A.
Intent. It is the intent of the Single-Family Residential
District to promote the following:
(1)
To provide for low-density housing in appropriate
locations and to permit limited public and quasi-public uses appropriate
for residential neighborhoods.
(2)
To protect residential areas from changes and intrusions
which may cause deterioration.
(3)
To meet minimum standards of health and safety by
protecting against hazards and nuisances.
(4)
To provide for adequate daylight, ventilation, quiet,
privacy and recreational opportunity.
(5)
To prevent congestion and the overcrowding of land
caused by excessive densities.
B.
District regulations. Only the uses listed below shall
be permitted in the Single-Family Residential District. All uses must
conform to the lot, yard setback and maximum height regulations stipulated
herein, as well as other appropriate requirements of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Criteria and Standards for the Single-Family Residential District (R-1) are included as an attachment to this chapter.
C.
Duplexes. Lots meeting the minimum requirements above shall be permitted
to be developed with duplexes under the following additional regulations:
[Added 9-15-2016 by Ord.
No. O-16-05]
(1)
General. Any structure existing at the time of adoption of this subsection
shall not be permitted to be utilized as a duplex.
(2)
Lots less than two acres. Those lots being developed with a duplex
that measures less than two acres in lot size shall be subject to
the following additional regulations.
(3)
Lots greater than two or more acres. Those lots being developed with
a duplex that measures two acres or more in lot size shall be subject
to the following additional regulations.
(a)
The requirements of § 200-19C(1) shall not apply to those lots that are two acres or greater in size unless subdivided into lots smaller than two acres.
(b)
Multiple duplexes shall be permitted to be built on a lot exceeding
two or more acres with the following restrictions.
[1]
No individual, business, corporation or similar entity shall
be permitted to own more than two dwelling units or a single structure
classified as a duplex on said lot. An individual of one of the duplex
units shall be permitted to rent his/her dwelling unit to other residents.
[2]
More than one duplex may be built upon a lot exceeding two or
more acres given that the density of said development does not exceed
four dwelling units per acre inclusive of all lands of the parent
tract with the exception of land that will be utilized for public
rights-of-way and/or public open space/parkland. In calculating the
developable density, any fraction of a dwelling unit shall be rounded
down.
A.
Intent. In addition to the intent of the Single-Family
Residential District, it is the intent of the Two-Family Residential
District to promote the following:
B.
District regulations. Only the uses listed below shall
be permitted in the Two-Family Residential District. All uses must
conform to the lot, yard setback and maximum height regulations stipulated
herein, as well as other appropriate requirements of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Criteria and Standards for the Two-Family Residential District (R-2) are included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
Intent. It is the intent of the Multifamily Residential
District to promote the following:
(1)
To provide for medium-density housing in appropriate
locations and to permit limited uses appropriate to residential neighborhoods.
(2)
To protect residential areas from changes and intrusions
which may cause deterioration.
(3)
To meet minimum standards of health and safety by
protecting against hazards and nuisances.
(4)
To provide for adequate daylight, ventilation, quiet,
privacy and recreational opportunity.
(5)
To prevent congestion and the overcrowding of land
caused by excessive densities.
(6)
To provide for low- and moderate-income housing.
(7)
To promote diversity of housing types and character.
B.
District regulations. Only the uses listed below shall
be permitted in the Multifamily Residential District. All uses must
conform to the lot, yard setback and maximum height regulations stipulated
herein, as well as other appropriate requirements of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Criteria and Standards for the Multifamily Residential District (R-3) are included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Amended 7-22-1993 by Ord. No. O-93-03]
A.
Intent. In addition to the intent of § 200-19A(2) through A(5) of the Single-Family Residential District, the intent of the Village Center District is as follows:
(1)
To encourage the historic character and identity of
the village environment as a distinct cultural and physical entity.
(2)
To protect and encourage a harmonious mixture of housing,
retail and service establishments and community facilities, with special
attention to the balance between residential and commercial uses.
(3)
To establish an enjoyable and safe network of pedestrian
pathways and crosswalks within the village.
(4)
To accommodate required parking in a way to minimize
the functional and visual impact on the public and adjacent properties.
Perpendicular parking should be discouraged on Pike Street along the
front of buildings and encouraged behind or to the side of buildings
and adequately screened. Large parking lots and parking in the front
yard shall be discouraged.
(5)
To encourage the reuse of historic buildings and properties.
(6)
To protect residential and commercial areas from changes
and dimensions which may cause deterioration.
(7)
To protect and enhance the natural environment, including
the protection of and access to streams, the maintenance and replacement
of the shade trees and other vegetation.
(8)
To provide for adequate daylight and ventilation.
(9)
To provide for the public convenience and to avoid
congestion.
B.
District regulations. Only the uses listed below shall
be permitted in the Village Center District. All uses must conform
to the lot, yard setback and maximum height regulations stipulated
herein, as well as other appropriate requirements of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Criteria and Standards for the Village Center District (V) are included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
Intent. It is the intent of the Mobile Home Park District
to promote the following:
(1)
To provide for future mobile homes in appropriately
located, well-designed parks.
(2)
To permit limited public and quasi-public uses appropriate
for residential neighborhoods.
(3)
To meet minimum standards of health and safety by
protecting against hazards and nuisances.
(4)
To provide for adequate daylight, ventilation, quiet,
privacy and recreational opportunity.
(5)
To prevent congestion and the overcrowding of land
caused by excessive densities.
(6)
To provide for low- and moderate-income housing.
A.
Intent. It is the intent of the Planned Residential
Development District to promote the following:
(1)
To encourage innovations in residential development
and renewal so that the growing demand for housing may be met by greater
variety in type, design and layout of dwellings and by the conservation
and more efficient use of open space ancillary to said dwellings.
(2)
To encourage a more efficient use of land and public
services.
(3)
To reflect changes in the technology of land development
so that economies secured may inure to the benefit of those who need
homes.
(4)
To provide a procedure which can relate the type,
design and layout of residential development to the particular site.
(5)
To encourage a pattern of development which preserves
trees and natural topography and prevents soil erosion.
(6)
To provide an environment of stable character in harmony
with surrounding development.
