Chapter 1 code of ordinances

[The next page is 831]

165.18 R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. The regulations set forth in this section apply in the R-1 Single-Family Residential District.

1. 
   Principal Permitted Uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purpose:
   

1. 
   A single-family dwelling on each lot or building site of not less than 750 square feet of actual living space excluding garage and excluding any travel trailer or mobile home from such lot.
   
2. 
   Public or private parks, playgrounds, golf courses, and other outdoor recreational facilities that are commonly, but not necessarily, operated on a non-profit basis; however, amusement parks, golf-driving ranges, golf miniature putting courses, normally operated for profit and imploring manufactured or constructed facilities of an unnatural or non-environmental design shall be excluded.
   
3. 
   Agricultural crops, but not the raising of poultry, pets, or livestock. Agricultural crops are defined as follows: any agricultural product, vegetable or fruit, grown for human or animal consumption or use, or an accessory use thereto. To be considered an agricultural crop, the crop must be harvested at least twice per calendar year. Crops not harvested at least twice per year shall be considered weeds and/or grass and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 52 of this Code of Ordinances.
   
4. 
   Churches.
   
5. 
   Schools – public and private.
   
6. 
   Day nursery schools and childcare centers, providing no building, structure, or accessory use for property so used is located no less than 30 feet from any other principal building on any other lot in an R District; and provided there is established and well maintained in connection therewith a completely fenced play lot of no less than 1,000 square feet in area for the first 20 or fewer children under care, with 25 square feet added to such play lot area for each additional designated child capacity of the principal building.
   
7. 
   Funeral homes.
   

2. 
   Accessory Uses.
   

1. 
   Normal accessory buildings and structures for a dwelling such as: private garages, storage sheds, swimming pools, children’s playhouses (shall not be used for dwelling purposes), radio and television receiving antennas, barbecue pits, playground equipment, tennis courts, etc.
   
2. 
   Normal accessory buildings and structures for public recreation areas such as: refreshment stands, playground equipment, all-weather shelters, tennis courts, barbecue pits, etc.
   
3. 
   Domestic animals such as: cats, dogs, birds, tropical fish, etc., which are normally allowed to run free or are housed within the dwelling. Horses, cows, sheep, chickens, etc. normally considered farm or wild and untamed animals shall be excluded except as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
   
4. 
   Flower and vegetable gardening.
   
5. 
   Greenhouses and horticultural nurseries for non-commercial gain.
   
6. 
   Home occupations of a professional, talented or artistic nature such as: doctor, engineer, lawyer, real estate or insurance agent, tailor, seamstress, watchmaker, dentist, designer, ceramics, beautician; however, those occupations normally classified as a trade and requiring the substantial use of contractors or mechanics tools or equipment such as: carpenters, electricians, monument cutters, painters, plumbers, etc., shall be excluded. (See definition of “home occupation” under Section 165.01.)
   

3. 
   Maximum Height Regulation. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
   
4. 
   Accessory Buildings. (See Section 165.09.)
   
5. 
   Lot Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
   

PRINCIPAL USE	LOT AREA	LOT WIDTH	FRONT YARD DEPTH	SIDE YARD	REAR YARD DEPTH
Dwellings	9,000 square feet	75 feet	25 feet	7 feet	30 feet
Non-dwellings	1 acre	150 feet	50 feet	25 feet	50 feet

[The next page is 837]

165.19 R-2 LIGHT DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. The regulations set forth in this section (or elsewhere in this chapter which are applicable) apply in the R-2 Light Density Residential District.

1. 
   Principal Permitted Uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purpose:
   

1. 
   Any use permitted in the R-1 District, provided such use complies with the minimum requirements of the R-2 District.
   
2. 
   Two-family dwellings.
   
3. 
   Multi-family dwellings; provided, however, individual buildings shall contain not more than six (6) dwelling units.
   
4. 
   Day nursery schools and childcare centers, providing no building, structure, or accessory use for property so used is located no less than 30 feet from any other principal building on any other lot in an R-1 District; and provided there is established and well maintained in connection therewith a completely fenced play lot of no less than 1,000 square feet in area for the first 20 or fewer children under care, with 25 square feet added to such play lot area for each additional designated child capacity of the principal building.
   
5. 
   Rooming and boarding houses.
   
6. 
   Community facility building.
   
7. 
   Hospital.
   
8. 
   Mental institution.
   

2. 
   Accessory Uses.
   

1. 
   Any use permitted in the R-1 District, provided such use complies with the minimum requirements of the R-2 District.
   
2. 
   Playground areas and equipment accessory to multi-family dwellings.
   
3. 
   Multi-family entertainment and service centers, providing such areas shall not be located to the front of the principal building at ground level or above and such areas shall be screened from public view.
   
4. 
   Storage garage accessory to the principal building.
   

3. 
   Maximum Height Regulation. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
   
4. 
   Accessory Buildings. (See Section 165.09.)
   
5. 
   Lot Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modified requirements:
   

PRINCIPAL USE	LOT AREA	LOT FRONTAGE	FRONT YARD DEPTH	SIDE YARD	REAR YARD DEPTH
Single- and two-family dwellings and day nurseries	7,500 square feet	60 feet*	25 feet	7 feet	30 feet
Multi-family dwellings	3,500 square feet per unit	80 feet	35 feet	10 feet	40 feet
Non-dwellings	1 acre	150 feet	50 feet	25 feet	50 feet
* All existing lots of record at the time of the adoption of this Code of Ordinances shall have a minimum of 50 feet.

6. 
   Building Floor Are to Lot Area Ratio Requirements. The building floor area ratio shall not exceed the following:
   

HEIGHT OF BUILDING	TOTAL FLOOR AREA TO LOT AREA RATIO
1 story	0.30
2 stories	0.50
2½ stories	0.60

[The next page is 843]

165.20 R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. The regulations set forth in this section shall apply in the R-3 Medium Density Residential District.

1. 
   Principal Permitted Uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
   

1. 
   Any use permitted in the R-2 Residential District, provided that such use complies with the minimum requirements of the R-3 District.
   
2. 
   Multiple dwellings.
   
3. 
   Hospitals, clinics, nursing and convalescent homes, excepting animal hospitals and clinics.
   
4. 
   Professional and semi-professional office buildings for the following:
   

Abstract title

Accountants; bookkeeping

Actuaries

Advertising (no shops)

Adjusters (insurance)

Aerial survey and photography

Appraisers (no sale or rental of any type of merchandise or equipment)

Architects

Attorneys

Auditors

Business analysts; counselors or brokers

Building contractors, office only (no shops or storage)

Chiropodists

Chiropractors

Consulates

Counseling, child guidance and family service

Court reporter, public stenographer

Credit reporting

Dentist

Detective agencies and investigating service

Drafting and plan service

Engineers, professional

Insurance and bonds

Manufacturers agents

Market research

Medical doctors

Model agencies (no school)

Mortgage broker

Notary public

Optician

Public libraries

Public relations

Real estate

Secretarial service

Social service bureau

Stock broker exchange; investment service

Tax consultants

Telephone answering service

Theater ticket agencies

Travel agencies

5. 
   Any use that is found by the Zoning Administrator to be a use similar to one of the above named uses, and, in said official’s opinion, conforms to the intent of this section.
   

2. 
   Accessory Uses.
   

1. 
   Any use permitted in the R-2 Residential District, provided such use complies with the minimum requirements of the R-3 District.
   
2. 
   Retail shops and refreshment stands accessory to principal buildings of paragraph 1(B) (apartment buildings), and 1(D) (office buildings) of this section; provided, however, there shall be no access to such place of retail shop except from the inside of the principal building or internal courtyard, nor shall any display of stock, goods, or advertising for such be so arranged that it can be viewed from outside the principal building.
   

3. 
   Height Regulations. No principal building shall exceed 45 feet in height.
   
4. 
   Accessory Buildings. (See Section 165.09.)
   
5. 
   Lot Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modified requirements:
   

PRINCIPAL USE	LOT AREA	LOT FRONTAGE	FRONT YARD DEPTH	SIDE YARD	REAR YARD DEPTH
Dwellings	7,500 square feet	50 feet	25 feet	7 feet	30 feet
Offices	15,000 square feet	80 feet	30 feet	10 feet	35 feet
All other uses	1 acre	150 feet	50 feet	25 feet	50 feet
Multiple dwellings	1,500 square feet per unit	80 feet	30 feet	15 feet	35 feet

[The next page is 849]

165.21 R-4 MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT. The regulations set forth in this section apply in the R-4 Mobile Home Park District.

1. 
   Principal Permitted Uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
   

1. 
   Single-family dwellings.
   
2. 
   Two-family dwellings.
   
3. 
   Day nursery schools and childcare centers, provided that no building, structure, or accessory use for property so used is located no less than 30 feet from any other principal building on any other lot in an R District; and provided there is established and well maintained in connection therewith a completely fenced play lot of no less than 1,000 square feet in area for the first 20 or fewer children under care, with 25 square feet added to such play lot area for each additional designated child capacity of the principal building.
   
4. 
   Park and recreation areas not operated for profit.
   
5. 
   Community meeting or recreation building not operated for profit.
   
6. 
   Laundromat.
   
7. 
   Mobile home park.
   

2. 
   Accessory Uses.
   

1. 
   Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal use or structure of this district, not involving the conduct of business on the premises, except home occupations located on the same lot or contiguous lot or contiguous lot under the same ownership.
   
2. 
   Storage garage and storage sheds accessory to the principal building.
   
3. 
   Swimming pools, tennis courts, gardens, and greenhouses.
   

3. 
   Maximum Height Regulation. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
   
4. 
   Accessory Buildings. (See Section 165.09.)
   
5. 
   Lot Area, Frontage and Yard Requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed subject to modified requirements:
   

PRINCIPAL USE	LOT AREA	LOT FRONTAGE	FRONT YARD DEPTH	SIDE YARD	REAR YARD DEPTH
Conventional built home, single- and two-family dwellings, and day nurseries	7,500 square feet	60 feet	25 feet	7 feet	30 feet
Mobile home	40 feet x 100 feet; 4,000 square feet	40 feet	15 feet	5 feet	10 feet

6. 
   Mobile Home Park Requirements.
   

1. 
   Front yard perimeter (to be measured from all streets on which park abuts) – 25 feet.
   
2. 
   Side yard perimeter – 25 feet.
   
3. 
   Rear yard perimeter – 25 feet.
   
4. 
   Area – two acres.
   
5. 
   Drives – 25 feet in width surfaced with asphaltic or Portland cement concrete.
   
6. 
   Sanitary facilities – connection with the municipal sewer system or adequate private disposal facilities.
   

[The next page is 855]

165.22 C-1 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. The regulations set forth in this section apply in the C-1 Commercial District.

1. 
   Principal Permitted Uses. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
   

1. 
   Any use permitted in the R-3 District.
   
2. 
   Retail business or service establishments such as the following:
   

Animal hospital, veterinary clinic or kennel; providing any exercising runway or pasture shall be at least 200 feet from any R District.

Antique shops.

Apparel shops, infant, teenage and adult.

Art goods and bric-a-brac shops.

Artist shops and studios.

Automobile, trailer and farm implement establishment for display, hire, sales, and minor repairs, including sales lots but not including body and fender work.

Bakery, whose products are sold only at retail and only on the premises.

Ballrooms and dance halls.

Banks, including drive-in teller service.

Barber shop or beauty salon.

Bath and massage parlors.

Bicycle sales.

Billiard parlors and pool halls.

Bookstore.

Bowling alley.

Business, commercial, dancing or music schools.

Candy shops, retail sales only.

Cigar and cigarette stores.

Clothes cleaning and laundry pickup stations.

Cocktail lounge or tavern.

Collection office of a public utility.

Confectionary and ice cream stores.

Curio stores.

Dairy store.

Dance and/or music studio.

Drive-in eating and drinking establishments, summer gardens, and road houses, including entertainment and dancing, provided the principal building is distant at least 200 feet from any R District.

Drugstore.

Florist shop, retail sales only.

Furniture stores.

Garden shops.

Gasoline service station.

General hardware stores, including display plumbing and electrical fixtures, but not in connection with a plumbing or electrical shop.

Gift shop.

Grocery, delicatessen or meat market, except those dealing in live poultry.

Haberdashery.

Hobby shop.

Hotels.

Household appliance stores and hardware store. Ice cream parlor.

Ice storage and distributing station of not more than five-ton capacity.

Jewelry stores

Landscape garden plant stores.

Launderette.

Leather goods store.

Locker plants for storage and retail only.

Lumber yards, retail, but not including any mill work, manufacturing, fabricating or wholesale operations.

Mail order offices, display room.

Messenger offices

Millinery shops

Motels and auto courts.

Music store and record shop.

Newsstands.

Night clubs.

Notions.

Paint and wallpaper store.

Pet shop.

Photographic store and/or studio.

Post office substation.

Printing.

Radio and television sales and repair.

Radio or TV broadcasting stations, studios and offices but not towers in excess of 100 feet.

Restaurants.

Shoe and shoe repair shops.

Sign painting shops.

Soda fountain and cafe providing no alcoholic beverages may be served or sold.

Soft drink stands.

Souvenir stores and variety stores.

3. 
   Any use which is found by the Zoning Administrator to be a use similar to one of the above named uses and, in said official’s opinion, conforms to the intent of this section.
   
4. 
   Outdoor advertising signs and billboards in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 156 of this Code of Ordinances.
   

2. 
   Accessory Uses. Any accessory uses permitted in the R-3 District, provided such use complies with the minimum requirements for the C-1 District.
   
3. 
   Height Regulations. No principal building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
   
4. 
   Accessory Buildings. (See Section 165.09.)
   
5. 
   Lot Area, Lot Frontage and Yard Requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
   

Principal Use	Lot Area	Lot Width	Front Yard Depth	Side Yard* Least Width on One Side	Side Yard* Minimum Sum of Both Sides	Rear Yard Depths*
C-1	7,500 square feet	50 feet	45 feet	None required except adjoining any R District, in which case not less than 25 feet*		25 feet
Any R-3 use shall be as specified in the R-3 District. * All yards abutting a public thoroughfare shall be considered front yards and shall comply with the requirements for a front yard.

6. 
   Firewalls. All buildings or structures located in the C-1 District shall comply with the following regulations if the walls are located closer than seven (7) feet to the property line except those walls that abut a street or alley.
   

1. 
   Minimum Type III construction with a one-hour fire resistance construction on the exterior of the walls.
   

(1) A signed statement from the material supplier that the material meets a minimum Type III one-hour fire resistance construction.

(2) A signed statement from the property owner or agent that they have read the regulations, understand the regulations, that they shall comply with the regulations and that they shall allow an inspector authorized by the City to inspect the construction and materials used in the construction of the firewalls.

(3) The Public Works Director can sign the building permit when all of the above requirements are met.

[The next page is 865]