SECTION 401
PURPOSE
This district is established to provide for new single-family residential development at a density desired in the Village. This density is intended to prevent:
(1) excessive demands on sewage and water systems;
(2) congestion of traffic on streets and highways;
(3) inadequate access to buildings and facilities by fire fighting and other safety personnel;
(4) devaluation of surrounding properties and aesthetically undesirable crowding by new construction with minimal surrounding yard space and lot size.
SECTION 402
PERMITTED USES
A. Single-family dwelling.
B. Accessory building incidental to the principle use which does not include any activity conducted as a business.
C. Parking as regulated by Section 405 and Article 5.
SECTION 403
AREA AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS
A. Minimum Lot Area – 4,800 square feet
B. Minimum Lot Frontage at Street Right-of-Way – 60 feet
C. Minimum Front Yard Depth – 20 feet from edge of Village street right-of-way; 50 feet from edge of county highway right-of-way. Corner lots shall maintain the required front yard setback from both streets.
D. Minimum Side Yard Depth – 10 feet.
E. Minimum Rear Yard Depth – 10 feet.
F. Maximum Building Height – 30 feet.
SECTION 404
MINIMUM FLOOR AREA
Homes constructed within the Village shall comply with the following minimum first-floor living space requirements:
(1) New homes constructed with no attached garage shall have a minimum of 1,300 square feet of first-floor living space.
(2) New homes constructed with a single-car attached garage shall have a minimum of 1,200 square feet of first-floor living space.
(3) New homes constructed with a two-car attached garage shall have a minimum of 1,100 square feet of first-floor living space.
SECTION 405
PARKING AND DRIVEWAYS
A. Each dwelling shall have off-street parking for at least two automobiles in a garage or on a driveway or parking pad.
B. All new dwellings shall have an asphalt or concrete driveway constructed in accordance with Section 311 of this Ordinance. All new driveways shall be asphalt or concrete and constructed in accordance with Section 311 of this Ordinance.
C. All parking pads shall be asphalt or concrete and constructed in accordance with the requirements for driveways of Section 311 of this Ordinance.
D. No new driveway or parking pad shall be located in front of any dwelling, unless it is leading to a garage, and no new driveway or parking pad shall be closer than two (2) feet to any rear or side lot line.
E. Driveways shall have a minimum length of thirty-five (35) feet, except driveways leading to a garage that may not be less than twenty (20) feet.
