Buildings or land, in any portion of the city, may be used for any of the uses listed under this classification; but in a "B" district, no building or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereinafter erected, or structurally altered, which is arranged or designed to be used for other than one or more of the following uses:

(1)

[One-family dwellings.] One-family dwelling, to include manufactured/mobile homes, when application is made and a permit obtained in accordance with applicable city ordinances and state law.

(2)

School, park, library, church or playground.

(3)

Accessory buildings. No accessory building shall be less than 60 feet from the front line nor less than five feet from any other street line, nor less than three feet from either side line.

(4)

Incidental uses. Uses, customarily incident to any of the following uses, when situated in the same dwelling and not involving the conduct of a business, including customary home occupations, when engaged in by the occupants of the dwelling; such as dressmaker, the office of a physician, surgeon, a dentist, musician or artist, when used as his or her own dwelling. Said incidental use, however, shall never be permitted as a principal use, but only as a secondary use when indispensably necessary to the enjoyment of the premises for any of the uses permitted by this section and actually made of the premises, but not otherwise.

(5)

Signs. No window displays; no name plate exceeding one square foot in area; no temporary bulletin board or sign board exceeding 12 square feet in area appertaining to the lease, hire or sale, or construction of a building or premises; no display advertising sign, ground or elevated; nor advertising sign of any other character shall be permitted in any "B" district, except churches, whose signs shall not exceed 18 square feet in area and be located in front yard behind the building line.

(6)

Temporary buildings. When they are to be used only for construction purposes or field office for sale of the real estate of the immediate addition, such temporary construction buildings must be removed immediately upon completion, or abandonment of construction, and the field office must be removed immediately upon request of the city inspector.

(Ord. No. 6-96, § 4, 6-18-1996)

No building shall exceed 45 feet or 2½ stories.

(1)

Front yard.

(a)

There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet from the property line to the front of the building, covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory building.

If a building line has been established by ordinance or by two or more buildings for a distance of a block on the same side of a street, this line shall establish the minimum depth of the front yard.

(b)

If lots have a double frontage running through from one street to another, the requirement of front yard shall apply on both streets.

(2)

Side yard.

(a)

There shall be a side yard on each side of the lot, and the minimum width of such side yard shall be three feet on each side, except that the side yard adjacent to a side street shall not be less than five feet wide.

(3)

Rear yard.

(a)

There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than ten feet.

(4)

Area of lot.

(a)

The minimum building plot area shall be 5,000 square feet.

(5)

Width of lot.

(a)

The minimum width of a building plot shall be 50 feet.

(6)

Depth of lot.

(a)

The minimum depth of lot shall be as set out, or may be set out, by the city planning and zoning commission of the City of Devine for an area in which the lot is located.

(7)

Parking space.

(a)

Parking space may be provided on the lot to accommodate one motor car for each dwelling unit. A driveway may be used as a parking space.

(b)

No house shall be constructed containing less than 600 square feet exclusive of porches and garages.