The intent of residential districts (R) is to provide for residential uses of varying types and other compatible uses in a pleasant and stable environment.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0701)

The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted in residential districts: single-family dwellings.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0702)

Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to permitted principal uses and on the same parcel shall be permitted in the residential districts with the following conditions.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0703)

(Ord. No. 04-2015, 11-16-2015)

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, and all sections pertaining to accessory buildings or structures, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Detached Residential Accessory Building. A one-story accessory building primarily used or intended for the storage of automobiles and other miscellaneous equipment. No door or other access opening shall exceed fourteen feet in height.

Permit Required. All accessory buildings and structures require either a certificate of zoning compliance or a building permit as determined by the city of Redfield.

Principal Structure Necessary. No accessory buildings or structures shall be constructed nor accessory use located on a lot until a building permit has been issued for the principal structure to which it is an accessory.

Proximity to Principal Structure. Accessory buildings shall maintain a six-foot setback from the principal structure. An accessory building or structure will be considered as an integral part of the principal building if it is located six feet or less from the principal structure.

Storage or Tool Shed. A one-story accessory building of less than sixty square feet gross area with a maximum roof height of twelve feet.

(Ord. No. 04-2015, 11-16-2015)

Pole construction buildings may be built to a maximum of one hundred twenty square feet, any such structure larger than one hundred twenty square feet shall not be permitted in districts zoned R or R-MH. A land owner may apply for a conditional use permit if the parcel of land on which it is desired to place a pole construction building abuts land which is zoned C, HC, or I.

(Ord. No. 04-2015, 11-16-2015)

No detached garages or other accessory building shall be located nearer the front lot line than the principal building on that lot, unless, by resolution of the city council, an exception is made to permit such to occur.

(Ord. No. 04-2015, 11-16-2015)

Garage doors and other openings shall not exceed fourteen feet in height for all accessory buildings or structures.

(Ord. No. 04-2015, 11-16-2015)

An accessory structure shall be considered attached, and an integral part of, the principal structure when it is connected by an enclosed passageway. All attached accessory structures shall be subject to the following requirements:

a.

An attached structure must not exceed the footprint size of the principal building;

b.

An attached structure shall meet the required yard setbacks for a principal structure as established herein; and

c.

An attached structure shall not exceed the height of the principal building to which it is attached.

(Ord. No. 04-2015, 11-16-2015)

Detached accessory buildings and structures shall adhere to the following requirements:

a.

Detached accessory structures shall be located to the side or rear of the principal building and are not permitted within the required front yard or within a side yard abutting a street;

b.

Detached accessory structures shall not exceed one thousand square feet at ground floor level and shall not exceed a height of twenty-two feet or the height of the principal structure. Building projections or features, such as chimneys, cupolas, and similar decorations are permitted so long as said feature does not exceed twenty-five feet in height.

c.

No more than thirty percent of the rear yard area may be covered by an accessory structure.

(Ord. No. 04-2015, 11-16-2015)

A.

Regulations: A Shipping Container for Storage, as defined in section 17.08.475 of this title, may be used as an accessory building for residential storage, only in accordance with the following:

1.

Building Permit Required: Purchasers, owners or users of a Shipping Container for Storage shall obtain a building permit from the City for each container prior to placing or moving the container onto their property.

2.

Quantity. One Shipping Container for Storage shall be permitted on each residential lot.

(Ord. No. 01-2025, 3-25-2025)

After notice and appropriate safeguards, the planning commission may permit as conditional uses:

A.

Home occupations and professional offices;

B.

Multiple-family dwellings;

C.

Churches, synagogues and temples;

D.

Colleges and universities;

E.

Nursery, primary, intermediate and secondary schools;

F.

Public recreational and park facilities;

G.

Medical and other health facilities;

H.

Golf courses and country clubs;

I.

Cemeteries;

J.

Governmental services;

K.

Convalescent, nursing and rest homes;

L.

Utility substation.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0704)

Any uses more appropriate in another zone or zones shall be prohibited, including, but not limited to:

A.

Commercial uses;

B.

Industrial uses;

C.

Mineral extractive operations;

D.

Abandoned automobiles;

E.

Automobile wrecking;

F.

Truck or equipment terminal;

G.

Kennel;

H.

Sign, off-site;

I.

Mobile homes.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0705)

The minimum lot area shall be seven thousand square feet for single and multifamily dwellings. The minimum lot area per dwelling unit in a multifamily dwelling shall be three thousand five hundred square feet; provided, that for efficiency units the minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be two thousand square feet.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0706)

The minimum lot width shall be fifty feet.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0707)

There shall be a front yard of not less than a depth of twenty feet.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0708)

There shall be not less than seven feet for each side yard.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0709)

There shall be a rear yard of not less than a depth of twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0710)

The maximum lot coverage for all buildings shall not be more than forty percent of the total lot area.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0711)

The minimum width of a residential dwelling shall be at least twenty feet.

(Ord. 6-06)

The height of all buildings and structures shall not exceed thirty-five feet.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0712)

There shall be a floor area of not less than nine hundred square feet for dwellings.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0713)

Off-street parking requirements in residential districts shall be as follows:

A.

Single-family dwellings: one space for each dwelling unit. Each parking space shall be not less than two hundred square feet in area exclusive of adequate access drives and maneuvering space. Such space shall be provided with vehicular access to a street or alley;

B.

Churches: one space for each five persons of seating capacity;

C.

Places of public assembly, including private clubs and lodges, auditoriums, dance halls, pool rooms, theaters, stadiums, gymnasiums, amusement parks, community centers, and all similar places of public assembly: one space for each one hundred square feet of floor or ground area used for amusement or assembly, but not containing fixed seats;

D.

Hospitals: one space for each four patients' beds, plus one space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one space for each four employees;

E.

Sanitariums, rest and convalescent homes, homes for the aged, and similar institutions: one space for each six patients' beds, plus one space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one space for each four employees;

F.

Medical offices and clinics: four spaces for each doctor practicing at the clinic plus one space for each employee;

G.

Senior high school and colleges, both public and private: one space for each five students for which the school was designed, plus one space for each classroom and administrative office.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0714)