Rawlins City Zoning Code

The purpose of this district is to preserve open areas within the City, while providing an area where intensive use with animal husbandry and the keeping of livestock in confined spaces where such are fed and cared for without open grazing.

(Ord. No. 3A-97, 3-18-1997; Ord. No. 12-97, 12-16-1997)

Permitted uses in the I-A district shall be as follows:

A.

Keeping, boarding, feeding, caring for, riding, training, and breeding of horses, mules, ponies, goats, sheep, cattle, rabbits, poultry, donkeys, asses, swine, ratites, llamas, and alpacas in confined spaces.

(Ord. No. 3A-97, 3-18-1997; Ord. No. 12-97, 12-16-1997)

B.

Residential uses are not allowed within this zone.

The following uses may be permitted subject to the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 19.56:

A.

Public utilities limited to above ground structures including sewage treatment and water supply facilities, sanitary landfill, substations, distribution and regulator stations and overhead transmission lines serving areas other than Rawlins.

(Ord. No. 3A-97, 3-18-1997; Ord. No. 12-97, 12-16-1997)

Accessory uses in a I-A zone shall be as follows:

A.

Barns, pens, corrals, shipping containers, arenas and sheds to house and keep permitted animals.

B.

The keeping of operable equipment used in keeping of the permitted animals and facilities maintenance.

C.

Storage of junk or abandoned or derelict vehicles, including campers, boats and trailers is prohibited pursuant to 8.16.

(Ord. No. 3A-97, 3-18-1997; Ord. No. 12-97, 12-16-1997)

A.

The minimum lot size shall be one-half (½) acre.

B.

The minimum setback from the front lot line for any building shall be twenty (20) feet.

C.

The minimum setback from any other lot line for any building shall be five (5) feet.

D.

The maximum height of any building shall be thirty (30) feet.

(Ord. No. 3A-97, 3-18-1997; Ord. No. 12-97, 12-16-1997)

The use of land within this district shall also conform to the requirements of Chapters 19.40 and 19.44.

(Ord. No. 3A-97, 3-18-1997; Ord. No. 12-97, 12-16-1997)

A.

Site plan approval is required for all special permitted/uses pursuant to Chapter 19.56.

B.

Site Plan approval is required for all outright permitted uses pursuant to Chapter 19.44.

(Ord. No. 3A-97, 3-18-1997; Ord. No. 12-97, 12-16-1997)