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Dewitt City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Sec. 78-101.- Intent and purpose.

a.

Golf course residential district (GCR). The golf course district is intended to provide for open space areas, parks, conservation areas, golf courses, recreational areas, and to provide for residential uses when developed in association with an existing or proposed nine (9) or eighteen (18) hole public or private golf course. The purpose of this district is to enhance, preserve and stabilize private recreational resources, promote public recreation, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and provide for an increased variety of housing.

b.

Single-family, low density residential district (R-1). The single-family, low density residential district is intended to provide stability in existing low density areas by ensuring compatible residential density, encouraging a safe environment for family life, and protecting such areas from incompatible land uses. The purpose of this district is to preserve the character, amenities and property values associated with low density residential development.

c.

Single-family, moderate density residential district (R-2). The single-family, moderate density residential district is intended to promote stability in existing moderate density neighborhoods by ensuring comparable residential densities, encouraging a safe environment for family life, and preserving amenities. The purpose of this district is to maintain the character and conserve the value of property in existing moderate density areas while allowing flexibility in the design and site planning of new development.

d.

Moderate density mixed residential district (R-3). The moderate density mixed residential district is intended to provide for the stability of the existing residential development location in older neighborhoods of the city, while accommodating a range of compatible residential uses. The purpose of this district is to preserve and enhance the character of established neighborhoods while providing for the controlled remodeling and redevelopment as needed to prevent blight and encourage the productive use of existing buildings.

e.

Multiple-family residential district (MF). The multiple-family district is intended to provide for a mixture of housing types. The purpose of this district is to ensure that multiple-family housing is located in areas which afford adequate street capacity, is served by public sanitary sewer, and is in close proximity to commercial services and schools.

f.

Multiple-family neighborhood district (MF-N). The multiple-family neighborhood district is primarily intended to increase the availability of senior housing facilities in the city, but only in areas that can support such use and where consistent with the city's 2010 master plan. The purpose of this district is to create a neighborhood setting for multi-family dwellings for senior housing, but which also could allow for a mixture of other housing types such as single-family or duplex style dwellings located in areas which afford adequate street capacity, public sanitary sewer, water and other critical infrastructure, and which are in close proximity to commercial services that are not provided on site.

(Ord. of 8-27-2018(1), § 1)

Sec. 78-102. - Uses permitted.

Land and/or buildings in the districts indicated at the top of the Table IV-01 Schedule of Residential Uses may be used for the purposes denoted by a "P" in the column below by right. Land and/or buildings in the districts indicated at the top of the following table may be used for the purposes denoted by "S" after special land use approval by the planning commission in accordance with the procedures and requirements of article X, special land uses and article XI, site plan review. A notation of "—" indicates that the use is not permitted within the district.

Table IV-01
Schedule of Residential Uses

GCR R-1 R-2 R-3 MF MF-N
Agriculture
Cropland & Horticulture without Livestock P
Residential
Duplex Dwellings S S P P P
Home Occupations P* P* P* P*
Multiple Family Dwellings S P P
Single Family Dwellings S P P P P
Care Facilities
State Licensed Residential Care Family Facilities P P P P P P
State Licensed Residential Care Group Facilities S S S S S P
State Licensed Family Day Care Centers P P P P P
State Licensed Group Day Care Centers S S S S S
Entertainment & Recreational
Golf Courses & Country Clubs & Related Uses P S S S S
Parks & Recreation Facilities, Noncommercial S S S S S
Service & Retail Trade
Cemeteries S S
Off-street Parking for Uses located in the CB District S S S
Public, Institutional, & Utilities
Churches, Temples, & other Places of Worship or Public Assembly S S S S
Educational Institutions S S S S
Government & Community Service Facilities S S S S S
Communal Spaces***
Indoor exercise/ fitness facilities A
Outdoor recreation facilities A
Theatre, auditorium, or public assembly room A
Offices A ***

 

Note: * Subject to the approval of the development official pursuant to the requirements of Section 78-102.

*** The total square footage of all "communal spaces" are not to exceed 15 percent of the total useable floor area of the principal building.

**** The office space may not be leased, rented, or sold to another entity. Office space must be solely used by employees of the establishment(s) on site.

"A" denotes accessory space.

(Ord. No. 2017-01, § 2, 2-28-2017; Ord. of 8-27-2018(1), § 2)

Sec. 78-103. - Site development requirements.

All lots, buildings, and structures shall comply with the following site development requirements:

a.

Site plan review is required in accordance with article XI, site plan review of this chapter.

b.

Parking is required in accordance with article XIV, off-street parking and loading of this chapter.

c.

Signs are permitted in accordance with the requirements of article XV, signs of this chapter.

d.

Landscaping, lighting and building design requirements are required in accordance with article XVI, landscaping requirements, article XVII, lighting requirements and article XVIII, site design requirements of this chapter.

e.

All lots, buildings, and structures shall comply with the area height and bulk requirements as noted in Table IV-02 Residential Schedule of Area and Bulk Requirements.

Table IV-02
Residential Schedule of Area and Bulk Requirements (a)

Districts GCR R-1 R-2 R-3 MF MF-N
Lot Requirements
Minimum Lot Area
(sq. ft.)
Single-Family/Duplex 40,000 20,000 10,000 8,500 8,750 8,750
Multiple Family 5,000 per unit 5,000 (b) 16,000 (f)
Minimum Lot Width (ft.) 150 80 80 65 65 100
Setback Requirements(c)
Front Yard (ft.) 50 40 30 25 25 25
Side Yard (ft.) 15 15 10 8 (d) 25 25
Rear Yard (ft.) 30 30 30 25 25 25
Natural Feature/Waterfront
(ft.) (e)
25 25 25 25 25 25
Maximum Building Height (whichever is less)
In Feet 35 35 35 35 35 35
In Stories
Minimum Useable Floor Area
Min. Useable Floor Area (sq. ft.) Single Family/Duplex 1,200 w/624 on ground floor 1,000 w/ 624 on ground floor 1,000 w/ 624 on ground floor 800
Multiple Family 800 800 800 375
Maximum Lot Coverage
Max. Lot Coverage (%) 20 25 25 30 30 50

 

Footnotes:

(a)

Planned unit development (PUD). Modifications to dimensional requirements and maximum density may be permitted with a PUD approved under article IX, planned unit developments.

(b)

Multiple-family maximum dwelling units per structure. A maximum of ten (10) dwelling units can be contained in each multiple family structure.

(c)

Projections into yards. Architectural features and vertical projections may extend or project into a required yard as provided in Section 78-38, Projections into Yards.

(d)

R-3 minimum side yard setback for multiple-family. The minimum side yard setback for multiple family structures in the R-3 district shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

(e)

Natural features setback. A twenty-five (25) foot natural feature setback buffer shall be maintained from the ordinary high-water mark (shoreline) of any lake, pond, or stream and to the edge of any drainage way, or regulated wetland, to any structure or unroofed barrier, such as fences.

(f)

Multiple-family maximum dwelling units per structure. A maximum of forty-five (45) dwelling units can be contained in each multiple family structure.

(Ord. No. 2017-01, § 3, 2-28-2017; Ord. of 8-27-2018(1), § 3; Ord. No. 2023-01, § 1(Exh. A), 1-23-2023)