This zone is designed for single-family residence
uses in accordance with the requirements hereinafter set forth:
A. Single-family detached dwellings.
B. Residential cluster developments subject to the applicable requirements of Article
IX related to single-family detached dwellings.
The following uses are also permitted:
A. In single-family detached dwellings:
(1) The office of professional persons, provided such
professional person resides on the premises. Not more than two persons,
other than the resident of the premises, may be employed by such professional
person and not more than 1/2 of the floor area of one story of the
dwelling unit shall be devoted to such use. No use permitted by this
section shall result in any permitted professional use operating in
this zone in other than a building strictly residential in appearance.
Except for permitted signs, there shall be no physical evidence of
said use visible from the exterior of the building so used; or
(2) Home occupation, provided that not more than 1/2 of
the floor area of one story or the basement shall be devoted to such
use or, if conducted in an accessory building, the area of such use
shall be limited to not more than 1/2 of the floor area of the principal
structure. No merchandise or materials, either assembled or unassembled,
shall be received into the residence or accessory structure for the
purpose of merely storing and/or reselling. No machinery or equipment
shall be used except machinery or equipment which is usually found
in the home and which will not cause electrical or other interference
with radio and/or television reception. No use permitted by this section
shall result in any use operating in this zone in other than a building
strictly residential in appearance. Except for permitted signs, there
shall be no physical evidence of said use visible from the exterior
of the building so used.
B. Signs as permitted by Article
XXIV.
C. Home office use, meaning an office activity carried
on for gain by a resident in a dwelling unit, shall be a permitted
accessory use in residential zone districts, provided that:
[Added 7-5-2000]
(1) The use is limited solely to office use;
(2) The use is operated by or employs in the residence
only a resident or residents who are permanent full-time residents
of the dwelling unit, and no other persons;
(3) No nonresident employees, customers, or business invitees
or guests shall visit the dwelling unit for business purposes;
(4) The use shall be located in only one room of the dwelling
unit, which shall not be served by an entrance separate from the household;
(5) Interior storage of materials shall only consist of
supplies;
(6) There shall be no change to the exterior of buildings
or structures because of the use, and no outside appearance of a business
use, including, but not limited to, parking, storage, signs, or lights;
(7) The use operates no equipment or process that creates
noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical or electronic
interference, including interference with telephone, radio or television
reception, detectable by neighboring residents;
(8) The use does not require any increased or enhanced
electrical or water supply;
(9) The quantity and type of solid waste disposal is the
same as other residential uses in the zone district;
(10)
The capacity and quality of effluent is typical
of normal residential use, and creates no potential or actual detriment
to the sanitary sewer system or its components;
(11)
Delivery trucks shall be limited to U.S. Postal
Service, United Parcel Service, Federal Express, and other delivery
services providing regular service to residential uses in the zone
district;
(12)
All vehicular traffic to and from the home office
use shall be limited in volume, type and frequency to what is normally
associated with other residential uses in the zone district.
The following uses shall be permitted as conditional uses subject to the conditions and procedures set forth in Article
XXV:
A. All public or institutional uses.
Accessory uses customarily incident to the above
uses shall be permitted, provided that they do not include any activity
commonly conducted for profit. Accessory uses specifically permitted
are:
A. Commercial vehicles in accordance with the provisions of Article
XXII.
B. Business or commercial telephones in accordance with the provisions of §
215-27.
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[Amended 8-5-1985]
The following requirements shall be met in the
RR Residential Zone:
A. Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area shall be at
least 10,000 square feet and must be measured within 100 feet of the
front right-of-way line.
B. Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width at the street line shall be 80 feet measured along the street line and the minimum lot width at the building setback line shall be 100 feet. Where a lot is on a curve at the end of a permanent cul-de-sac, the minimum lot width shall be 45 feet measured along the subtended chord of the arc at the street line and the minimum lot width at the building setback line shall be 65 feet. Lots fronting on such a curve shall be exempt from the depth provisions of Subsection
A above.
C. Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not less
than 30 feet.
D. Side yards. There shall be two side yards, totaling
25 feet, provided that no side yard shall be less than 10 feet.
E. Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less
than 30 feet.
F. Height. The height of the principal structure shall
not exceed 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories, whichever is lesser.
G. Minimum floor area. Every principal structure erected
shall have a minimum first-floor area of 650 square feet plus an additional
minimum of 150 square feet for each bedroom.
H. Land coverage. The maximum land area to be covered
by all impervious surfaces shall not exceed 30% of the total lot area.
I. Accessory structures. All accessory structures shall
meet the following requirements:
(1) Height. The height of an accessory structure shall
not exceed 25 feet.
(2) Side yard. An accessory structure shall not be located
closer than 10 feet to the side lot line.
(3) Rear yard. An accessory structure shall not be located
closer than 10 feet to the rear yard line.
(4) All accessory structures are prohibited in front yard
areas.
J. Parking as required by Article
XXIII.