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Regulations regarding mobile homes and manufactured homes shall be as follows.
(a) A park intended for the placement of mobile homes and manufactured homes on rented lots and where the roads are not publicly dedicated shall meet the following minimum standards:
(1) A plan shall be prepared showing the layout of the park, including lot lines and road system. Upon approval of the conditional use permit for the park, the plan shall be filed in the county planning department and govern all future development;
(2) Each lot shall have a minimum size required for the zoning district in which the park is located. However, a smaller lot size may be approved as part of the conditional use permit;
(3) No dwelling or any structure, addition or appurtenance thereto shall be located less than the minimum setback required by the district in which the park is located. The setback requirements may be changed as part of the approval of the conditional use permit;
(4) Each lot shall abut or face a clear unoccupied space, roadway or street having a width of at least 34 feet where parking is permitted on both sides, 27 feet in width where parking is restricted to one side only and 24 feet wide where parking is prohibited, or be connected to the street or roadway by a private driveway not less then 12 feet in width, serving no more than four lots. A hard surfaced material shall be used on all roadways except in the RR district, in which case gravel may be used; and
(5) The park shall be a minimum of ten acres in size.
(b) A subdivision for manufactured homes shall be required to meet the subdivision regulations and the density, area and yard requirements for the district in which it is located. The subdivision shall be a minimum of ten acres in size.
(c) A conditional use application for a manufactured home, when located outside a park or subdivision, will be judged on the compatibility of the structure compared to neighboring dwelling units, including, but not limited to, width; length; area; number of stories; siding and roofing materials; roof style and pitch; and condition. In no instance shall the minimum width of the structure, exclusive of overhangs, be less than 22 feet.
(d) Manufactured homes and mobile homes existing prior to the effective date of adoption of these regulations may be replaced with another structure by making application for a conditional use permit. The compatibility of the replacement dwelling with neighboring dwellings shall be considered in reviewing the conditional use request.
(e) A mobile home or manufactured home may be located on land owned by the residents during the construction of a dwelling thereon, and must be removed upon completion of the dwelling or after one year, whichever occurs first.
(f) All mobile homes and manufactured homes as defined in § 159.486 must be located in conformance with these requirements.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 15.06) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
The regulations regarding accessory buildings and uses shall be as follows.
(a) Limited use. Accessory buildings and uses are buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the permitted uses in the district in which it is located. In the A-1, RC, RR, RS, RD and RA districts, accessory buildings and uses are limited to:
(1) A noncommercial greenhouse that does not exceed in floor area 25% of the ground floor area on the main building;
(2) A private residential structure used only for the storage of noncommercial vehicles and other related material;
(3) Tennis court, swimming pool, garden house, pergola, ornamental gate, barbeque oven, fireplace and similar uses customarily accessory to residential uses;
(4) Home occupation in conformance with § 159.288; and
(5) Temporary storage and distribution of seed and similar type products provided the use is located within a farmstead, the product is stored within a completely enclosed building typical of farm buildings and the use is limited to the seasonal sale of products from the premises.
(b) Time of construction. No accessory buildings shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of a main building has been actually commenced, and no accessory buildings shall be used unless the main building on the lot is also being used.
(c) Setback requirements.
(1) Accessory buildings which are attached to or located within 10' of the main building shall be considered a part of the main building and shall comply with the same yard requirements as the main building.
(2) Accessory buildings not a part of the main building, when located in the required rear yard, shall be no closer than 3' to the side and rear property lines.
(d) Location of accessory buildings. Accessory buildings shall not occupy more than 30% of the rear yard, subject further to the following limitations:
(1) In the A-1 and RC districts, the total area of accessory buildings shall be limited based on the size of the parcel as depicted in Table 1. Total Permissible Area of Accessory Buildings when the buildings are located in a subdivision of more than four lots unless a conditional use permit has been approved;
(2) In all residential districts, the total area of accessory buildings shall be limited based on the size of the parcel as depicted in Table 1. Total Permissible Area of Accessory Buildings unless a conditional use permit has been approved; and
(3) In a planned development district, the total area of accessory buildings shall be limited based on the size of the parcel as depicted in Table 1. Total Permissible Area of Accessory Buildings unless a minor amendment has been approved.
Table 1 Total Permissible Area of Accessory Buildings | |
Size of Parcel | Total Permissible Area of Accessory Building Footprint |
1.0 acres or less | 1,600 Square Feet |
1.1 to 3.0 acres | 2,400 Square Feet |
3.1 acres or more | 3,600 Square Feet |
(e) Intermodal shipping/storage containers. An intermodal shipping/storage container larger than 120 square feet in size and placed on a parcel for longer than 90 days or used as a building component is a permanent accessory building allowed in the following manner:
(1) General requirements for permanent freestanding intermodal shipping/storage containers.
A. All other accessory building rules and setback requirements must be met.
B. An engineered design for a foundation and anchorage system of the wall to the foundation must be provided when a permanent intermodal shipping/storage container meets or exceeds any of the following criteria:
1. Exceeds 320 square feet in floor area; or
2. Exceeds ten feet in height; or
3. Is used for any purpose other than as a private storage building; or
4. Is accessed by the public; or
5. Must meet conditions attached to approval of any conditional use permit.
C. Any exposed portion of an intermodal shipping/storage container must be painted or covered to prevent corrosion and to cover any words visible from the outside.
D. No permanent freestanding intermodal shipping/storage container may be placed on a parcel without a principal building.
E. Any intermodal shipping/storage container placed before the effective date of this section must comply with the provision of this section if the intermodal shipping/storage container is to remain longer than 90 days.
(2) General requirements for intermodal shipping/storage containers used as building components.
A. An engineer must evaluate the plans for compliance with minimum site-specific wind, snow, flood, and seismic load requirements any time one or more shipping containers are used as components of a structure.
B. Structure must comply with any zoning and setback requirements for the zoning district.
C. Any exposed portion of an intermodal shipping/storage container must be painted or covered to prevent corrosion and to cover any words visible from the outside.
(3) In A-1 Agricultural and RC Recreation/Conservation Zoning Districts.
A. Parcels three acres or less in size are limited to no more than one intermodal shipping/storage container to be permitted on a parcel unless a conditional use permit is obtained to allow additional intermodal shipping/storage containers or to utilize one or more intermodal shipping/storage containers as components of a structure.
B. Structures must comply with any zoning and setback requirements for the zoning district.
(4) In all residential zoning districts, no more than one intermodal shipping/storage container shall be permitted on a parcel unless a conditional use permit is obtained to allow additional freestanding intermodal shipping/storage containers or to utilize one or more intermodal shipping/storage containers as components of a structure.
(5) In all industrial and commercial zoning districts, permanent freestanding intermodal shipping/storage containers must be placed behind the principal building or behind a six-foot-tall opaque privacy fence, unless the intermodal shipping/storage container is used in whole or as a component of the principal building.
(6) A freestanding intermodal shipping/storage container may be placed temporarily in any zoning district for longer than 90 days while an active building permit is issued for the property.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 15.07) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002; Ord. 4-18, passed 1-23-2018; Ord. 24-24, passed 3-26-2024)
A business may be operated within a permanent building which complies with the adopted building code, or in a yard enclosed by a solid fence, which must totally screen the salvage material from view from outside the property. The fence must extend from grade level to a height equaling the maximum height to which fences may be built under § 159.285 for the district where the property is located.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 15.08) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002; Ord. 76-09, passed 8-17-2009)
(a) There shall be no obstructions, such as buildings, structures, grain bins, baled agricultural products, farm machinery, vehicles or other objects, not including vegetation, within 50 feet from a state, county or section line highway right-of-way or 30 feet from a platted right-of-way.
(b) Traffic visibility triangle requirements.
(1) At every intersection of two roads or a road and a railroad right-of-way, there shall be a traffic visibility triangle. Within the triangle, no obstructions such as structures, parking or vegetation shall be allowed between two and one-half feet and ten feet above the elevation of the roadway. Agricultural crops, such as corn, are exempt from this regulation. Fences shall conform to § 159.285.
(2) The traffic visibility triangles shall be formed by the intersection centerlines and a line connecting points on the centerlines of the intersection roads or railroad right-of-way 100 feet distant from the intersecting centerlines.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 15.10) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002; Ord. 126-07, passed 7-16-2007)
(a) Number of main buildings on tract. No more than one main building shall be located on a tract or lot when used for residential purposes. When a tract or lot is used for commercial purposes, more than one main building may be located on the tract or lot provided the buildings conform to all yard requirements around the lot for the district in which the tract or lot is located.
(b) Adjustments to front yard requirements. Where, on the effective date of these regulations, 40% or more of a frontage was occupied by two or more buildings, then the front yard is established in the following manner:
(1) Where the building furthermost from the street provides a front yard not more than ten feet deeper than the building closest to the street, then the front yard for the frontage is and remains an average of the then existing front yards;
(2) Where this division (b)(1) above is not the case and a lot is within 100 feet of a building on each side, then the front yard is a line drawn from the closest front corners of these two adjacent buildings; and
(3) Where neither division (b)(1) nor (b)(2) is the case, and the lot is within 100 feet of an existing building on one side only, then the front yard is the same as that of the existing adjacent building.
(c) Adjustment to side yard requirements. Buildings with side yard setbacks less than required by this chapter, may have additions erected in line with the existing building and provided further that the addition will be erected no closer to the lot line then the existing building.
(d) Projections from buildings. Every part of any required yard shall be open to the sky and unobstructed except:
(1) Eaves may project into a front or rear yard 36 inches, exclusive of gutters;
(2) Eaves may project into a side yard 24 inches, exclusive of gutters;
(3) Ordinary projection of sills, belt courses, cornices, vertical solar screen and ornamental features which may project 12 inches;
(4) Air conditioners, not to exceed five-ton unit or parts thereof, may project into a required side yard, provided that the projections shall be distant at least three feet from the adjacent lot line and shall not extend more than three feet from the building. The air conditioners may project into a required front yard, but shall not extend more than three feet from the building, and the air conditioner may extend into one side of a corner lot; and
(5) Solar collectors which are a part of the main building may extend into a required rear yard for a distance not to exceed ten feet.
(e) Porches and terraces in front yards. An open, unenclosed porch may project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding ten feet. Balconies and paved terraces may project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding six feet. An enclosed vestibule containing not more than 40 square feet may project into a required front yard for a distance not to exceed four feet.
(f) Projection of terraces, porches, platforms and ornamental features. Terraces, uncovered porches, platforms and ornamental features which do not extend more than three feet above the floor level of the ground (first) story may project into a required side or rear yard, provided these projections be distanced at least three feet from the adjacent side lot line.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 15.11) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
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