The purpose of the R-1 Residential District
is to protect, insofar as possible, the existing and future investment
and to promote development in accordance with acceptable density standards;
to prevent the overcrowding of land; to facilitate the provision of
public facilities necessary to the health, welfare and general convenience
of the public; to preserve public open space; to exclude incompatible
uses; to reduce congestion on streets and highways; and to create
conditions conducive to carrying out the purpose of this chapter.
A building may be used, erected or altered and
a lot may be used for any of the following purposes:
A. Single-family detached dwellings.
C. Public parks, playgrounds and swimming pools, schools,
museums, libraries and hospitals.
E. Signs, when erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article
XIII.
F. Uses and buildings accessory to the permitted uses
in this district.
Maximum building height shall be 35 feet; provided,
however, that the height may be increased one foot for each additional
foot by which the side yard exceeds the minimum and for each six inches
by which the front and rear yards exceed the minimum required.
For off-street parking provisions, see Article
XIV.
The following special exceptions shall be permitted when authorized as provided in Article
XVI and the outward appearances of which are residential in character or are in keeping with the character of the neighborhood in which they are located:
A. Churches, parish houses and convents.
B. Private recreation areas, playgrounds and swimming
pools, when not operated for gain or profit, whether or not open to
the public.
C. Single-family semidetached dwelling and single-family
attached dwelling.
[Amended 11-11-1985 by Ord. No. 1070]
D. Minor automobile garages when not an accessory use.
E. Home occupations.
[Added 8-26-2002]
For special exception uses, for residential
structures other than single-family detached dwellings, the minimum
lot area shall be not less than 3,000 square feet per dwelling unit.