This zone is designed for single-family residence
uses and professional offices in accordance with the requirements
hereinafter set forth:
A. Single-family detached dwellings.
[Amended 9-2-1986; 11-2-1992]
The following uses are also permitted:
A. In single-family detached dwellings:
(1) The office of professional persons. 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.
(2) Home occupation provided that no 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.
(3) The sale of antiques, arts and crafts provided that
no displays of same shall be set up beyond the perimeter of the dwelling.
B. Signs as permitted by Article
XXIV.
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.
[Amended 12-3-2001]
The following requirements shall be met in the
RRO Residential/Office Zone:
A. Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area shall be at
least 15,000 square feet and must be measured within 150 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 20 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.
(1) Minimum residential 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, per dwelling
unit.
(2) Minimum floor area. Every principal structure erected
shall have a minimum floor area of 1,000 square feet.
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.