Minden City Zoning Code
ZONING SCHEDULE
MINDEN, LOUISIANA
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District and
Article No. | Uses Permitted | Exceptions |
Maximum
Height (feet) |
Front
Yard (feet) |
Side
Yard (feet) |
Rear
Yard (feet) |
Minimum
(square feet) |
Width
(feet) | Other |
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F Inundation
article 5 | see section 5.03 | same as governing district |
all floor
levels one foot above highest 100-year flood (162 ft.) | ||||||
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R-1 Residential
article 6 | single-family dwellings; library; schools; parks; home occupations; hospitals; private recreation uses; private garden | mobile homes and trailers | 35 | 30 |
minimum, 7 ft.;
combined width, 20 ft. | 30 | 12,000 | 80 | parking, see article 4 |
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R-2 Residential
article 7 | R-1 uses, single-family dwellings | mobile homes and trailers | 35 | 25 |
minimum, 7 ft.;
combined width, 15 ft. | 25 | 10,000 | 65 | parking, see article 4 |
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R-3 Residential
article 8 | R-2 uses, house trailers or mobile homes | 35 | 20 |
minimum, 5 ft.;
combined width, 10 ft. | 20 | 6,000 | 50 | parking, see article 4 | |
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R-4 Multifamily residential
article 9 | R-3 uses, multifamily dwellings, boarding and lodging houses | 45 | 20 |
minimum, 5 ft.;
combined width, 10 ft. | 20 | 6,000 plus | 60 | parking, see article 4 | |
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R-5 Multifamily residential
article 10 | R-4 uses, apartments, townhouses, row houses | mobile homes | 45 | same as R-4, except that the exterior walls of the building nearest property line shall be considered front, side and rear yard areas in apartments with joint ownership | 10,500 sq. ft., plus 800 sq. ft. for each unit in excess of 4, and 1,800 sq. ft. each ground level unit in excess of 4 | 70 | see section 10.04 for other area regulations; parking, see article 4 | ||
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R-6 Trailer park
and mobile home article 11 | mobile homes and travel trailers | 35 |
20
15′ each
15
for trailer park 20 7.5′ each 15 for trailer lots for sale |
service areas of 9,500 sq. ft., plus 3,500 sq. ft. per trailer;
minimum 20 trailers per park, 4,000 sq. ft. per trailer lot for sale | parking, see article 4; 2 automobile spaces and 1 trailer space per rental unit | ||||
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R-7 Zone of transition
[article 12] | offices; personal service shops; photo studios | outdoor storage of materials | 35 | Same as R-4 | Same as R-4 | parking, see article 4 | |||
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R-B Apartment commercial
article 13 | R-5 and B-1 uses; offices; restaurants; drive-in banks; art and dance studios | uses detrimental because of odor, smoke, dust, glare, noise or vibrations | 45 |
apartments: same as R-5
commercial: none except where it abuts residential district |
apartments:
same as R-5 com- mercial: none required | 70 | parking, see article 4 | ||
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B-1 Neighborhood commercial
article 14 | dwellings as in adjoining residential districts, shops and stores for retail trade and service of personal convenience items | 35 | 20 | none required | 20 |
for dwellings,
same as R-3 | parking, see article 4 | ||
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B-2 Commercial services
article 15 | welding shops; auto repair; cold storage; cabinet shops; wholesale offices; warehouses; building materials yards; veterinarians; etc. | 50 | none required |
none
required |
none
required | parking, see article 4 | |||
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B-3 Central business district
article 16 | B-1 uses; amusement enterprises; all businesses not specifically restricted or prohibited; funeral homes; bus and railroad stations; mental health clinics | animal hospitals; building material yards; freight terminals; and bulk oil storage | none | none |
for dwellings:
same as R-3 other uses: none | 20 |
none
required |
none
required | parking and loading zones, see article 4 |
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B-4 Highway commercial
article 17 | B-2 and B-3 uses; bulk fuel storage; public garages; motor freight terminals; sale of mobile homes and travel trailers | 50 | 25 |
5′ each when
abutting residential | 25 | 5,000 | parking and loading zones, see article 4 | ||
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M-1 Light industrial
article 18 | assembly plants; book binderies; cold storage; contractors' storage yards; fertilizer storage; boat repair yards; icehouses | dwellings; churches; schools; libraries; all uses not permitted herein | 100 |
none, except where abutting
residential district | none, except that principal building shall cover no more than 60% of lot area | parking and loading zones, see article 4 | |||
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M-2 General industrial
article 19 |
M-1 uses and all uses not specifically prohibited by this or any other city ordinance;
dwellings only for watchmen and caretakers;
conditional uses: see section 19.03 | new dwellings; churches; schools; libraries | 100 |
none, except where abutting
residential district | none | parking and loading zones, see article 4 | |||