§ 52-12. R-6A single-family district regulations.  


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  • In an R-6A single-family district no land shall be used and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than:

    (a)

    Principal uses. The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:

    (1)

    Single-family detached dwellings.

    (2)

    Public and nonprofit institutions of an educational, religious or cultural type excluding corrective institutions and hospitals.

    (3)

    Governmental buildings and uses.

    (4)

    Public utility uses required to service the district.

    (5)

    Public and private noncommercial recreational areas and facilities such as public parks, country clubs and golf courses, excluding miniature golf courses and driving ranges.

    (6)

    Temporary buildings when they are to be used only for construction purposes or as a field office within a subdivision approved by the city for the sale of the real estate of that subdivision only. Such temporary construction buildings shall be removed immediately upon completion or abandonment of construction and such field office shall be removed immediately upon occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.

    (7)

    Customary home occupation, provided that no person, other than a member of the family of the owner or user of the principal single-family dwelling, shall be employed or work in or at such home occupation.

    (b)

    Accessory uses. The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a single-family detached dwelling provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of the principal single-family dwelling.

    (1)

    Private garage.

    (2)

    Servants quarters not leased or rented to anyone other than the family of a bona fide servant giving more than fifty (50) percent of his or her employed time at the premises to which the servants' quarters is an accessory use and in the employ of the family occupying said premises.

    (3)

    Guest quarters not containing cooking facilities.

    (4)

    Private swimming pool.

    When any of the foregoing permitted accessory uses are detached from the principal single-family dwelling, said use shall be located not less than forty-five (45) feet from the front lot line nor less than twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way.

    (c)

    Parking regulations. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and other applicable ordinances of the city:

    (d)

    Area regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be required:

    (1)

    Depth of front yard: 30 feet

    (2)

    Depth of rear yard: 25 feet

    (3)

    Width of side yard: 5 feet

    (4)

    Width of lot: 50 feet

    (5)

    Depth of lot: 120 feet

    (6)

    Land area per dwelling unit: 6,000 square feet

    (e)

    Height and area regulations. The following maximum height and area regulations shall be observed;

    (1)

    Height of principal structure: 2 stories or 25 feet

    (2)

    Height of accessory structure: 2 stories or 25 feet

    (3)

    Lot coverage by principal buildings: 40 percent of total lot area

(Ord. No. 1144, 11-5-64)

Editor's note

Section 52-12 was repealed by § 1 of Ord. No. 2067, adopted Feb. 11, 1971.