§ V. Residential district

A. Residential district (R). This district is intended to provide for residential development of moderately spacious character, together with such public buildings, schools, churches, public recreational facilities, and accessory uses as may be necessary or normally compatible with residential surroundings.

B. Permitted uses.

1. Single-family dwelling.

2. Two-family dwelling.

3. Multifamily dwelling.

4. Churches and educational buildings.

5. Public parks, playgrounds, recreational buildings.

6. Existing farms, truck gardens, nurseries.

7. Schools, elementary and secondary.

8. Funeral homes.

9. Hospitals, health centers and government office buildings.

10. Boarding homes.

11. Nursing homes.

12. Doctor's office and clinics.

C. Area requirements.

1. Minimum lot area:

a. Single-family, 8,400 square feet, provided that the minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.

b. For each additional dwelling unit per structure, 1,800 square feet.

2. Setback requirements:

a.	Front .....	25 feet
b.	Side .....	7 feet
c.	Side (exterior) .....	10 feet
d.	Rear .....	25 feet

 

D. Offstreet parking.

1. Two offstreet parking spaces per each dwelling unit on the lot.

2. Churches. One parking space for each five seats provided in main sanctuary or meeting room.

3. Boarding homes and nursing homes. One parking space for each two occupants or boarders, when the boarding home or nursing home is at full capacity.

E. Animals prohibited or restricted.

1. Except for contiguous tracts or lots of land in the name of one owner of 2.0 acres or more in area as set forth in paragraph 2. hereof, no person shall be permitted to keep or maintain upon a tract or lot in a residential district any animal of the species of horse, mule, ass, cattle, sheep, swine, goat or rabbit; nor shall any person be permitted to keep or maintain upon a tract or lot of land in a residential district any hens, pullets, roosters, turkey hens, gobblers, ducks, drakes, pigeons, geese or other poultry or fowl except for birds kept exclusively inside a residential structure as household pets.

2. Owners of tracts or lots of land of 2.0 acres or more in area in a residential district may keep and maintain on said land animals of the species of horse, mule, ass, cattle, sheep, swine, goat and rabbit, as well as hens, pullets, roosters, turkey hens, gobblers, ducks, drakes, pigeons, geese and other poultry and fowl, provided that the keeping and maintaining of said animals is not for commercial purposes and does not violate the nuisance ordinance of the city. Every pen, cage, outbuilding, barn or structure used to keep and maintain permitted animals shall have a setback of 50 feet from any residential structure.

3. In a residential district no person shall keep or maintain upon any lot more than five dogs. All outbuildings in a residential district in which dogs are kept or maintained shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition so as not to permit the escape of noxious or offensive odors from the premises. No structure or pen housing any dog shall be permitted to be maintained, nor shall any dog be tied in such a manner as to be located within 25 feet of any residence except that of the dog's owner.

4. No person shall keep or maintain upon a tract or lot in a residential district any lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, morgay, mountain lion, Canada lynx, bobcat, jaguarundi, hyena, wolf, coyote, or any deadly, dangerous or poisonous reptile.

Penalty provision. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this ordinance [subsection E.] shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment in the city jail for a term of not more than 90 days or sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 88-25, § 1, 11-22-88)

(Ord. No. 77-3, § 1, 2-17-77; Ord. No. 91-5, § 1, 7-2-91)

(Ord. No. 91-5, § 2, 7-2-91)