Mitchelville City Zoning Code

The A-l Agricultural District is intended and designed to provide for certain agricultural and undeveloped areas of the City now utilized primarily for agricultural purposes and to prevent the establishment of scattered small lot subdivisions which force the extension of urban services into areas more appropriately suited for non-urban development at the present time.

1.   Principal Permitted Uses. Only the uses of structures or land listed in this section shall be permitted in the A-l District.

   A.   Agriculture and usual agricultural buildings and structures, but not including commercial livestock feed lots, poultry farms, grain storage and drying facilities.

   B.   One-family dwellings, to include manufactured homes and family homes.

      (1)   Manufactured home, provided it is located and installed according to the same standards for a foundation system, setback, and minimum square footage which would apply to a site-built, single-family dwelling on the same lot. “Manufactured home” means a structure built according to construction standards promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under authority of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5403.

      (2)   Family homes, a community based residential home which is licensed as a residential care facility or as a child foster care facility to provide room and board, personal care, rehabilitation services, and supervision in a family environment exclusively for not more than eight developmentally disabled persons and any necessary support personnel.

   C.   Churches.

   D.   Public and parochial schools, elementary and secondary, and other educational institutions having established current curriculum the same as ordinarily given in the Southeast Polk public school system, but excluding boarding schools, nursery schools and child care centers provided that all principal buildings are set back a minimum of 75 feet from all property lines.

   E.   Publicly owned parks, playgrounds, golf courses and recreation areas.

   F.   Private non-commercial recreational areas and centers including country clubs, swimming pools, golf courses and riding stables.

   G.   Cemeteries, including mausoleums.

   H.   Nurseries, greenhouses, and truck gardens.

   I.   Public water supply and sewage treatment facilities.

   J.   Electrical and liquefied product transmission and regulating facilities.

2.   Permitted Accessory Uses.

   A.   Uses of land and or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to one of the principal permitted uses, unless otherwise excluded.

   B.   Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.

   C.   TV Dish Antennas, see Section 168.11 of the Zoning Code - General Regulations.

   D.   Home Occupations, see Section 168.15 of the Zoning Code - General Regulations.

3.   Permitted Conditional Uses.

   A.   Home Occupations which do not meet the requirements set forth in Section 168.15 of the Zoning Code - General Regulations. A conditional use permit must be applied for and received from the Board of Adjustment for any such home occupation.

   B.   Communication towers (freestanding type), see Section 168.12 of the Zoning Code - General Regulations.

   C.   Communication towers (building-supported type), see Section 168.13 of the Zoning Code - General Regulations.

   D.   Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS), see Section 168.14 of the Zoning Code - General Regulations.

4.   Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modifications contained in Section 168.07.

   A.   Lot Area, Dwellings: one acre; no minimum required for other permitted uses.

   B.   Minimum Floor Area: 1,150 square feet for dwelling; if building is two or more stories, first floor shall be a minimum of 800 square feet.

   C.   Lot Width: 150 feet.

   D.   Front Yard: 75 feet.

   E.   Side Yards: dwellings: 10 feet on each side; residential type accessory buildings: 3 feet; other permitted uses: 50 feet on each side unless otherwise indicated herein.   

   F.   Rear Yard: dwellings: 50 feet, residential type accessory buildings: 3 feet; other permitted uses: 50 feet unless otherwise indicated herein.

   G.   Maximum Height: principal building - 35 feet; accessory building - 14 feet.

   H.   Maximum Number of Stories: principal building – 2½ stories; accessory building - 1 story. Accessory buildings for allowed agricultural uses - no limit.