Mount Jewett City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Residential "R" Districts
§ 450-400 Uses permitted outright in residential "R" Zone.
In an "R" Zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright:
A.
Number of principal structures on lot, not more than one principal structure shall be located on a lot.
C.
No-impact home-based business.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
D.
Forestry.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
§ 450-401 Conditional uses permitted in "R" Zone.
In an "R" Zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted when authorized in accordance with Article IX:
§ 450-402 Dimensional standards in "R" Zone.
In a "R" Zone, the following dimensional standards shall apply;
A.
The front yard shall be a minimum of 20 feet in depth;
B.
Each side yard shall be minimum of five feet in width, except that on a corner lot the side yard on the street side shall be minimum of 20 feet in depth;
C.
The rear yard shall be a minimum of 20 feet in depth;
D.
The lot area shall be a minimum of 7,000 square feet and shall exceed the minimum by 1,000 square feet for each additional dwelling unit in a multifamily structure;
E.
The lot width at the front building line shall be a minimum of 60 feet;
F.
No structure shall be higher than three stories, or 35 feet;
G.
On an irregularly shaped lot, no point of a building shall be located closer to a lot line than the minimum yard or setback distance.
H.
Storage sheds are permitted only on the side or rear of the property with a minimum of five feet set back from the property boundary.
§ 450-403 Home occupations.
Home occupations shall be permitted in an "R" Zone, provided such use is carried on by the residents of the dwelling and is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and shall not otherwise be defined as a nuisance[1] or generator of substantial pedestrian or vehicular traffic in the neighborhood.
A.
Home occupations are a potential intrusion upon residential areas and, as such, must meet all the requirements listed in this section:
(1)
No home occupation which could cause undue noise, traffic or other intrusion upon the neighborhood shall be allowed.
(2)
Home occupations may include, but are not limited to, art studios, music studios, professional services, dressmakers, barbershops or beauty shops.
(3)
The nature of home occupation shall not change the outward characteristics of the house as a residential unit.
(4)
One sign, no larger than four square feet, may be used to announce the name or purpose of the home occupation.