CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 8

R-1 SUBURBAN RESIDENCE DISTRICT



A. Purpose. The Purpose of this Article is to provide and. reserve residential land for families whose

principal income is derived from employment or occupation in urban centers but who desire to live in

suburban areas, where homes on lots of substantial size are available for activities of children, for

gardening and family recreation.

1. Principal Permitted Uses:

(a) One Single Family detached dwelling per lot.

(b) Churches and other places of worship, parish houses, and Sunday School buildings, located

not less than fifty (50) feet from any lot in any R-District.

(c) Schools and colleges for academic instruction located not less than fifty (50) feet from any

other lot in an R-District.

(d) Public buildings and properties of a cultural, recreational, administrative or service type,

not including repair garages, storage or repair yards or warehouses provided any such

building shall be located not less than twenty-five (25) feet from any other lot in any R-

District.

(e) Public parks, playgrounds, recreational and community center buildings and grounds;

public golf courses, tennis courts and similar recreational uses, all of a non-commercial

nature; provided that any principal building or swimming pool shall be located not less than

one hundred (100) feet from any other lot in any R-District.

(f) Nurseries, greenhouses, and agriculture.

(g) Country Clubs, golf courses, and other private non-commercial recreation areas and

facilities, including swimming pools; provided that any principal building or swimming

pool shall be located not less than one hundred (100) feet from any other lot in any R-

District, and that swimming pools shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 17.

(h) Nursery Schools and child care centers if located not less than thirty-five (35) feet from any

other lot in any R-District.

(i) Cemeteries adjacent to or in extension of existing cemeteries, subject to the provisions of

Chapter 24, Section C.

(j) Commercial Radio and Television Transmission Towers providing such facility is situated

on a tract of land containing at least five (5) acres and that the structure is at least one

hundred (100) feet from any other property. Any structure or tower exceeding one hundred

(100) feet should be placed at one (1) foot from any other property for each foot of

structure or tower height.

Chapter 8 con’t.

2. Height of Buildings. No principal structure shall exceed two and one-half (2 ½) stories or thirty

(30) feet in height, and no accessory structure shall exceed one and one-half (1 ½) stories or

twenty (20) feet in height, except as provided in Chapter 18.

3. Area, Lot Width and Yard Requirements. The following requirements shall be observed except

as may be modified by Chapter 18.

(a) In standard R-1 District the minimum requirements are:



 One (1) acre



 Road Frontage minimum of one hundred fifty (150) foot



 Front yard set back of fifty (50) feet from the lot line



 Rear yard set back of fifty (50) feet from the property line



 Side yard set back of fifteen (15) feet from each side property lines



 Residential accessory building setbacks fifteen (15) feet from each side and rear property

lines. Must be a minimum of six (6) feet away from any other building. Cannot be in a

front yard except as stated in Chapter 6.