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Prairie City City Zoning Code

165.14 R-1

DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

The R-l District (One- and Two-Family Residential District) is intended and designed to provide for certain low density residential areas of the City to be developed primarily with one-family and two-family dwellings and areas where similar residential development seems likely to occur.
   1.   Principal Permitted Uses. Only the use of structures or land listed in this Section shall be permitted in the R-l District.
      A.   One-family dwellings.
      B.   Two-family dwellings.
      C.   Churches, chapels, temples, and similar places of worship.
      D.   Public and parochial schools, elementary and secondary, and other educational institutions having an established current curriculum the same as ordinarily given in the public schools.
      E.   Publicly owned museums, libraries, community centers, governmental offices, parks, playgrounds, golf courses, and recreation areas.
      F.   Private non-commercial recreational areas and facilities; institutions or community recreation centers, including country clubs and golf courses.
      G.   Agricultural uses, including nurseries and truck gardens, provided that no offensive odors or dust are created.
      H.   Family homes.
   2.   Permitted Accessory Uses.
      A.   Uses of land or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to one of the permitted principal uses, unless otherwise excluded.
      B.   Private garage or carport.
      C.   The home office of a physician, dentist, artist, attorney, architect, engineer, teacher, or other member of a recognized profession, in said person’s bona fide place of residence, provided that: (i) not more than one assistant shall be regularly employed therein, and no colleagues or associates shall use such office; (ii) not more than one-half the area of one floor shall be used for such office; (iii) no advertising sign or display shall be permitted except an indirectly lighted name plate not to exceed two square feet in area, attached flat against the building. It is the intent of this paragraph to include home occupations such as dance studios, music studios, beauty salons, and barber shops as long as all provisions are complied with and the occupations do not create noise, traffic congestion, or other nuisances.
      D.   Private swimming pools when enclosed with a non-climbable fence at least six (6) feet in height.
      E.   The taking of boarders or the leasing of rooms by a resident family provided the total number of boarders and roomers does not exceed two per building.
      F.   Foster childcare.
      G.   Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.
      H.   Temporary use of a dwelling structure within a new subdivision as a job office and real estate office for the subject subdivision, which use shall terminate upon completion or abandonment of the project.
      I.   Church bulletin boards.
   3.   Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modifications contained in Section 165.24.
      A.   Lot area: Dwellings – 9,000 square feet.
      B.   Lot width: Dwellings – 75 feet.
      C.   Front Yard: Dwellings – 25 feet.
      D.   Side Yards: Dwellings – 8 feet; street side, corner lots – 25 feet.
      E.   Rear Yards: Dwellings – 30 feet.
      F.   Maximum Height: Dwellings – 35 feet.
      G.   Other Uses: Front – 35 feet; rear – 30 feet; side – 20 feet; street side, corner lot – 35 feet.
   4.   Off Street Parking and Loading. Spaces for off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of 165.22 and 165.23.