Menahga City Zoning Code
§ 151.16
R-R, RURAL RESIDENTIAL.
(A) Purpose. To establish and maintain a district that is semi-rural and rural in character and to prevent the occurrence of premature urban development.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Agriculture, including farm dwellings and agricultural buildings;
(2) Forest and production of woodland products including portable sawmills for cutting timber grown on the premises;
(3) One- or two-family dwellings;
(4) Public and private parks;
(5) Residential and nonresidential programs as regulated by M.S. §§ 245A.11 and 245A.14, as amended, except where such programs are considered a multi-family residential use by said statutes;
(6) All home occupations shall comply with the following general provisions and standards:
(a) Machine shops, body shops, repair of internal combustion engines (other than small engine repair), welding, manufacturing, or any other objectionable use as determined by the City Council shall not be permitted as a home occupation.
(b) No manufacturing business shall be allowed.
(c) Home occupations shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the dwelling.
(d) Exterior alterations or modifications that change the residential character or appearance of the dwelling, any accessory buildings, or the property itself shall be prohibited.
(e) Home occupations shall meet all applicable fire and building codes.
(f) Exterior display or storage of equipment or materials is prohibited.
(g) Signage is permitted as allowed in § 151.37, Sign regulations, for the zoning district in which the home occupation is located.
(h) No home occupation shall produce light glare, noise, odor or vibration that will in any way have an objectionable effect upon adjacent or nearby property.
(i) No equipment shall be used in the home occupation which will create electrical interference to surrounding properties.
(j) Frequent shipment and delivery of products, merchandise, or supplies shall be limited to between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and shall occur only in single rear axle straight-trucks or smaller vehicles normally used to serve residential neighborhoods.
(k) No home occupation shall be conducted between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless said occupation is contained entirely within the principal building and will not require any on-street parking facilities. The City Council shall have the authority to further restrict the hours of operation as necessary to meet the purpose of this section.
(l) On the premises, retail sales shall be prohibited except for the retail sales of products or goods produced or fabricated on the premises as a result of the home occupation, except for the occasional sale of items that are primarily sold mail order or sold over the Internet or incidental to the products or goods produced or fabricated on the premises.
(7) Solar energy system, roof-mounted; and
(8) Keeping of farm animals, horses and chickens per the performance standards outlined in this chapter.
(C) Conditional uses.
(1) Churches;
(2) Planned unit development, which are individually owned or rental units, medical, hospital or extended care facilities; and
(3) Other residential, institutional, or government service uses determined by the City Council to be of the same general character as the permitted and conditional uses above and found not to be detrimental to existing uses, or the public health, safety, and welfare of the public.
(D) Accessory uses. Normal uses accessory to principal uses are allowed except the principal use must first be established.
(E) Performance standards.
(1) Minimum lot width: 200 feet;
(2) Minimum lot area square feet: 2.5 acres;
(3) Front setback measured from the property line: 30 feet;
(4) Rear yard setback: 20 feet;
(5) Side yard setback: 20 feet;
(6) Corner side yard setback: 30 feet;
(7) Sheds under 200 square feet setback (side or rear): 5 feet;
(8) Maximum impervious surface coverage: varies by parcel;
(9) Building height maximum: 45 feet;
(10) Maximum density: One unit per 25,000 square feet.
(Ord. passed 4-24-78; Am. Ord. passed 12- -24) Penalty, see § 10.99