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Fort Madison City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 8

R-3 ONE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT

10-8-1: 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)

10-8-2: SPECIAL USES:

The following uses may be allowed by special use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 22 of this title:
Any special uses allowed in the R-1 One-Family Dwelling District, as provided by section 10-6-2 of this title.
Planned mobile home parks. (Ord. B-39, 1969)

10-8-3: OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES:

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

10-8-4: HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS:

The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in the R-1 One-Family Dwelling District. (Ord. B-39, 1969)

10-8-5: LOT REQUIREMENTS:

   A.   Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, and a minimum lot width at the established building line of not less than eighty feet (80').
   B.   On lots where septic tanks are proposed to be used, the lot size shall conform to the standards as set forth in subsection 10-6-5B of this title.
   C.   All nonresidential principal uses as permitted in this section shall be located on a tract of land having an area of not less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet with a minimum width of ninety feet (90') at the established building line. (Ord. B-39, 1969)

10-8-6: YARD AREAS:

No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement:
   A.   Front Yard: On every zoning lot a front yard of not less than twenty five feet (25') in depth shall be provided. However, where lots within the same block and comprising forty percent (40%) of the frontage on the same street are already developed with front yards with an average depth of less than twenty five feet (25'), then such average depth shall be the required front yard depth for such frontage in said block.
   B.   Side Yards:
      1.   On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed there shall be a combined total of side yards of not less than fifteen feet (15') with a minimum side yard requirement of six feet (6'). Note: If rear yard is currently reduced to less than thirty feet (30'), confirm proposed structure will comply with subsection C of this section before approval of said proposed structure.
      2.   On corner lots, there shall be maintained a side yard on the street side of not less than ten feet (10'), and in the case of a reversed corner lot there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than seventy five percent (75%) of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lot, but such setback need not exceed twenty five feet (25'). No accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard required on the adjacent lot to the rear, nor be located nearer than five feet (5') to the side lot line of said adjacent lot.
      3.   On lots upon which a permitted nonresidential use is erected or enlarged, there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet (10') on each side of the main structure, and a combined total of side yards of not less than twenty feet (20').
   C.   Rear Yard: A rear yard of not less than thirty feet (30').
Exception: A rear yard setback may be reduced to fourteen feet (14') if:
      1.   Any of the following statements are true:
         a.   If the property has no access from public rights-of-way to the rear or side of the property. A side yard of ten feet (10') or more is considered access from the front street. Sheds ten feet (10') by twelve feet (12') and under are considered mobile structures and are not considered a barrier for access. Fences and trees, bushes and other growth are not considered a barrier for access.
         b.   The property already has a garage with a minimum of twenty feet (20') wide and a minimum of twenty feet (20') deep with a single sixteen foot (16') wide door or a minimum of two (2) 8-foot wide doors side by side serving separate stalls.
         c.   The property has space available for the proposed structure to the rear as well as a future garage twenty four feet (24') wide and deep accessible to the side with access from the street including setbacks for proposed structure and garage as required by this Code.
      2.   This exception is intended for decks, porches and covered patios built after construction of a new residence. This exception may not be used to reduce the rear yard setback for construction of the principal structure. (Ord. D-046, 11-21-2017)

10-8-7: LOT COVERAGE:

Not more than twenty five percent (25%) of the lot area may be occupied by buildings and structures, including accessory buildings. (Ord. B-39, 1969)

10-8-8: DWELLING STANDARDS:

   A.   Every one story dwelling hereafter erected in any R-3 One- Family Dwelling District shall have a total ground floor area of not less than nine hundred (900) 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 period for living, eating or sleeping purposes.
   B.   Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-3 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-3 One-Family Dwelling District shall have a minimum of twenty four feet (24') in building width. (Ord. C-340, 3-20-2001)