The R-1 District is intended to provide a quiet, pleasant and relatively spacious living area for single-family dwellings, protected from traffic hazards and intrusion of incompatible land uses.
Permitted uses in the R-1 District are as follows:
A. 
One-family dwellings.
B. 
Two- and three-family dwellings existing on the effective date of this chapter.
C. 
Attached or detached garage, 1,000 square feet and 15 feet in height maximum.
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D. 
Garden and yard equipment shed, 150 square feet maximum and 15 feet in height maximum.
Conditional uses in the R-1 District are as follows; see also Article XIV, Conditional Uses, of this chapter.
A. 
Two-family dwellings.
B. 
Multifamily dwellings.
C. 
Churches, synagogues and similar places of worship and instruction, including parsonages.
D. 
Municipal buildings, except sewerage disposal plants, garbage incinerators, public warehouses, public garages, public shops and storage yards and penal or correctional institutions and asylums.
E. 
Utility offices, provided there is no service garage or storage yard.
F. 
Public, parochial and private elementary and secondary schools.
G. 
Public parks, recreation areas, playgrounds and community centers.
H. 
Home occupations and professional offices.
See also Article III of this chapter.
A. 
Single-family dwellings.
(1) 
Lot frontage: minimum 54 feet.
(2) 
Lot area: minimum 6,750 square feet.
(3) 
Principal building.
(a) 
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
(b) 
Side yards: minimum eight feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: minimum 25 feet.
(d) 
Building height: maximum 35 feet.
(4) 
Accessory buildings.
(a) 
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
(b) 
Side yards: minimum five feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: minimum five feet.
(d) 
Building height: maximum 15 feet.
(e) 
Garage: maximum 1,000 square feet.
(f) 
Garden shed: maximum 150 square feet.
(5) 
Floor area: minimum 1,200 square feet.
(6) 
Off-street parking: minimum two spaces per unit. (See also Article XVI of this chapter.)
B. 
Two-family dwellings.
(1) 
Lot frontage: minimum 75 feet.
(2) 
Lot area: minimum 10,000 square feet.
(3) 
Principal building.
(a) 
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
(b) 
Side yards: minimum 10 feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: minimum 25 feet.
(d) 
Building height: maximum 35 feet.
(4) 
Accessory building.
(a) 
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
(b) 
Side yard: minimum five feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: minimum five feet.
(d) 
Building height: maximum 15 feet.
(5) 
Floor area per dwelling unit: minimum 960 square feet.
(6) 
Off-street parking: minimum two spaces per unit. (See also Article XVI of this chapter)
C. 
Multifamily dwellings.
(1) 
Lot frontage: minimum 100 feet.
(2) 
Lot area: minimum 10,800 square feet.
(3) 
Principal building.
(a) 
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
(b) 
Side yards: minimum 10 feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: minimum 25 feet.
(d) 
Building height: maximum 35 feet.
(4) 
Accessory building.
(a) 
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
(b) 
Side yards: minimum five feet.
(c) 
Rear yard: minimum five feet.
(d) 
Building height: maximum 15 feet.
(5) 
Number of stories: maximum two.
(6) 
Lot area per dwelling unit: minimum 3,600 square feet.
(7) 
Floor area per dwelling unit.
(a) 
One bedroom unit: minimum 600 square feet.
(b) 
Two bedroom unit: minimum 800 square feet.
(c) 
Three bedroom unit: minimum 1,000 square feet.
(8) 
Off-street parking: two spaces per unit. See also Article XVI of this chapter.