The Residence Districts R-1 are established
to provide for the development of residential neighborhoods occupied
primarily by single-family residences. It is contemplated that all
residences in these districts shall be served by public water supply
and public sewage disposal facilities.
[Amended 8-16-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
In Residence Districts R-1 no building or other
structure or land shall be used and no building or other structure
shall be built, altered or erected for any purpose other than that
of:
A. A one-family dwelling, including the following accessory
uses and buildings:
(1) Accessory use of building as defined herein.
(2) Keeping of not more than three roomers and/or boarders.
(3) Outdoor storage of not more than one each of the following:
boat, boat trailer, camp trailer or cargo trailer owned for personal
use by a resident on the premises.
(4) Private garage or open parking for operative passenger
vehicles of persons visiting or residing on the premises.
(5) Playhouse, tool house or garden house.
(6) Private swimming pool not operated for gain.
(7) Agriculture as defined herein.
[Amended 7-9-1979 by L.L. No. 4-1979; 8-16-2004 by L.L. No.
3-2004]
A. No detached private garage or other accessory building
shall be placed closer to a side or rear property line than 10 feet;
and, for each foot that the height of such building exceeds 15 feet,
the offset from the rear and side property line shall be increased
by one foot. No detached garage or other accessory building shall
be placed closer to the street line than 10 feet at the rear of the
rear main wall of the principal building and, on a corner lot, closer
to the street line of the side street than 50 feet or 1/2 the width
of the lot, whichever is the lesser. In relation to an attached garage
or carport built as a structural part of a dwelling, with or without
breezeway connection, the same front and side yards shall be required
as for a dwelling, and such yards shall be measured from the outer
walls or roof line of such attached garage or carport. An attached
garage or carport may extend into a rear yard.
B. Allowable exceptions to the above requirements for accessory buildings to be built on steep slopes are as provided by §
300-41B.
C. For a storage shed there shall be no setback requirements from the side or rear property lines. However, the front setback and side setback for corner lots shall be as provided in Subsection
A. For a structure less than 80 square feet in area, no building permit is required.
In the case of lots in Residence Districts R-1
not served by public water and/or sewer, the minimum lot area per
dwelling unit shall be 20,000 square feet and the minimum width at
the front building line shall be 100 feet.