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Callaway City Zoning Code

Sec. 15.515

R-10 single family residential-zoning regulations.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the R-10 Single Family Residential zoning district shall be to designate and establish areas within the City of Callaway which are deemed to be uniquely appropriate for the development and maintenance of low density residential neighborhoods with ample open space and outdoor living areas; to designate those uses and services deemed appropriate and proper for location and development within said zoning district; and to establish such development standards and provisions as are appropriate to ensure a proper and desirable low density residential environment.

(b)

Permitted use. Land and buildings within a R-10 Single Family Residential zoning district shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)

Dwelling, single family.

(2)

Building or use owned or operated by the City of Callaway, including schools, libraries, museums, art galleries, community buildings, parks, playgrounds, picnic areas, swimming pools or other recreational uses, or utility structures or stations owned or operated by the City of Callaway, including transmission lines, poles, guywires, pipelines as are necessary for the installation and maintenance of utility service.

(c)

Use requiring special approval. Land and buildings within a R-10 Single Family Residential zoning district may be used for the following purposes upon review and approval of the City Commission and in accordance with Section 15.630, Callaway Code of Ordinances:

(1)

Church, synagogue, other place of worship or church school.

(2)

College or university.

(3)

Golf course (regulation size) and related buildings, structures, recreation uses, and service uses.

(4)

Publicly owned or operated building or use, except buildings or uses owned or operated by the City of Callaway, including schools, libraries, museums, art galleries, community buildings, parks, playgrounds, picnic areas, swimming pools or other public recreation uses.

(5)

Public utility structure or station, except any such structure or station owned or operated by the City of Callaway, including transmission lines, poles, guywires, and pipelines as are necessary for the installation and maintenance of approved utility services.

(6)

School (private or parochial) offering a curriculum substantially equivalent to that of a public school with comparable grades and meeting the requirements of the State Department of Education.

(7)

Recreational use for youths and for adults, operated and maintained by a non-for-profit organization and open to the general public; provided, however, that recreational uses owned, operated or maintained by the City of Callaway shall not require special approval.

(d)

Bulk Regulations. The following are the minimum bulk regulation requirements:

(1)

Required Lot Size - 10,000 square feet

(2)

Required Set Backs (to be measured from the building not the overhang):

a.

Front - 25 feet

b.

Side - 5 feet

c.

Rear - 15 feet, 20 feet if abutting a street

d.

Corner - 10 feet on the side abutting the street

(3)

Floor Area Ratio - 40%

(4)

Impervious Surface Ratio - 50%

5)

Maximum Building Height - 50 feet