§ 153.063. R-1 NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT.

(A) Description and purpose. The R-1 District is established for those areas of the village that reflect an established land use pattern and are primarily residential in nature. The regulations are designed to protect the general character of the district and to maintain the quality of such areas for future residential use.

(B) Uses permitted as a matter of right. Single-family dwellings.

(C) Uses permitted by special use permit.

(1) Two-family dwelling or conversion of an existing single-family dwelling to a two-family dwelling;

(2) Churches;

(3) Schools;

(4) Parks and playgrounds;

(5) Essential services;

(6) Customary home occupations as an accessory to residential use; and

(7) Expansion of any of the above uses permitted by special use permit.

(D) Accessory uses permitted when located on the same lot as a permitted primary use.

(1) Private auto garages, carports;

(2) Child playhouse, swingsets and similar apparatus;

(3) Doghouses, pens and similar structures;

(4) Fallout shelters;

(5) Swimming pool and/or bathhouse;

(6) Porches, gazebos, decks and similar structures;

(7) One “For Sale” or “For Rent” sign per lot; and

(8) Tennis, basketball or volleyball court and similar uses for private use.

(E) Bulk regulations.

(1) Minimum lot area:

(a) Single-family dwellings: 6,000 square feet;

(b) Two-family dwellings: 9,000 square feet; and

(c) All other uses: 20,000 square feet.

(2) Minimum lot width:

(a) Single-family dwellings: 60 feet;

(b) Two-family dwellings: 85 feet; and

(c) All other uses: 100 feet.

(3) Required front yard: 10 feet;

(4) Required rear yard: 20 feet;

(5) Required side yard:

(a) Residential uses: five feet, except that the street side of a corner lot shall provide a minimum 25-foot side yard; and

(b) All other uses: a 25-foot side yard shall be maintained.

(6) Maximum lot coverage: 50%; and

(7) Maximum building height:

(a) Single-family dwellings: 35 feet;

(b) Churches and schools: 40 feet; and

(c) All other uses: 35 feet.

(Ord., § 4.4(1), passed 8-5-1991)