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Ottumwa City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT LOW DENSITY

Sec. 38-206.- Purpose.

The R-1 districts are intended to provide for single-family residential development, with gross densities from approximately five units per acre to approximately seven units per acre. These areas generally include single-family dwellings on varying size lots with supporting community facilities and urban services, including city water and sanitary sewer service.

Table 38-206. Site Development Regulations for R-1 Zoning District

Regulator One-Family Detached Housing Opportunity Medium-Density Infill 1 Other Permitted Non-Residential Uses
Site area per housing unit
Minimum lot area (square feet) 6,000 None 15,000
Minimum lot width (feet) 50 None 100
Minimum Yards
 Front yard 20 None 30
 Side yard 4 None 10
 Street side yard, corner lot 2 15 None
 Rear yard 25 None
Maximum height (feet) 3 35 None 60
Maximum amount of total parking located in street yard 0 50%

 

1 All housing opportunity medium-density infill shall comply with subsection 38-870(e).

2 In the case of a reverse corner lot, there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than 75 percent of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lot, but such setback need not exceed 25 feet.

3 Churches, schools, and hospitals are permitted a maximum height of 60 feet for the main structure, and 75 feet for towers or steeples.

(Code 1970, § 38-38; Ord. No. 3088, § 2(exh. A), 12-1-2015; Ord. No. 3192, § 5, 4-19-2022)