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.
B. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, Home occupations, was repealed 8-26-2002.
C. 
Public parks, playgrounds and swimming pools, schools, museums, libraries and hospitals.
D. 
Fire halls.
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.
A. 
Lot area shall be not less than 5,000 square feet.
B. 
Lot coverage. The total land area occupied by main and accessory buildings shall not exceed 40% of the lot area.
C. 
Yards.
(1) 
The front yard (building line) shall be 25 feet.
(2) 
The side yard shall be five feet.
(3) 
The rear yard shall be 20 feet.
D. 
Lot width. Each lot shall have a width of at least 40 feet at the building line. Corner lots shall be at least 20% wider than interior lots.
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.