Cabool City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Specific District Regulations
Section 400.090 "R-1" One-Family Dwelling District.
[R.O. 2011 §400.090; CC 1974 §§43.100 — 43.135; Ord. No. 695 §II, 3-24-1997]
A.
Within the "R-1" One-Family Dwelling District, the provisions of Subsections (B — G) shall apply.
B.
Permitted Uses. The following uses are the only ones permitted in an "R-1" District.
1.
One-family detached dwelling.
2.
Farming, truck gardening and nurseries.
3.
Home-based business (that is not a no-impact, home-based business) with a conditional use permit, home-based work and no-impact, home-based business.
[Ord. No. 002-2023, 8-21-2023]
4.
Public school, elementary and high, or private school having a curriculum similar to that ordinarily given in a public elementary school or public high school including religious instruction in parochial schools.
5.
Churches and similar places of worship.
6.
Convents, monasteries, rectories or parish houses to be occupied by not more than ten (10) persons.
7.
Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a period not to exceed one (1) year.
8.
Accessory use or building as regulated by Section 400.080 of this Code.
9.
Library.
10.
Off-street parking facilities, as required or permitted by Section 400.180 of this Chapter,
11.
Private swimming pools appurtenant to a one-family dwelling on the same lot, when they meet yard depth and width requirements for principal buildings in the district in which they are located and when the swimming pool or the property on which it is located is adequately fenced to prevent access of small children and meets all applicable health and sanitary requirements.
12.
Signs, defined as follows:
a.
A sign or signboard not exceeding eight (8) square feet in area, appertaining to the sale or lease of the premises or trespassing thereon.
b.
A name plate, not exceeding one (1) square foot in area.
c.
A sign or bulletin board not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area erected upon the premises of a church or other institution for the purpose of displaying the name and activities or services therein provided.
13.
Group homes. No group home shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of another group home. The exterior appearance of the home and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. Group homes shall be eleemosynary or not-for-profit in nature.
C.
Height. The maximum height of buildings permitted within the "R-1" District shall be as follows:
1.
One-family detached dwellings — thirty-five (35) feet, and not over two and one-half (2½) stories, except as provided in Section 400.170 of this Chapter.
2.
Churches and similar places of worship seventy-five (75) feet for towers or steeples and not more than forty-five (45) feet for the principal building.
D.
Lot Size. The minimum lot size within the "R-1" District shall be as follows:
1.
Every one-family detached dwelling, convent, monastery, rectory or parish house hereafter erected shall be on a lot having an area of not less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than ninety (90) feet, except as provided in Section 400.170.
2.
Churches and similar places of worship hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than one (1) acre and a width at the building line of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet.
3.
Public school, elementary and high, or private school having a curriculum similar to that ordinarily given in a public elementary school or public high school including religious instruction in parochial schools, hereafter erected shall conform to the following minimum standards:
Elementary School | 3 acres plus 1 acre per 100 student design capacity | |
Junior High School | 8 acres plus 1 acre per 100 student design capacity | |
Senior High School | 10 acres plus 1 acre per 100 student design capacity |
E.
Yard Areas. No building or structure should be erected or enlarged within the "R-1" District unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement.
1.
Front yard. Each lot within the "R-1" District upon which a dwelling is constructed should have a front yard of not less than thirty-five feet (35). Where a lot has a double frontage, the required front yard should be provided on both streets.
2.
Side yard. On each lot within an "R-1" District upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side of not less than fifteen (15) feet. The combined total of the side yards for interior lots shall not be less than thirty-five (35) feet and the combined total of side yards for corner lots shall not be less than fifty (50) feet. The side yard on each side of a building on a lot of record which is less than ninety (90) feet in width, shall have a width of ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot but should not be less than eight (8) feet.
On lots upon which a church or similar place of worship is constructed or extension made to an existing church or similar place of worship, there shall be a side yard of not less than thirty (30) feet on each side of the main structure.
3.
Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land within an "R-1" District upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, or twenty percent (20%) of depth of the lot, whichever is larger, but it need not exceed fifty (50) feet.
F.
Percentage Of Lot Coverage. All buildings, including accessory buildings, within an "R-1" District shall not cover more than thirty percent (30%) of the area of the lot.
G.
Off-Street Parking Facilities. Off-street parking facilities should be provided as required or permitted in Section 400.180 of this Chapter.
Section 400.100 "R-2" One-Family Dwelling District.
[R.O. 2011 §400.100; CC 1974 §§43.150 — 43.180; Ord. No. 001-2010 §11, 2-15-2010]
A.
Within the "R-2" One-Family Dwelling District, the provisions of Subsections (B — G) shall apply.
B.
Permitted Uses.
1.
Any use permitted in the "R-1" One-Family Dwelling District, except farming, truck gardening, and nurseries, shall be permitted in "R-2" Districts.
2.
Group homes. No group home shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of another group home. The exterior appearance of the home and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. Group homes shall be eleemosynary or not-for-profit in nature.
C.
Height. The same regulations shall apply to "R-2" Districts as required in the "R-1" One-Family Dwelling District.
D.
Lot Size. The following lot size requirements shall be observed:
1.
Every one-family detached dwelling, convent, monastery, rectory or parish house hereafter erected within an "R-2" District shall be on a lot having an area of not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet, and a width at the established building line of not less than sixty-five (65) feet, except as provided in Section 400.170 of this Chapter.
2.
Churches and similar places of worship hereafter erected or structurally altered within an "R-2" District shall be on a lot having an area of not less than one-half (½) acre and a width at the building line of not less than eight-five (85) feet.
3.
Public and private schools. Same regulations shall apply within an "R-2" District as required in the "R-1" One-Family Dwelling District.
E.
Yard Areas. No building or structure within an "R-2" District shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement.
1.
Front yard. Each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
2.
Side yard. On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side of not less than ten (10) feet. The combined total of the side yards for interior lots shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet and the combined total of side yards for corner lots shall not be less than thirty (30) feet. The side yard on each side of a building on a lot of record which is less than sixty-five (65) feet in width, shall have a width of ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot but should not be less than six (6) feet.
On lots upon which a church or similar place of worship is constructed or extension made to an existing church or similar place of worship, there shall be a side yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet on each side of the main structure and a combined total of side yards of not less than thirty-five (35) feet.
3.
Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, or twenty percent (20%) of depth of lot, whichever is larger, but it need not exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
F.
Percentage Of Lot Coverage. All buildings including accessory buildings within a "R-2" District shall not cover more than thirty percent (30%) of the area of the lot.
G.
Parking Facilities. Parking facilities shall be provided as required in Sections 400.180 et seq. of this Chapter.
Section 400.110 "R-3" Multiple-Family Dwelling District.
[R.O. 2011 §400.110; CC 1974 §§43.200 — 43.230]
A.
Within the "R-3" Multiple-family Dwelling District, the requirements of Subsections (B — G) shall be observed.
B.
Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted in "R-3" Districts:
1.
Any use permitted in the "R-1" One-Family Dwelling District, except farming, truck gardening and nurseries.
2.
Two-family dwellings and multiple dwellings not to exceed nine (9) dwelling units or apartments per structure.
3.
One-family row dwellings with not more than nine (9) dwelling units in one (1) building.
4.
Private clubs and lodges, excepting those the chief activity of which is a service, customarily carried on as a business.
5.
Boarding or lodging houses.
6.
Nursing homes.
7.
Any use permitted through the application of subsequent Sections of this Chapter.
C.
Height. The same regulations shall apply within an "R-3" District as permitted in the "R-1" One-Family Dwelling District, except that multi-family dwellings shall be not more than three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height except as permitted through the application of subsequent Sections of this Chapter.
D.
Lot Size. Within the "R-3" District, the following shall be observed:
1.
One-family dwellings. The same regulations shall apply as permitted in the "R-2" One-Family Dwelling District.
2.
Two-family dwellings. Every two-family dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet or three thousand seven hundred fifty (3,750) square feet per dwelling unit, and a width at the building line of not less than sixty-five (65) feet except as provided in subsequent Sections of this Chapter.
3.
Multiple-family dwellings and row houses. Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered as a multi-family dwelling or as a row house shall provide a lot area per dwelling unit of not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet and a width at the building line of not less than seventy (70) feet, except as provided in subsequent Sections of this Chapter.
4.
Churches and similar places of worship. The same regulations shall apply as required in the "R-2" One-Family Dwelling District.
E.
Yard Areas. Within the "R-3" District the following shall be observed:
1.
Front yard. The same regulations shall apply as required in the "R-2" One-Family Dwelling District.
2.
Side yard.
a.
One-family detached dwellings. The same regulations shall apply as required in the "R-2" One-Family Dwelling District.
b.
Two-family dwellings. The same regulations shall apply as required for one-family detached dwellings.
c.
Multi-family dwellings and row houses. The same regulations shall apply as required for one-family detached dwellings.
3.
Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than thirty (30) feet.
F.
Percentage Of Lot Coverage. Within an "R-3" District all buildings including accessory buildings shall not cover more than forty percent (40%) of the area of the lot.
G.
Off-Street Parking And Loading Facilities. Within an "R-3" District off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required in Sections 400.180 et seq. of this Chapter.
Section 400.120 "B-1" Central Business District.
[R.O. 2011 §400.120; CC 1974 §§43.250 — 43.270; Ord. No. 442 §1, 11-1-1976]
A.
Within the "B-1" Central Business District, the requirements of Subsections (B-F) shall apply.
B.
Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted within a "B-1" District.
1.
Any use permitted in "R-3" Multiple-family Dwelling District.
2.
Amusement establishments - bowling alleys, dance halls, and other similar places of recreation when conducted wholly within completely enclosed building.
3.
Art, book, school supply and stationery stores.
4.
Auto accessory store - where there is no driveway entrance across the sidewalk into the main building.
5.
Bakery shop, including the baking and processing of food products when prepared for retail use on the premises only.
6.
Banks, financial institutions, savings and loan associations.
7.
Barber shop, beauty parlor, massage or similar personal service shops.
8.
Bicycle repair, sales and rental.
9.
Blue printing and photostating establishments.
10.
Bus passenger terminal.
11.
Camera and photographic supply shops for retail sales.
12.
Candy and ice cream stores.
13.
Clubs and fraternal organizations, catering establishments.
14.
Custom dressmaking, millinery, tailoring or shoe repair when conducted for retail sales on the premises only.
15.
Department stores.
16.
Drug stores.
17.
Dry-cleaning and pressing establishments, when employing facilities for the cleaning and pressing of dry goods received on the premises from retail trade only and not including any wholesale cleaning or pressing business, and when using carbon tetrachloride, perchlorethylene, or other similar nonflammable solvents approved by the Fire Department.
18.
Dry goods store, haberdashery, and wearing apparel stores.
19.
Dyeing, dry cleaning and laundry works having a boiler with a steam generating capacity no greater than one thousand five hundred (1,500) pounds of steam per hour, having no more than five (5) employees employed at any one time on the premises, having a portion of the premises devoted to the pickup and delivery to customers of items to be dyed, dry cleaned or laundered and which does not operate before the hours of 7:00 A.M. in the morning nor after the hour of 9:00 P.M. in the evening and which utilizes only underwriter approved nonflammable solutions and materials in its operations.
20.
Electrical appliance store and repair, but not including appliance assembly or manufacturing.
21.
Florist shop and conservatory for retail trade on premises only.
22.
Food and fruit stores.
23.
Frozen food lockers.
24.
Funeral homes and mortuaries.
25.
Furniture store, and upholstery.
26.
Furrier, when conducted for retail trade on the premises only.
27.
Garden supplies and seed stores.
28.
Gift shops.
29.
Hardware stores.
30.
Hobby stores.
31.
Hotels, including dining and meeting rooms, when business uses occupy the street frontage except for an entranceway to the hotel lobby.
32.
Household appliance store and repair shops.
33.
Interior decorating shops, including upholstery and making of draperies, slip covers, and other similar articles, when conducted as part of the retail operations and secondary to the main use.
34.
Jewelry store and watch repair.
35.
Launderette, laundromat, or similar self-service laundry or self-service dry-cleaning establishment.
36.
Leather goods and luggage store.
37.
Liquor store, tavern.
38.
Meat markets.
39.
Medical clinics.
40.
Messenger or telegraph service station.
41.
News stands.
42.
Offices, business and professional.
43.
Off-street parking facilities in an open lot or a covered building.
44.
Paint and wallpaper store.
45.
Pet shop or animal hospital conducted wholly within an enclosed building.
46.
Photography studio, art gallery or studio, including the developing of film and pictures when conducted as part of the retail business on the premises.
47.
Plumbing showroom, without shop or repair facilities.
48.
Post office.
49.
Public utility collection offices.
50.
Restaurant, tea room, cafe when establishment is not of the drive-in type where food is served to occupants remaining in motor vehicles.
51.
Service stations, excluding any such operation which may include the repair or servicing of motor vehicles, except as defined under "Minor Automobile Repair."
52.
Service stations, public garages and other motor vehicle services provided no major repair work is performed out of doors; provided all pumps, underground storage tanks, lubricating and other devices are located at least twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way; provided all fuel, oil or similar substances are stored inside or underground, and provided all automobile parts, dismantled vehicles and similar articles are stored within a building.
53.
Sporting goods store.
54.
Tailor shop.
55.
Theaters, indoor.
56.
Tobacco stores.
57.
Typewriter and office equipment sales and services.
58.
Variety store.
59.
Wearing apparel store.
60.
Any other similar type retail store not specifically listed herein, when authorized by Board of Aldermen after receipt of review and recommendations from the Planning Commission.
61.
Any accessory use or building customarily incidental to the above permitted uses and as regulated by subsequent Sections of this Chapter.
C.
Condition Of Use. All activities in the "B-1" District, except for automobile off-street parking facilities and service stations as permitted or required in this "B-1" District, shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building.
D.
Height Of Building. The height of all buildings or structures in the "B-1" District shall be a maximum of two (2) stories, or thirty (30) feet in height.
E.
Yard Areas. No building or structure within a "B-1" District shall be constructed or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building.
1.
Front yard. No front yard shall be required when all frontage between two (2) intersecting streets lies within this District. However, when lots within this District are adjacent to and adjoining lots in an "R" District, all of which front upon the same street between two (2) intersecting streets, there shall be established the same front yard setback for all the frontage as has been established in the abutting "R" District.
Exception. When existing buildings located in this District have already established a building line at the street line at a depth less than that required above, then all new buildings shall conform to the same building line, except for the first fifty (50) feet of the "B-1" District frontage adjacent to the "R" District, whereupon there shall be provided a front setback of not less than ten (10) feet.
2.
Side yard. No side yard is required except for a corner lot which abuts upon an "R" District, or upon an alley separating this District from an "R" District. There shall then be provided a side yard equal to one-half (½) the front yard required in the abutting "R" District, but in no case, more than ten (10) feet. The same setback shall apply also if business buildings front the intersecting street, commonly referred to as the side street.
3.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty (20) feet provided however, that a one-story accessory building may be located thereon, except for the five (5) feet adjacent and parallel to the rear lot line or alley line, for the storage of motor vehicles and the unloading and loading of vehicles under roof as provided in Sections 400.230 et seq. of this Chapter.
F.
Off-Street Parking And Loading Facilities. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required in Section 400.180 of this Chapter.
Section 400.130 "B-2" Highway Business District.
[R.O. 2011 §400.130; CC 1974 §§43.275 — 43.296; Ord. No. 724 §1, 5-3-1999]
A.
Within the "B-2" Highway Business District the requirements of Subsections (B — G) shall be observed.
B.
Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted in a "B-2" District:
1.
Any use permitted in the "B-1" Central Business District.
2.
Air-conditioning and heating sales and services.
3.
Automobile motor repair, sales and service shop, including automobile body repair and rebuilding, and painting of automobiles.
4.
Automobile washing, including the use of mechanical conveyors, blowers, and steam cleaning.
5.
Battery and tire service stations.
6.
Beverage, non-alcoholic, bottling, and distributing.
7.
Bicycle and motorcycle, sales, repair and rental.
8.
Boat showroom.
9.
Feed and seed store.
10.
Kennels.
11.
Motel.
12.
Plumbing, heating and roofing supply shops when conducted wholly within a building.
13.
Pet shop or animal hospital when conducted wholly within an enclosed building.
14.
Recreation places, including bowling alley, dance halls, gymnasium, skating rink, archery range, miniature golf course, or other similar places of amusement or entertainment when operated for pecuniary profit.
15.
Restaurant, non-drive-in and drive-in, car service.
16.
Trailer sales or rental (house trailers) on an open lot or within a building.
17.
Trailer parks for dwelling purposes, only upon application to the Board of Adjustment of the City of Cabool. Each applicant must submit a detailed plan for the park, whose individual units must meet all the requirements of Chapter 515 of this Code.
[Ord. No. 002-2017 § 2, 2-20-2017]
18.
Uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses and accessory buildings when located on the same premises.
19.
Self storage units.
20.
Mobile homes, provided they comply with the provisions of Chapter 515 of the Municipal Code.
[Ord. No. 001-2017 § 1, 2-20-2017]
C.
Height. No building or structure in the "B-2" District shall exceed three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height.
D.
Lot Size. Every building hereafter erected in a "B-2" District shall be on a lot having an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than eighty (80) feet, except as provided in subsequent Sections of this Chapter.
E.
Yard Areas. No building or structure within a "B-2" District shall be constructed or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building.
1.
Front yard. Each lot upon which a building is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than fifty (50) feet.
2.
Side yard. No side yard is required, except for a lot which abuts upon an "R" District, or upon an alley separating this District from an "R" District. There shall be then provided a side yard equal to twice the front yard required in the abutting "R" District, but in no case less than forty (40) feet.
3.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than forty (40) feet, provided however, that a one-story accessory building may be located thereon, except for the five (5) feet adjacent and parallel to the rear lot line or alley line, for the storage of motor vehicles and the unloading and loading of vehicles under roof.
F.
Buffer Area. On lots abutting an "R" District in a "B-2" District there shall be provided a twenty (20) foot wide planting strip extending the length of the lot adjoining the "R" District planted with trees and shrubs to provide a dense screen at maturity.
G.
Off-Street Parking And Loading Facilities. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required in Sections 400.180 et seq. of this Chapter.
Section 400.140 "I-1" General Industrial District.
[R.O. 2011 §400.140; CC 1974 §§43.300 — 43.325]
A.
Within the "I-1" General Industrial District the provisions of Subsections (B — F) shall be observed.
B.
Permitted Uses. A light industrial use is one which creates a minimum amount of nuisance outside the plant; is conducted entirely within enclosed buildings, does not use the open area around such buildings for storage of raw materials or manufactured products or for any other industrial purpose other than transporting goods between buildings; provides for enclosed loading and unloading berths; and which is not noxious or offensive by reason of emission of smoke, dust, fumes, gas, odors, noises, or vibrations beyond the confines of the building. The following industries are permitted in an "I-1" District:
1.
Wholesale businesses.
2.
Storage firms.
3.
Research and development organizations.
4.
Contractor's yards.
5.
Sheet metal shops.
6.
Welding shops.
7.
Machine shops.
8.
Fruit canning and packing establishments.
9.
Animal hospitals.
10.
Bakeries.
11.
Bottling works.
12.
Building material yards where no mill work is done.
13.
Cabinet making establishments and carpenter shops which use no motors larger than ten (10) horsepower.
14.
Clothing factories.
15.
Dairies.
16.
Ice plants.
17.
Milk distribution stations.
18.
Laundries.
19.
Optical goods factories.
20.
Paper box factories.
21.
Pencil factories.
22.
Printing, publication, and engraving plants.
23.
Dyeing plants.
24.
Dry cleaning plants.
25.
Feed yards.
26.
Trucking terminals.
27.
Poultry processing plant.
28.
Shoe factories.
C.
Height. No building or structure in an "I-1" District shall exceed three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height.
D.
Yard Areas. Within an "I-1" District the following yard areas shall be required:
1.
Front yard. All buildings and structures shall have a front yard depth of at least fifty (50) feet. Buildings and structures placed on corner lots shall observe front yard requirements on both streets.
2.
Side yard. All buildings and structures shall have side yard widths of at least thirty-five (35) feet.
3.
Rear yard. All buildings and structures shall have a rear yard depth of at least fifty (50) feet.
4.
Yards adjacent to residential districts. All buildings and structures on lots adjacent to residential districts shall be located as to provide side yard widths or rear yard depths of at least seventy-five (75) feet adjacent to such residential districts.
5.
Railroad siding frontage. No yards shall be required for those portions of lots which front on railroad sidings.
E.
Off-Street Parking And Loading Facilities. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required in Section 400.180 of this Chapter.
F.
Planting Areas Within An "I-1" District:
1.
Landscape development shall be required to include an area of at least ten (10) feet in width along all streets, with the exception of approved entrances, which border the proposed development, to be planted and maintained with trees and shrubbery to serve as a screen for the parking and storage areas.
2.
A planting screen, consisting of suitable shrubbery maintained at an eight (8) foot height by eight (8) foot width, shall be planted wherever the industrial use abuts a residential district.
Section 400.150 "S-1" Flood Plain and Drainageway District.
[R.O. 2011 §400.150; CC 1974 §§43.350 — 43.360]
A.
Flood Plain And Drainageway District. The "S-1" Flood Plain and Drainageway District is designed to meet the needs of storm water channels to carry abnormal flows of water in time of flood; to prevent encroachments into the district which will unduly increase flood heights and damage; and to prevent the loss of life and excessive damage to property in the area of greatest flood hazard. Within the "S-1" Flood Plain and Drainageway District, requirements of Subsections (B — C) shall be observed.
B.
Permitted Uses. Within a "S-1" District, the following uses shall be permitted:
1.
Storage yards for equipment and materials not subject to major damage from flooding, providing such use is accessory to a use permitted in an adjoining district; provided, further, that such equipment and materials should be firmly anchored to prevent the floating away and possibly further restricting bridge openings and other restricted sections of the stream during times of flood.
2.
Public and private recreational uses of open land, such as public parks, camps, golf courses, race tracks, and archery ranges, provided that all structures are firmly anchored to prevent the structure from floating away.
3.
Railroads, streets, bridges, walkways, and utility lines and easements.
4.
Any drainageway within any zoning district shall be subject to a special use exception in accordance with Section 400.160 of this Chapter.
C.
Uses And Improvements Specifically Prohibited. Within a "S-1" District the following uses are specifically prohibited:
1.
Structures for human habitation.
2.
Land fill or dumping, except as necessary in the construction or reconstruction of railroads, streets, and bridges.