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Le Mars City Zoning Code

167.06 “R-1

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

In the “R-1” Residential District, a building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes (additional regulations, Section 167.15 - 167.20):
1.   Permissive Uses:
   A.   Single-family dwelling.
   B.   Public park or playground.
   C.   Church, parish hall, temple, convent or monastery.
   D.   Public school, elementary and high, or private school having a curriculum equivalent to a public elementary or public high school and having no rooms regularly used for housing or sleeping purposes.
   E.   Golf course, except miniature course or driving tees operated for commercial purposes.
   F.   Large-scale residential development in accordance with the provisions of Section 167.15.
   G.   Unregistered child care or child care facility.
2.   Conditional Uses:
   A.   Privately operated lake, swimming pool or tennis court on site of not less than five acres.
   B.   Public building erected by any governmental agency.
   C.   Hospital, nursing home and educational, philanthropic or religious institution on sites of not less than two acres, provided not more than 50 percent of the site area may be occupied by buildings, and provided further that the building shall be set back from all required yard lines an additional foot for each foot of building height.
   D.   Two-family dwellings.
   E.   Nursery, prekindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other private school.
   F.   Private recreational facility where buildings do not occupy more than ten percent of the site area.
   G.   Greenhouse or nursery.
   H.   Public utility or public service use, building or structure, including such things as an electric substation, water tower, sanitary lift station or pipeline regulating station.
   I.   Registered or licensed child care, child care facility, or adult day services.