The purpose of this article is to provide for the basic regulations governing the use of land and the size of lots, yards and buildings within the district. For certain specific uses or exceptional situations, these basic regulations are supplemented by Article
XV and by other provisions of this chapter.
In the R-1 District, the following uses shall be permitted by
right:
A. Single-family detached dwellings.
B. Public parks, playgrounds and municipal recreation areas.
C. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses in accordance with Article
XV and Article
XVIII.
D. Home occupations in accordance with §
260-196A.
In the R-1 District, the following uses are permitted by special
exception:
A. Churches or similar places of worship, parish houses and convents.
B. Public and private schools, including colleges and institutions of
higher education.
C. Municipal buildings, public libraries and museums in accordance with §
260-156.
D. Electric and telephone public utility transmission and distribution
facilities, including substations, water pumping stations and reservoirs.
E. Residential cluster development limited to single-family detached dwellings only as per §
260-39A.
The lot area per dwelling unit shall be not less than 7,500
square feet.
Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than
the depth or width herein specified:
A. Front yard depth: 30 feet.
B. Side yard, interior lot, width: 12 feet each.
C. Side yard, corner lot, width: 30 feet for the yard abutting the street.
D. Rear yard depth: 30 feet.
The lot width shall be not less than 75 feet on an interior
lot and 90 feet on a corner lot.
Off-street parking shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article
XVI herein.