A.   RA Rural Acreage Dwelling District: The RA district provides single-family residential housing with rural amenities in the rural areas of the city. Special attention should be given to overall design and location of lots to assure provision of light, air, and open space, and to protect the area from intensified zoning once it has been developed and/or until it is ready to be urbanized. The district is intended to allow the development of one acre minimum (or determined by perc test) lots as part of a planned and designed rural subdivision of not less than ten (10) acres in size. (Ord. 5916, 8-9-1999; amd. 2003 Code)

   B.   A Agricultural District: The A district is designed to encourage and preserve areas intended primarily for agricultural purposes and to prevent untimely development until it is ready to be urbanized. It offers protection to agricultural land within the city from the depreciating effect of objectionable, hazardous, and environmentally disruptive uses; permits low intensity residential development along with certain essential commercial and institutional uses; and prevents untimely scattering of more dense urban development. It is not intended that this district provide a lower standard of development than is authorized in other districts.

   C.   P Public District: The P district is intended to offer protection of property held and used for the benefit of the general public, and where property is acquired and held for the special benefit of the inhabitants of the city, and to exercise the right of regulation over public properties in a manner consistent with the laws and general policies of the state. (Ord. 5916, 8-9-1999)

Uses permitted in the agricultural, and public districts are as set forth in table 11-9-2.1. Meanings of symbols and references in the table are as follows:

   A.   Where an "X" appears in the column of a district, the use category listed to the right of the "X" is permitted as a use of right in that district;

   B.   Where an "S" appears in the column of a district, the use category listed to the right of the "S" is permitted only through the approval of a special use permit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-17-4 of this title;

   C.   The letters preceding the general land use classifications, and the numbers preceding the individual use categories relate directly to the corresponding system of identification in section 11-4-2 of this title; and

   D.   Where a cross reference number appears in the "reference" column to the right of a particular use category, that category is subject to the requirements set forth in that section of this title or other location in the city code.

 

(Ord. 5916, 8-9-1999; amd. Ord. 6194, 10-13-2014; Ord. 6258, 6-11-2018)

   A.   Rural Acreage: Uses permitted in the RA district shall be subject to the area and bulk requirements of this subsection and section 11-14-1 of this title.

      1.   Lot Width And Frontage:

         a.   For dwellings, there shall be a minimum lot width of two hundred feet (200') at the front building line, and the lot shall abut the street for a distance of not less than fifty feet (50') when abutting an arterial street; or

         b.   Minimum lot width of one hundred twenty five feet (125') at the front building line, and the lot shall abut the street for a distance of not less than fifty feet (50') when abutting a collector, local or any other type of street.

      2.   Minimum Parcel Size: Minimum parcel size eligible for rezoning is ten (10) acres.

      3.   Lot Area: The minimum lot area for a dwelling shall be one acre, or minimum area required for septic field (to be determined by perc test), whichever is greater.

      4.   Front Yard: All buildings and extractive operations shall be set back from a state or federal highway or section line road a minimum of forty feet (40') from the right of way line or ninety feet (90') from the centerline of the right of way, whichever is greater.

      5.   Side Yard: Side yard setback shall be twenty feet (20').

      6.   Rear Yard: Rear yard setback shall be minimum of twenty feet (20').

      7.   Maximum Lot Coverage: Maximum lot coverage shall be twenty percent (20%).

      8.   Maximum Height: Maximum height shall be two and one-half (21/2) stories or thirty five feet (35').

      9.   Adequate Space For Vehicles: All uses shall contain adequate space on private property to provide for parking, loading, and maneuvering of vehicles.

      10.   Lighted Outdoor Facilities: Lighted outdoor facilities shall not be located closer than twenty feet (20') to any property line that adjoins a residential use, and all lighting shall be arranged so there will be no annoying glare directed or reflected toward adjacent property.

   B.   Agricultural District: Uses permitted in the A district shall be subject to the area and bulk requirements of this subsection and section 11-14-1 of this title.

      1.   Lot Width And Frontage: For dwellings, there shall be a minimum lot width of two hundred feet (200') at the front building line. When a street is present, the lot shall abut the street for a distance of not less than fifty feet (50'). All lots shall have reasonable access.

      2.   Lot Area: The minimum lot area for a dwelling shall be ten (10) acres.

      3.   Front Yard: All buildings and extractive operations shall be set back from a state or federal highway or section line road a minimum of fifty feet (50') from the right of way line or ninety feet (90') from the centerline of the right of way, whichever is greater.

      4.   Side Yard:

         a.   Interior side yards for one-story dwellings shall be not less than fifteen feet (15'), and for dwellings of more than one story, not less than twenty feet (20'). Principal buildings other than dwellings shall have interior side yards of not less than thirty feet (30').

         b.   Exterior side yards shall be not less than thirty feet (30') for a corner lot.

      5.   Maximum Lot Coverage: Exclusive of required front, side, and rear yards, maximum lot coverage for residential uses shall be five percent (5%); nonresidential, twenty five percent (25%); agricultural, one hundred percent (100%).

      6.   Adequate Space For Vehicles: All uses shall contain adequate space on private property to provide for parking, loading, and maneuvering of vehicles.

      7.   Lighted Outdoor Facilities: Lighted outdoor facilities shall not be located closer than twenty feet (20') to any property line that adjoins a residential use, and all lighting shall be arranged so there will be no annoying glare directed or reflected toward adjacent property.

   C.   Public District: There are no area and bulk requirements specifically prescribed for the P district except as provided in section 11-14-1 of this title. (Ord. 5916, 8-9-1999)