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Tombstone City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 3

R-1 SINGLE RESIDENCE ZONE

10-3-1: USES:

   A.   Permitted:
      Accessory building or use.
      Agriculture and horticulture, flower and vegetable gardening, nursery or greenhouse used only for propagation and culture and not for retail sale.
      Church, providing the minimum off street parking requirements, as set forth in chapter 13 of this title are met.
      Public park, public or parochial school.
      Small animals, the keeping of, such as rabbits, chickens, but not cockerels, and not for commercial purposes, provided not more than twenty four (24) such animals per seven thousand (7,000) square feet of lot area are kept.
      A trailer for not more than ninety (90) days during construction of a residence on the same premises, which period may be extended for an additional period of ninety (90) days upon application to the board of adjustment and appeals.
      Transitional use where side of lot abuts a business or industrial zone: Any residential use permitted in the R-2 zone, including R-2 area and yard requirements; provided such use extends not more than one hundred twenty feet (120') or two (2) lots, which is the lesser, from the zone boundary.
   B.   Conditional Use Permit: By conditional use permit of the board of adjustment and appeals:
      Club, college, community service agency, governmental structure, library museum, playground or athletic field, private school.
      Community storage garage.
      Temporary real estate office. (Ord. 168)

10-3-2: BUILDING HEIGHT:

Maximum building height: Two (2) stories or thirty feet (30'). (Ord. 168)

10-3-3: LOT AREA:

Minimum lot area: Seven thousand (7,000) square feet. (Ord. 168)

10-3-4: LOT WIDTH:

Minimum lot width: Fifty feet (50'). (Ord. 168)

10-3-5: FRONT YARD:

Minimum front yard: Twenty five feet (25'). (Ord. 168)

10-3-6: TOTAL LOT AREA:

Maximum coverage of lot for all buildings: Forty percent (40%) of total lot area. (Ord. 168)

10-3-7: MAIN BUILDINGS:

   A.   Minimum side yard: Ten feet (10') each.
   B.   Minimum rear yard: Fifteen feet (15'). (Ord. 168)

10-3-8: DETACHED ACCESSORY BUILDINGS:

   A.   Minimum distance to side lot lines: Four feet (4').
   B.   Minimum distance to rear lot line: Four feet (4') if building is not used for poultry or animals; fifteen feet (15') if building is used for poultry or animals. (Ord. 168)