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Sedgwick County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

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RR Rural Residential District "RR"

a.

Purpose. The purpose of the RR Rural Residential District is to accommodate very large-lot, Single-Family residential development in areas where a full range of municipal facilities and services are not available and not likely to be available in the near future. The RR District is generally compatible with the "Rural Areas" designation of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Comprehensive Plan. The RR District is intended for application in unincorporated Sedgwick County.

b.

Permitted Uses. The following Uses shall be permitted by-right in the RR District.

(1)

Residential Uses

Single-Family

Manufactured Home (only in the County and subject to Sec. III-D.6.l)

Group Home

(2)

Public and Civic Uses

Church or Place of Worship, subject to Sec. III-D.6.nn

Community Assembly, subject to Sec. III-D.6.nn

Day Care, Limited, subject to Sec. III-D.6.i

Golf Course

Parks and Recreation

Recycling Collection Station, Private, subject to Sec. III-D.6.q

Utility, Minor

(3)

Commercial Uses

Bed and Breakfast Inn

Event Center in the County, subject to Sec. III-D.6.nn.

Farmer's Market in the County, subject to Sec. III-D.6.nn

Kennel, Hobby, subject to Sec. III-D.6.k

Wireless Communication Facility, subject to Sec. III-D.6.g

(4)

Industrial, Manufacturing and Extractive Uses

Asphalt or Concrete Plant, Limited, subject to Sec. III-D.6.d

(5)

Agricultural Uses

Agriculture, subject to Sec. III-D.6.b

c.

Conditional Uses. The following Uses shall be permitted in the RR District if reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission in accordance with the procedures and standards of Sec. V-D.

(1)

Residential Uses

Accessory Apartment, subject to Sec. III-D.6.a

Group Residence, Limited and General

(2)

Public and Civic Uses

Cemetery

Church or Place of Worship

Community Assembly

Correctional Facility, subject to Sec. III-D.6.h

Correctional Placement Residence, Limited and General, subject to Sec. III-D.6.h

Day Care, General, subject to Sec. III-D.6.i

Government Service

Neighborhood Swimming Pool, subject to Sec. III-D.6.aa

Safety Service

School, Elementary, Middle and High Utility, Major

(3)

Commercial Uses

Airport or Airstrip

Animal Care, Limited and General Bed and Breakfast Inn

Kennel, Boarding/Breeding/Training, subject to Sec. III-D.6.k

Parking Area, Ancillary, subject to Sec. III-D.6.p

Recreation and Entertainment, Indoor and Outdoor, subject to Sec. III-D.6.o

Recreational Vehicle Campground

Riding Academy or Stable

(4)

Industrial, Manufacturing and Extractive uses

Asphalt or Concrete Plant, General

Landfill

Mining or Quarrying Oil and Gas Drilling Rock Crushing

Solid Waste Incinerator, subject to Sec. III-D.6.v

Transfer Station

Vehicle Storage Yard, subject to Sec. III-D.6.mm

(5)

Agricultural Uses

Agricultural Research

Agricultural Sales and Service

Grain Storage

d.

Property development standards. Each Site in the RR District shall be subject to the following minimum property development standards. Setbacks and Building Heights are for Principal Structures. See Sec. III-D.7.e for Setbacks and Building Heights for Accessory Structures. See also Secs. III-E.2.e(2) and III-E.2.e(3) for Setbacks on unplatted tracts or major roadways. Compatibility standards in Secs. IV-C.4 and IV-C.5 may take precedence.

(1)

Minimum Lot Area: two acres; however, larger minimum Lot Area may be required per subdivision requirements for Uses served by sewage lagoons, subject to the special district regulations of Sec. III-B.2.e

(2)

Minimum Lot Width: 200 feet

(3)

Minimum Front Setback: 30 feet

(4)

Minimum Rear Setback: 25 feet

(5)

Minimum Interior Side Setback: 20 feet

(6)

Minimum Street Side Setback: 20 feet

(7)

Maximum Height: 35 feet; 45 feet if located at least 25 feet from all Lot Lines; no maximum height limit for barns, silos and other similar farm buildings; heights for Conditional Uses to be determined as part of the Conditional Use approval

e.

Special RR District regulations. The following special regulations shall apply to property in the RR District.

(1)

Lot Area requirements for Uses served by sewage lagoons. The minimum Lot size for uses served by sewage lagoons shall be 4.5 acres, except that Lot Area for residential Lots may be reduced to a minimum of two acres if approved by the Director of Sedgwick County Code Enforcement, and if the Lot is included in a platted and recorded addition in which Lots are clustered in an arrangement with one or more open space reserves, and the overall density of the addition, including all Lots and Rights-of-Way and Open Space, does not exceed one Lot per five acres.