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Nekoosa City Zoning Code

§ 17.15

R-1 Single-Family Residential District.

(1) 
Permitted uses:
(a) 
Single-family dwellings with attached or detached garage.
(b) 
Yard equipment storage structure.
(c) 
Swimming pool.
(d) 
Permitted home occupations and professional home offices.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 25, General Provisions, Art. II).
(2) 
Conditional uses. See § 17.26 of this chapter.
(3) 
Lot, yard and building requirements:
[Amended by Ord. No. 487]
(a) 
Lot frontage: minimum 75 feet.
(b) 
Lot area: minimum 7,500 square feet (without sewer, 22,000 square feet).
(c) 
Principal building:
1. 
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
2. 
Side yards: minimum six feet, 15 feet total.
3. 
Rear yard: minimum 20% of depth.
(d) 
Accessory buildings:
1. 
Front yard: minimum 25 feet.
2. 
Side yards: minimum three feet.
3. 
Rear yard: minimum three feet (seven feet abutting alley; 15 feet if door abuts alley).
(e) 
Building height:
1. 
Principal building: maximum two stories, maximum 35 feet.
2. 
Accessory building: maximum one story, maximum 25 feet.
(f) 
Percent of lot coverage:
1. 
Principal building: maximum 30%.
2. 
Accessory buildings: maximum 10%.
(g) 
Off-street parking: minimum two spaces. (See also § 17.27 of this chapter.)
(4) 
Additional building and aesthetic requirements. Each single-family dwelling shall:
(a) 
Be attached to a permanent foundation.
(b) 
Have a roof with a minimum of one-foot overhang, covered with shingles or tile and at least a 1:3 pitch.
(c) 
Have an exterior wall surface finished with materials which are similar in appearance to materials used on existing dwellings located in the surrounding area. The reflection from such exterior wall surface shall not be greater than from siding painted with white semigloss exterior enamel.