Muscatine City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

7 R-4 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

10-7-1 Permissive Uses

Two-family dwelling.
Single-family dwelling.
Rowhouses, townhouses, and three or four-family houses where the site being developed is one-half acre or larger.
Public park or playground.
Place of worship.
Public school, elementary and high, or private school having a curriculum equivalent to a public elementary or high school and having no rooms regularly used for housing or sleeping purposes.
Golf course, except miniature course and driving tees operated for commercial purposes.
Mobile home park subdivision. Mobile home shall mean a factory-assembled or manufactured dwelling unit, with the necessary utility connections, which is transported to a site and affixed to a permanent frost-free foundation. Mobile homes shall be located as a Conditional Use in the R-4 District and comply with Title 10, Chapter 23 of City Code, if the site on which they are located is to be leased by the occupant of the mobile home. If the purpose of the development of a mobile home park is to sell individual lots in fee to the occupants of mobile homes, then the following shall apply:
1. Proposed, mobile home parks shall be a minimum size of ten acres prior to the subdivision of the tract into individual lots.
2. Mobile home parks shall be located in the R-4 Residential District. The rezoning shall be based on a development plan for the entire mobile home park.
3. The subdivision of real estate for mobile home lots shall comply with all applicable standards of Title 11 of the City Code, entitled Subdivision Regulations. Further, said subdivisions shall comply with the provisions of the design criteria set forth in this Chapter.
4. Upon development of a mobile home park, the axle, tongue, and wheels shall be removed, the unit shall be affixed to a permanent frost-free foundation and the license shall be turned over to the County Assessor and the unit shall then be taxed as real property along with the land on which it is situated.
5. All mobile home park subdivisions shall be developed in accordance with the design and performance standards set forth in this Chapter.
6. Design and performance standards:
  1. The minimum area to be considered for a mobile home park subdivision shall be ten acres.
  2. Individual lots shall be a minimum of 5,000 square feet;
  3. Each lot shall have a minimum of 50 feet of frontage on an improved public street.
  4. The following minimum setback criteria shall apply to the perimeter property lines of each individual lot:
    1. Front yard: 15 feet
    2. Side yard: 6 feet
    3. Rear yard: 10 feet
  5. A minimum of two improved off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home.
  6. All utilities shall be underground.
  7. The only accessory storage structure permitted shall be a maximum of nine feet by ten feet affixed to a four-inch-thick concrete slab.
  8. Garages for the storage of motor vehicles are permitted.
  9. The permanent frost-free foundation shall not extend more than 36 inches above grade.
  10. Landscaping will be required, as appropriate, by the Planning and Zoning Commission around the perimeter of the mobile home park subdivision. This will be determined on a case-by-case review.
  11. All standards for roads, sidewalks, utilities, easements, and other applicable criteria as outlined in Title 11 of the City Code, entitled Subdivision Regulations, shall apply to the subdivision of real estate for mobile homes.
  12. Private recreation areas are encouraged within the mobile home park subdivision. Deed covenants established by the subdivider may accomplish this, the ongoing maintenance would be the responsibility of the subdivider or a homeowner's association.
  13. All fences shall comply with Title 10, Chapter 22.
  14. In view of the reduced setback requirement, a safe line of sight is needed as vehicles back into the street.
  15. All restrictive covenants shall be submitted to the Commission for review, but enforcement of these provisions shall be the responsibility of the subdivider, his assigns or homeowners: association and shall not be the responsibility of the City of Muscatine.
  16. Other related items may be required by the Commission and City Council as determined on a case-by-case review.
  17. Upon approval of the final plat, any future changes to the plat and lot arrangement shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission.

10-7-2 Conditional Uses

Mobile homes in accordance with the provisions of Title 10, Chapter 23.
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; and
3. Is not a penal or mental institution.
Nursing, rest, or convalescent home, provided that it is:
1. Located at least 50 feet from any lot in any Residential District; and
2. Situated on a site of not less than 20,000 square feet.
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.
Electrical distribution station, pipeline pumping station, or water tower.
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.
Barber or beauty shop within an owner-occupied home that:
1. Does not exceed a single chair
2. Provides minimum two off-street standard parking stalls per chair;
3. Otherwise complies with the definition of a Home Occupation (10-32-1);
4. Where the predominate use of the structure prior to the ancillary use of a barber or beauty shop is non-residential, an outside employee with standard off-street parking (one per employee) may be considered.

10-7-3 Height, Area, And Setback Requirements

Maximum Structure Height: 35 feet, except for as provided for in Title 10, Chapter 26
Minimum Front Yard Depth: 25 feet
Minimum Side Yard Depth: 6 feet
Minimum Rear Year Depth: 25 feet
Minimum Frontage: 50 feet
Minimum Lot Area: 5,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Area per Family:
1. Single Family: 5,000 square feet
2. Two Family: 2,500 square feet
3. Multiple: Overall site must be at least 1/2 acre in size.

Muscatine City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

7 R-4 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

10-7-1 Permissive Uses

Two-family dwelling.
Single-family dwelling.
Rowhouses, townhouses, and three or four-family houses where the site being developed is one-half acre or larger.
Public park or playground.
Place of worship.
Public school, elementary and high, or private school having a curriculum equivalent to a public elementary or high school and having no rooms regularly used for housing or sleeping purposes.
Golf course, except miniature course and driving tees operated for commercial purposes.
Mobile home park subdivision. Mobile home shall mean a factory-assembled or manufactured dwelling unit, with the necessary utility connections, which is transported to a site and affixed to a permanent frost-free foundation. Mobile homes shall be located as a Conditional Use in the R-4 District and comply with Title 10, Chapter 23 of City Code, if the site on which they are located is to be leased by the occupant of the mobile home. If the purpose of the development of a mobile home park is to sell individual lots in fee to the occupants of mobile homes, then the following shall apply:
1. Proposed, mobile home parks shall be a minimum size of ten acres prior to the subdivision of the tract into individual lots.
2. Mobile home parks shall be located in the R-4 Residential District. The rezoning shall be based on a development plan for the entire mobile home park.
3. The subdivision of real estate for mobile home lots shall comply with all applicable standards of Title 11 of the City Code, entitled Subdivision Regulations. Further, said subdivisions shall comply with the provisions of the design criteria set forth in this Chapter.
4. Upon development of a mobile home park, the axle, tongue, and wheels shall be removed, the unit shall be affixed to a permanent frost-free foundation and the license shall be turned over to the County Assessor and the unit shall then be taxed as real property along with the land on which it is situated.
5. All mobile home park subdivisions shall be developed in accordance with the design and performance standards set forth in this Chapter.
6. Design and performance standards:
  1. The minimum area to be considered for a mobile home park subdivision shall be ten acres.
  2. Individual lots shall be a minimum of 5,000 square feet;
  3. Each lot shall have a minimum of 50 feet of frontage on an improved public street.
  4. The following minimum setback criteria shall apply to the perimeter property lines of each individual lot:
    1. Front yard: 15 feet
    2. Side yard: 6 feet
    3. Rear yard: 10 feet
  5. A minimum of two improved off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home.
  6. All utilities shall be underground.
  7. The only accessory storage structure permitted shall be a maximum of nine feet by ten feet affixed to a four-inch-thick concrete slab.
  8. Garages for the storage of motor vehicles are permitted.
  9. The permanent frost-free foundation shall not extend more than 36 inches above grade.
  10. Landscaping will be required, as appropriate, by the Planning and Zoning Commission around the perimeter of the mobile home park subdivision. This will be determined on a case-by-case review.
  11. All standards for roads, sidewalks, utilities, easements, and other applicable criteria as outlined in Title 11 of the City Code, entitled Subdivision Regulations, shall apply to the subdivision of real estate for mobile homes.
  12. Private recreation areas are encouraged within the mobile home park subdivision. Deed covenants established by the subdivider may accomplish this, the ongoing maintenance would be the responsibility of the subdivider or a homeowner's association.
  13. All fences shall comply with Title 10, Chapter 22.
  14. In view of the reduced setback requirement, a safe line of sight is needed as vehicles back into the street.
  15. All restrictive covenants shall be submitted to the Commission for review, but enforcement of these provisions shall be the responsibility of the subdivider, his assigns or homeowners: association and shall not be the responsibility of the City of Muscatine.
  16. Other related items may be required by the Commission and City Council as determined on a case-by-case review.
  17. Upon approval of the final plat, any future changes to the plat and lot arrangement shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission.

10-7-2 Conditional Uses

Mobile homes in accordance with the provisions of Title 10, Chapter 23.
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; and
3. Is not a penal or mental institution.
Nursing, rest, or convalescent home, provided that it is:
1. Located at least 50 feet from any lot in any Residential District; and
2. Situated on a site of not less than 20,000 square feet.
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.
Electrical distribution station, pipeline pumping station, or water tower.
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.
Barber or beauty shop within an owner-occupied home that:
1. Does not exceed a single chair
2. Provides minimum two off-street standard parking stalls per chair;
3. Otherwise complies with the definition of a Home Occupation (10-32-1);
4. Where the predominate use of the structure prior to the ancillary use of a barber or beauty shop is non-residential, an outside employee with standard off-street parking (one per employee) may be considered.

10-7-3 Height, Area, And Setback Requirements

Maximum Structure Height: 35 feet, except for as provided for in Title 10, Chapter 26
Minimum Front Yard Depth: 25 feet
Minimum Side Yard Depth: 6 feet
Minimum Rear Year Depth: 25 feet
Minimum Frontage: 50 feet
Minimum Lot Area: 5,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Area per Family:
1. Single Family: 5,000 square feet
2. Two Family: 2,500 square feet
3. Multiple: Overall site must be at least 1/2 acre in size.

Muscatine City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

7 R-4 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

10-7-1 Permissive Uses

Two-family dwelling.
Single-family dwelling.
Rowhouses, townhouses, and three or four-family houses where the site being developed is one-half acre or larger.
Public park or playground.
Place of worship.
Public school, elementary and high, or private school having a curriculum equivalent to a public elementary or high school and having no rooms regularly used for housing or sleeping purposes.
Golf course, except miniature course and driving tees operated for commercial purposes.
Mobile home park subdivision. Mobile home shall mean a factory-assembled or manufactured dwelling unit, with the necessary utility connections, which is transported to a site and affixed to a permanent frost-free foundation. Mobile homes shall be located as a Conditional Use in the R-4 District and comply with Title 10, Chapter 23 of City Code, if the site on which they are located is to be leased by the occupant of the mobile home. If the purpose of the development of a mobile home park is to sell individual lots in fee to the occupants of mobile homes, then the following shall apply:
1. Proposed, mobile home parks shall be a minimum size of ten acres prior to the subdivision of the tract into individual lots.
2. Mobile home parks shall be located in the R-4 Residential District. The rezoning shall be based on a development plan for the entire mobile home park.
3. The subdivision of real estate for mobile home lots shall comply with all applicable standards of Title 11 of the City Code, entitled Subdivision Regulations. Further, said subdivisions shall comply with the provisions of the design criteria set forth in this Chapter.
4. Upon development of a mobile home park, the axle, tongue, and wheels shall be removed, the unit shall be affixed to a permanent frost-free foundation and the license shall be turned over to the County Assessor and the unit shall then be taxed as real property along with the land on which it is situated.
5. All mobile home park subdivisions shall be developed in accordance with the design and performance standards set forth in this Chapter.
6. Design and performance standards:
  1. The minimum area to be considered for a mobile home park subdivision shall be ten acres.
  2. Individual lots shall be a minimum of 5,000 square feet;
  3. Each lot shall have a minimum of 50 feet of frontage on an improved public street.
  4. The following minimum setback criteria shall apply to the perimeter property lines of each individual lot:
    1. Front yard: 15 feet
    2. Side yard: 6 feet
    3. Rear yard: 10 feet
  5. A minimum of two improved off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home.
  6. All utilities shall be underground.
  7. The only accessory storage structure permitted shall be a maximum of nine feet by ten feet affixed to a four-inch-thick concrete slab.
  8. Garages for the storage of motor vehicles are permitted.
  9. The permanent frost-free foundation shall not extend more than 36 inches above grade.
  10. Landscaping will be required, as appropriate, by the Planning and Zoning Commission around the perimeter of the mobile home park subdivision. This will be determined on a case-by-case review.
  11. All standards for roads, sidewalks, utilities, easements, and other applicable criteria as outlined in Title 11 of the City Code, entitled Subdivision Regulations, shall apply to the subdivision of real estate for mobile homes.
  12. Private recreation areas are encouraged within the mobile home park subdivision. Deed covenants established by the subdivider may accomplish this, the ongoing maintenance would be the responsibility of the subdivider or a homeowner's association.
  13. All fences shall comply with Title 10, Chapter 22.
  14. In view of the reduced setback requirement, a safe line of sight is needed as vehicles back into the street.
  15. All restrictive covenants shall be submitted to the Commission for review, but enforcement of these provisions shall be the responsibility of the subdivider, his assigns or homeowners: association and shall not be the responsibility of the City of Muscatine.
  16. Other related items may be required by the Commission and City Council as determined on a case-by-case review.
  17. Upon approval of the final plat, any future changes to the plat and lot arrangement shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission.

10-7-2 Conditional Uses

Mobile homes in accordance with the provisions of Title 10, Chapter 23.
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; and
3. Is not a penal or mental institution.
Nursing, rest, or convalescent home, provided that it is:
1. Located at least 50 feet from any lot in any Residential District; and
2. Situated on a site of not less than 20,000 square feet.
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.
Electrical distribution station, pipeline pumping station, or water tower.
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.
Barber or beauty shop within an owner-occupied home that:
1. Does not exceed a single chair
2. Provides minimum two off-street standard parking stalls per chair;
3. Otherwise complies with the definition of a Home Occupation (10-32-1);
4. Where the predominate use of the structure prior to the ancillary use of a barber or beauty shop is non-residential, an outside employee with standard off-street parking (one per employee) may be considered.

10-7-3 Height, Area, And Setback Requirements

Maximum Structure Height: 35 feet, except for as provided for in Title 10, Chapter 26
Minimum Front Yard Depth: 25 feet
Minimum Side Yard Depth: 6 feet
Minimum Rear Year Depth: 25 feet
Minimum Frontage: 50 feet
Minimum Lot Area: 5,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Area per Family:
1. Single Family: 5,000 square feet
2. Two Family: 2,500 square feet
3. Multiple: Overall site must be at least 1/2 acre in size.