In the R-1 District the land and structures
may be used and structures may be erected, altered, enlarged and maintained
for the following uses only:
A. Single-family detached dwellings.
Accessory uses in the R-1 District shall be
as follows:
A. Home occupations, no on-site customer service.
[Amended 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
B. Accessory buildings such as tool and garden sheds
and private garages detached from the main building and used by the
residents thereof and parking areas. Sheds shall be limited to one
shed per 3,000 square feet of lot area, with a maximum of two sheds
per lot. All sheds must be placed in the side or rear yard only, and
placement of a shed in the front yard is prohibited.
[Amended 11-20-2008 by Ord. No. 1610]
C. Signs as specified in Article
XVII.
[Amended 2-20-1997 by Ord. No. 1430; 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
Conditional uses in the R-1 District shall be as follows:
A. Traditional neighborhood development, subject to the standards, conditions and requirements of Article
XV.
B. Public recreation facilities.
C. Libraries and firehouses.
D. Municipal and public utility service buildings, structures and facilities.
E. Schools, public, private and parochial, kindergarten through grade
12.
F. Churches, religious and nonprofit philanthropic institutions.
G. Home occupations with on-site customer service.
H. Townhouses, provided that the following conditions are met in addition
to those that normally apply in the zone district:
(1) The lot area shall be not less than 6,000 square feet and shall front
on a street with a paved width of at least 22 feet.
(2) There shall be not more than one dwelling unit per 3,000 square feet
of lot area, and fractions thereof shall not be considered.
(3) Dwelling units may be sold only if every dwelling unit in the building
containing the townhouses occupies a lot abutting the principal street
adjacent to the property and has a lot width of at least 20 feet.
(4) Off-street parking areas serving more than two dwelling units shall
be set back at least 20 feet from any front lot line and screened
from adjacent residential properties by a low evergreen hedge or fence
where such parking is within 15 feet of an adjacent residential property.
[Added 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
Uses permitted by special exception in the R-1 District shall
be as follows:
A. Transitional dwellings, approval of which shall require a hearing as provided in §
260-132D.
The maximum building height of structures shall
be:
A. One-family dwelling: 30 feet.
B. For other main structures: 45 feet.
[Amended 11-20-2008 by Ord. No. 1610; 11-21-2013 by Ord. No.
1679]
The area occupied by buildings shall not exceed
35% of the lot area. Sheds shall not be counted when determining
building area coverage. All accessory structures having floor space
in excess of 144 square feet in area shall be counted when determining
the building area coverage.
Off-street parking shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article
XVIII.