Mason City Zoning Code

TITLE NINE

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF USES FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Appendix A: Summary of Uses for Residential Districts
Principal and Conditional Uses	District(1) and Chapter Reference
	R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 1147	R-6 1148	R-7 1149
Agricultural (minimum of 10 acres)	P	P
Child daycare centers	C	C	C
Convalescent, nursing or rest homes	C	C	C
Dwelling structures, condominiums and landominiums		P	P
Dwelling structures, multi-family			P
Dwelling structures, single-family	P	P
Dwelling structures, two-family			P
Golf courses	P	P	P
Group homes	P	P	P
Home-based barber shops and beauty salons	C
Institutions, public and cultural	P	P	P
Parks	P	P	P
Places of worship	P	P	P
Schools, public and private	P	P	P
Utility substations		C	C
(1) P - Permitted C - Conditional
If there is any discrepancy between this table and the Zoning Ordinance, including errors of omission, the Zoning Ordinance shall prevail. Please refer to the district chapter for specific requirements and/or conditions.

(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998)

APPENDIX B: SUMMARY OF USES FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Appendix B: Summary of Uses for Nonresidential Districts
	District (1)
Principal and Conditional Use	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	O-1	HT-1	I-1	I-2
Chapter Reference	1155	1157	1159	1160	1153	1162	1163	1165
Amphitheaters				P
Animal hospitals, veterinarian clinics and kennels		C	C
Arcades				P
Art studios	P	P	P
Auto repair (minor), body shops, automobile accessories			P
Automobile repair shops (major)							P	P
Automobile service stations, accessories		C	P
Automobile washing facilities			P
Bakeries	P	P	P
Bed and breakfast	P
Business and cleaning services	P	P	P
Business and personal services	P	P	P		C
Cellular or wireless communications systems
New structure			P*			P*	P	P
	* See § 1188.04(a)(1) for location restrictions
On existing structure	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Child day-care centers	P	P	P		C	P
Churches and places of worship	P	P
Commercial entertainment and recreation, indoor			P
Commercial entertainment and recreation, outdoor			P
Commercial parking garage/lots	C				C	P
Concert halls, meeting and banquet halls with structures set back at least 50 feet from any residential property			P
Contractor’s yard and related establishments							P
Convenience food stores, carry-outs, mini-markets and drive through and drive-in facilities		C	P
Data processing services						P
Financial establishments with drive-through facilities			P		P	P
Financial establishments without drive-through facilities	P	P	P		P	P
Fraternal and social associations			P
Funeral homes					P	P
Garden supply	P	P	P
General merchandise and grocery stores	P	P	P
Home furnishings, home improvements, materials and equipment stores	P	P	P
Hotels and conference facilities			P	P		P
Indoor movie theaters			P	P
Institutional, public and cultural uses	P	P			P	P
Libraries, museums and art galleries	P	P
Manufacturing, fabricating, assembly, testing, repair, servicing and processing						P	P	P
Manufacturing - heavy industrial use								P
Manufacturing - light industrial use							P	P
Mechanical rides or attractions				P
Motels and hotels			P			P
Motion picture production						P
Nursery supply			P
Offices - professional, administrative, medical and dental clinics	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Public offices and buildings	P	P	P
Public utility substations						P
Publishing, printing and blueprinting shops			P
Recreational - private health clubs and recreational facilities that are not operated for commercial purposes		P	P		P	P
Residential use (second floor)	C
Restaurants, fast food			P
Restaurants, standard, with drive-through facilities	C	C	P
Restaurants, standard, without drive-through facilities	P	P	P	P
Schools, public and private elementary	P	P	P
Sexually oriented business						P	P	P
Specialty food stores	P	P	P	P
Specialty retail and commercial uses without a drive-through	P	P	P
Specialty retail and commercial uses including drug stores with drive-through pharmacies			P
Stages				P
Swimming facilities				P
Taverns, bars and nightclubs		C	P
Theaters		C	P
Vehicle sales, leasing, rental and service		C	P
Vehicle storage, with structures set back at least 75 feet			P
Warehousing						P	P	P
Wholesaling, storage, mini-storage							P	P
(1)P - Permitted C - Conditional
If there is any discrepancy between this table and the Zoning Ordinance, including errors of omission, the Zoning Ordinance shall prevail. Please refer to the district chapter for specific requirements and/or conditions.

(Ord. 99-132, passed 10-11-1999; Ord. 2017-52, passed 5-15-2017)

APPENDIX C: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

The following table is a summary of lot widths, areas and setback requirements for nonresidential districts. If there is any discrepancy between this table and the Zoning Ordinance, including errors of omission, the Zoning Ordinance shall prevail. Please refer to the district chapters for specific requirements and/or conditions.

Appendix C: Development Standards for Nonresidential Districts
					Minimum Setbacks for Principal Buildings			Parking and Driveways
District	Min. area of district	Min. lot area	Min. lot width	Min. lot depth	Front	Side	Rear	Front	Side	Rear
B-1		None	None		(1)	(2)	(2)	(1)	(2)	(2)
B-2		5 acres	None		50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.
B-3		40,000 sq. ft	200 ft.		25 ft. (3)	25. ft (3)	40 ft. (3)	25 ft.(3)	10 ft.(3)	10 ft.(3)
B-4	See Chapter 1160 for specific standards
O-1	5 acres	1 acre	150 ft.	200 ft.	50 ft.	15 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	Same as principal building setbacks
HT-1	10 acres	1 acre	150 ft.	200 ft.	50 ft.	15 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	Same as principal building setbacks
I-1		2 acres			25 ft., 50 ft. if abutting a residential district	12 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	10 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.
I-2		5 acres			50 ft.	12 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	10 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.
(1) The minimum front yard setback shall be the average of existing commercial structures on the same side of the street and facing thereon within the same block. Where there are no adjacent commercial structures, the front yard setback shall be not less than 15 feet measured from the street right-of-way, and sufficient to meet screening and buffer yard standards specified in the Landscape Ordinance.
(2) No minimum side or rear yards shall be required, provided that the requirements of Chapter 1175 and the Landscape Ordinance are met.
(3) In a B- 3 zone, a minimum setback of 100 ft. from all residential zones is required for any structure, use or parking.

(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998; Ord. 99-132, passed 10-11-1999)

§ 1200.01 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.

The 2010 Comprehensive Plan of the City of Mason is hereby approved and adopted by reference and made a part of this code as if set forth in full herein.

(Ord. 2010-107, passed 11-1-2010)

Mason City Zoning Code

TITLE NINE

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF USES FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Appendix A: Summary of Uses for Residential Districts
Principal and Conditional Uses	District(1) and Chapter Reference
	R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 1147	R-6 1148	R-7 1149
Agricultural (minimum of 10 acres)	P	P
Child daycare centers	C	C	C
Convalescent, nursing or rest homes	C	C	C
Dwelling structures, condominiums and landominiums		P	P
Dwelling structures, multi-family			P
Dwelling structures, single-family	P	P
Dwelling structures, two-family			P
Golf courses	P	P	P
Group homes	P	P	P
Home-based barber shops and beauty salons	C
Institutions, public and cultural	P	P	P
Parks	P	P	P
Places of worship	P	P	P
Schools, public and private	P	P	P
Utility substations		C	C
(1) P - Permitted C - Conditional
If there is any discrepancy between this table and the Zoning Ordinance, including errors of omission, the Zoning Ordinance shall prevail. Please refer to the district chapter for specific requirements and/or conditions.

(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998)

APPENDIX B: SUMMARY OF USES FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Appendix B: Summary of Uses for Nonresidential Districts
	District (1)
Principal and Conditional Use	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	O-1	HT-1	I-1	I-2
Chapter Reference	1155	1157	1159	1160	1153	1162	1163	1165
Amphitheaters				P
Animal hospitals, veterinarian clinics and kennels		C	C
Arcades				P
Art studios	P	P	P
Auto repair (minor), body shops, automobile accessories			P
Automobile repair shops (major)							P	P
Automobile service stations, accessories		C	P
Automobile washing facilities			P
Bakeries	P	P	P
Bed and breakfast	P
Business and cleaning services	P	P	P
Business and personal services	P	P	P		C
Cellular or wireless communications systems
New structure			P*			P*	P	P
	* See § 1188.04(a)(1) for location restrictions
On existing structure	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Child day-care centers	P	P	P		C	P
Churches and places of worship	P	P
Commercial entertainment and recreation, indoor			P
Commercial entertainment and recreation, outdoor			P
Commercial parking garage/lots	C				C	P
Concert halls, meeting and banquet halls with structures set back at least 50 feet from any residential property			P
Contractor’s yard and related establishments							P
Convenience food stores, carry-outs, mini-markets and drive through and drive-in facilities		C	P
Data processing services						P
Financial establishments with drive-through facilities			P		P	P
Financial establishments without drive-through facilities	P	P	P		P	P
Fraternal and social associations			P
Funeral homes					P	P
Garden supply	P	P	P
General merchandise and grocery stores	P	P	P
Home furnishings, home improvements, materials and equipment stores	P	P	P
Hotels and conference facilities			P	P		P
Indoor movie theaters			P	P
Institutional, public and cultural uses	P	P			P	P
Libraries, museums and art galleries	P	P
Manufacturing, fabricating, assembly, testing, repair, servicing and processing						P	P	P
Manufacturing - heavy industrial use								P
Manufacturing - light industrial use							P	P
Mechanical rides or attractions				P
Motels and hotels			P			P
Motion picture production						P
Nursery supply			P
Offices - professional, administrative, medical and dental clinics	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Public offices and buildings	P	P	P
Public utility substations						P
Publishing, printing and blueprinting shops			P
Recreational - private health clubs and recreational facilities that are not operated for commercial purposes		P	P		P	P
Residential use (second floor)	C
Restaurants, fast food			P
Restaurants, standard, with drive-through facilities	C	C	P
Restaurants, standard, without drive-through facilities	P	P	P	P
Schools, public and private elementary	P	P	P
Sexually oriented business						P	P	P
Specialty food stores	P	P	P	P
Specialty retail and commercial uses without a drive-through	P	P	P
Specialty retail and commercial uses including drug stores with drive-through pharmacies			P
Stages				P
Swimming facilities				P
Taverns, bars and nightclubs		C	P
Theaters		C	P
Vehicle sales, leasing, rental and service		C	P
Vehicle storage, with structures set back at least 75 feet			P
Warehousing						P	P	P
Wholesaling, storage, mini-storage							P	P
(1)P - Permitted C - Conditional
If there is any discrepancy between this table and the Zoning Ordinance, including errors of omission, the Zoning Ordinance shall prevail. Please refer to the district chapter for specific requirements and/or conditions.

(Ord. 99-132, passed 10-11-1999; Ord. 2017-52, passed 5-15-2017)

APPENDIX C: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Appendix C: Development Standards for Nonresidential Districts
					Minimum Setbacks for Principal Buildings			Parking and Driveways
District	Min. area of district	Min. lot area	Min. lot width	Min. lot depth	Front	Side	Rear	Front	Side	Rear
B-1		None	None		(1)	(2)	(2)	(1)	(2)	(2)
B-2		5 acres	None		50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.
B-3		40,000 sq. ft	200 ft.		25 ft. (3)	25. ft (3)	40 ft. (3)	25 ft.(3)	10 ft.(3)	10 ft.(3)
B-4	See Chapter 1160 for specific standards
O-1	5 acres	1 acre	150 ft.	200 ft.	50 ft.	15 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	Same as principal building setbacks
HT-1	10 acres	1 acre	150 ft.	200 ft.	50 ft.	15 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	Same as principal building setbacks
I-1		2 acres			25 ft., 50 ft. if abutting a residential district	12 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	10 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.
I-2		5 acres			50 ft.	12 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	10 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.
(1) The minimum front yard setback shall be the average of existing commercial structures on the same side of the street and facing thereon within the same block. Where there are no adjacent commercial structures, the front yard setback shall be not less than 15 feet measured from the street right-of-way, and sufficient to meet screening and buffer yard standards specified in the Landscape Ordinance.
(2) No minimum side or rear yards shall be required, provided that the requirements of Chapter 1175 and the Landscape Ordinance are met.
(3) In a B- 3 zone, a minimum setback of 100 ft. from all residential zones is required for any structure, use or parking.

(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998; Ord. 99-132, passed 10-11-1999)

§ 1200.01 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.

The 2010 Comprehensive Plan of the City of Mason is hereby approved and adopted by reference and made a part of this code as if set forth in full herein.

(Ord. 2010-107, passed 11-1-2010)

Mason City Zoning Code

TITLE NINE

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF USES FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Appendix A: Summary of Uses for Residential Districts
Principal and Conditional Uses	District(1) and Chapter Reference
	R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 1147	R-6 1148	R-7 1149
Agricultural (minimum of 10 acres)	P	P
Child daycare centers	C	C	C
Convalescent, nursing or rest homes	C	C	C
Dwelling structures, condominiums and landominiums		P	P
Dwelling structures, multi-family			P
Dwelling structures, single-family	P	P
Dwelling structures, two-family			P
Golf courses	P	P	P
Group homes	P	P	P
Home-based barber shops and beauty salons	C
Institutions, public and cultural	P	P	P
Parks	P	P	P
Places of worship	P	P	P
Schools, public and private	P	P	P
Utility substations		C	C
(1) P - Permitted C - Conditional
If there is any discrepancy between this table and the Zoning Ordinance, including errors of omission, the Zoning Ordinance shall prevail. Please refer to the district chapter for specific requirements and/or conditions.

(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998)

APPENDIX B: SUMMARY OF USES FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Appendix B: Summary of Uses for Nonresidential Districts
	District (1)
Principal and Conditional Use	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	O-1	HT-1	I-1	I-2
Chapter Reference	1155	1157	1159	1160	1153	1162	1163	1165
Amphitheaters				P
Animal hospitals, veterinarian clinics and kennels		C	C
Arcades				P
Art studios	P	P	P
Auto repair (minor), body shops, automobile accessories			P
Automobile repair shops (major)							P	P
Automobile service stations, accessories		C	P
Automobile washing facilities			P
Bakeries	P	P	P
Bed and breakfast	P
Business and cleaning services	P	P	P
Business and personal services	P	P	P		C
Cellular or wireless communications systems
New structure			P*			P*	P	P
	* See § 1188.04(a)(1) for location restrictions
On existing structure	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Child day-care centers	P	P	P		C	P
Churches and places of worship	P	P
Commercial entertainment and recreation, indoor			P
Commercial entertainment and recreation, outdoor			P
Commercial parking garage/lots	C				C	P
Concert halls, meeting and banquet halls with structures set back at least 50 feet from any residential property			P
Contractor’s yard and related establishments							P
Convenience food stores, carry-outs, mini-markets and drive through and drive-in facilities		C	P
Data processing services						P
Financial establishments with drive-through facilities			P		P	P
Financial establishments without drive-through facilities	P	P	P		P	P
Fraternal and social associations			P
Funeral homes					P	P
Garden supply	P	P	P
General merchandise and grocery stores	P	P	P
Home furnishings, home improvements, materials and equipment stores	P	P	P
Hotels and conference facilities			P	P		P
Indoor movie theaters			P	P
Institutional, public and cultural uses	P	P			P	P
Libraries, museums and art galleries	P	P
Manufacturing, fabricating, assembly, testing, repair, servicing and processing						P	P	P
Manufacturing - heavy industrial use								P
Manufacturing - light industrial use							P	P
Mechanical rides or attractions				P
Motels and hotels			P			P
Motion picture production						P
Nursery supply			P
Offices - professional, administrative, medical and dental clinics	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Public offices and buildings	P	P	P
Public utility substations						P
Publishing, printing and blueprinting shops			P
Recreational - private health clubs and recreational facilities that are not operated for commercial purposes		P	P		P	P
Residential use (second floor)	C
Restaurants, fast food			P
Restaurants, standard, with drive-through facilities	C	C	P
Restaurants, standard, without drive-through facilities	P	P	P	P
Schools, public and private elementary	P	P	P
Sexually oriented business						P	P	P
Specialty food stores	P	P	P	P
Specialty retail and commercial uses without a drive-through	P	P	P
Specialty retail and commercial uses including drug stores with drive-through pharmacies			P
Stages				P
Swimming facilities				P
Taverns, bars and nightclubs		C	P
Theaters		C	P
Vehicle sales, leasing, rental and service		C	P
Vehicle storage, with structures set back at least 75 feet			P
Warehousing						P	P	P
Wholesaling, storage, mini-storage							P	P
(1)P - Permitted C - Conditional
If there is any discrepancy between this table and the Zoning Ordinance, including errors of omission, the Zoning Ordinance shall prevail. Please refer to the district chapter for specific requirements and/or conditions.

(Ord. 99-132, passed 10-11-1999; Ord. 2017-52, passed 5-15-2017)

APPENDIX C: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Appendix C: Development Standards for Nonresidential Districts
					Minimum Setbacks for Principal Buildings			Parking and Driveways
District	Min. area of district	Min. lot area	Min. lot width	Min. lot depth	Front	Side	Rear	Front	Side	Rear
B-1		None	None		(1)	(2)	(2)	(1)	(2)	(2)
B-2		5 acres	None		50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.	50 ft.
B-3		40,000 sq. ft	200 ft.		25 ft. (3)	25. ft (3)	40 ft. (3)	25 ft.(3)	10 ft.(3)	10 ft.(3)
B-4	See Chapter 1160 for specific standards
O-1	5 acres	1 acre	150 ft.	200 ft.	50 ft.	15 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	Same as principal building setbacks
HT-1	10 acres	1 acre	150 ft.	200 ft.	50 ft.	15 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	Same as principal building setbacks
I-1		2 acres			25 ft., 50 ft. if abutting a residential district	12 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	10 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.
I-2		5 acres			50 ft.	12 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	10 ft., 100 ft. if abutting a residential district	25 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.
(1) The minimum front yard setback shall be the average of existing commercial structures on the same side of the street and facing thereon within the same block. Where there are no adjacent commercial structures, the front yard setback shall be not less than 15 feet measured from the street right-of-way, and sufficient to meet screening and buffer yard standards specified in the Landscape Ordinance.
(2) No minimum side or rear yards shall be required, provided that the requirements of Chapter 1175 and the Landscape Ordinance are met.
(3) In a B- 3 zone, a minimum setback of 100 ft. from all residential zones is required for any structure, use or parking.

(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998; Ord. 99-132, passed 10-11-1999)

§ 1200.01 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.

The 2010 Comprehensive Plan of the City of Mason is hereby approved and adopted by reference and made a part of this code as if set forth in full herein.

(Ord. 2010-107, passed 11-1-2010)