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West Branch City Zoning Code

165.27 RB-1

DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS.

1.   Permitted Uses.
   A.   Any use allowed in the Residence R-3 District provided that such use conforms to the area and use requirements of that district, except mobile homes.
   B.   Any local retail business or service establishment which supplies commodities or performs the following services primarily for residents of the surrounding neighborhood: grocery store, meat market, delicatessen, drug store, barber, and beauty shops.
   C.   Business or professional office; medical or dental clinic.
   D.   Any use of the same general character as the above.
2.   Area Regulations. Minimum lot area, lot frontage, and yard requirements are as follows:
   A.   Dwellings.
      (1)   Single-family. Same as specified in the R-1 District.
      (2)   Multiple-family. Same as specified in the R-3 District.
   B.   Other Permitted Uses:
      (1)   Lot Area: None
      (2)   Lot Width: None
      (3)   Front Yard Depth: 25 feet.
      (4)   Side Yard: None required except adjoining an “R” District, in which case not less than 10 feet.
      (5)   Rear Yard: 25 feet, except where a court yard of equal square footage to that part of the rear yard replaced is substituted, in which case the structure may be no closer than 8 feet from the rear lot line where the lot abuts a lower or less restrictive zoning classification only.