Chapter 17.10 — R-1-12 SINGLE-FAMILY/LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

The districts are intended to provide living areas within the city where development is limited primarily to low density concentrations of one-family dwellings on lots of not less than twelve thousand square feet in area. Regulations are designed to:

A.

Promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life;

B.

Provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for institutions which require a residential environment; and

C.

Minimize traffic congestion and avoid the overloading of utilities designed to serve only low density residential use.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-401)

A.

One-family dwellings, but not more than one dwelling per lot, except in a planned unit development, permitted by Section 17.10.030(H);

B.

Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as permitted use, including private garages and carports, one guest house without kitchen, garden structures, greenhouses, recreation rooms and hobby shops for personal use only;

C.

The keeping of household pets subject to the provisions of Section 17.04.940;

D.

Swimming pools used solely by the persons resident on the same site and their guests;

E.

Temporary subdivision sales offices in a model home and temporary subdivision sales signs not exceeding sixty-four square feet in aggregate area;

F.

Signs, as prescribed in Section 17.10.110;

G.

Home occupations, subject to provisions of Section 17.04.920;

H.

Carnival (See Section 17.04.320);

I.

Transitional and supportive housing;

J.

Second residential unit.

K.

Developmentally disabled housing, eight [or] fewer persons.

(Ord. No. 380, § 1, 8-24-2016; Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-402; Ord. No. 385, § 1, 2-13-2019)

Uses permitted subject to conditional use permit in the R-1-12 district are:

A.

Churches;

B.

Country club and golf courses;

C.

Public libraries;

D.

Private or parochial schools;

E.

Day nurseries, child care nurseries and nursery schools, not exceeding ten children;

F.

Subdivision signs;

G.

Temporary or permanent telephone booths;

H.

Planned unit developments, subject to Section 17.10.050(B);

I.

Water pump stations.

J.

Duplex triplex buildings or corner lots in single family subdivisions.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-403; Ord. No. 373, § 4, 10-15-2015)

Uses expressly prohibited in the R-1-12 district are:

A.

Multiple residential uses;

B.

Commercial uses;

C.

Industrial uses;

D.

Agricultural uses not specifically listed as permitted;

E.

Advertising structures.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-404)

A.

Minimum Area. Each lot shall have a minimum area of twelve thousand square feet.

B.

Planned Unit Developments. Each lot shall have a minimum area of two acres and minimum nine thousand square feet site area per dwelling unit.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.1)

A.

Width.

Interior lots shall have a minimum width of seventy-five feet.

Corner lots shall have a minimum width of eighty feet.

Reversed corner lots shall have a minimum width of ninety feet.

Lots siding on railroad rights-of-way shall have a minimum width of ninety-five feet.

Curve lots and cul-de-sac lots shall have a minimum street frontage width of sixty feet.

B.

Depth.

Lots facing on a local street shall have a minimum depth of one hundred feet.

Lots facing on a major street shall have a minimum depth of one hundred ten feet.

Lots backing on railroad rights-of-way shall have a minimum depth of one hundred forty feet.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.2)

A.

The provisions of Section 17.10.020A shall apply.

B.

A planned unit development permitted by Section 17.10.030H, may include a reduction in the otherwise required twelve thousand square foot population density standard by not to exceed thirty percent.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.4)

A.

The maximum height of buildings shall be thirty feet, not to exceed two stories.

B.

No accessory building erected in this district shall have a height greater than one story, not to exceed twelve feet, to plat height.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.5)

The provisions of the R-A district, Section 17.08.090, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.6.A)

A.

The minimum front yard building setback shall be thirty feet extending across the full width of the lot. Where a front yard is proposed to be more than fifty feet, the site plan review shall be required as provided for in Chapter 17.56.

B.

Partially Built-up Blocks. Where lots comprising fifty percent or more of the block frontage are developed with a front yard either greater or lesser in depth than that prescribed herein, the average of such existing front yards shall establish the front yard for the remaining lots in the block frontage. However, a front yard determined in this way shall not be less than twenty feet. Existing front yards of more than fifty feet shall be counted as fifty feet in calculating the average.

C.

Planned Unit Developments. Where an entire block frontage is designed and developed as a unit, the minimum front yard requirements may be varied by not more than five feet in either direction provided that the average front yard for the entire frontage is not less than that required in the district.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.6.B)

A.

Each lot shall have a side yard of not less than ten feet except for special conditions below.

B.

Accessory Buildings in Side Yards.

Any accessory building located less than eighty feet from the front property line shall have the same minimum side yard as that required for the main building, regardless of whether or not the accessory building is attached to the main building.

An accessory building may be located on a side property line when the building is located eighty feet or more from the front property line.

An accessory building having an opening on an alley shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from the opposite side of the alley provided, however, that no such accessory building shall be located less than five feet from the property line.

Accessory buildings located in the side yard or its projection to the rear property line when abutting a street shall be at least twenty-five feet from the rear property line on a reversed corner lot.

C.

Corner Lots. On corner lots, the side yard abutting the street shall be not less than twenty feet in width.

D.

Reversed Corner Lots. On a reversed corner lot, the side yard abutting the street shall be not less than twenty-five feet. Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least twenty-five feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on the reverse corner lot.

E.

Main Buildings Abutting Alley. When siding on an existing alley, a main building shall be located not less than thirty feet from the opposite side of the alley.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.6.C)

A.

Each lot shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty feet.

B.

Accessory Buildings. Nonresidential accessory buildings may be permitted in a required rear yard as follows:

Accessory building may be located on the rear property line when said building is not abutting an existing alley.

An accessory building having an opening on an alley shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from the opposite side of the alley or not less than five feet from the property line.

Where any building or structure, except swimming or wading pools, occupies space in a required rear yard, the amount of space so occupied shall be provided elsewhere on the lot, exclusive of required yard areas. The replacement space shall have minimum dimensions of eight feet by eight feet, and shall be so located that it is suitable for general use by the occupant of the premises.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.6.D)

A.

The provisions of Section 17.08.130 shall apply.

B.

In a planned unit development the provisions of Section 17.18.130, shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.7)

Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed thirty percent of the total lot area.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.8)

The provisions of Section 17.08.150 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.9)

The provisions of Section 17.08.160 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.10)

The provisions of Section 17.08.170 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.11)

The provisions of Section 17.08.180 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-405.12)

All uses shall be subject to the general provisions and exceptions prescribed in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-406)

The provisions of Chapter 17.44 shall apply.

(Ord. 211 (part), 1980: prior code § 11-1-407)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 359, § 2(Exh. A), adopted February 22, 2012, repealed the former Section