Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right8
- single-family dwelling (including modular homes)
- accessory buildings
- public utilities
- signs (real estate, church bulletin, temporary, identification)
- fences
- home occupations
- small solar energy facilities
- keeping of chickens (subject to regulations)
Conditional / special use7
Prohibited3
- roominghouses
- Class A, B and C manufactured home dwellings (mobile homes)
- travel trailer occupancy
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- 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. within 20 ft of party lot line1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building which is within 20 feet of any party lot line shall be more than one story high.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for public/semipublic buildings60 ft
A public or semipublic building such as a school, church, or library 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 setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
No accessory building may be closer than five feet to any property line.
- Chicken keeping regulations
Not more than 12 female chickens, kept not less than 30 feet from any dwelling other than owner's and 20 feet from any property line, in rear yard, within enclosed secure area not to exceed 240 sq ft, coop min 2 sq ft/chicken, run min 8 sq ft/chicken, coop max 8 ft height, permit required.
- Corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on side street30 ft
The side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 30 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from centerline for narrow roads55 ft
No building shall be located closer than 30 feet to any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width, or closer than 55 feet to the centerline of any highway right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way30 ft
No building shall be located closer than 30 feet to any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width, or closer than 55 feet to the centerline of any highway right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. with individual water and sewage20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For residential lots served by individual water and sewage disposal systems, the minimum lot area shall not be less than 20,000 square feet.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. with public water and individual sewage15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For residential lots served by public water systems but having individual sewage disposal, the minimum lot area shall be not less than 15,000 square feet.
- Travel trailer storage and occupancy
Travel trailers shall be stored within the minimum yard requirements and shall be prohibited from occupancy.
From the ordinance
Only one building and its accessory buildings may be erected on any lot or parcel of land in Residential District R-1.