Lewiston City Zoning Code
R-A AGRICULTURE-RESIDENCE
DISTRICT
§ 152.075 PURPOSE.
R-A Agriculture-Residence District is intended for transition from previous agricultural uses to residential uses; provided the development is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan and capital improvements plan to ensure that municipal utilities are available at a reasonable cost.
(Prior Code, § 906.01)
§ 152.076 PERMITTED USES.
The following are permitted uses in the R-A Agriculture-Residence District:
(A) Single-family residences which are either a part of the previous agricultural use or as a part of a residential development following minimum plat approval requirements by the city but only if they are reasonably accessible by existing public utilities or the extension of public utilities and streets are paid for by the developer prior to plot approval or pursuant to developers agreement approved by the city;
(B) Agricultural farming and truck gardening operations; provided no new feed lots, or confinement buildings for either animals or poultry are included;
(C) Churches, libraries, museums, schools, public buildings, water supply facilities and cemeteries; provided that no building shall be located closer than 50 feet from the nearest lot line of any lot in an R-1 Residence District;
(D) Parks and recreational areas;
(E) Public or private golf courses, miniature golf courses and driving ranges (all buildings shall be conditional uses, including, but not limited to, pump houses, club houses, parking lots for golf course use and the like);
(F) Nurseries and greenhouses for growing plants;
(G) Hospitals, clinics, sanatoriums, group homes, nursing and convalescent homes; and
(H) Public or private orchards, forest or wildlife preservations or conservation project areas; provided any wildlife reservation not include a new feed lot area or confinement building.
(Prior Code, § 906.02)
§ 152.077 CONDITIONAL USES.
The following are conditional uses in the R-A Agriculture-Residence District:
(A) Municipal service buildings such as pump houses, reservoirs, elevated water storage tanks, wells or similar essential public utility and service structures;
(B) Golf course club houses, public swimming pools, police and fire stations, administration buildings, forest offices or other public buildings; provided that no such building shall be located within 50 feet of any lot in a residential district;
(C) Duplexes or multi-family housing; provided they are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and are adjacent to existing residential areas and have access to existing utilities;
(D) Planned unit developments, town houses, cluster developments, condominiums or other multiple-family housing; provided they are in conformity with the Comprehensive Plan and can be completed at no additional cost to the city for essential utilities such as street extensions, extensions of storm sewer, sanitary sewer and water; such uses must also be adjacent to either existing residential development or recreational use areas; and
(E) Parking lots to be used for uses otherwise permitted in the R-A District; provided they provide adequate protection to adjacent residential districts by providing screening by trees or shrubbery; that all lighting either be restricted in residential areas to hours no later than 10:00 p.m. or have such protective screening and direction of lighting so as not to interfere with nighttime enjoyment of adjoining residential areas, provide for reasonable noise reduction, have a dust free surface, have adequate provision for deposit and removal of litter, and are designed for both ingress and egress in a manner not to increase traffic safety hazards at already sensitive traffic areas.
(Prior Code, § 906.03)
§ 152.078 HEIGHT, YARD AND LOT REGULATIONS.
(A) Height regulations. No structure shall exceed two and one-half stories or 30 feet in height, except that church spires, belfries, domes which do not contain useable space and chimneys may be of any height which does not conflict with airport requirements.
(B) Front yard regulations.
(1) There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet, except that in a block where two or more residences have been erected facing the same street, the setback for remaining lots in that block fronting on the same street shall be determined by the average setback of existing buildings.
(2) There shall be a front yard on each street side of each corner lot except that for corner lots of record at the date of this chapter, the front yard on the side street side may be reduced to a depth of not less than 15 feet.
(C) Side yard regulations. Each lot shall have two side yards, each such yard having a width of not less than 10% of lot width.
(D) Rear yard regulations. Each lot shall have an unoccupied rear yard having a depth of not less than 40 feet, except that accessory buildings and uses as stipulated are allowed but shall be set back at least five feet from side or rear yard lines:
(1) Private garages and carports; and
(2) Private swimming pools when completely enclosed within a chain-link or similar fence five feet high, measured from the level of deck or top of pool sides and equipped with locking gates.
(E) General yard regulations.
(1) Cornices, canopies and eaves may extend into a required yard at a distance not exceeding two feet, six inches. Fire escapes may extend into a required front or rear yard a distance of not exceeding four feet, six inches.
(2) A landing place or uncovered porch may extend into a required front yard a distance not exceeding six feet if the landing place or porch has its floor no higher than the entrance floor of the building. An open railing no higher than three feet, six inches may be placed around such structure.
(3) A wall, fence or hedge may occupy part of a required yard; provided they are set back at least 15 feet from the street curb, and on corner lots, there shall be a triangular area formed by the property lines of intersecting streets, intersecting alleys and streets, and a line joining points on said lines 25 feet distant from said intersection, in which area there shall be no wall, fence or hedge, and trees shall be trimmed to prevent blind intersections.
(4) On double frontage lots, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
(F) Lot size regulations.
(1) Every lot on which a one-family dwelling is erected shall contain an area of not less than two and one-half acres.
(2) The lot area, width and depth regulations of this division (F), shall not apply to lots recorded prior to the adoption of this chapter. However, such lots shall not be altered in any way which would further reduce their dimensions below the minimum requirements of this division (F), and no lot in conformance with the provisions of this section shall be reduced or resubdivided to produce a lot not in full conformance with this section.
(Prior Code, § 906.04)
§ 152.079 PARKING REGULATIONS.
(A) One off-street parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit on the premises, exclusive of required yards.
(B) Off-street parking shall be provided on the premises, exclusive of required yards, for uses as follows:
(1) Churches: one parking space for each four seated occupants, based on the design capacity of the main seating area, existing churches excluded;
(2) Elementary school: two parking spaces for each classroom;
(3) Junior and senior high school: one parking space for each classroom plus one parking space for each ten students, based on design capacity;
(4) Offices of professional persons: one parking space for each professional person;
(5) Hospitals: one parking space for each three beds; convalescent or nursing home: one parking space for each four beds; and
(6) Mobile home: two parking spaces for each mobile home unit.
(Prior Code, § 906.05)
§ 152.080 SIGN REGULATIONS.
(A) No sign shall be allowed except homeowner family name identification signs, real estate sale or lease signs, rummage sale signs, temporary signs which are removed within seven days of original placement, political signs, traffic regulatory or safety signs, emergency signs, signs denoting government or municipal facilities or establishments, or multiple-family or religious facility signs as regulated in this section.
(B) Multiple-family dwellings may have one wall sign per building not to exceed ten square feet in area, or one freestanding sign, not to exceed 20 square feet in area or ten feet in height from the landscaped ground level.
(C) Churches, synagogues and temples may have one freestanding sign with the sign area not to exceed 36 square feet. The sign shall not extend more than ten feet above ground level. Each facility may also have wall lettering identifying the denomination or type of public facility over an area not to exceed 25% of the surface area of the wall on which the lettering is placed. Crosses or other religious symbols shall not be included in calculating the maximum area of the lettering.
(Prior Code, § 906.06) Penalty, see § 10.99
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