§ 18.2. Uses permitted.  


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  • A building or land shall be used for the following purposes:

    (1)

    Single-family dwellings.

    (2)

    Two-family dwellings.

    (3)

    Park, playgrounds and community buildings owned or operated by city, state or federal agencies.

    (4)

    Public libraries or museums.

    (5)

    Public schools (both elementary and high) or private schools having a curriculum essentially the same as ordinarily given in a public elementary school or public high school, and private nursery schools or kindergartens.

    (6)

    Private recreational uses, such as tennis courts, swimming pools, golf courses, operated exclusively for private use and not for commercial purposes.

    (7)

    Churches and temples.

    (8)

    Private gardens and nurseries for the propagation and cultivation of plants, only when said plants, flowers or produce are not offered for sale.

    (9)

    Home occupations (see definitions).

    (10)

    Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above-listed uses, including the leasing of rooms by the family resident [residing] on the premises, provided, that the area rented or leased does not exceed 25 percent of the total floor area in any dwelling unit, and providing no arrangements are made for boarding.

    (11)

    Bulletin boards for churches, temples, institutions or public buildings only; and signs not exceeding 12 square feet in area, pertaining to the rental, lease or sale of a building or land; provided, however, that no more than one sign of the above character shall be permitted on any lot.

    (12)

    The renting of one room for the accommodations of not more than two persons, providing the room is not equipped with cooking facilities, and provided further that no boarding arrangements are made.