(A) Purpose. The R-1 district is intended for low density residential development in those areas where development fits the land use plan and policies.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) One- to four-family unit dwellings;
(2) Parks and recreational areas owned or operated by governmental agencies;
(3) Public elementary or high schools or private schools with an equivalent curriculum;
(4) Churches, parish houses, convents, children’s nurseries and schools;
(5) Crop farming, other than livestock on unplatted land not involving a sales structure;
(6) Home occupations and offices of professional persons when the use does not exceed one- third of the floor space of a dwelling or accessory building and does not employ more than one person not residing on the premises;
(7) Public golf courses, public swimming pools, private recreational clubs, tennis courts, except those operated for commercial purposes; and
(8) Manufactured homes built in conformance with M.S. §§ 327.31 to 357.35 (the Manufactured Home Building Code) that comply with all other zoning provisions promulgated by the city.
(C) Accessory buildings and accessory uses.
(1) Private garage, carport, boathouse, one of each depth designation;
(2) Private swimming pools when completely enclosed by a fence five or more feet high;
(3) Boarding or rental of rooms shall be subject to providing off-street parking, as regulated in §§ 151.35 through 151.38;
(4) Maintenance of dogs and cats or other household pets, subject to licensing requirements and applicable ordinances of the city;
(5) Off-street parking, as regulated in § 151.38;
(6) Parking of one commercial motor vehicle of not over 26 feet in length used by the resident occupant and parking of passenger cars, but not including the storage of vehicles which are inoperable for sale or rent; and
(7) Signs, as regulated in § 151.37.
(D) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted by conditional use permit within an R-1 district. Buildings or land may be used for the following if granted a conditional use permit, as provided in § 151.50.
(1) Municipal administration buildings, police and fire stations, libraries, museums, art galleries, post offices and other municipal service buildings, except those customarily considered industrial or commercial in use;
(2) Water supply buildings, reservoirs, wells, elevated tanks and similar essential public utility and service structures;
(3) Commercial country club, commercial swimming pool, private swimming pool serving more than one dwelling;
(4) Apartment buildings and multiple dwelling units housing four to eight families with appropriate off-street parking facilities;
(5) Boarding or rental of rooms for three to eight persons on a premise; and
(6) Manufactured home park developments, subject to manufactured home park development regulations in the general requirements of this chapter.
(E) Height, yard and lot requirements.
(1) Height requirements. No structure shall exceed 2½ stories or 35 feet whichever is less in height. Except that church spires, belfries, domes which do not contain usable space, chimneys and similar structures not intended for human occupancy may be of any height.
(2) Front yard regulations.
(a) Single- through multi-family new lots shall be 20 feet. Corner lots, where both yards are bordering a street, will be considered front yards.
(b) Corner lots shall be 15 feet. The front yard bordering a side street may be reduced to ten feet.
(3) Rear yard regulations.
(a) Existing lots, single- through multi-family, shall be one-fifth of the lot.
(b) New lots, single- through multi-family, shall be one-fourth of the lot depth.
(4) Side yard requirements.
(a) Existing lots, single- through multi-family, shall be two yards at ten feet each.
(b) New lots, single- through multi-family, shall be 2 yards at 15 feet each.
(5) Lot size regulations.
(a) Lot area with public sewer, one or two units, shall be 9,000 square feet. Units in excess of two shall be 2,000 additional square feet per unit.
(b) Lot are without public sewer, one or two units, shall be 20,000 square feet. Units in excess of two shall be 2,000 additional square feet for each additional unit.
(6) Lot width regulation.
(a) With a public sewer, the width shall be 75 feet.
(b) Without a public sewer, the width shall be 150 feet.
(7) Lot depth regulations.
(a) With a public sewer, the depth shall be 120 feet.
(b) Without a public sewer, the depth shall be 150 feet.
(8) The lot area, width and depth regulations of this section shall not apply to lots platted prior to the adoption of this chapter. However, the lots shall not be altered in any way which would further reduce their dimensions below minimum requirements.
(F) (1) The purpose of this section is to establish general development standards to assure compatible land uses, to prevent blight and deterioration and to enhance the health safety and general welfare of the city.
(2) No cellar, basement, garage, tent or accessory building shall at anytime be used as an independent residence or dwelling unit, temporarily or permanent, except in multiple-family dwellings with additional living units located above ground.
(3) Basements may be used as living quarters or rooms as a portion of residential dwellings.
(4) Tents, playhouses or similar structures may be used for play or recreational purposes.
(5) All dwellings other than manufactured homes located in the manufactured home residence district, pursuant to § 151.23, shall be located upon a foundation that meets the requirements of the state building code.
(6) Site built dwellings and manufactured homes shall be no less than 30 feet in length and no less than 20 feet in width over the entire minimum length. All single-family dwellings, including site- built homes and manufactured homes, shall contain a ground floor living area of no less than 800 square feet and shall have exterior siding extending from within six inches of the dirt or two inches from concrete, which siding shall be of a conventional exterior dwelling type material. All dwellings shall have a pitched roof covered with shingles or tile and have eaves of not less than six inches.
(7) The architectural design, color, roof pitch or lack of it, roof overhang or lack of it and exterior material of all building and structures shall not be so dissimilar to or inconsistent with surrounding buildings and areas as to constitute a blighting influence. The Council may refuse to grant a permit for construction or location of any building in a manner as to significantly diminish neighboring
property values or otherwise impair the health, safety and welfare of the community. The Council shall also have the additional power to require appropriate screening to the extent that the screening sufficiently ameliorates deficiencies of design and construction.
(Ord. passed 4-24-78; Am. Ord. passed - -82) Penalty, see § 10.99