Lafayette City Zoning Code
R1 GENERAL
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
§ 151.035 PURPOSE.
(A) The R1 District is intended to be comprised basically of present and future low-density housing, augmented with compatible medium density housing and appropriate miscellaneous uses.
(B) These additional uses are conditional, and are to be further regulated by applying conditional use standards.
(Ord. 75, passed 12-27-1990)
§ 151.036 PERMITTED USES.
(A) One- and two-family dwellings;
(B) Truck gardening and raising of field crops, excluding the raising of livestock;
(C) Home occupations;
(D) State-licensed foster homes or group homes serving six or fewer mentally retarded or physically handicapped persons;
(E) Accessory uses and temporary signs; and
(F) Public school, recreation and governmental uses.
(Ord. 75, passed 12-27-1990)
§ 151.037 CONDITIONAL USES.
(A) Multiple-family dwellings up to four units;
(B) Residential businesses and identification signs;
(C) Hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes and churches;
(D) Utility structures;
(E) State-licensed residential facilities serving from seven through 16 retarded or physically handicapped persons;
(F) Seasonal lodging facilities;
(G) The raising of livestock, but excluding feedlots; and
(H) Other uses as determined by the Planning Commission to be similar in scope and intensity to those listed above.
(Ord. 75, passed 12-27-1990)
§ 151.038 STANDARDS.
(A) Street setback: minimum of 25 feet.
(B) Lot line setback: minimum of five feet.
(C) Lot area: minimum of 6,500 square feet plus 2,000 more for each dwelling unit over one.
(D) Lot width: minimum of 65 feet.
(E) Lot depth: minimum of 100 feet.
(F) Building height: maximum of 25 feet.
(G) Dwelling: minimum of 20 feet width and on permanent foundation.
(H) Street frontage: minimum of 25 feet on a street other than an alley.
(I) Alley set-back: minimum of ten feet from the right of way.
(Ord. 75, passed 12-27-1990; Ord. 87, passed 8-13-2001; Ord. 144, passed 10-9-2023)