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Fort Madison City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 7

R-2 ONE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT

10-7-1: PERMITTED USES:

Any use permitted in the R-1 one-family dwelling district, as provided by section 10-6-1 of this title. (Ord. B-39, 1969)

10-7-2: SPECIAL USES:

Any special use allowed in the R-1 one-family dwelling district, as provided by section 10-6-2 of this title. (Ord. B-39, 1969)

10-7-3: OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES:

Automobile parking facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in chapter 19 of this title. (Ord. B-39, 1969)

10-7-4: HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS:

The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in the R-1 one-family dwelling district. (Ord. B-39, 1969)

10-7-5: LOT REQUIREMENTS:

   A.   Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than nine thousand (9,000) square feet, and a minimum lot width of not less than sixty feet (60') at the building line. (Ord. C-350, 10-2-2001)
   B.   On lots where septic tanks are proposed to be used, the lot size shall conform to the standards set forth in subsection 10-6-5B of this title.
   C.   All nonresidential principal uses as permitted in this chapter shall be located on a tract of land having an area of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet with a minimum width of one hundred feet (100') at the established building line. (Ord. B-39, 1969)

10-7-6: YARD AREAS:

The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-1 one-family dwelling district. (Ord. B-39, 1969)

10-7-7: LOT COVERAGE:

Not more than thirty percent (30%) of the lot area may be occupied by buildings and structures, including accessory buildings. (Ord. C-350, 10-2-2001)

10-7-8: DWELLING STANDARDS:

   A.   Every one story dwelling hereafter erected in any R-2 one- family dwelling district shall have a total ground floor area of not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet, measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms, but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating or sleeping purposes.
   B.   Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-2 one-family dwelling district shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls of not less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, including utility rooms but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breezeways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating and sleeping purposes, except that enclosed space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas. (Ord. B-39, 1969)
   C.   Every dwelling erected in any R-2 one-family dwelling district shall have a minimum of twenty four feet (24') in building width. (Ord. C-340, 3-20-2001)