Otsego City Zoning Code

The purpose of the R-1 Residential-Long Range Urban Service District (River Frontage) is to provide suitable areas for low density residential uses within selected areas of the Mississippi River corridor and is intended to implement and govern such areas pursuant to the Comprehensive Plan. (Prior Code § 20-61-1)

Subject to applicable provisions of this title, the following are permitted uses in an R-1 District:

   A.   Essential services.

   B.   Farms, farmsteads, farming and related agricultural activities.

   C.   Personal wireless service antennas located upon a public structure, as regulated by chapter 33 of this title.

   D.   Public parks, playgrounds, recreational uses, wildlife areas, and game refuges.

   E.   Residential care facilities serving six (6) or fewer persons.

   F.   Single-family detached dwellings. (Prior Code § 20-61-2)

Subject to applicable provisions of this title, the following are interim uses in the R-1 District and are governed by chapter 5 of this title:

   A.   Home extended businesses as regulated by chapter 29 of this title.

   B.   The keeping of horses as regulated by subsection 11-26-4F of this title. (Prior Code § 20-61-3)

Subject to applicable provisions of this title, the following are permitted accessory uses in the R-1 District: (Prior Code § 20-61-4)

   A.   Accessory uses incidental and customary to the uses permitted in sections 11-61-2, 11-61-3 and 11-61-5 of this chapter. (Prior Code § 20-61-4; amd. 2018 Code)

   B.   Except as otherwise limited, private recreational facilities, only accessory to an existing principal permitted use on the same lot and which are operated for the enjoyment and convenience of the residents of the principal use and their occasional guests.

   C.   Fences.

   D.   Home occupations.

   E.   In home daycare serving fourteen (14) or fewer persons in a single-family detached dwelling.

   F.   Living quarters within the principal structure of persons employed on the premises.

   G.   Noncommercial greenhouses, provided they do not exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area.

   H.   Private garages and off street parking.

   I.   Radio and television receiving antennas including single satellite dish TVROs, short wave radio dispatching antennas, or those necessary for the operation of household electronic equipment including radio receivers, Federal licensed amateur radio stations and television receivers, as regulated by chapter 33 of this title.

   J.   Recreational vehicles and equipment.

   K.   Tool houses, sheds and other such structures for the storage of domestic supplies and equipment. (Prior Code § 20-61-4)

Subject to applicable provisions of this title, the following are conditional uses in an R-1 District. (Requires a conditional use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by chapter 4 of this title.)

   A.   Commercial outdoor recreational areas including golf courses and country clubs, swimming pools and similar facilities; provided, that:

      1.   The principal use, function or activity is open and outdoor in character.

      2.   Not more than five percent (5%) of the land area of the site shall be covered by buildings or structures.

      3.   When abutting a residential use or a residential use district, the property is screened and landscaped for the protection of the abutting use, according to the provisions of chapter 19 of this title.

      4.   The land area of the property containing such use or activity meets the minimum established for the district.

      5.   The use will not negatively impact the natural setting intended for this district or neighboring residential uses.

      6.   The traffic generated by the use can be adequately accommodated (volume and weight) upon City streets serving the use.

      7.   An adequate septic system and well can be established on the site.

      8.   The provisions of subsection 11-4-2F of this title are considered and determined to be satisfied.

   B.   Governmental and public related utility buildings and structures necessary for the health, safety and general welfare of the City; provided, that:

      1.   When abutting a residential use or a residential use district, the property is screened and landscaped in compliance with chapter 19 of this title.

      2.   The provisions of subsection 11-4-2F of this title are considered and determined to be satisfied.

   C.   Personal wireless service towers and antennas not located on a public structure as regulated by chapter 33 of this title.

   D.   Planned unit development as regulated by chapter 36 of this title. (Prior Code § 20-61-5)

The following minimum requirements shall be observed in an R-1 District subject to additional requirements, exceptions and modifications set forth in this title:

   A.   Lot Area, Width And Depth:

      1.   Lot area: Two and one-half (21/2) acres.

      2.   Lot width: Two hundred feet (200').

      3.   Lot depth: One hundred fifty feet (150').

   B.   Principal Structure Setbacks:

      1.   Front yard:

 

 

      2.   Side yards:

         a.   Interior: Ten feet (10').

         b.   Corner: As required for the front yard.

      3.   Rear yard:

         a.   Interior: Fifty feet (50').

         b.   Through lot: As required for the front yard.

   C.   Accessory Structure Setbacks: Accessory structure setbacks as regulated by section 11-18-2 of this title. (Prior Code § 20-61-6)

The following lot coverage and height requirements shall be observed in an R-1 District:

   A.   The total ground area of all buildings shall not exceed a lot coverage of five percent (5%).

   B.   All single-family residences shall be limited to a maximum height of two and one-half (21/2) stories or forty five feet (45'). (Prior Code § 20-61-7)

   C.   The height of accessory uses shall be governed by subsection 11-18-2F of this title. (Prior Code § 20-61-7; amd. 2018 Code)