§ 11R10. Single-family dwelling district.

11R10-100  Uses permitted. Any use indicated as permitted in this district on the use schedule, [section] 10-200.

11R10-200  Lot area requirements.

11R10-201  Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet of land, except that a lot having less area which was an official lot of record prior to the adoption of this ordinance may be used for a one-family dwelling and no lot existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall be reduced in area below the minimum requirement.

11R10-202  Minimum lot depth: 120 feet.

11R10-203  Minimum lot width: 70 feet.

11R10-204  Minimum front yard: 35 feet.

11R10-205  Minimum side yard: Shall be no less than five feet for interior lots.

11R10-206  Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.

11R10-207  Maximum lot coverage: 30 percent of lot area.

11R10-208  Maximum floor area ratio: No requirements.

11R10-209  Minimum square footage per dwelling unit: 1,500 square feet.

11R10-300  Height limitations. 2½ standard stories.

11R10-400  Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided according to the parking schedule, [schedule] 12-200.

11R10-500  Special requirements.

11R10-510  Front yard: Where the frontage on one side of a street between two intersecting streets is divided by two or more zoning districts, the front yard shall comply with the requirements of the district having the deepest front yard for the entire block.

11R10-511 Where a building line has been established by plat or ordinance and such line requires a greater front yard setback than is prescribed by this ordinance for the district in which the building line is located, the required front yard shall comply with the building line so established by the other ordinance or plat.

11R10-512 Where a building line is shown on a plat recorded with the county clerk after date of adoption of this ordinance, and such building line provides a front yard of 20 feet or more in depth and is part of a plan for the orderly development of a subdivision either with a uniform or staggered building line, the building line shown on said plat shall be interpreted as establishing the front yard requirements for the lots shown on the plat.

11R10-513 The front yard shall be measured from the property line to the front face of the building, covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory building. Eaves and roof extensions may project into the required front yard for a distance not to exceed four feet.

11R10-514 Where lots have double frontage, running through from one street to another, a required front yard shall be provided on both streets unless a building line for accessory buildings has been established along one frontage on the plat or by ordinance, in which event only one required front yard need be observed.

11R10-610  Side yard: On a corner lot, the side yard adjacent to a side street shall not be less than 15 feet except that on such lots which were lots of record prior to date of adoption of this ordinance, the side yard adjacent to the street shall not be less than ten feet. Special side yard requirements for garages and carports on corner lots are provided in [section] 11R10-916 following.

11R10-611 Detached garages or similar residential accessory buildings shall be located not less than ten feet to the rear of the main building and shall be not less than three feet from the side property line, except as noted in [section] 11R10-916 following.

11R10-612 Every part of a required side yard shall be open and unobstructed except for accessory buildings as permitted herein and the ordinary projections of windowsills, belt courses, cornices, roofs and other architectural features projecting not to exceed 36 inches into the required side yard.

11R10-710  Rear yard: No dwelling structure may be located nearer than 25 feet to the rear property line and such dwelling structure and all accessory buildings shall not cover more than 50 percent of that portion of the lot lying to the rear of a line erected joining the midpoint on one side lot line with the midpoint of the opposite side lot line.

11R10-711 Every part of a required rear yard shall be open and unobstructed except for permitted accessory buildings and ordinary projections of windowsills, eaves, belt courses, cornices and other architectural features projecting not to exceed four feet into the required rear yard.

11R10-810  Height: Permitted institutions such as schools and churches, including domes, church steeples and spires, may be erected to exceed 2½ stories when set back from all property lines a distance equal to twice the height of the building.

11R10-811 Cooling towers, roof gables, chimneys and vent stacks may extend for an additional height not to exceed a total of 36 feet above average grade line around the building.

11R10-900 Accessory building standards.

11R10-910 Accessory uses located in the main building or in structures attached to the main building shall observe the same front, side and rear yard requirements as are specified for the main building.

11R10-911 Detached accessory buildings within the front 50 percent of the lot shall observe the same front yard as the main building.

11R10-912 Detached accessory buildings shall not be located nearer than three feet to any interior side lot line.

11R10-913 Detached accessory buildings on a corner lot shall not be located nearer than ten feet to a side lot line along a side street.

11R10-914 Detached accessory buildings shall not be located nearer than three feet to any rear lot line.

11R10-915 Detached accessory buildings shall not be located nearer than ten feet to a residential structure.

11R10-916 Automobile storage spaces located in the open or in a main or accessory building so as to face upon or be entered directly from a street or alley, shall not be nearer than 20 feet to the property side lot line adjacent to such street or 25 feet from the opposite side of such alley, regardless of any building line platted to a lesser setback and regardless of any other provision of this section.

11R10-917 No detached accessory building shall be used as a place of habitation unless it is a bona fide guesthouse or servant's quarters as provided for and defined elsewhere in this ordinance.

11R10-1000  Conditional use basis.

11R10-1001 Bed and breakfast homestay.

11R10-1002 Bed and breakfast inns.

(Ord. No. 03-07, §§ 1—3, 4-15-03; Ord. No. 15-11, § 1, 6-21-15)