Tarkio City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
"R-1" Residential District Regulations
Section 405.090 General Requirements.
[R.O. 2013 §405.090; CC 1991 §400.090; CC §42.200; Ord. No. 22.09 Art. V §1, 10-30-1967]
The regulations set forth in this Article or set forth elsewhere in this Chapter, when referred to in this Article, are the regulations in the "R-1" Residential District.
Section 405.100 Use Regulations.
[R.O. 2013 §405.100; CC 1991 §400.100; CC §42.210; Ord. No. 22.09 Art. V §2, 10-30-1967]
A.
A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
1.
Farming.
2.
Single-family dwellings.
3.
Two-family dwellings.
4.
Group homes. No group home shall be located within one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) feet of another group home. The exterior appearance of the home and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. Group homes shall be eleemosynary or not-for-profit in nature.
5.
Churches.
6.
Public buildings, parks, playgrounds and community centers.
7.
Public schools, elementary and high, and private educational institutions having a curriculum the same as ordinarily given in public schools and having no rooms regularly used for housing and sleeping rooms.
8.
Home occupations.
9.
Golf courses, except miniature courses or practice driving tees operated for commercial purposes.
10.
Railroad rights-of-way, including a strip of land with tracks and auxiliary facilities for track operations.
11.
Temporary buildings, the uses of which are incidental to construction operations or sale of lots during development being conducted on the same or adjoining tract or subdivision and which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of such construction or upon the expiration of a period of two (2) years from the time of erection of such temporary buildings, whichever is sooner.
12.
Temporary signs pertaining to the lease, hire or sale of a building or premises on which such sign is located.
13.
Accessory buildings and uses including, but not limited to, accessory private garages, servants' quarters, guest houses, swimming pools, home barbecue grills, customary church bulletin boards or identification signs not exceeding thirty (30) square feet in area for permitted public and semi-public uses, accessory storage, and accessory off-street parking and loading spaces.
14.
Small house.
[Ord. No. 229.19; 12-4-2019]
15.
Small house development.
[Ord. No. 229.19; 12-4-2019]
Section 405.110 Parking Regulations.
[R.O. 2013 §405.110; CC 1991 §400.110; CC §42.220; Ord. No. 22.09 Art. V §2, 10-30-1967]
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Section 405.410.
Section 405.120 Height Regulations.
[R.O. 2013 §405.120; CC 1991 §400.120; CC §42.230; Ord. No. 22.09 Art. V §3, 10-30-1967]
No building shall exceed two and one-half (2½) stories nor shall it exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height except as provided in Section 405.400.
Section 405.130 Area Regulations.
[R.O. 2013 §405.130; CC 1991 §400.130; CC §42.240; Ord. No. 22.09 Art. V §4, 10-30-1967]
B.
Minimum Lot Area.
1.
A lot occupied by a single-family dwelling shall contain not less than seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet and shall be not less than sixty (60) feet in width.
2.
A lot occupied by a two-family dwelling shall contain not less than nine thousand (9,000) square feet and shall be not less than seventy-five (75) feet in width.
3.
A lot having an area or width less than herein required and which was recorded under separate ownership from adjoining lots on October 30, 1967 may be occupied by a single-family dwelling or by any other permitted non-residential use.
C.
Minimum Requirements. The following are minimum requirements for small houses' construction and placement:
[Ord. No. 229.19, 12-4-2019]
1.
Height: maximum structure height two (2) stories or thirty (30) feet.
2.
Living Space: maximum square footage, including all floors, nine hundred (900); minimum square footage, including all floors, one hundred and twenty-eight (128).
3.
Foundation: must be frost-proof concrete slab, crawl space or basement.
4.
Anchor: house must be anchored to withstand minimum ninety-mile-per-hour wind load.
5.
Roof: must be pitch roof constructed of metal roofing or composite shingles.
6.
Building Code: house must meet current City adopted building code, utilizing minimum standard building materials unless constructed and sealed as HUD certified. Units must have characteristics of a typical home.
7.
Building Permits: Building permits and inspections are required for site work, foundations and houses built off site (if not HUD certified).