Muscatine City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

9 R-6 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

10-9-1 Permissive Uses

Single-family or two-family dwelling.
Rowhouses, townhouses, or multiple-family dwellings on tract no less than three (3) acres nor more than five (5) acres.
Public park or playground.
Place of worship.
Public school, elementary or 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.
Public park or playground.
Clinic, except animal clinic.
Nursing, rest, or convalescent home, provided that it:
1. Is located at least fifty feet (50') from any lot in any Residential District;
2. Is situated on a site of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet; and
3. Has not more than fifty percent (50%) of the site area occupied by buildings.

10-9-2 Conditional Uses

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. The following not be permitted: crematory, emergency ambulance service, exterior display of grave monuments or markers.
YMCA, a YWCA, or a Family "Y" which is affiliated with the National "Y" Organization, provided that any substantial change in activities to be conducted on the site after original approval shall be subject to review by the Zoning Board of Adjustment in the same manner as the original Conditional Use.
Barber or beauty shop within an owner-occupied home that:
1. Does not exceed two chairs;
2. Provides minimum two off-street standard parking stalls per chair;
3. Otherwise complies with the definition of a Home Occupation (10-31-1).
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.

10-9-3 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: 7,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Area per Family:
1. Single Family: 7,000 square feet
2. Two Family: 3,000 square feet
3. Multiple: 3,000 square feet.

Muscatine City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

9 R-6 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

10-9-1 Permissive Uses

Single-family or two-family dwelling.
Rowhouses, townhouses, or multiple-family dwellings on tract no less than three (3) acres nor more than five (5) acres.
Public park or playground.
Place of worship.
Public school, elementary or 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.
Public park or playground.
Clinic, except animal clinic.
Nursing, rest, or convalescent home, provided that it:
1. Is located at least fifty feet (50') from any lot in any Residential District;
2. Is situated on a site of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet; and
3. Has not more than fifty percent (50%) of the site area occupied by buildings.

10-9-2 Conditional Uses

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. The following not be permitted: crematory, emergency ambulance service, exterior display of grave monuments or markers.
YMCA, a YWCA, or a Family "Y" which is affiliated with the National "Y" Organization, provided that any substantial change in activities to be conducted on the site after original approval shall be subject to review by the Zoning Board of Adjustment in the same manner as the original Conditional Use.
Barber or beauty shop within an owner-occupied home that:
1. Does not exceed two chairs;
2. Provides minimum two off-street standard parking stalls per chair;
3. Otherwise complies with the definition of a Home Occupation (10-31-1).
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.

10-9-3 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: 7,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Area per Family:
1. Single Family: 7,000 square feet
2. Two Family: 3,000 square feet
3. Multiple: 3,000 square feet.

Muscatine City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

9 R-6 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

10-9-1 Permissive Uses

Single-family or two-family dwelling.
Rowhouses, townhouses, or multiple-family dwellings on tract no less than three (3) acres nor more than five (5) acres.
Public park or playground.
Place of worship.
Public school, elementary or 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.
Public park or playground.
Clinic, except animal clinic.
Nursing, rest, or convalescent home, provided that it:
1. Is located at least fifty feet (50') from any lot in any Residential District;
2. Is situated on a site of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet; and
3. Has not more than fifty percent (50%) of the site area occupied by buildings.

10-9-2 Conditional Uses

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. The following not be permitted: crematory, emergency ambulance service, exterior display of grave monuments or markers.
YMCA, a YWCA, or a Family "Y" which is affiliated with the National "Y" Organization, provided that any substantial change in activities to be conducted on the site after original approval shall be subject to review by the Zoning Board of Adjustment in the same manner as the original Conditional Use.
Barber or beauty shop within an owner-occupied home that:
1. Does not exceed two chairs;
2. Provides minimum two off-street standard parking stalls per chair;
3. Otherwise complies with the definition of a Home Occupation (10-31-1).
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.

10-9-3 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: 7,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Area per Family:
1. Single Family: 7,000 square feet
2. Two Family: 3,000 square feet
3. Multiple: 3,000 square feet.