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25 <br /> Village Development Standards <br /> RESIDENTIAL USE PROVISIONS <br /> Land designated for Residential Uses may be used for the following purposes: <br /> Land Use • Detached single-family dwellings. <br /> • Home occupations of a professional and/or office nature when located on the second floor <br /> of a permitted outbuilding. <br /> • An accessory residential apartment when located in a permitted outbuilding. <br /> • At least 40 percent of the land area in the Village Proper shall be designated for House <br /> Area use. <br /> • Densities within Residential Use areas should decrease as distance from the Village Center <br /> Land increases. <br /> Allocation • House Area lots shall have an average lot frontage of 75 feet. <br /> • A maximum of two(2)lots may be combined for the purpose of constructing a single <br /> building. <br /> • Setback requirements on combined lots shall be the same as for single lots. <br /> • Buildings shall be set back between 15 feet and 25 feet from the front property line. <br /> • On at least 30 percent of all Residential Use area lots,the lot frontage shall have a masonry <br /> wall, wood fence or hedge, no less than 50% opaque, built within five (5) feet of the <br /> property line,and at least three(3)feet in height. <br /> Lots • Buildings shall be set back from the side property lines equivalent(in total)to no less than <br /> & 20 percent of the lot width.The entire setback may be allocated to one side. <br /> Buildings • Buildings shall be set back no less than 30 feet from the rear property line. <br /> • Building coverage may not exceed 50 percent of the lot area. <br /> • Buildings may not exceed two(2)stories in height. <br /> • One (1) outbuilding is permitted on each lot, provided its ground floor area does not <br /> exceed 450 square feet, it does not to exceed two(2)stories in height, and it is located at <br /> least four (4) feet from one side property line. There is no setback requirement for <br /> outbuildings from the rear property line. <br /> • Lots shall front on a street with a maximum right-of-way width of 60 feet,consisting of at <br /> least two 12-foot travel lanes, 8-foot parallel parking on one side,and a 5-foot sidewalk on <br /> one side. <br /> Streets • Lots shall have their rear lot lines coinciding with the right-of-way of a 24-foot alley, <br /> & containing a vehicular pavement width of at least 12 feet if one-way; 16 feet if two-way. <br /> Alleys • Provision shall be made for service delivery,utility poles(if any)and trash collection at the <br /> rear lot line. <br /> • Street trees shall be planted on both sides of the street at no more than 40-foot intervals. <br /> They shall be deciduous and of varieties that obtain a mature height of at least 50 feet. <br /> • The number of parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with Article 10 <br /> of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> Parking • All off-street parking spaces shall be located to the side or rear of the building. When <br /> access is through the lot frontage, garages and carports shall be located a minimum of 10 <br /> feet behind the front building wall line.Front-facing garage doors shall be painted to match <br /> the color of the main house. <br />