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Wayland City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

LDR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sec. 20-151.- Purpose.

The LDR-Low Density Residential district is intended for undeveloped large tracts of land and shall be used for very low density, single-family residential noncommercial outdoor recreational uses and other specialized suburban uses requiring large tracts of open space.

(Ord. No. 123, § 5.0, 6-5-89; Ord. No. 217, § 7, 7-7-08)

Sec. 20-152. - Principal permitted uses.

In the LDR district, no uses shall be permitted unless otherwise provided in this chapter except the following:

(1)

Single-family detached dwellings.

(2)

Parks, playfields, museums, libraries.

(3)

Municipal, state or federal administrative or service buildings, excluding public works facilities.

(4)

Home occupations subject to section 20-581.

(5)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above principal permitted uses.

(6)

Off-street parking requirements in accordance with section 20-81.

(7)

On-site-use wind energy systems having a height of sixty-five (65) feet or less and meeting the requirements of sections 20-650 through 20-654.

(Ord. No. 123, § 5.1, 6-5-89; Ord. No. 217, § 8, 7-7-08; Ord. No. 225, § 4, 2-1-10)

Sec. 20-153. - Uses subject to special use permit.

The following uses shall be subject to a special use permit:

(1)

Churches, subject to subsection 20-601(19).

(2)

Group day care homes subject to subsection 20-601 (21).

(3)

Bed and breakfast facilities subject to subsection 20-601(9).

(4)

Gravel mining and resource extraction subject to subsection 20-601(18).

(5)

Private roads and streets subject to subsection 20-85.

(6)

Wireless communications facilities subject to sections 20-640 through 20-648.

(7)

Kennels subject to subsection 20-601(14).

(8)

Parochial or private elementary, intermediate and/or high schools offering courses in general education.

(9)

Wind energy systems having a height of greater than sixty-five (65) feet on parcels or specialized easements containing at least one (1) acre and meeting the requirements of sections 20-650 through 20-654.

(Ord. No. 123, § 5.2, 6-5-89; Ord. No. 211, § 5, 2-5-07; Ord. No. 217, § 9, 7-7-08; Ord. No. 225, § 5, 2-1-10)

Sec. 20-154. - Area, height, bulk and placement requirements.

Area, height, bulk and placement requirements unless otherwise specified, are as provided in article XVII, schedule of regulations.

(Ord. No. 123, § 5.3, 6-5-89)

Sec. 20-155. - Signs.

Signs shall be as regulated in article XIX, as applicable.

(Ord. No. 209, § 1, 1-2-07)