Within the "R-7" urban/rural residential use district, the following uses shall be permitted uses:

(1)

Any use listed in Section 23.18.002 and as regulated therein;

(2)

Manufactured homes;

(3)

Mobile homes subject to the following restrictions and requirements:

(a)

Mobile Home Stands. The area of the mobile home stand shall be improved to provide adequate support for the placement and tiedown of the mobile home, thereby securing the superstructure with the following methods:

(1)

The mobile home stand shall be provided with anchors and tiedowns such as cast-in-place concrete "dead men," eyelets embedded in concrete foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors, or other devices securing the stability of the mobile home.

(2)

Anchors and tiedowns shall be placed at least at each corner of the mobile home stand and at the midpoint of each longitudinal length.

(3)

The mobile home stand shall not heave, shift, or settle unevenly under its weight due to frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration, or other forces acting on the structure.

(b)

Fuel. All outside piping for fuel storage tanks shall be copper or other approved tubing and shall be permanently installed and securely fastened. Piping within the mobile home shall be black steel pipe and shall also be securely fastened in place. The fuel tanks shall be securely fastened on a concrete slab or on concrete blocks and shall not be located beneath the mobile home. Tanks with a capacity of less than one hundred twenty-five gallons (water) shall be located and installed so that the discharge from safety relief devices shall not terminate in or beneath any building and shall be located at least five feet horizontally away from any building opening below the level of such discharges and not less than five feet in any direction away from openings into sealed combustion system appliances or mechanical ventilation air tanks. Tanks having a capacity from one hundred twenty-five gallons to five hundred gallons must be located at least ten feet horizontally away from any building or property line. Tanks having a capacity of five hundred gallons or more must be located at least twenty-five feet horizontally away from any building or property line.

(c)

Alterations and additions.

(1)

All plumbing and electrical alterations or repairs in the mobile home shall be made in accordance with applicable codes and regulations.

(2)

Skirting of mobile homes with approved materials is required within sixty days after placement of the mobile home. Areas enclosed by such skirting shall be maintained so as not to provide a harborage for rodents, or create a fire hazard.

(3)

Additions onto the mobile home shall maintain the proper set back requirements of the district; any such addition shall enclose only one entry way of the mobile home, and such additions shall comply with all other applicable codes and regulations.

(d)

Vehicle Parking. A minimum of two off-street parking areas shall be provided for each mobile home.

(Ord. 1394 (part), 1980).

(Ord. No. 2261-23-414, 6-17-2024)

Within any "R-7" urban/rural residential use district no structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by conditional use permit:

(1)

Any use permitted in Section 23.18.004 and as regulated therein.

(2)

Repair and trade shops: auto repair, cabinet and carpentry, fix-it locksmith, printing, upholstery; subject to the following requirements:

(a)

There shall be no exterior visible evidence of the conditional use other than one sign not exceeding six square feet. Any outdoor storage must be screened using plantings or fencing.

(b)

The use shall not create any emission of odor, gas, smoke, dust, or noise that will negatively affect the character of the district.

(c)

Off-street parking must be provided for all customers.

(d)

Employees of a conditional use business shall be limited to the owner/owners and their immediate family.

(e)

Property shall not be leased for such uses.

(3)

Grocery store.

(4)

The uses specifically listed in this chapter are not considered to be the only conceivable uses in this district. However, these uses listed do represent the types of uses which may be considered. If an applicant desires to conduct a use which is not specifically listed, such applicant shall carry the burden of proof to the board of adjustment that this request is the type of use allowed in this district and in no way violated the intent of this chapter.

(Ord. 1394 (part), 1980).

Within the "R-7" urban/rural residential use district the following uses shall be permitted accessory uses:

(1)

Any use permitted in Section 23.18.006 as regulated therein.

(Ord. 1394 (part), 1980).

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Lot area, height, width, yard and floor area requirements shall be as follows:

(1)

No primary residential dwelling shall exceed three stories or thirty-five feet whichever is the lesser in height except as provided in Section 23.38.002.

(2)

A side yard abutting a street shall not be less than twenty feet in width.

(3)

The following minimum requirements shall be observed subject to the additional requirements, exceptions and modifications as set forth in this section and Section 23.38.002:

* Side yard for mobile home shall be a minimum of 10 feet.

(4)

Single-family detached dwellings shall contain at least seven hundred square feet of floor area, five hundred of which shall be on the first floor.

(5)

Mobile homes shall contain at least four hundred thirty square feet in floor area, additions such as entry ways or porches shall not be considered as floor area.

(6)

In no case may any structure except for fences be constructed in utility easement areas along front, side or rear property lines.

(7)

If a detached accessory building is constructed three feet (or less by variance) from the property line, the roof overhang on the building will be limited to one foot including stormwater gutters.

(Ord. 1394 (part), 1980).

(Ord. No. 2086, 9-27-2010; Ord. No. 2267-23-415, 2-10-2025)

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