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Butler City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

R-1 Low-Density Residential District

§ 260-13 Permitted uses.

In the R-1 District the land and structures may be used and structures may be erected, altered, enlarged and maintained for the following uses only:
A. 
Single-family detached dwellings.

§ 260-14 Accessory uses.

Accessory uses in the R-1 District shall be as follows:
A. 
Home occupations, no on-site customer service.
[Amended 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
B. 
Accessory buildings such as tool and garden sheds and private garages detached from the main building and used by the residents thereof and parking areas. Sheds shall be limited to one shed per 3,000 square feet of lot area, with a maximum of two sheds per lot. All sheds must be placed in the side or rear yard only, and placement of a shed in the front yard is prohibited.
[Amended 11-20-2008 by Ord. No. 1610]
C. 
Signs as specified in Article XVII.

§ 260-15 Conditional uses.

[Amended 2-20-1997 by Ord. No. 1430; 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
Conditional uses in the R-1 District shall be as follows:
A. 
Traditional neighborhood development, subject to the standards, conditions and requirements of Article XV.
B. 
Public recreation facilities.
C. 
Libraries and firehouses.
D. 
Municipal and public utility service buildings, structures and facilities.
E. 
Schools, public, private and parochial, kindergarten through grade 12.
F. 
Churches, religious and nonprofit philanthropic institutions.
G. 
Home occupations with on-site customer service.
H. 
Townhouses, provided that the following conditions are met in addition to those that normally apply in the zone district:
(1) 
The lot area shall be not less than 6,000 square feet and shall front on a street with a paved width of at least 22 feet.
(2) 
There shall be not more than one dwelling unit per 3,000 square feet of lot area, and fractions thereof shall not be considered.
(3) 
Dwelling units may be sold only if every dwelling unit in the building containing the townhouses occupies a lot abutting the principal street adjacent to the property and has a lot width of at least 20 feet.
(4) 
Off-street parking areas serving more than two dwelling units shall be set back at least 20 feet from any front lot line and screened from adjacent residential properties by a low evergreen hedge or fence where such parking is within 15 feet of an adjacent residential property.
I. 
Cemeteries.

§ 260-15.1 Special exceptions.

[Added 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
Uses permitted by special exception in the R-1 District shall be as follows:
A. 
Transitional dwellings, approval of which shall require a hearing as provided in § 260-132D.

§ 260-16 Lot and yard requirements.

A. 
No more than one dwelling unit shall be permitted on any lot or property in the R-1 District except under the planned residential development requirements.
B. 
Minimum lot area shall be 6,500 square feet.
[Amended 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
C. 
Minimum lot width shall be 75 feet.
D. 
Minimum yard setbacks.
(1) 
Minimum yard setbacks shall be:
(a) 
Front yard: 25 feet.
(b) 
Rear yard.
[1] 
Principal building: 25 feet.
[2] 
Accessory building: five feet.
(c) 
Side yard, interior lot: both sides, 22 1/2 feet, one side, 7 1/2 feet.
(d) 
Side yard, corner lot: yard butting a street, 15 feet and opposite side yard, 7 1/2 feet.
(2) 
Subject to the duty to maintain safe site distances for pedestrian and vehicular traffic, sheds may be placed within the applicable setbacks from property lines without violating this chapter.
[Added 11-20-2008 by Ord. No. 1610]

§ 260-17 Maximum building height.

The maximum building height of structures shall be:
A. 
One-family dwelling: 30 feet.
B. 
For other main structures: 45 feet.

§ 260-18 Coverage regulations.

[Amended 11-20-2008 by Ord. No. 1610; 11-21-2013 by Ord. No. 1679]
The area occupied by buildings shall not exceed 35% of the lot area. Sheds shall not be counted when determining building area coverage. All accessory structures having floor space in excess of 144 square feet in area shall be counted when determining the building area coverage.

§ 260-19 Off-street parking.

Off-street parking shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article XVIII.