The Single-Family Residential District is established as a district in which the principal use of land is established as a district for single-family dwellings. For the Single-Family Residential District, in promoting the general purpose of this chapter, the specific intent of this article is:
A. 
To encourage the construction of and the continued use of the land for single-family dwellings.
B. 
To prohibit business, commercial or industrial use of the land and to prohibit any other use which would substantially interfere with development or maintenance of single-family dwellings in the district.
C. 
To encourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be permitted as new uses under the provisions of this chapter.
D. 
To discourage any land use which would generate traffic on minor or local streets, other than normal traffic to serve the residences on those streets.
E. 
To discourage any use which, because of its character or size, would create requirements and costs for public services such as fire and police protection, water supply and sewerage substantially in excess of such requirements and costs if the district were developed solely for single-family dwellings.
A. 
Single-family detached dwellings.
B. 
Accessory buildings or uses customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses, when located on the same lot and not involving any business, profession, trade or occupation.
C. 
Residential care facilities.
D. 
Home occupation as defined in Article II. Home occupations for professional offices and personal services include the following list of specific uses:
Accountant
Architect
Artist
Attorney
Bookkeeper
Broker
Chiropodist
Chiropractor
Contractor, office only
Consultant
Counselor
Dentist
Draftsman
Engineer
Interior decorator
Manufacturers' agent
Musician
Optometrist
Osteopath
Photographer
Physician
Seamstress or tailor
Teacher
Any other substantially similar activity
[Amended 11-10-2020 by Ord. No. 20-04]
A. 
Funeral homes.
B. 
Cemeteries.
C. 
Private noncommercial recreational areas such as the YMCA, Boys Club and golf courses.
D. 
Churches and other facilities normally incidental thereto, provided that the proposed site for a church is not less than one acre; that there is adequate access to all required off-street parking areas; and there is no parking in the required front yard.
E. 
Public, parochial and private kindergartens, elementary, intermediate, and/or high schools offering courses in general education.
F. 
Publicly owned and operated buildings, libraries, parks, parkways, and recreational facilities.
G. 
Public or private hospitals, but not including institutions for the care of the feeble minded or insane, provided that the hospital is adjacent to a major or secondary thoroughfare as defined in the Comprehensive Plan adopted by the governing body.
H. 
Nursery schools, day nurseries and child care centers; provided that for each child so cared for, there is provided and maintained a minimum of 50 square feet of outdoor play area.
I. 
Governmental buildings and uses.
J. 
Public utility buildings, telephone exchange buildings, electric transformer stations and substations, and gas regulator stations, but not including service or storage yards, when operating requirements necessitate the locating within the district in order to serve that immediate vicinity.
K. 
Temporary buildings for use incidental to construction work for a period not to exceed one year, subject to renewal.
L. 
Home occupation within existing detached garage.
M. 
Off-street parking and loading in accordance with the requirements of Article IX of this chapter.
N. 
Gunsmith.
(See attached Schedule of Regulations, Article XXV.)