Mitchelville City Zoning Code

While the zoning ordinance establishes and maintains standards for development, construction or re-construction, and growth within the City, it is also understood that older portions of the City which had been established prior to the zoning ordinance may not be able to conform to the requirements of the zoning ordinance. Therefore, the City of Mitchellville has established a Core District. The Core District will be the area north of the railroad tracks to the south side of Sixth Street, west of the county line road and east of Cotton Avenue and the area south of the railroad tracks to Mill Street SE between Center Avenue and Arch Avenue. This will allow re-construction, growth, and similar redevelopment within the area of this Core District. The Core District is not a replacement to the zoning ordinance for the areas within the Core District Boundary, but rather an overlay of the zoning within these areas. This shall enable the older portions of the City to grow and redevelop within the regulations of the zoning ordinance while maintaining the existing characteristics of the neighborhoods within the Core District. The following regulations shall be applied to Sections 169.03 through 169.07 of this chapter:

1.   Building Setbacks. Within the Core District, if a house or building is currently in conformance with the building setback requirements for that parcel, and the surrounding block is also largely in conformance with the setback requirements of the current zoning code for that particular area, than the property in question shall meet the building setback requirements of the zoning code. If a house or building is not currently in conformance with the building setback requirements for that parcel, and/or the surrounding block is largely not in conformance with the setback requirements of the current zoning code for that particular area, then for the purpose of building additions, repairs, maintenance, reconstructions and new constructions, the property in question shall meet the least restrictive building setbacks of the following:

   A.   Within the existing footprint of the existing/previous structure.

   B.   Within the average setback distances of the houses or buildings on the block (up to 300 feet on either side of the building in question for large blocks), and on the same side of the street as the building in question. A random house or building that is not consistent with the other houses or buildings on that block can be removed from consideration when determining the buildings setbacks.

   C.   If the street right-of-way line (property line) varies within a block, the proposed setbacks for a particular lot on that block may need to be considered by the City Council.

2.   Lot or Parcel Areas. Within the Core District, lot or parcel areas shall not be required to conform to the minimum allowable lot or parcel area as established by the current zoning district for the lot or parcel in question; but all lots or parcels shall meet the following requirements:

   A.   No lot or parcel shall be split, subdivided, or reduced in size in any manner if the lot or parcel in question is already smaller than the allowable lot or parcel size as established within the current zoning district.

   B.   Any lot or parcel that is larger than the minimum allowable lot or parcel area as established within the current zoning district may be split, subdivided or reduced in size per the City’s ordinances, as long as all resulting lots or parcels have the minimum allowable area required by the current zoning district, and they are all buildable lots or parcels, or combined with a buildable lot or parcel.