R-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right11
Conditional / special use3
- Facilities, activities and operations provided by a duly constituted unit of government
- Child welfare homes, agencies and institutions
- Short term rental with shared amenities or if hunting is allowed
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Dwelling heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase to 45 ft and 3 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.45 ft
The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to 45 feet and up to three stories; provided, that each side yard is 15 feet or more plus one foot or more of side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet.
- Exempt structures from heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas and radio aerials are exempt. Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the buildings on which the walls rest.
- Public/semipublic building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.60 ft
A public or semipublic building such as a school or church may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade; provided, that required front, side and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. near party lot line1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building that is within 20 feet of any party lot line shall be more than one story high. All accessory buildings shall be less than the main building in height.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line1 ft
No accessory building may be closer than one foot to any property line.
- Corner lot minimum width at setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. line (subdivisions after 1972)125 ft
For subdivisions platted after April 4, 1972, each corner lot shall have a minimum width at the setback line of 125 feet.
- Corner lot side street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.35 ft
In the residential, limited, district R-1, the side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 35 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way or centerline30 ft
Structures shall be located 30 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 60 feet or more from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
From the ordinance
In residential, limited, district R-1 structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses: ... Single-family dwellings; Schools; Churches; Parks and playgrounds; ...