The R-S District is intended as a permanent
residential district for those areas of the community where it is
desirable to maintain low residential densities.
The following uses may be operated as permitted
uses in the R-S District:
A.
Single-family dwelling.
B.
Church and parish house.
C.
Community center, may be public or private but not
operated for gain.
D.
Fire station.
E.
Public park, playground and other public recreational
facilities.
F.
Public and private school for elementary or secondary
education.
G.
Essential public utility and public service installation.
Such uses shall not include business offices, repair, sales or storage
facilities.
Any use which complies with all of the following
conditions may be operated as an accessory use to a permitted use
in the R-S District:
A.
Is clearly incidental and customary to and commonly
associated with the operation of the permitted use.
B.
Is operated and maintained under the same ownership
and on the same lot as the permitted use.
C.
Does not include structures or structural features
inconsistent with the permitted use.
D.
Does not include residential occupancy.
E.
Does not include the feeding or commercial breeding
of animals, or the keeping of animals, except those small animals
normally regarded as household pets, shall be permitted, and large
domestic animals (e.g., horses, cows, etc.) shall be permitted to
the extent of one large domestic animal per full acre up to a maximum
of two large domestic animals per zone lot.
F.
If operated wholly or partially within a structure
containing a permitted use, the gross floor area utilized by the accessory
use shall not exceed 80% of the gross floor area of the permitted
use.
[Amended 8-24-2020 by Ord. No. 667]
G.
If in a separate, detached structure from a permitted
use, the gross floor area devoted to the accessory use shall not exceed
the gross floor area of the permitted use. Separate, detached structures
containing an accessory use shall be, at a minimum, 15 feet from structures
containing a permitted use.
Home occupations shall be allowed in the R-S
District, provided all of the following conditions are met:
A.
Such use shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling
unit and carried on by the inhabitants living there and no others.
B.
Such use shall be clearly incidental and secondary
to the use of the dwelling unit for dwelling purposes and shall not
change the residential character thereof.
C.
The total area used for such purposes shall not exceed
20% of the gross floor area of the single-family dwelling.
D.
There shall be no exterior storage on the premises
of material or equipment used as a part of the home occupation.
E.
There shall be no offensive noise, vibration, smoke,
dust, odors, heat or glare noticeable at or beyond the property line.
F.
A home occupation shall provide additional off-street
parking of one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor
area occupied by the home occupation.
The minimum area of a zone lot in the R-S District
is 15,000 square feet.
The minimum width of a zone lot in the R-S District
is 100 feet at the front setback line.
Minimum yards for structures in the R-S District
are:
Permitted yard encroachments in the R-S District:
A.
Belt courses, sills, lintels, exterior columns, chimneys
and building accessories may project 24 inches into all yards.
B.
Open or unwalled porches, terraces, balconies and
exterior stairways may project 3 1/2 feet into all yards.
C.
Cornices, overhangs, eaves and gutters may project
two feet into all yards.
The maximum height of structures in the R-S
District is 35 feet.
Any fence, wall or retaining wall in the R-S
District over three feet in height shall be erected only after application
to and approval of a permit by the Zoning Administrator.
A.
Fences, walls and retaining walls may be erected to
a height of 48 inches only in a front yard and to a height of 6 1/2
feet on any part of the zone lot not in the front yard, except that
on corner lots, no fence, wall, retaining wall or obstructing foliage
shall be allowed within 20 feet of the two intersecting property lines
or, on curved property lines, the projected point of intersection
of the two property lines extended.
B.
No barbed wire or electrically charged fences are
allowed.
C.
Open-mesh fences of any height may be erected on zone
lots containing schools, public parks and playgrounds.
