[CC 1964 §701.040; Res. No. 2025-007, 12-9-2025; Res. No. 2026-002, 5-12-2026]
A.
General. In District "R-1" no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is arranged, intended or designed for other than one (1) of the following uses, except as otherwise provided.
B.
Use Regulations.
1.
Without special restrictions:
a.
One-family dwellings.
b.
Publicly owned parks and recreational areas.
c.
Golf clubhouses, including courses, but not including miniature golf courses and driving ranges.
d.
Railroad rights-of-way not including railroad yards.
e.
Agriculture as it is typically practiced in the County as a whole.
f.
Greenhouses, nurseries and truck gardening, for propagating and cultivating only, of plants, upon approval, and providing further that no retail or wholesale business shall be conducted upon the premises and providing that there is no disturbance to the residential areas adjoining.
g.
Group Homes. The exterior appearance of the home and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. No group home shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of another group home. Group homes shall be eleemosynary or not-for-profit in nature.
2.
Subject to specific conditions listed below:
a.
Churches and community center buildings.
b.
Public schools, elementary and high, and private schools with curriculum equivalent to public elementary or high schools, and institutions of higher learning.
c.
Public libraries, Police, fire stations and public administrative buildings.
d.
Public museums or art galleries.
e.
Railroad passenger stations.
f.
Water supply reservoirs, wells and filter beds.
3.
The foregoing uses in Subsection (B)(2) must be located in accordance with at least one (1) of the following conditions:
a.
On a lot already devoted to a use enumerated in said Subsection;
b.
On a lot fronting on a portion of a street upon which a portion of the street and within the same block there fronts and exists a building of a kind enumerated in said Subsection, or a building devoted to a non-conforming use, provided that there shall be not more than five hundred (500) feet of intervening space between the lot in question and the nearest point of the lot upon which the existing building is located; or on a lot directly opposite the frontage defined and fronting on the same street as the existing building;
c.
On a lot immediately adjacent to or across the street from a public park or public playground;
d.
On a parcel or tract of land entirely surrounded by streets or alleys;
e.
On a parcel or tract of land three (3) sides of which adjoin streets;
f.
On a lot immediately adjoining or immediately opposite on the other side of a street from "R-4" to "M-1" Districts, inclusive; or
g.
On a lot approved by the Commission.
C.
Accessory uses customarily incident to the above uses and located on the same lot therewith, not involving the conduct of a business or industry:
1.
A private garage or servants' quarters, if located not less than sixty (60) feet from the front lot line, except in the case of a terrace garage, (see area regulations, District "R-1") and not less than four (4) feet from any rear and two (2) feet from any side line and, in the case of corner lots, not less than fifteen (15) feet from a side street line. No garage shall be erected nearer than twenty (20) feet to a building on an adjoining lot occupied and used exclusively as a private residence, unless permitted or unless attached to the main building. If serving two (2) lots, the garage may be built across the side or rear line, and where an alley abuts a side or rear lot line, such accessory building may be built on the alley line. Furthermore, the servants' quarters shall be occupied only by the owner or by servants employed on the premises. When built as an integral part of the main building, a private garage or servants' quarters shall be subject to the regulations affecting the main building.
A private garage or parking space, providing storage for not more than one (1) motor vehicle for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of the lot area.
2.
Community Garages May Be Permitted. Such community garage may provide facilities for washing cars. Access thereto, if from the street, shall be by not more than one (1) driveway. Such garages shall be so located as to be distant at least six (6) feet from any interior lot line and shall be set back from any front or side street line, or, in the cases of a through lot, from any rear street line, a distance of at least ten (10) feet greater than would be required for a residence building in the same location and shall not be over one (1) story or sixteen (16) feet high. No commercial vehicle shall be housed in any such community garage.
3.
A private stable, if located not less than sixty (60) feet from a front street line nor less than thirty (30) feet from a side or rear lot line. It shall provide capacity for not more than one (1) horse, mule or pony for each five thousand (5,000) square feet of lot area, but no more than a total of two (2) of the before-mentioned animals shall be allowed.
4.
Temporary buildings such as real estate offices, contractors' sheds and buildings of like character will be permitted during the construction of buildings or sale of property, but not to exceed two (2) years, upon approval of the Commission.
5.
No billboard, signboard, advertising sign or window display, except as provided below, shall be permitted as an accessory use in this district. The placing of an unilluminated "For Sale," "For Rent," or "For Lease" sign, not more than eight (8) square feet in area, will be permitted as an accessory use; and churches and other institutions as designated in Subsection (B)(2) may display signs showing names, activities and services therein provided; and during construction of a building one (1) unilluminated sign advertising contractors or architects of such building shall be permitted, providing such sign shall not be more than sixteen (16) square feet in area and shall be removed immediately upon completion of a building.
6.
No store, trade, business, industry or practice or a profession shall be permitted as an accessory use in this district except as follows:
a.
The office of a surgeon, physician (including osteopaths and chiropractors) or dentist located in the dwelling or apartment used as the private residence of such surgeon, physician or dentist and attended only by members of the immediate family, provided no window or other display or sign is used to advertise such occupation, except an unilluminated name plate not to exceed eighty (80) square inches, carrying the name and occupation, may be allowed. No clinic shall be allowed.
b.
Home occupations, located in the dwelling and carried on only by members of the immediate family of the person occupying such dwelling, as his/her private residence, provided no window or other display or sign is used to advertise such occupation.
c.
The furnishing of lodging and/or board for not more than four (4) persons in a dwelling occupied as a private residence, provided no window or other display or sign is used to advertise such use.
d.
Private dining halls, dormitories, printing presses, students' laboratories or workshops, playgrounds, athletic fields, stadiums or other customary facilities in connection with a use in Subsection (B)(2) of District "R-1" uses, if on the same lot or parcel of ground in single ownership or on any campus.
e.
News or refreshment stands or restaurants in connection with a railroad passenger station.
f.
Recreation and service buildings in a public park or playground.
D.
Height, Yard And Area Regulations. In District "R-1" the height of the buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards, and the minimum lot area per family permitted on any lot shall be as follows:
1.
Height. Buildings or structures shall not exceed two (2) stories and shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in height.
2.
Front Yards. The front yards in this district shall have a minimum depth of twenty-five percent (25%) of the depth of the lot, but the depth of such front yard need not be more than thirty (30) feet.
3.
Side Yards.
a.
There shall be a side yard on each side of every building, except an accessory building, with a minimum width of not less than ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot. Such side yard shall not be less than four (4) feet and need not be more than eight (8) feet.
b.
On a corner lot, the side yard regulation shall be the same as for interior lots, except in the case of reversed frontage where interior lots have been platted or sold fronting on the side street. In this case, there shall be a side yard on the street side of the corner lot not less than one-half (1/2) of the front yard required in Subsection (D)(2) above.
4.
Rear Yards.
a.
The rear yards in this district shall have a minimum depth of twenty-five percent (25%) of the depth of the lot, but the depth of such rear yard need not be more than thirty (30) feet.
b.
The area occupied by a detached accessory building in the rear yard shall be limited to forty percent (40%) of the area of the rear yard.
5.
Lot Area Per Family. No building shall be erected, altered or enlarged to accommodate or make provision for more than one (1) family for each seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet of the area when attached to a sewer approved by the State Board of Health or fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet when a septic tank approved by the State Board of Health is used.