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Muscatine City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

6 R-1, R-2, AND R-3 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

10-6-1 Permissive Uses

  1. Single-family dwelling.
  2. Public park or playground.
  3. Place of worship.
  4. Public school, elementary and high, or private school having a curriculum equivalent to a public elementary or public high school and having no rooms regularly used for housing or sleeping purposes.
  5. Golf course, except miniature courses and driving tees operated for commercial purposes.
  6. Agricultural activity, except that all livestock operations or farms with livestock in excess of ten head shall have a minimum lot area of twenty acres and shall not locate any feed lot or accessory structures within 200 feet of any lot in any Residential District.
  7. Privately operated lake, swimming pool, tennis court, or similar recreational uses on a site of not less than five acres, provided that any building in connection therewith shall be located not less than 200 feet from any lot in any Residential District; but not a miniature golf course or driving tee operated for commercial purposes.
  8. Cemeteries existing at the time of the adoption and incorporation of this amendment December 4, 1986, namely Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Mary's Cemetery and Memorial Park Cemetery.

10-6-2 Conditional Uses

  1. Group home sponsored by a religious, education, or eleemosynary institution, provided that such home:
    1. Has single kitchen facilities;
    2. Is under 24 hour adult supervision;
    3. Is not a penal or mental institution; and
    4. Has not more than 50% of the site area occupied by buildings.
  2. Nursing, rest, or convalescent home, provided that it is:
    1. Located at least 50 feet from any lot in any Residential District;
    2. Situated on a site of not less than 20,000 square feet; and
    3. Has not more than 50% of the site area occupied by buildings.
  3. Hospital, provided that:
    1. It is located at least 100 feet from any lot in any Residential District;
    2. It is situated on a site of not less than five acres;
    3. It has not more than 50% of the site area occupied by buildings; and
    4. The building is set back from all required yard lines an additional foot for each foot of building height.
  4. Educational or philanthropic institution, provided that:
    1. It is located at least 50 feet from any lot in any Residential District;
    2. Is situated on a site of not less than 20,000 square feet; and
    3. Not more than 50% of the site area is occupied by buildings.
  5. Nursery, day care center, or play school, provided that any play lot used in connection therewith be suitably fenced and screened in accordance with the requirements of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
  6. Conversion of single-family homes into two-family homes in those locations where on July 19, 1973, more than 40% of the frontage on one side of the street between two intersecting streets was used for two-family homes or two-family homes and multiple-family dwellings.
  7. Electrical distribution, substation, or pipeline pumping station or water tower.
  8. Cable T.V. broadcast facility and tower.
  9. Funeral home, provided that:
    1. The facility is connected to a sanitary sewer;
    2. Ample off-street parking is available as determined by the Zoning Board of Adjustment;
    3. All parking areas are screened from adjacent property with a minimum four-foot high (above vehicle headlights) screening fence (75% opaque), hedge-type landscaping, or the equivalent;
    4. Outside lighting does not shine directly onto adjacent property; and
    5. That the following not be permitted: crematory, emergency ambulance service, exterior display of grave monuments or markers.
  10. Any contiguous site expansion to existing cemeteries listed in 10-6-1(H) above shall be subject to review and approval by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
  11. Bed and Breakfast Homes within an existing residence constructed prior to 1930 and located in an R-3 Zoning District. (Refer to DEFINITIONS in Chapter 32).
  12. Clinic as a Conditional Use in the R-3 Single Family Residential District specifically within the geographical area described as those lots adjacent to and fronting along Young Avenue, real estate located on the southeast side of Parham Street between Young Avenue and Cedar Street and that real estate north of Cedar Street between Parham Street and the hospital located at 1518 Mulberry Avenue.
  13. Barber or beauty shop within an owner-occupied home that:
    1. It consists of one (1) single chair;
    2. Has a minimum of two (2) off-street standard parking stalls for this chair; and
    3. Otherwise complies with the definition of a Home Occupation (10-32-1).
  14. Iowa Certified Assisted Living Facility. This development provides for integrated levels of services and housing for senior living arrangements. The intent is a campus like setting on a minimum of three (3) acres, served by all utilities. The project may consist of a mixture of single detached units, cluster units with shared common areas and townhouse type congregate living features.

10-6-3 Height, Area, And Setback Requirements

  1. Maximum Structure Height (R-1, R-2, and R-3): 35 feet, except for as provided for in Title 10, Chapter 26.
  2. Minimum Front Yard Depth (R-1, R-2, and R-3): 25 feet.
  3. Minimum Side Yard Depth:
    1. R-1 and R-2 Districts: 10 feet.
    2. R-3 District: 6 feet.
  4. Minimum Rear Yard Depth (R-1, R-2, and R-3): 25 feet
  5. Minimum Frontage:
    1. R-1 District: 100 feet
    2. R-2 District: 80 feet
    3. R-3 District: 60 feet
  6. Minimum Lot Area and Minimum Lot Area Per Family:
    1. R-1 District: 20,000 Square Feet
    2. R-2 District: 10,000 Square Feet
    3. R-3 District: 7,000 Square Feet