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Ranchester City Zoning Code

15-15 R-1

Residence District

15-15-100 Use Regulations

The following uses shall be permitted:

  1. One-family dwelling.
  2. Public park, playground and fair grounds.
  3. Public library, museum and community building.
  4. Public and private school, elementary and high, college.
  5. Church or other place of worship; parish house.
  6. Municipal, county, state or federal building, except for such uses as warehouse, garage or other uses customarily carried on as a business.
  7. Water supply reservoir, well tower or filter bed.
  8. Telephone exchange where no public business office and no repair or storage facilities are maintained.
  9. Railway right-of-way not including railway yards. Passenger station.
  10. Agriculture, gardening, and nursing for the propagation of plants.
  11. Home occupations as defined herein.
  12. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses. (Ord. 73 § 4, 1975)

15-15-110 Height Regulations

No building shall exceed a height of 35 feet or three stories except as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 73 § 4, 1975)

15-15-120 Area Regulations

  1. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be 20 feet.
  2. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be 20 feet.
  3. Side Yard. The minimum width of the side yard on each side of the building shall be five feet.
  4. Lot area per family. There shall be a lot area of not less than 4,500 square feet for a one-family dwelling; not less than 3,000 square feet per family for a two-family dwelling; and not less than 2,500 square feet per family for three-family or four-family dwellings. (Ord. 73 § 4, 1975)

15-15-130 Setbacks

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses will have a setback of 5 feet minimum from any property line, and 5 feet from any building if constructed of non-combustible material and 10 feet if constructed of combustible material. (Ord. 177 § 1, 1995)