HomeMy Public PortalAboutZoning Ordinance Supplement - R1A (Woods Estates)ORDINANCE NO. 2016-201
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERDALE,
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Be It Enacted by the City Council of the City of Riverdale, Iowa:
That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Riverdale, Iowa be amended as follows:
1. Article 111, District Boundaries and General Regulations, is amended by striking the language
"seven (7)" and substituting the language "eight (8)" and adding as a District an "R-1 A" Single -
Family Residential District.
2. At Section 35, Fence Regulations, the "R-1 A" District is added as a District subject to the fence
regulations.
3. Article IV -A is added to the Zoning Ordinance and the following is adopted as the "R -IA"
Single -Family Residential District Regulations:
ARTICLE IV -A
"R -1A" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS
SECTION 40A. TITLE.
The regulations set forth in this Article or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance
when referred to in this Article are the district regulations in the "R -1A" Single -
Family Residential District.
SECTION 41A. USE REGULATIONS.
A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
41A.01. Single -Family Dwellings covering a minimum ground area of
twelve hundred (1,200) square feet for a single story and eight
hundred and fifty (850) square feet for a two-story dwelling.
41A.02. Farm.
41A.03. Churches and public and private schools.
41A.04. Institutions except institutions for criminals and the insane.
41A.05. Public parks and playgrounds.
41A.06. Home occupations.
41A.07. A Single -Family Dwelling is allowed one (1) attached up to a (4) four
car garage without allowance of a separate detached garage
structure or storage shed structure provided that such garage
structure shall be limited to a maximum size of no more than 40% of
the square footage of the finished living space, except all residences
may have garage space of at least 704 square feet per garage.
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SECTION 42A. HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
42A.01. No building hereafter erected or altered shall exceed two and one-
half (2-1/2) stories nor shall it exceed forty (40) feet in height except
as provided in Article X and XI,
SECTION 43A. AREA REGULATIONS.
43A.01. Front Yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less
than thirty (30) feet. Where the street is curved, the line shall follow
the curve of the street rather than be a straight line.
Where lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall
be provided on both streets. Where a lot is located at the
intersection of two or more streets, there shall be a front yard on
each street side of the corner" lot, except that the buildable width
of such lot shall not be reduced to less than fifty (50) feet, No
accessory building shall project beyond the front yard line on
either street.
43A.02. Side Yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of a building
having a width of not less than ten (10) feet with a minimum
combined side yard of not less than twenty (20) feet. No accessory
building shall project beyond the side line of the main building as
extended.
43A.03. Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less
than thirty (30) feet.
43A.04. Intensity of Use. Every lot or tract of land for a Detached Single -
Family Dwelling shall have an area of not less than seventeen
thousand four hundred twenty-four (17,424) square feet and a
minimum width of not less than seventy-five (75) feet for a lot
fronting on a cul-de-sac and a minimum width of not less than
ninety-six (96) feet for all other lots.
43A.05. Location on Lot of Satellite Receivers. No satellite receiver shall
be erected or placed unless a permit therefore has been obtained
from the Building Inspector. No satellite receiver shall be located
on any residentially zoned lot except as set forth herein.
a. No satellite receiver shall be erected or placed in or on any front or
side yard, or any vacant lot.
b. A satellite receiver may be erected or placed in any rear yard
provided that it is located no nearer to any side lot line that the
required or actual distance between the principal building on said
lot line and the side lot line, whichever is greater and no less than
twenty (20) feet from the rear lot line; and, provided that a satellite
receiver must be located at least thirty (30) feet from any rear
yard lot line that abuts a public street or highway,
c. No satellite receiver in excess of three (3) feet in diameter shall be
erected upon or affixed to any building.
d. A satellite receiver may be erected or placed in any corner lot
provided it is located only in the yard that is opposite the yard
used for the street address of the residence.
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43A.06. Lots Abutting "R-1" District. Any platted lot in an "R -1A" District
that directly abuts a currently platted lot in an "R-1" District must
maintain the minimum side yard width requirements of the "R-1"
District.
4. General.
a. The "R -1A" Single -Family Residential District shall be applicable to lots or tracts of land
which are re -zoned from an existing zoning classification to an "R -1A" Single -Family
Residential District after the effective date of this Ordinance.
b. The existing "R-1" Single -Family Residential District will remain unchanged by passage
of this Ordinance.
c. Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this Ordinance shall be
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
d. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval, and
publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council on the 13th day of December, 2016, and approved this 28th day of
December, 2016.
ATTEST:
Assistant City Clerk
First Reading: December 6, 21016
Second Reading: December 13, 2016
Third Reading: December 13, 2016
1 certify that the foregoing was published as Ordinance No. 20].6-201 on the 19111 clay of December, 2016.
Assistant City Clerk
CERTIFICATE
I, Mary Frances Blevi.ns Assistant City Clerk of the City of Riverdale, Iowa, do hereby certify that the
preceding is a true and complete copy of Ordinance No.2016-201, as passedand adopted by the Council
of the City of Riverdale, Iowa on the 13 clay of December, 2016.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 13 day of December, 2016.
SEAL
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Mary Fr aces Blevins, Assistant City Clerk
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