Chapter 17.08. ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS

§ 17.08.120. Required public sidewalk.

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Public sidewalk shall be required for the following:

All new developments in all zoning districts. New developments include projects requiring a site plan review, changes in property use type, and all new primary residential structures.

All redevelopments, enlargements, or extensions of more than twenty-five percent of either the total property area or gross building area in all zoning districts, except for single-family, two-family, and duplex use types.

These requirements may be waived by the city council based on a recommendation after planning and zoning commission review in GI (general industrial), LI (limited industrial), and residential zoning districts.

All new or existing sidewalks required by this section must be constructed, or reconstructed, in concrete and in compliance with current ADA accessibility and meet the local, state, and federal standards.

Where sidewalks are required by this section but are not adjacent to properties with existing sidewalks, city council shall consider installing sidewalks to connect the new development to existing sidewalks in accordance with the city-adopted sidewalk plan.

(Ord. No. 1389, § 1, 11-21-2016)

Table 17.08A

Purposes of Zoning Districts

Symbol	Title	Purpose
AG	Agricultural/urban reserve	The AG district provides for and preserves the agricultural and rural use of land, while accommodating very low density residential development generally associated with agricultural uses. This district is designed to maintain complete agricultural uses within the Oskaloosa extra-territorial jurisdiction. In addition, land included in the urban reserve in the comprehensive plan should be retained in the AG district to prevent premature or inappropriate development.
RR	Rural residential	This district provides for the rural residential use of land, accommodating very low and low density residential environments. The district's regulations assure that density is developed consistent with: land use polices of the Oskaloosa comprehensive plan regarding rural subdivisions; levels of infrastructure; and environmentally sensitive development practices. The district also accommodates developments that merge urban living with rural life.
R-1	Single-family residential	This district is intended to provide for residential development, characterized by single-family dwellings on large lots with supporting community facilities and urban services. Its regulations are intended to minimize traffic congestion and to assure that density is consistent with the carrying capacity of infrastructure.
R-2	Urban family residential	This district is intended to provide for medium density residential development, characterized by single-family dwellings on moderately-sized lots along with low density multi-unit residential structures such as duplexes and townhouses. It provides regulations to encourage innovative forms of housing development. It adapts to both established and developing neighborhoods, as well as transitions between single-family and multi-family areas. Its regulations are intended to minimize traffic congestion and to assure that density is consistent with the carrying capacity of infrastructure.
R-3	Multiple-family residential	This district is intended to provide locations primarily for multiple-family housing, with supporting and appropriate community facilities. It also permits some nonresidential uses such as offices through a special permit procedure to permit a mixing of uses that have relatively similar operating and development effects.
R-4	Mobile home residential	This district recognizes that mobile home development, properly planned, can provide important opportunities for affordable housing. It provides opportunities for mobile home development within planned parks or subdivisions, along with the supporting services necessary to create quality residential neighborhoods.
UC	Mixed use urban corridor	This district recognizes the mixed use character of major urban corridors, such as A Avenue and Market Street. These corridors sometimes accommodate a combination of residential, commercial, and office uses. Design standards maintain their character as important urban streets.
LC	Limited commercial/ office	This district reserves appropriately located area for office development and a limited variety of low-impact commercial facilities which serve the needs of residents of surrounding residential communities. The commercial and office uses permitted are compatible with nearby residential areas. Development regulations are designed to ensure compatibility in size, scale, and landscaping with nearby residences.
CC	Community commercial	This district is intended for commercial facilities which serve the needs of markets ranging from several neighborhoods to the overall region. While allowed commercial and office uses are generally compatible with nearby residential areas, traffic and operating characteristics may have more negative effects on residential neighborhoods than those permitted in the LC district. CC districts are appropriate at major intersections, at the junction of several neighborhoods, or at substantial commercial subcenters.
DC	Downtown commercial	This district is intended to provide appropriate development regulations for downtown Oskaloosa. Mixed uses are encouraged within the DC district. The grouping of uses is designed to strengthen the town center's role as a center for trade, service, and civic life.
GC	General commercial	This district accommodates a variety of commercial uses, some of which have significant traffic or visual effect. These districts may include commercial uses which are oriented to services, including automotive services, rather than retail activities. These uses may create land use conflicts with adjacent residential areas, requiring provision of adequate buffering. This district is most appropriately located along major arterial streets or in areas that can be adequately buffered from residential districts.
HC	Highway commercial	This district is designed to provide high quality commercial development at major community gateways and highway environments, specifically relating to interchanges or intersections of major community arterials such as A Avenue and Market Street with Highway 163. The design of projects at these gateways should provide a positive first impression to Oskaloosa.
BP	Business park	This district is designed to promote the development of planned business parks that accommodate corporate offices, research facilities, and structures which can combine office, distribution, and limited industrial uses. These facilities serve a more regional audience, but may provide services to local residents. They are characterized by extensive landscaping, abundant parking facilities, and good visual and pedestrian relationships among buildings.

Table 17.08A

Purposes of Zoning Districts (Continued)

Symbol	Title	Purpose
LI	Limited industrial	This district is intended to reserve sites appropriate for the location of industrial uses with relatively limited environmental effects. The district is designed to provide appropriate space and regulations to encourage good quality industrial development, while assuring that facilities are served with adequate parking and loading facilities.
GI	General industrial	This district is intended to accommodate a wide variety of industrial uses, some of which may have significant external effects. These uses may have operating characteristics that create conflicts with lower-intensity surrounding land uses. The district provides the reservation of land for these activities and includes buffering requirements to reduce incompatibility.

Table 17.08B

Permitted Uses by Zoning Districts

Use Types

R-1

R-2

R-3

R-4

Additional Regulations

Agricultural Uses

Horticulture

17.22.020(A)

Crop production

Animal production

17.22.020(B)

Commercial feedlots

17.22.020(C)

Livestocks sales

Residential Uses

Single-family Detached

P,
L(1)

17.22.030(A)

Single-family Attached

17.22.030(B)

Duplex

Two-family

17.22.030(D)

Townhouse

17.22.030(C)

Multiple-family

Downtown residential

17.22.030(E)

Group residential

17.22.030(F)

Manufactured housing residential

P,
L(1)

P,
L(2)

Mobile home park

P,
L(2)

17.22.030(G)

Mobile home subdivision

P,
L(2)

17.22.030(H)

Retirement residential

P = Uses permitted by right

C = Uses permitted by conditional use permit

Blank = Use not permitted

L(1) = Single-family detached dwellings provided that:

All single-family detached dwellings for which a building permit has been issued (date of enactment), shall comply with the following minimum design standards

1. The dwelling shall have a minimum width facing the street of twenty-four feet.

2. The minimum horizontal dimension of the main body of the dwelling unit shall not be less than twenty feet.

3. A minimum of fifteen percent of the facade of the building facing the street shall consist of windows, doors and other building openings.

4. Any foundation skirting material shall have the appearance of masonry or poured concrete typical of site-built homes. Installation of the skirting must be installed within thirty days following the installation of the home, or the first day of May if the ground is frozen at the time the home is placed.

L(2) = Applies to all factory built homes (Refer to Section 17.04.030 for definitions), Any foundation skirting material shall have the appearance of masonry or poured concrete typical of site-built homes. Installation of the skirting must be installed within thirty days following the installation of the home, or the first day of May if the ground is frozen at the time the home is placed.

(Ord. No. 1323, § 3, 8-20-2012)

P = Uses permitted by right

C = Uses permitted by conditional use permit

Blank = Use not permitted

Table 17.08B

Permitted Uses by Zoning Districts (Continued)

Use Types

R-1

R-2

R-3

R-4

Additional Regulations

Civic Uses

Administration

Cemetery

Clubs (recreational)

17.22.040(A)

Clubs (social)

17.22.040(A)

College/University

Convalescent services

Cultural services

Day care (limited)

17.22.040(B)

Day care (general)

17.22.040(B)

Detention facilities

Elder home

Emergency residential

Family home

Group care facility

17.22.040(D)

Group home

17.22.040(D)

Guidance services

Health care

Hospitals

Maintenance facility

Park and recreation

Postal facilities

Primary education

17.22.040(C)

Public assembly

Religious assembly

17.22.040(E)

Safety services

Secondary Education

17.22.040(C)

Utilities

P = Uses permitted by right

C = Uses permitted by conditional use permit

Blank = Use not permitted

Table 17.08B

Permitted Uses by Zoning Districts (Continued)

Use Types

R-1

R-2

R-3

R-4

Additional Regulations

Office Uses

Corporate offices

General offices

Financial offices

Medical offices

Commercial Uses

Ag sales/service

Auto rental/sales

17.22.050(C)

Auto services

17.22.050(A), (B)

Body repair

17.22.050(A)

Equip rental/sales

17.22.050(C)

Equipment repair

17.22.050(A)

Bed and breakfast

17.22.050(D)

Business support services

Business/trade school

Campground

17.22.050(E)

Cocktail lounge

17.22.050(F)

Commercial rec (indoor)

17.22.050(F)

Commercial rec (outdoor)

Communication service

Construction sales/service

Consumer service

Convenience storage

17.22.050(G)

Crematorium

Food sales (convenience)

Food sales (limited)

Food sales (general)

P = Uses permitted by right

C = Uses permitted by conditional use permit

Blank = Use not permitted

Table 17.08B

Permitted Uses by Zoning Districts (Continued)

Use Types

R-1

R-2

R-3

R-4

Additional Regulations

Commercial Uses (Cont.)

Food sales (supermarkets)

Funeral service

Kennels

Laundry services

Liquor sales

Lodging

Personal improvement

Personal services

Pet services

Research services

Restaurants (drive-in)

17.22.050(H)

Restaurants (general)

17.22.050(H)

Restricted business

17.22.050(I)

Retail services (limited)

Retail services (large)

Retail services (mass)

Retail services (medium)

Stables

Surplus sales

Trade services

Vehicle storage (short-term)

Veterinary services

Parking uses

Off-street parking

Parking structure

P = Uses permitted by right

C = Uses permitted by conditional use permit

Blank = Use not permitted

Table 17.08B

Permitted Uses by Zoning Districts (Continued)

Use Types

R-1

R-2

R-3

R-4

Additional Regulations

Industrial Uses

Agricultural industry

17.22.070

Construction yards

17.22.070

Custom manufacturing

17.22.070

Light industry

17.22.070

General industry

17.22.070

Heavy industry

17.22.070

Recycling collection

17.22.070

Recycling processing

17.22.070

Resource extraction

17.22.060(A), 17.22.070

Salvage services

17.22.060(B), 17.22.070

Vehicle storage (long-term)

17.22.070

Warehousing (enclosed)

17.22.070

Warehousing (open)

17.22.070

Transportation uses

Aviation

Railroad facilities

Truck terminal

17.22.070

Transportation terminal

Miscellaneous Uses

Alternative energy production devices

Amateur radio tower

Communications tower

17.22.080(A)

P = Uses permitted by right

C = Uses permitted by conditional use permit

Blank = Use not permitted

Table 17.08B

Permitted Uses by Zoning Districts (Continued)

Use Types

R-1

R-2

R-3

R-4

Additional Regulations

Industrial Uses (Continued)

Construction batch plant

Landfill (nonputrescible)

17.22.080(B)

Landfill (putrescible)

WECS

17.22.070(C)

P = Uses permitted by right

C = Uses permitted by conditional use permit

Blank = Use not permitted

(Ord. No. 1304, §§ 3, 5, 4-4-2011; Ord. No. 1348, § 1, 12-2-2013; Ord. No. 1383, § 1, 6-6-2016)

Table 17.08C

Summary of Site Development Regulations (Continued)

Regulator	AG	RR	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4
Minimum lot area (square feet)						3.0 acres
Single-family detached	2 units per	2 acres	8,400	6,800	6,000	4,000
Single-family attached	each 40 acres		7,500	5,000	4,200	4,000
Duplex, townhouses Multi-family Other permitted uses	—- —- No requirement		—- —- 8,400	10,000 —- 10,000	8,400 10,000 10,000
Minimum lot width (feet)	200	100	70
Single-family detached Single-family attached Duplex Townhouses Multi-family Other permitted uses				70 40 80 25	60 35 70 20 80 80	150
Site area per housing unit (square feet) by type of residential
Single-family detached Single-family attached Two-family, duplex Townhouse Multi-family	20 acres	2 acres	8,400 7,500	6,800 5,000 5,000 4,000 NA	5,500 5,000 4,200 2,500 2,000	5,000 per unit
Minimum yards (feet)
Front yard	50	40	30	30	30	50
Street side yard	50	30	25	15	15	50
Interior side yard (Note 2) 1 to 1.5 stories 2-3 stories More than 3 stories Nonresidential uses	50 50 NA 50	15 20 NA 40	7 10 NA 40	7 10 NA 40	7 10 13 30	50
Rear yard	50	40	25	25	30	50
Maximum height (feet)	no limit	35	35	35	45	35
Maximum building coverage	NA	20%	35%	45%	55%	40%
Maximum impervious coverage	NA	30%	50%	60%	70%	60%
Floor area ratio	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Table 17.08C

Summary of Site Development Regulations (Continued)

Regulator	UC	LC*	CC*	DC	GC*	HC*
Minimum lot area (square feet)				none	6,000	6,000
One-family Duplex, townhouses Multi-family Other permitted uses	6,000 7,200 10,000 8,000	7,200 8,400 10,000 6,000	10,000 6,000
Minimum lot width (feet)				none	50	50
One-family Duplex Townhouses Multi-family Other permitted uses Mobile home park	60 60 20 80 80	60 70 20 80 60	80 50			150
Site area per housing unit (square feet) by type of residential
Single-family Two-family, duplex Townhouse Multi-family	6,000 3,600 2,500 2,000	7,200 4,200 2,500 2,000	2,000	2,000 600	NA
Minimum yards (feet)
Front yard	Note 3	25	25	0	25	25
Street side yard	15	15	15	0	15	0
Interior side yard (Note 2) 1 to 1.5 stories 2-3 stories More than 3 stories	7 10 13	7 10 10	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 0
Rear yard	25	25	25 Note 4	0	25 Note 4	25 Note 4
Maximum height (feet)	45	45	50	50	50	45
Maximum building coverage	50%	50%	60%	100%	70%	70%
Maximum impervious coverage	70%	80%	80%	100%	90%	85%
Floor area ratio	1.0	0.50	1.0	no limit	1.0	1.0
Maximum amount of total parking located in street yard Residential Other uses	NA 35%	NA 50%	NA NA	NA 35%	NA NA	NA NA

Table 17.08C

Summary of Site Development Regulations (Continued)

Regulator	BP	LI*	GI*
Minimum lot area (square feet)	10,000	5,000	5,000
Minimum lot width (feet)	80	50	50
Minimum yards (feet) Front yard Street side yard Interior side yard Rear yard	35 25 10 35	25 25 0 25 Note 4	25 25 0 25 Note 4
Maximum height (feet)	40	75	no limit
Maximum building coverage	60%	70%	70%
Minimum impervious coverage	80%	90%	90%
Floor area ratio	2.0	1.0	no limit
Maximum amount of total parking located in street yard	50%	no limit	no limit

(Ord. No. 1390, § 1, 12-19-2016)

Notes to Table 17.08C:

1. See Section 17.22.030 for supplemental regulations governing single-family attached and townhouse residential use types.

2. One foot of height may be added to each additional one feet provided in front, rear, and side yard setbacks beyond the required minimum.

3. Normal minimum setback is twenty-five feet. Front yard setback may be reduced to fifteen feet if:

a. No parking is placed within the street yard;

b. The entire street yard area is landscaped, with the exception of driveways to parking areas or pedestrian accesses to the principal building on the site.

4. Required rear yard may be reduced one foot for every one foot of front yard provided in excess of the minimum requirement. No rear yard may be less than ten feet.

* Uses in the R-4, LC, CC, GC, HC, LI, and GI districts are subject to landscape and screening provisions contained in Chapter 17.26.

(Ord. No. 1283, § 1, 3-1-2010)

                    
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