In the A dwelling district, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected or structurally altered which is arranged or designed to be used for other than one or more of the following uses:
(1) 
One-family dwellings.
(2) 
Public parks, playgrounds, or public schools.
(3) 
Gardening, noncommercial.
(4) 
Auto parking lots when operated without charge to provide off-street parking for uses permitted in this district.
(5) 
Accessory buildings, including private garages and servants’ quarters, when located not less than 40 feet back of the front building line for the main building, which shall be:
(A) 
Not less than six feet from the main building when not constructed, intended, or used for human occupancy at any time.
(B) 
Not less than two feet from the side lot line when not constructed, intended, or used for human occupancy at any time; provided, however, that no accessory building shall be less than the required side yard width for the main building from any street right-of-way line.
(C) 
Not less than five feet from the rear lot line when not abutting upon an alley; or when abutting on an alley, not less than ten feet from the centerline of the alley.
(D) 
Not less than five feet from the side lot line if constructed, used, or intended for human occupancy at any time.
(E) 
Not less than ten feet from the main building if constructed, used or intended for human occupancy at any time.
Subsections (5)(A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) of this section shall apply only when such subsections do not lower the requirements of any restrictive covenants that may exist on the property. The servants’ quarters permitted under this section shall not be occupied by anyone other than members of the family occupying the main dwelling or the family of a bona fide servant employed more than 50 percent of his time on the premises.
(6) 
Accessory uses, as follows:
(A) 
The following are permitted accessory uses:
(i) 
Customary uses located in the main building incidental to the uses permitted in this section.
(ii) 
A nameplate not exceeding one square foot in area or a temporary sign not exceeding eight square feet in area pertaining to the lease or sale of the property, when placed behind the property line. Neon or lighted signs of any nature are prohibited.
(iii) 
Occupations located in the main building engaged in by the occupants of the main building which are not objectionable because of noise, odors, or the creation of congested traffic.
(B) 
Excluded as accessory uses are:
(i) 
Trading in merchandise.
(ii) 
The display of any sign, symbol, or device or indication that an occupation is carried on.
(iii) 
More than one person’s participation in an occupation.
(iv) 
The storage of trucks, automobiles, automobile parts, building materials, contractor’s equipment, show wagons, merchandise or materials of any sort upon property, vacant or otherwise.
(v) 
The display or use of a commercial billboard advertising sign or symbol.
(7) 
Churches (see section 14.06.012).
(8) 
Electric substations, gas regulator stations, and fire stations.
(Ordinance 443, sec. V(A), adopted 11/16/59; 2008 Code, sec. 98-161)
In the A dwelling district, there shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet from the property line to the front of the building, covered porch or covered terrace or attached accessory building, unless a building line has been established by ordinance, or unless 30 percent or more of the block frontage is improved with buildings. In the latter case, the depth of the front yard may extend to the alignment of a majority of such existing buildings. On a corner lot, a yard along a side street shall not be deemed a front yard.
(Ordinance 443, sec. V(B), adopted 11/16/59; 2008 Code, sec. 98-162)
In the A dwelling district, there shall be a rear yard along the rear lot line of the lot. The minimum depth of such rear yard shall be 25 feet. Half the width of an alley may be included in computing the depth of the rear yard. Accessory buildings shall not be nearer than five feet to the rear lot line, unless abutting an alley of ten feet or more in width.
(Ordinance 443, sec. V(C), adopted 11/16/59; 2008 Code, sec. 98-163; Ordinance 1202 adopted 11/2/21)
In the A dwelling district, there shall be a side yard along each line of the lot other than a front and rear line. The minimum width of the side yard shall be five feet from the property lines.
(Ordinance 443, sec. V(D), adopted 11/16/59; Ordinance 451, sec. 3, adopted 11/8/60; 2008 Code, sec. 98-164)
The minimum width of each lot in the A dwelling district shall be 60 feet, except where the city commission has expressly approved a plan fixing a lesser width.
(Ordinance 443, sec. V(E), adopted 11/16/59; 2008 Code, sec. 98-165)
The minimum area of a lot in the A dwelling district shall be 7,000 square feet, and the combined area of the dwelling and accessory buildings shall not cover more than 40 percent of the total of the lot.
(Ordinance 443, sec. V(F), adopted 11/16/59; 2008 Code, sec. 98-166)
The maximum height of buildings in the A dwelling district shall not exceed 2-1/2 stories or 35 feet above average finished grade, except the height may be increased by not more than ten feet when each side yard is not less than 15 feet. Such dwellings, however, shall not exceed three stories in height.
(Ordinance 443, sec. V(G), adopted 11/16/59; 2008 Code, sec. 98-167)