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17.10. 010   Permitted uses.

    In an R-1A zone the following uses are permitted.

1. Any use permitted in the R-1 (one-family) residential zone;
2. Two-unit complex;
3. Condominium developments consistent with the provisions of the condominium ordinance of the city. (Prior code Appx. A, § 4.5-1)

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17.10. 020   Development standards.

    The following development standards shall apply in the R-1A zone:

1. Building Height. Any building shall not exceed a maximum of twenty-five (25) feet in height. Refer to Chapter 17.22 for additional height requirements for condominiums.  (Ord. 00-1199, §4 part, 05/09/00)
2. Front Yard. Every lot shall have a front yard setback of ten percent of lot depth or a maximum of ten feet.
3. Side Yards. Every lot shall have a side yard on each side of the lot equal to ten percent of the width of the lot, provided such side yard shall not be less than three feet in width and need not exceed five feet in width.
4. Rear Yard. Every lot shall have a rear yard not less than five feet in depth. The second floor can be three feet from the property line. On any alley the rear yard requirement is a depth of three feet from the property line. On any alley the rear yard requirement is a depth of three feet from the property line on the first floor and one foot from the property line on the second floor.
5. Additional Yard Regulations. R-1A zones shall be subject to additional yard regulations as provided in Chapter 17.46.
6. Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking requirements and regulations for the R-1A zone are provided in Chapter 17.44 .
7. Lot Area. The minimum area for new lots in the R-1A zone created by subdivision shall be six thousand seven hundred (6,700) square feet.
8. Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit. The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be not less than three thousand three hundred fifty (3,350) square feet and a maximum number of units per lot shall be two.
9. Permissible Lot Coverage. All buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than sixty-five (65) percent of the area of the lot.
10. Placement of Buildings. Placement of buildings on any lot shall conform to the following:

1. No building may occupy any portion of the required yard.
2. Any building used for human habitation shall not be located closer to the rear property line than a distance of five feet; however, where a rear yard abuts a street or alley, the building may be located three feet from the rear property line on the first floor and one foot from the property line on the second floor.
3. The distance between any buildings used for human habitation shall be not less than six feet. The distance between a main building and an accessory building shall be not less than six feet.

11. Open Space. There shall be a minimum of four hundred (400) square feet of usable open space per dwelling unit.

1. Fifty (50) percent or more of the required open space shall be directly accessible to each unit and solely for private enjoyment and use by a specified unit.
2. Each qualifying open space area may be covered up to fifty (50) percent but shall not be enclosed on more than two sides by building walls or guardrails greater than forty-two (42) inches in height. A trellis may be allowed to cover an entire open area so long as the open areas between the trellis beams is equal to or exceeds the area required to remain open and uncovered.
3. The minimum dimension of open space areas shall be ten feet.
4. Common open space areas may include pools, spas, gardens, play equipment and courtyards (a minimum of twenty (20) feet wide). Twenty-five (25) percent may be in decks over non-living areas, and/or similar areas. Driveways, turning areas, parking areas and required front, rear, and side yard areas shall not be counted toward open space.
5. Private open space areas may include patios, pools, spas, and garden areas; twenty-five (25) percent may be in balconies and decks over non-living areas or over living areas of the same dwelling unit when accessible through the interior of the dwelling unit and over only the dwelling unit for which there is interior access.
6. Refer to Chapter 17.22 for additional requirements for condominiums.
7. When computing open space in conjunction with yard areas, only an area which exceeds the minimum required yard area may be counted toward open space and only if the overall dimensions of the required setback and the exceeding area together has a dimension of at least ten feet in width and length.
8. Circular, triangular, odd and/or unusual shaped open space areas shall have a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet in area as well as a minimum of ten-foot dimensions.
9. Decks, balconies or similar areas which extend over more than one dwelling unit shall have a minimum S.T.C. rating of 58. (Prior code Appx. A, § 4.5-2)

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17.10. 030   Sign regulations.

    All Signs in the R-1A zone shall conform to the requirements and regulations of this code. (Prior code Appx. A, § 4.5-3)

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