Chapter 1157

CHAPTER 1157
R-R Residence-Recreation District

1157.01 Permitted uses.	1157.05 Intensity of use.
1157.02 Approval of site plans.	1157.06 Off-street parking.
1157.03 Height regulations.	1157.07 Signs.
1157.04 Yards.

CROSS REFERENCES

Private group recreation areas - see P. & Z. 1171.09

1157.01 PERMITTED USES.

A building or premises within the R-R Residence-Recreation District shall be used only for the following purposes:

(a) All uses permitted in the R-1 or R-2 Residence Districts and as regulated therein.

(b) Recreational uses, whether private or publicly owned and operated, and their necessary facilities limited to the following: miniature golf, swimming, tennis, country clubs, fishing, boating, picnicking and such sports as are generally associated with the outdoor conservation and activities generally pursued by children.

(c) Accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, except the sale of liquor on the premises, calliopes, or other outdoor noise or music projection system wherein the sound produced therein shall extend beyond the borders of the area so zoned; commercial park rides, such as roller coasters, merry-go-rounds and other noise producing rides.
(Ord. 10-1960. Passed 12-14-60.)

1157.02 APPROVAL OF SITE PLANS.

In the R-R District, final site plans shall be submitted to and be subject to approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals before a building or use permit shall be issued for such premises. The site plans shall show the following: drainage, the location of all buildings, fences both solid and living (landscaping), walls, signs, lighting installations, provisions for off-street parking and unloading areas, arrangement of internal and in and out traffic flow, the relationship to immediately abutting streets and uses and provisions for sanitary facilities, including water and septic tanks.
(Ord. 10-1960. Passed 12-14-60.)

1157.03 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

In an R-R District no building shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in height.
(Ord. 10-1960. Passed 12-14-60.)

1157.04 YARDS.

In an R-R District, regulations governing front, rear and side yards applicable to the R-1 Residence District shall apply. However, the Board of Zoning Appeals, upon appeal, shall have the right to require such front and side setbacks as the Board deems necessary to prevent congestion in the roads, streets or alleys and hazards from fire, panic or other danger.
(Ord. 10-1960. Passed 12-14-60.)

1157.05 INTENSITY OF USE.

In an R-R District, every lot or tract of land shall have an area of not less than ten acres.
(Ord. 10-1960. Passed 12-14-60.)

1157.06 OFF-STREET PARKING.

In the R-R District, off-street parking space shall be provided for all recreation areas in area equal to one-fifth of the total of such areas. Such off-street parking space shall be smoothly graded and covered with a suitable road material or hard surface adequately drained and free from dust.
(Ord. 10-1960. Passed 12-14-60.)

1157.07 SIGNS.

In an R-R District, no sign shall extend beyond the street line, nor shall any sign be placed at a height less than ten feet above the grade line.

(a) The total area of all suspended, hanging or attached signs in connection with a single recreation area shall not exceed 100 square feet provided that in the case of a comer recreation area an additional 100 square feet of sign may be displayed facing the side street.

(b) Flush signs of any size shall not require a special permit.

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