The R-1 District is intended to be applied to
lands which are suitable for low-density residential development within
the existing community. The district also allows uses which are compatible
with and provide support to a low-density residential environment.
[Amended 1993 by Ord. No. 256]
The following uses may be operated as permitted
uses in the R-1 District:
A. Single-family dwelling, which may include the rooming
and/or boarding of up to two persons, provided no separate kitchen
is involved.
C. Community center, which may be public or private but
not operated for gain.
D. Day care for up to six children.
H. Public park, playground and other public recreational
facilities.
I. Public and private preschool and school for elementary
or secondary education.
J. 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-1 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. 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. 671]
F. 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, 10 feet from structures
containing a permitted use.
Home occupations shall be allowed in the R-1
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-1 District
is 6,000 square feet.
The minimum width of a zone lot in the R-1 District
is 50 feet at the front setback line.
[Amended 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-391]
The minimum yards for structures in the R-1
District are:
A. Front yard: 20 feet; corner lots shall have a twenty-foot
building setback from both streets.
C. Rear yard:
(1) Structures containing permitted uses: 20 feet or 20%
of the depth of the zone lot, whichever is smaller.
(2) Structures containing accessory uses only: five feet.
D. Provided that, where the lot or zone lot abuts an
alleyway in the rear or side, the minimum rear and side yards shall
be four feet for structures containing permitted uses and three feet
for structures containing accessory uses only.
The maximum height of structures in the R-1
District is 35 feet.
Any fence, wall or retaining wall over three
feet in height shall be erected in the R-1 District 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 the 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 point of intersection of the
two property lines, or on curved property lines, the point of intersection
of the property lines extended.
B. No barbed wire or electrically charged fences shall
be allowed.
C. Open-mesh fences of any height may be erected on zone
lots containing schools, public parks and playgrounds.