§ 155.031 R-1 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

   The purpose of this district is to provide for certain low density residential areas the city now developed primarily with single-family detached dwellings.

   (A)   Permitted use.

Permitted Use	Applicable Standards
Single-family detached dwellings	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.076, 155.077
Churches	All parking lots being 8 feet from all residential uses, or zoned property. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.077
Libraries	All parking lots being 8 feet from all residential uses, or zoned property. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.077
Schools	All parking lots being 8 feet from all residential uses, or zoned property. One of the principle frontages shall abut upon an arterial or collector street as defined by the city’s major street plan map. §§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.077
Public park areas	§ 155.070
Golf course	§§ 155.070, 155.072
Neighborhood utility facility	§ 155.070
Electrical substation	§§ 155.070, 155.077
Day care, family	All applicable dwelling standards apply.
Day care, group	A safe pickup and drop off area must be provided for the children. All applicable dwelling standards apply.
Group home	Structure must be a single housekeeping unit. Applicant must provide copy of state agency license. All dwelling standards apply.
Adult day services	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.073, 155.077, applicant must provide copy of the appropriate, and applicable, licenses from the State of South Dakota.
Wireless communications facilities	§ 155.075, not within an identified floodplain area, and if replacing facility on existing telecommunications tower the proposed facility cannot occupy a larger space than the existing facility.
Accessory building or use	§§ 155.071, 155.082 (see definition)
Bed and breakfast establishment	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.076, 155.077, 155.080

 

   (B)   Conditional uses.

 

Conditional Use	Applicable Standards
Dwelling, single-family attached	§§ 155.070, 155.072, 155.076, 155.077, maximum of 4 structures with 2 or more single-family attached dwellings within 400-feet of proposed lot. Proposed single-family attached dwellings structure shall count towards the 4 structure maximum.
Wireless communications facilities	§§ 155.075, 155.095(A), not within an identified floodplain area, and if it is replacing existing facilities on an existing telecommunications tower, but the proposed facility will occupy a larger space than the existing facility.
Public service facility	§ 155.070
Off-premise parking	§ 155.095(A)
Law enforement facility with the ability to house incarcerated persons	§§ 155.070, 155.095

                  

   (C)   Lot and yard regulations. All measurements shall be taken from the lot line to the building line (see definitions). Where a side yard or rear yard is required, half of the required yard must be maintained as a landscaped area. Values listed are minimums, unless otherwise stated.

	Lot Area	Frontage	Building Line	Front Yard	Side Yard	Rear Yard	Maximum Height
Dwelling, single-family detached	6,500 square feet	50 feet	65 feet see #2	30 feet see #4	8 feet see #3	25 feet	35 feet
Dwelling, single-family attached	2,500 square feet	36 feet	36 feet	30 feet see #4	0 feet or 8 feet on non-party wall side	25 feet	35 feet
All other uses	7,500 square feet	50 feet	75 feet	30 feet see #4	30 feet see #1, #3	25 feet	35 feet
Exceptions:
#1   The side yard will be required to be increased by 10 feet when the building is 3 stories in height or more.
#2   A residence may be constructed on a lot-of-record.
#3   There shall be a required front yard on each street side of a double frontage lot. There shall be a required front yard on each street side of a corner lot.
#4   One required front yard may be reduced to 25 feet on corner lots.
#5   See also adjustments to yard regulations (§ 155.082) for other specific exceptions.

 

(Ord. 1189, passed 7-7-2008; Am. Ord. 1279, passed 6-18-2012; Am. Ord. 1343, passed 7-5-2016; Am. Ord. 1409, passed 12-2-2019; Am. Ord. 1473, passed 12-19-2022)