Rear yard regulations. Each lot shall have an unoccupied rear yard having a depth of not less than 25% of the lot depth, except that accessory buildings and uses as stipulated in divisions (B)(8)(a) and (B)(8)(b) above shall be allowed.
(5) General yard regulations. General yard regulations shall be as set forth in § 152.49, “yard regulations”.
(6) Lot size regulations.
(a) Every lot on which a one- or two-unit dwelling is erected shall contain an area of not less than 9,000 square feet. For lots on which three to eight multiple-family dwelling units are erected, 2,000 additional square feet shall be provided for each dwelling unit in excess of two.
(b) Every lot on which a one- or two-family dwelling is erected shall not be less than 75 feet in width, nor less than 120 feet in depth. Lots fronting on curvilinear streets shall have a minimum frontage of 50 feet and a 75-foot width at the building line.
(c) No residential lot not served by public sewer and public water supply shall be less than 22,000 square feet in area; provided, that a lot served by public water supply, but not public sewer may have a minimum area of 11,000 square feet.
(d) The lot area, width, and depth regulations of this section shall not apply to lots platted prior to the adoption of this chapter; however, such lots shall not be altered in any way which would further reduce their dimensions below the minimum requirements of this section, and no lot in conformance with the provisions of this section shall be reduced or resubdivided to produce a lot not in full conformance with this section.
(e) Not more than 35% of a lot or plot shall be occupied by buildings.
(2006 Code, § 11.04) (Ord. 64, 3rd Series, passed 10-15-1986; Ord. 130, passed 12-24-1971; Ord. 206, 3rd Series, passed 6-7-2016) Penalty, see § 152.99