Excelsior Springs City Zoning Code
SECTION 400
075 District "R-1A" Single-Family Residential Traditional District.
[R.O. 2012 §400.075; Ord. No. 2011-11-06-05 §1, 6-20-2011; Ord. No. 19-02-06, 2-19-2019; Ord. No. 22-07-01, 7-18-2022; Ord. No. 25-10-03, 10-6-2025]
A.
Permitted Uses. In District "R-1A" no building, structure, land or premises shall be used, and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
1.
Dwellings, single-family;
2.
Parks and playgrounds, including recreation or service buildings and swimming pools, which are owned or operated by a governmental agency;
3.
Public schools, elementary and high, and the accessory uses normally associated with such institutions of higher learning, including stadiums and dormitories in conjunction, if located on campus;
4.
Nurseries, and truck gardens limited to the propagation and cultivation of plants; provided, no retail or wholesale business shall be conducted upon the premises;
5.
Religious assemblies and synagogues.
B.
Height And Area Regulations. In a District "R-1A" the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, and the minimum lot area per family permitted on any lot shall be as follows: (For exceptions see Section 400.270.)
1.
Height. Buildings or structures shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height except that on lots having a natural slope, a full three (3) stories may be exposed above grade on the downhill side.
2.
Front Yards. A front yard is not required so long as adjacent lots similarly lack a front yard. In the case where adjacent lots have front yards, the average depth of the two (2) adjacent lots shall be used to set the minimum yard requirement.
3.
Side Yards. There shall be a side yard on each side of the dwelling, the minimum depth of which shall not be less than three (3) feet. Dwellings on corner lots may have this requirement waived on the street side.
4.
Rear Yards. The depth of the rear yard shall be at least ten (10) feet except where there exists an improved alley or street in which case the rear yard requirement may be waived.
5.
Lot Area Per Family. Every dwelling hereafter erected shall provide a lot area of not less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet per family, provided that where a lot has less area than herein required in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this Chapter, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a one-family dwelling.
6.
Lot Width. The width of a lot, measured at the front building line, shall not be less than forty (40) feet provided that where a lot has less width than herein required in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this Chapter, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling.
7.
Floor Area. No single-family dwelling shall be constructed, reconstructed, altered or moved unless it contains a total floor area, finished for living purposes, of not less than one thousand one hundred (1,100) square feet.
8.
Parking Regulations. Two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each single-family dwelling, at least one (1) of which shall be enclosed. (See Section 400.280 for additional parking requirements.)
9.
Infill Or Previously Approved Housing. Notwithstanding any of the requirements of Subsections (5), (7) and (8) of this Subsection (B), in infill development areas where the surrounding area is generally developed and the site is either vacant, has previously been used for another purpose, or where a single-family residence has previously been constructed, any principal residential structure may be designed and constructed or reconstructed to face the street that any existing, immediately adjoining principal structure faces, and may have a lot area and floor area not less than:
a.
The average of the principal residential structures on both sides of the street between two (2) intersecting streets (excluding reverse corner lots); or
b.
The lot area and floor area of any residential structure previously constructed on the site in conformance with lot area and floor area requirements at the time of construction.
Parking shall be in conformity with the adjacent single-family residences facing the same street, or shall be the same parking provided with the residential structure previously constructed on the site in conformance with the parking requirements at the time of construction. The scale, placement on the site, and street setback must conform to the scale, placement and setback of adjacent structures. Styles of architecture must ensure that exterior design, materials, and color are in harmony with neighboring structures.