Golden Meadow City Zoning Code

A.

In the R-1 district, only the following uses of property shall be permitted:

1.

Single-family dwelling;

2.

Garage apartment;

3.

Municipal recreational use;

4.

Schools offering general education courses;

5.

Churches;

6.

Home occupations;

7.

Agriculture;

8.

Bulletin board use for churches, temples, institutions or public buildings only;

9.

Signs not exceeding twelve square feet in area pertaining to the rental, lease or sale of a building or land; provided, however, that not more than one sign of the above character shall be permitted on any lot;

10.

Accessory buildings, including private garage use and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses, where located on the same lot and not involving the conduct of a business;

11.

Cemetery use, provided it serves as a transitional open use between less compatible uses;

12.

Golf courses;

13.

Hospital;

14.

Institution;

15.

Municipal, state, federal or governmental use;

16.

Public utility;

17.

Nonprofit private club, provided all structures for such uses are located twenty-five feet from any property line.

B.

No building shall be erected with a floor level below three and one-half feet mean sea level.

(Ord. 77 § 2.101, 1961.)

Prohibited uses in the R-1 district shall be all uses not permitted in Section 18.20.010.

(Ord. 77 § 2.102, 1961.)

No building in the R-1 district shall exceed thirty-five feet in height.

(Ord. 77 § 2.103, 1961.)

Area regulations in the R-1 district for all buildings except accessory uses shall be as follows. Also, see Section 18.64.030.

A.

Yards.

1.

The front building lines of any front yard shall conform to the average building lines in a developed block, but in no case shall the front yard be less than twenty-five feet. On through lots, a minimum front yard shall be provided on both streets.

2.

There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building, having a minimum width of ten feet each. However, this regulation shall not be so interpreted as to reduce to less than twenty-four feet the buildable width of a corner lot existing before September 15, 1961, the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title. To maintain the minimum buildable width of a corner lot, the necessary reduction shall be on the side yard not abutting the street.

3.

There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty percent of the depth of the lot; provided, however, that the depth of the required rear yard shall not be less than twenty-five feet and need not exceed fifty feet.

B.

Lot Size.

1.

There shall be a lot width of a minimum of sixty feet at the building line.

2.

Every lot shall contain an area of not less than seven thousand five hundred square feet per family unit.

(Ord. 77 § 2.104, 1961.)

Off-street parking regulations in the R-1 district are provided for in Chapter 18.52.

(Ord. 77 § 2.105, 1961.)