[1975 Code § 21.09]
The purpose of the R-1 Residential District is to provide an area for residential uses and those public and semipublic uses normally considered an integral part of the residential neighborhood they serve.
[1975 Code § 21.09; amended by 2003 Code]
The following uses are permitted in the R-1 One- and Two-Family Residential District:
A.
Residential Uses:
Single-family residences |
Two-family residences |
B.
Nonresidential Uses:
Accessory buildings, structures and uses |
Churches and synagogues |
Community centers |
Home occupations |
Libraries |
Noncommercial museums and art galleries |
Parks, playgrounds and other noncommercial public open space |
Schools; public, private, or parochial |
[1975 Code § 21.09; amended by Ord. 04-10-02-51, 10-18-2004; Ord. 18-02-02-52, 2-19-2018]
Group home small, provided no group home shall be located within 1,000 feet of another group home.
[1975 Code § 21.09; amended by Ord. 152, 9-8-1981; Ord. 189, 8-15-1983; 2003 Code]
A.
Building Height And Setbacks:
2.
Accessory Structures:
a.
No accessory structure shall exceed one story or a maximum height of 15 feet as a vertical distance from finished floor to: the highest point of a flat roof; the deck line of a mansard roof; the average height between top wall plate and ridge of gable, hip and gambrel roofs.
[Amended by Ord. 12-03-01-51, 3-19-2012]
c.
Accessory structures and uses shall have fifty-foot setbacks on through lots.
B.
Lot Area And Additional Yard Requirements: The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
3.
Additional yard requirements; exceptions:
a.
Front yards to be that distance from the front lot line to the front foundation of the house which would be the average distance of said dimension of all existing dwellings on that side of the block, said average distance to be determined by measuring a distance from the front foundation of each house to the front lot line of each lot, adding all said measurements together and dividing by the number of dwelling structures so measured, all said dwelling structures and measurements to be for those dwellings fronting on the same side of the block as the proposed structure (said measurements shall be from the foundation of each dwelling structure and shall not be made from a front porch, step or stoop [see Subsection 10-3-9G of this title]), in any event, the front yard to be not less than 15 feet rear, 25 feet; side to be not less than 10% of the lot width for each side yard, in any event, not less than five feet; said front, rear and side yard setback requirements to be applicable only to those lots platted prior to December 13, 1973, and being less than 75 feet in width.
[Amended by Ord. 05-07-03-51, 7-18-2005]
b.
A private garage or other accessory use or structure may be constructed adjacent to a rear or side lot line when such rear or side lot line is bordered by an alley or alleyway owned by the City, and the aforesaid rear yard and side yard requirements shall not be applicable as to such private garage or other accessory use, but only as to the side or sides of the lot adjacent to the alley or alleyway.
[1975 Code § 21.09; amended by 2003 Code]
Illuminated and nonilluminated nameplates or signs shall be permitted subject to the following:
Use | Maximum Number | Maximum Area | Content | Projection | Maximum Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residential uses | 1 (2 on a corner lot, or 1 double faced sign) | 2 square feet | Name, address | To property line | 10 feet above curb line |
Nonresidential uses | 1 (2 on a corner lot, or 1 double faced sign) | 16 square feet | Name, address and other salient information concerning the permitted activity | To property line | 10 feet above curb line |