[Amended 6-17-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-183; 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-323]
The R-1 Low-Density Residential District is
intended to maintain residential areas at relatively low densities.
The R-1 District is a distinct urban area that is characterized predominantly
by owner-occupied, single-family detached and attached homes but often
contains a diverse mix of other preexisting higher-density residential
uses. Each R-1 neighborhood is unique in character, composition and
scale. The district requirements are intended to preserve and promote
neighborhoods characterized by unobstructed front yards and pedestrian-scale
streetscapes and to protect against undesirable uses and residential
conversions.
The following uses are permitted in the R-1
District:
A.
Single-family detached dwellings.
B.
Single-family attached dwellings.
C.
Family and group family day-care homes.
D.
Adult family day-care homes.
E.
Places of worship, except in structures originally designed solely
for residential purposes.
[Amended 9-19-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-299]
F.
Convents and rectories.
G.
Home occupations subject to the additional requirements for specified uses in § 120-139.
[Added 6-17-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-183]
H.
[1]Office, when in an existing structure built for a nonresidential
use, operating between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
[Added 9-19-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-363; amended 2-18-2015 by Ord. No.
2015-39]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection H, concerning specialty
retail sales and service, added 9-19-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-363, as
amended, was repealed 8-9-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-263, which ordinance
also redesignated former Subsection I as Subsection H.
The following uses are allowed as special permit
uses in the R-1 District:
A.
Ancillary parking lots , subject to the additional requirements for specified uses in § 120-131.
[Amended 6-17-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-183]
B.
Bed-and-breakfast establishments, subject to the additional requirements for specified uses in § 120-132.
D.
[1]Public and semipublic uses, including but not limited to
schools, library, police stations and fire stations.
F.
Residential care facilities, subject to the additional requirements for specified uses in § 120-146.[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection G, concerning full-line
food store and low-impact retail sales and service, added 9-19-2012
by Ord. No. 2012-363, as amended, which immediately followed this
subsection, was repealed 8-9-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-263.
Conversion of any residential structure to any
nonresidential use or to increase the number of residential units
in the R-1 District is prohibited except as otherwise provided in
this chapter.
The following lot, area and yard requirements
shall apply to the R-1 District:
B.
C.
Yard requirements.
[Amended 7-19-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-247[3]]
(1)
Residential uses.
(a)
Front yards.
[Amended 6-17-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-183; 7-27-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-240]
[1]
Minimum front yard setback, principal uses and
structures: where applicable, the average front yard depth of buildings
on the two lots adjoining a property; or the average front yard depth
of buildings on the block frontage on which the property is located;
or 20 feet.
[2]
Maximum front yard setback, principal uses
and structures: where applicable, the average front yard depth of
buildings of the two lots adjoining a property; or the average front
yard depth of buildings on the block frontage.
[3]
Minimum front yard setback, attached garages
and carports: front yard of the principal use or structure plus 10
feet.
[Amended 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-323]
(b)
Side yards.
[1]
Minimum side yard setback, detached principal
use or structure: five feet minimum with a combined width of both
side yards of 15 feet.
[2]
Minimum side yard setback, attached principal
use or structure: zero, except when adjacent to a detached structure,
in which case the setback shall be five feet minimum with a combined
width of both side yards of 15 feet.
[3]
Attached accessory structures: five feet minimum
with a combined width of both side yards of 15 feet.
[4]
Minimum side yard setback, detached accessory
use or structure: N/A.
(2)
Nonresidential uses.
(a)
Minimum front yard setback, principal use or
structure: average front yard depth of building(s) on the block on
which the property is located or 20 feet, whichever is more, but in
no case more than five feet larger than the average of the front yard
depth of buildings on the two adjoining lots.
[3]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance provided an effective
date of 9-1-2011.
D. 
Corner lots. Both yards abutting streets shall be
considered front yards and shall follow the regulations of this article;
all side and rear yards shall follow the regulations of this article.
The following requirements shall apply to buildings
constructed in the R-1 District:
[Amended 6-17-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-183; 9-19-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-299]
The following summarizes the requirements for
the R-1 District.
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Summary Chart of R-1 Regulations
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Requirement
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Residential
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Nonresidential
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Single-Family Detached
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Single-Family Attached
(2 Units)
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Single-Family Attached
(3 or More Units)
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Minimum lot frontage
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Average frontage of lots on block
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30 feet per unit
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N/A
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N/A
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Minimum lot area
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5,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet per unit
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N/A
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N/A
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Maximum lot coverage
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50%
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50%
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Front Yard
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Minimum front yard setback, principal use or structure
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The average front yard depth of buildings on the 2 lots adjoining
a property; or the average front yard depth of the buildings on the
block frontage on which the property is located; or 20 feet
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Average front yard depth of building(s) on the block on which
the property is located or 20 feet, whichever is more, but in no case
more than 5 feet larger than the average of the front yard depth of
buildings on the 2 adjoining lots
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Maximum front yard setback, principal use or structure
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The average front yard depth of buildings of the 2 lots adjoining
a property, or the average front yard depth of buildings on the block
frontage
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N/A
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Minimum front yard setback, attached garages and carports
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Front yard of the principal use or structure plus 10 feet
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N/A
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Side Yard
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Minimum side yard setback, detached principal use or structure
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5 feet minimum with a combined width of both side yards of 15
feet
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10 feet minimum with a combined width of both side yards of
25 feet
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Minimum side yard setback, attached principal use or structure
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0, except when adjacent to a detached structure, in which case
the setback shall be 5 feet minimum with a combined width of both
side yards of 15 feet
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10 feet minimum with a combined width of both side yards of
25 feet
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Attached accessory structures
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5 feet minimum with a combined width of both side yards of 15
feet
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N/A
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Minimum side yard setback, detached accessory use or structure
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N/A
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10 feet
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Rear Yard
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Minimum rear yard setback, principal use or structure
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20 feet or the average rear yard setback on the block on which
the property is located, but in no case less than 10 feet
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20 feet
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Minimum rear yard setback, detached accessory use or structure
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N/A
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10 feet
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Bulk
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Maximum building height, principal use or structure
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2 1/2 stories not to exceed 35 feet
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2 1/2 stories not to exceed 35 feet
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Maximum building height, detached accessory use or structure
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15 feet
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15 feet
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Personal wireless telecommunication facilities in the R-1 District shall be regulated as outlined in § 120-143, Personal wireless telecommunication facilities.
