Rapid City City Zoning Code
17.44 LDR-2
Low Density Residential District 2
17.44.010 General description.
This district is intended to provide for a slightly higher population density, but with basic restrictions similar to LDR-1 district. The principal use of land is for single-family and 2-family dwellings and related recreational, religious and educational facilities normally required to provide a balanced and attractive residential area. These areas are intended to be defined and protected from the encroachment of uses not performing a function necessary to the residential environment. Internal stability, attractiveness, order and efficiency are encouraged by providing for adequate light, air and open space for dwellings and related facilities and through the consideration of the proper functional relationship and arrangement of each element.
17.44.020 Permitted principal and accessory uses and structures.
Property and buildings in an LDR-2 district shall be used only for the following purposes:
A. Any uses permitted in and subject to all the same restrictions and requirements as in an LDR-I district;
B. Two-family attached dwelling units (duplexes).
17.44.030 Conditional uses.
The following uses may be permitted as conditional uses by the Common Council in accordance with provisions contained in § 17.54.030 of this title:
A. Any conditional uses in, and subject to all the same requirements as in an LDR-1 district;
B. Group homes, subject to the following:
1. Provide a detailed program and services plan at time of application,
2. Must meet fire, building and health requirements,
3. The Council may or may not wish to add the following conditions:
a. Standard hours of operation, such as, standard;
b. Supervision, such as type and extent;
c. Services and program to be provided;
d. Number of persons;
e. Proximity to other group homes; and
f. Any other condition the Council may deem appropriate.
4. Any significant modification in the program and services plan will require a new application.
C. Assisted living center that is licensed by the state and contains not more than 16 units.
17.44.040 Temporary uses.
A. The Common Council shall have discretion to issue temporary use permits for a period not to exceed 1 year to allow a use permitted in general commercial and/or other residential districts, provided the Council finds that the following criteria are met; 2 reapplications would be allowed, but not necessarily approved:
1. The structure for which the temporary use permit is to be granted is vacant and is expected to remain vacant if the temporary use permit is not granted;
2. All area, setback and parking requirements of low density residential and general commercial zoning districts are met without the granting of a variance;
3. The proposed use does not produce more noise, dust, odor, vibration or blast than uses specifically permitted in residential zone districts; and
4. The property for which the temporary use is allowed must border general commercially zoned property at least on 1 side;
B. The procedure for granting temporary use permits under this section shall be the same as for authorizing conditional uses as established under § 17.54.030.
17.44.050 Area regulations.
All buildings shall be set back from street right-of-way lines and lot lines to comply with the following yard requirements:
A. Front yard.
1. Arterial streets.
a. Dwellings and detached garages shall be set back not less than 25 feet from the front property line.
b. All other main and accessory structures, including churches, shall be set back not less than 35 feet from the front property line.
2. Collector streets.
a. Dwellings and detached garages shall be set back not less than 25 feet from the front property line.
b. Side loaded garages (attached to the dwelling) shall be set back not less than 20 feet from the front property line.
c. All other main and accessory structures, including churches, shall be set back not less than 35 feet from the front property line.
3. Subcollector street or lane/place streets.
a. Dwellings and detached garages shall be set back not less than 20 feet from the front property line.
b. Side loaded garages (attached to the dwelling) shall be set back not less than 15 feet from the front property line.
c. All other main and accessory structures, including churches, shall be set back not less than 35 feet from the front property line.
B. Side yard.
1. For a single-story dwelling, located on interior lots, side yards shall be not less than 8 feet in width. For dwellings of 2 stories or more there shall be a side yard requirement of not less than 12 feet. A 1-story portion of a 2-story dwelling may have an 8-foot side yard setback as long as the 2-story portion of the dwelling is 20 feet from the side lot line. Lots having frontage on more than 1 street shall provide the required front yards along those streets.
2. For unattached buildings of accessory use, there shall be a side yard of not less than 8 feet; provided, however, that, unattached 1-story buildings of accessory use shall not be required to set back more than 5 feet from an interior side lot line when all parts of the accessory building are located more than 90 feet behind the front lot line.
3. Churches and other main and accessory buildings, other than dwellings, and buildings accessory to dwellings, shall set back from all side lot lines a distance of not less than 35 feet.
C. Rear yard.
1. For main buildings there shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.
2. Unattached buildings of accessory use shall not be located closer to any rear lot line than 5 feet.
D. Setback from section lines. Principal and accessory buildings and structures shall be setback no less than 58 feet from any section line. No set back is required from any legally vacated section line; however, if the vacated section line forms a property line, the applicable side, rear or front yard setbacks shall be observed.
E. Lot width. For all dwellings there shall be a minimum lot width of 50 feet at the front building line. The lot shall abut on a public street for a distance of not less than 25 feet.
F. Intensity of use.
1.
a. For each dwelling and building accessory thereto, served by a sanitary sewer system, there shall be a lot area of not less than 6,500 square feet.
b. For those dwellings and buildings accessory thereto, not served by a sanitary sewer system, there shall be a lot area of not less than 1 acre; however, the Health Department may, because of an adequate soil percolation test, permit a lesser area, but in no case less than 20,000 square feet.
2. For churches and other main and accessory buildings, other than dwellings, and buildings accessory to dwellings, the lot area shall be adequate to provide the yard areas required by this section and the off-street parking areas required by § 17.50.270; provided, however, that, the lot area for a church shall not be less than 30,000 square feet.
G. Maximum lot coverage.
1. Dwellings and buildings accessory thereto shall cover not more than 30% of the lot area.
2. Churches and other main and accessory buildings shall cover not more than 25% of the lot.
17.44.060 Height regulations.
No main building shall exceed 2½ stories or 35 feet in height, except as provided in § 17.50.260. Accessory buildings shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
17.44.070 Off-street parking.
As regulated in § 17.50.270.
17.44.080 Flood fringe building district.
Any land that is within the flood fringe building district as provided for in Chapter 15.32 of this code must comply with the additional requirements of that district.