Rapid City City Zoning Code
17.08 PF
Park-Forest District
17.08.010 General description.
This district is intended to provide the city with an area to be preserved for its natural beauty and open character.
17.08.020 Permitted principal and accessory uses and structures.
Property and buildings in the PF park-forest district shall be used only for the following purposes:
A. Detached single-family dwellings, but not including manufactured homes;
B. Home occupations as regulated by § 17.50.350 and associated signage as regulated by §§ 17.50.080 through 17.50.100;
C. Hobby beekeeping as regulated by Title 6, in conjunction with a detached single-family dwelling; and
D. Accessory uses and buildings, provided such uses comply with §§ 17.50.190 to 17.50.210 and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.
17.08.030 Conditional use permit.
The following uses may be permitted as a conditional use by the Planning Commission or Common Council in accordance with provisions contained in § 17.54.030:
A. Public parks and/or playgrounds;
B. Historical monuments or structures;
C. Utility substations;
D. Tree or plant nurseries and sod farms, provided that the only building allowed shall be used for storage necessary and incidental to the primary use of the property. No more than 1,000 square feet of storage structure(s) shall be allowed. All outside storage shall be screened with a 6-foot fence or wall;
E. Cemeteries;
F. Child care centers;
G. Cellular communication and radio television station transmission towers, and minor accessory structures, subject to the following; The uses described in this subdivision shall be permitted on the west side of Skyline Drive in the SW1/4 of Section 2, TIN, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota;
H. Golf courses or country clubs, with adjacent grounds of not less than 60 acres, but not including miniature courses and driving tees operated for commercial purposes;
I. Recreational facilities leased from the city with on-sale liquor establishment;
J. Private residential garage which does not meet the definition of private garage subject to the following:
1. The proposed garage shall maintain the same building material and color scheme of the existing residence located on the property and is consistent with the residential character of the property on which it is located and with the surrounding neighborhood;
2. The proposed garage shall be used only for residential purposes incidental to the principal use of the property;
3. The landscaping or fencing may be required to screen the garage from neighboring properties;
4. The proposed garage shall comply with the land area regulations (setbacks, height, lot coverage) of the underlying zoning district; and
5. The applicant submits a site plan and elevation drawings in addition to information on the types of building materials to be used for the garage.
K. Churches or similar places of worship, with accessory structures, but not including missions or revival tents.
L. Bed and breakfast facilities, subject to the following:
1. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with § 17.50.270;
2. Evidence of registration with the state Department of Health shall be provided;
3. The bed and breakfast may display 1 sign not more than 2 square feet in area listing the name of the facility. The sign shall be prepared with earthtone colors and shall complement the neighborhood;
4. Any sign lighting shall be from indirect sources which are shielded or hooded to limit adverse affects to neighborhood properties; and
5. The Planning Commission or Common Council, as applicable, may consider the size, proximity to commercial services in making a determination as to whether or not a bed and breakfast is appropriate.
17.08.040 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 street rights-of-way.
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 street rights-of-way.
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 rights-of-way or lane/place street rights-of-way.
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 not be less than 30 feet in width.
2. For unattached buildings of accessory use, there shall be a side yards not be less than 40 feet.
C. Rear yard.
1. For main buildings there shall be a rear yard of not less than 50 feet.
2. Unattached buildings of accessory use shall not be located closer to any rear lot line than 20 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 of front yard setbacks shall be observed.
E. Lot width. For all dwellings there shall be a minimum lot width of 100 feet at the front building line, such lot shall abut on a public street for a distance of not less than 50 feet.
F. Intensity of use. For each dwelling or structure, and building accessory thereto, there shall be a lot area of not less than 3 acres.
G. Maximum lot coverage. Dwellings and buildings accessory thereto shall cover not more than 25% of the lot area.
17.08.050 Height regulations.
No main building shall exceed 2½ stories or 35 feet in height, except as provided in § 17.50.260 of this title. Accessory buildings shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
17.08.060 Off-street parking.
As regulated in § 17.50.270 of this title.
17.08.070 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.