(A) In R-1 Districts the following buildings and uses are permitted:
Accessory uses and buildings, including an accessory dwelling unit, customarily incident to any use allowed in this section provided that if any accessory building contains sleeping quarters, it shall maintain the side yard otherwise required and shall not be closer than twenty five feet (25') to the rear lot line.
One single-family dwelling unit on any lot or parcel and a duplex (2).
Public utility buildings and facilities when necessary for serving the surrounding territory; provided, that no public business offices and no repair or storage facilities are maintained therein.
Publicly owned and operated parks, playgrounds and community buildings, and other recreational uses.
Schools, churches or similar places of worship, including parish houses, parsonages, rectories, convents and dormitories accessory thereto.
(B) In R-1 Districts the following buildings and uses may be permitted upon an applicant's receipt of a special use permit pursuant to the procedures identified in chapter 15 of this title:
A group daycare facility.
Athletic activities in conjunction with a church or similar place of worship, on the same lot or contiguous lots.
Other structures proposed in the R-1 District. Upon approval of any special permit, construction of the structure must conform to the plans, specifications, and conditions prescribed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. This paragraph applies to structures only, not uses, and is not intended to allow for the proposal and/or approval of structures explicitly permitted in other zone districts, but not the R-1 District. (Ord. 1344, 10-17-2017)
5-5-2: HEIGHT LIMITATION:
Two (2) stories or thirty feet (30'). (Ord. 853, 7-2-1973)
5-5-3: AREA REQUIREMENTS:
There shall be a lot area of not less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet for each single-family dwelling unit. No lot shall hereafter be subdivided to provide less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet of lot area nor have a width of less than eighty feet (80') nor a depth of less than one hundred feet (100'), one-half (1/2) of any utility easement or one-half (1/2) of a twenty foot (20') alley, provided it does not exceed ten feet (10') may be counted in determining the area required as herein provided. In the event of a duplex being constructed in an R-1 District the lot shall be not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet nor have a width of less than one hundred feet (100') nor a depth of less than one hundred feet (100'), one-half (1/2) of any utility easement or one-half (1/2) of a twenty foot (20') alley, provided it does not exceed ten feet (10') may be counted in determining the area requirement for a lot upon which a duplex is located. Any family dwelling unit or duplex may be constructed on a cul-de-sac or circle so long as one-third (1/3) of the frontage of the lot is contiguous and adjacent to the street and so long as the required square footage is contained on the lot for either the single family dwelling or the duplex. (Ord. 961, 2-17-1981)
5-5-4: LOT COVERAGE:
The main building and all accessory buildings, excluding carports, porches, and other permitted projections, on the lot shall not occupy more than forty percent (40%) of the total of the lot. (Ord. 853, 7-2-1973; amd. Ord. 1414, 8-6-2024)
5-5-5: YARD REQUIREMENTS:
(A) Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20').
(B) Side Yards: There shall be a side yard on each side of the dwelling of not less than seven feet (7'). On a corner lot, R-1 district, a side yard of not less than ten feet (10') shall be maintained on the street side of such corner lot and not less than seven feet (7') on the side of the lot opposite the street side.
(C) Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty five feet (25'), which depth may be measured from the centerline of any existing twenty foot (20') or wider rear alley or from what would be the centerline of a full twenty foot (20') or wider alley or only one-half (1/2) if partial alley or easement exists. (Ord. 853, 7-2-1973)
Burley City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 5
R-1 RESTRICTED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
5-5-1: PERMITTED AND SPECIAL USES AND STRUCTURES:
(A) In R-1 Districts the following buildings and uses are permitted:
Accessory uses and buildings, including an accessory dwelling unit, customarily incident to any use allowed in this section provided that if any accessory building contains sleeping quarters, it shall maintain the side yard otherwise required and shall not be closer than twenty five feet (25') to the rear lot line.
One single-family dwelling unit on any lot or parcel and a duplex (2).
Public utility buildings and facilities when necessary for serving the surrounding territory; provided, that no public business offices and no repair or storage facilities are maintained therein.
Publicly owned and operated parks, playgrounds and community buildings, and other recreational uses.
Schools, churches or similar places of worship, including parish houses, parsonages, rectories, convents and dormitories accessory thereto.
(B) In R-1 Districts the following buildings and uses may be permitted upon an applicant's receipt of a special use permit pursuant to the procedures identified in chapter 15 of this title:
A group daycare facility.
Athletic activities in conjunction with a church or similar place of worship, on the same lot or contiguous lots.
Other structures proposed in the R-1 District. Upon approval of any special permit, construction of the structure must conform to the plans, specifications, and conditions prescribed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. This paragraph applies to structures only, not uses, and is not intended to allow for the proposal and/or approval of structures explicitly permitted in other zone districts, but not the R-1 District. (Ord. 1344, 10-17-2017)
5-5-2: HEIGHT LIMITATION:
Two (2) stories or thirty feet (30'). (Ord. 853, 7-2-1973)
5-5-3: AREA REQUIREMENTS:
There shall be a lot area of not less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet for each single-family dwelling unit. No lot shall hereafter be subdivided to provide less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet of lot area nor have a width of less than eighty feet (80') nor a depth of less than one hundred feet (100'), one-half (1/2) of any utility easement or one-half (1/2) of a twenty foot (20') alley, provided it does not exceed ten feet (10') may be counted in determining the area required as herein provided. In the event of a duplex being constructed in an R-1 District the lot shall be not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet nor have a width of less than one hundred feet (100') nor a depth of less than one hundred feet (100'), one-half (1/2) of any utility easement or one-half (1/2) of a twenty foot (20') alley, provided it does not exceed ten feet (10') may be counted in determining the area requirement for a lot upon which a duplex is located. Any family dwelling unit or duplex may be constructed on a cul-de-sac or circle so long as one-third (1/3) of the frontage of the lot is contiguous and adjacent to the street and so long as the required square footage is contained on the lot for either the single family dwelling or the duplex. (Ord. 961, 2-17-1981)
5-5-4: LOT COVERAGE:
The main building and all accessory buildings, excluding carports, porches, and other permitted projections, on the lot shall not occupy more than forty percent (40%) of the total of the lot. (Ord. 853, 7-2-1973; amd. Ord. 1414, 8-6-2024)
5-5-5: YARD REQUIREMENTS:
(A) Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20').
(B) Side Yards: There shall be a side yard on each side of the dwelling of not less than seven feet (7'). On a corner lot, R-1 district, a side yard of not less than ten feet (10') shall be maintained on the street side of such corner lot and not less than seven feet (7') on the side of the lot opposite the street side.
(C) Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty five feet (25'), which depth may be measured from the centerline of any existing twenty foot (20') or wider rear alley or from what would be the centerline of a full twenty foot (20') or wider alley or only one-half (1/2) if partial alley or easement exists. (Ord. 853, 7-2-1973)