Italy City Zoning Code
§ 9 “RE
RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DISTRICT.
9.1
General Purpose and Description:
The “RE”, Residential Estate Zoning District is designed to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life on large parcels of land used only for suburban-style, single-family homes and their community services and facilities.
9.2
Permitted Uses:
1.
Single-family detached dwellings
2.
Farms, nurseries, greenhouses or gardens, limited to the propagation and cultivation of plants, provided no retail or wholesale business is conducted on the premises
3.
The keeping of dogs, cats, and other normal domestic household pets, but limited to four (4) animals over six (6) months old. No more than two (2) large animals, specifically horses, cattle and sheep, can be maintained per acre of lot area. Swine and poultry are expressly prohibited
4.
Parks, playgrounds, community buildings, museums and other public recreational facilities, owned and/or operated by the municipality or other public agency, and privately owned and maintained recreation areas
5.
Public buildings, including libraries, museums, police and fire stations, and similar public uses or facilities
6.
Real estate sales offices during the development of residential subdivisions, but not to exceed two (2) years
7.
Public schools (kindergarten through high school)
8.
Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work on the premises, which said buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of construction work by order of the City
9.
Water supply reservoirs, pumping plants and towers
10.
Accessory buildings and uses, customarily incidental to the above uses and located on the same lot therewith, but not involving the conduct of a retail business, except as provided herein:
a.
The term “accessory use” shall include customary home occupations as herein defined. Accessory buildings, including a private garage, bona fide servant quarters, not for rent but for the use of servants employed on the premises, when located not less than sixty feet (60') from the front lot line, nor less than five feet (5') from either side line, provided said accessory building shall not occupy more than fifty percent (50%) of the minimum required rear yard in the case of a one-story building. When the accessory building is directly attached to the main building, it shall be considered an integral part of the main building. When the accessory building is attached to the main building by a breezeway, the breezeway is considered a part of the accessory building. Temporary metal buildings less than six hundred (600) square feet which are used for tool and supply storage are permitted. (See Section 24.3 for additional regulations)
b.
A detached private garage or an attached private garage, in a compartment as a part of the main building, having a capacity of not more than four (4) automobiles
c.
Antenna (amateur or CB radio)
d.
Servant’s quarters and quarters used by bona fide farm workers, or other accessory buildings such as barns, sheds, and other structures necessary for farming operations may be permitted, provided however, that no such accessory building or quarters shall be used or occupied as a place of abode or dwelling by anyone other than a bona fide servant or farm worker and actually and regularly employed by the land owner or occupant of the main building
11.
Telephone exchange, provided no public business and no repair or outside storage facilities are maintained
12.
Sewage treatment plant (public operated)
13.
Swimming Pool (private)
14.
Water treatment plant
15.
Private noncommercial stables as an accessory use to the housing of animals owned by the resident
16.
A temporary bulletin board or sign, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area appertaining to the lease, hire or sale of a building, premise or acreage
17.
Church or Rectory (and uses incidental to their function)
18.
Family Home
19.
Such uses as may be permitted under the provisions of Specific Use Permits, Section 21
9.3
Height Regulations:
Maximum Height - Thirty-five feet (35'), or two and one-half (2-1/2) stories
9.4
Area Regulations:
A.
Size of Yards:
1.
Minimum Front Yard -
Forty feet (40')
2.
Minimum Side Yard -
Fifteen feet (15'); twenty-five feet (25') from street right-of-way
3.
Minimum Rear Yard -
Twenty feet (20')
B.
Size of Lots:
1.
Minimum Lot Area -
Twenty-two thousand (22,000) square feet
2.
Minimum Lot Width -
Eighty-five feet (85')
3.
Minimum Lot Depth -
One hundred fifty feet (150')
C.
Maximum Lot Coverage:
Forty percent (40%) by main buildings; sixty percent (60%) including accessory buildings, driveways and parking areas
D.
Parking Regulations:
Single-Family Dwelling Unit - Two (2) enclosed spaces behind front building line and other regulations as applicable (see Section 22)
E.
Other Regulations:
As established by Sections 23, 24, and 25
9.5
Special Requirements:
A.
No temporary buildings, such as travel trailers or mobile homes, may be used for on-site dwelling purposes
B.
Rural barbed wire fencing is prohibited
(Ordinance 173 adopted 6/7/88; Ordinance 990905 adopted 9/28/99)
