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Princeville City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

20 - Residential Districts

Sec. 17.20.010 - Permitted Uses.

With the R-1 residential district, the following uses are permitted:

A.

Dwellings: one-family, two-family;

B.

Public parks, playgrounds;

C.

Conversion of an existing building to a permitted use;

D.

Agricultural uses as permitted in Section 17.32.010(A) and (C);

E.

Customary accessory uses including in particular: home occupations; one (1) sign, advertising the sale or rental of the land or buildings upon which it is located; a name plate not exceeding two (2) square feet in area, which may include reference to a home occupation conducted on the premises. No accessory building shall be used for residential purposes unless it meets the front, rear and side yard requirements of a principal building, and the maximum permitted density is not exceeded;

F.

Permitted temporary uses for house, apartment, garage and yard sales. Yard sales and garage sales shall be permitted in residential districts for any period not exceeding three (3) consecutive days. No more than two (2) yard or garage sales shall be conducted on the same zoning lot during any twelve-month period. The items offered at such sales shall be limited to the personal possessions of the owner or occupant of the lot.

Sec. 17.20.020 - Minimum Lot Size and Dimensions.

Each zoning lot shall have an area of at least nine thousand six hundred (9,600) square feet, a depth of at least one hundred (100) feet and a width of eighty (80) feet.

Sec. 17.20.030 - Maximum Density.

The number rounded upward to the next higher whole number of dwelling units per lot shall not exceed the lot area in square feet divided by nine thousand six hundred (9,600) square feet for the first such dwelling unit and four thousand eight hundred (4,800) square feet for each additional dwelling unit. Fractional dwelling units resulting from this computation shall not be counted nor rounded upward to the next higher whole number.

Sec. 17.20.040 - Maximum Lot Coverage.

The amount of the total lot area which may be covered by all principal and accessary buildings shall not exceed thirty percent (30%).

Sec. 17.20.050 - Required Yards.

On every interior lot a front yard, a rear yard and two (2) side yards are required. On every corner lot a front yard for each lot side abutting a street, a side yard and a rear yard are required. In the case where a lot abuts three (3) streets, three (3) front yards and a side yard are required. Yard dimensions shall be equal to or greater than the provisions set forth in Sections 17.20.060 through 17.20.080.

Sec. 17.20.060 - Front Yard.

Front yard depth where a lot abuts a major street as designated on the zoning map shall be seventy (70) feet from the centerline of such right-of-way, but not less than twenty (20) feet from the right-of-way line. Where a lot abuts any other street, the minimum depth of a front yard shall be fifty (50) feet from the centerline but not less than twenty (20) feet from the right-of-way line. If the building is to be constructed in an established block where there are existing buildings, the yard depth shall be the average of the yard depths of two (2) buildings, one (1) on either side.

Sec. 17.20.070 - Side Yards.

Side yard width for each side yard shall be eight (8) feet or greater and no accessory building shall project into the required side yard space.

Sec. 17.20.080 - Rear Yard.

Rear yard depth shall be thirty (30) feet or greater. Accessory buildings may be erected in a rear yard provided they are located at least three (3) feet from the rear or side lot lines, and provided further that the maximum lot coverage is not exceeded.

Sec. 17.20.090 - Maximum Building Height.

Except as provided in Section 17.16.100, no principal building shall exceed thirty (30) feet in height, and no accessory building shall exceed fifteen (15) feet in height.

Sec. 17.20.100 - Off-Street Parking.

All uses shall be provided with off-street parking spaces according to the following schedule:

A.

Dwelling Units. Two (2) off-street parking spaces per unit and such parking spaces shall be located on the same lot or tract as the dwelling unit served.

B.

Other Permitted Uses. One (1) off-street parking space per person normally employed on the lot or tract of land and any such off-street parking space or spaces located in the R-1 residential district shall not be located in the required front yard, nor more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from such lot served.

Sec. 17.20.110 - Permitted Uses.

Within the R-2 country style living residential district, the following uses are permitted:

A.

Dwellings: one-family, two-family:

B.

Public parks, playgrounds;

C.

Conversion of any existing building to a permitted use;

D.

Agricultural uses as permitted in Section 17.32.010(A) and (C);

E.

Customary accessory uses including in particular: Home occupations; one (1) sign, advertising the sale or rental of the land or buildings upon which it is located; a nameplate not exceeding two (2) square feet in area, which may include reference to a home occupation conducted on the premises. No accessory building shall be used for residential purposes unless it meets the front, rear and side yard requirements of a principal building, and the maximum permitted density is not exceeded.

Sec. 17.20.120 - Regulations and Standards.

A.

Minimum Lot Size and Dimensions. Each zoning lot shall have an area of at least 0.83 acre.

B.

Maximum Density. Each lot may have only one (1) principal structure and one (1) accessory structure, except that this limitation is not intended to prohibit playhouses, gazebos, small storage structures, and similar small structures.

C.

Maximum Coverage. The amount of the total lot area which may be covered by the principal structure, the accessory structure, and any other structure permissible under subsection B of this Section shall not exceed thirty percent (30%).

D.

Minimum Setbacks. The following setback standards shall apply. For corner lots, the "street" setback shall be applied to both the front yard where the main door is located and the side yard facing the right-of-way, the other yards shall be considered to be side and rear yards.

1.

Accessory Structures.

a.

If the accessory structure is less than two thousand (2,000) square feet, not less than fifteen (15) feet from the property line;

b.

If the accessory structure is two thousand (2,000) square feet or larger, not less than thirty (30) feet from the property line.

2.

Principal Structure Setbacks.

a.

Front: Thirty (30) feet from the right-of-way or sixty (60) feet from the center of the street/road, whichever distance is greater;

b.

Side: Twenty-five (25) feet from sides of the property; and

c.

Back: Thirty (30) feet from the back property line.

3.

Principal Structure, Additional Setbacks for Sanitary/Sewer.

a.

Not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the property line if on a septic system;

b.

Not less than fifteen (15) feet from the property line if on a public sewer.

E.

Maximum Structure Height. Except as permitted in Section 17.16.100, for a principal structure, the vertical measurement from the average level of the surface or the ground immediately surrounding a structure shall not exceed thirty-six (36) feet to a point midway between the ridge and eave lines of the roof of the structure, or if unroofed, to the highest point of the structure. The maximum height of an accessory structure, measured in the same way, shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet.

F.

Off-Street Parking Space. All uses shall be provided with off-street parking spaces according to the following schedule:

1.

Dwelling units: Two (2) off-street parking spaces per unit; such parking spaces shall be located on the same lot or tract as the dwelling unit served.

2.

Other permitted uses: One (1) off-street parking space per person normally employed on the lot or tract of land, any such off-street parking space or spaces located in the R-1 residential district shall not be located in the required front yard, nor more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from such lot served.

G.

All regulations and standards set forth in Article 1 of this Chapter that are not inconsistent with this article shall apply in an R-2 country style living residential district, with such regulations and standards from Article 1 being expressly incorporated herein by reference.