17.04.010 R – Residential district | South Prairie Municipal Code

17.04.010 R – Residential district.

It is the purpose of the R residential district to stabilize and preserve single-family residential neighborhoods and to prevent intrusions of incompatible land uses.

A. Lot Area. Minimum lot area is 7,500 square feet.

B. Minimum Zoning. Minimum zoning area is 22,500 square feet (three lots).

C. Principally Permitted Uses. Principally permitted uses are as follows:

1. Single-family and duplex dwellings;

2. Public parks.

D. Special Permit Uses. The following uses are permitted provided they conform to the development standards listed in SPMC 17.08.020:

1. Churches;

2. Nursery schools and day care centers;

3. Rest homes.

E. Accessory Uses. Permitted accessory uses are as follows:

1. Accessory uses and buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use, such as garages, carports and minor structures for storage of personal property;

2. Rooming and boarding of not more than two persons;

3. Customary incidental home occupations subject to the provisions of SPMC 17.08.040;

4. Gardening and fruit growing;

5. Recreational facilities intended for the use of residents, including swimming pools, saunas, tennis courts and exercise rooms;

6. Keeping of not more than five family pets, such as dogs, cats or other domestic or tamed animals, which are not vicious by nature;

7. Keeping of horses, cattle, chickens, rabbits, sheep or other similar animals, not including swine, provided shelters are provided for the animals at least 50 feet from any property line adjoining a street or other lot. A lot area, in addition to the minimum required for a dwelling, shall be provided equivalent to one acre for each animal over 300 pounds in weight. This regulation shall not be construed to permit the keeping of animals in any place or manner, which will endanger the public health or safety.

F. Conditional Uses. General conditional uses as listed in SPMC 17.08.030, as well as:

1. Mobile homes;

2. Recreational vehicle park for the keeping of two or more recreational vehicles;

3. Mobile home park for the keeping of more than one mobile home;

4. Educational institutions;

5. Assembly halls;

6. Bed and breakfast inns.

1. Minimum lot area is 7,500 square feet;

2. Minimum lot width is 60 feet at the building setback line, and not less than 30 feet at the front line;

3. Maximum site coverage is 40 percent;

4. Minimum yard requirements:

a. Front yard: Minimum front yard is 25 feet;

b. Side yard: Minimum side yard is 7.5 feet;

c. Rear yard: Minimum rear yard is 25 feet;

d. Corner yard: Minimum corner yard is 25 feet;

e. Side yard on flanking street of corner lot: Minimum side yard on the flanking street of a corner lot is 25 feet;

5. Height Limitation. Height limitation is 2.5 stories, not exceeding 35 feet;

6. Interior Yards. Interior yards shall not be computed as part of the site coverage;

7. Additional Standards. See SPMC 17.08.030 and 17.08.160 pertaining to general and supplementary provisions, for requirements concerning accessory buildings and additional standards.

H. Signs. The sign regulations of Chapter 17.06 SPMC shall apply.

I. Off-Street Parking. The off-street parking regulations of Chapter 17.05 SPMC shall apply. [Ord. 378 § 2 (Exh. 1), 1999.]