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PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING OF September 26,E 19W
STAFF DEPORT
PROJECT: Allen Group Home for the Elderly, Special Review, #64-88
APPLICANT: Mrs. Roberta Allen
205 Princeton Road
Fort Collins, CO. 80525
OWNER: Same
PROJECT PLANNER: Ted Shepard
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a special review for a group home for three
elderly clients. The home is an existing, single family home located at 2607
Dunbar Avenue. The zoning is R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The property at 2607 Dunbar Avenue is a single
family detached home on a lot measuring 6,488 square feet. Group homes are
allowed in the R-L-P zone as a permitted use subject to approval by special
review by the Planning and Zoning Board. The proposed group home meets
the definition of a group home as defined in Ordinance No. 183-1987 passed
by City Council on December 1, 1987. Three clients is the maximum number
of residents, excluding supervisors, allowed for a lot measuring 6,488 square
feet. The proposed group home meets the 1,500 feet minimum separation
requirement between any other group home. A neighborhood meeting was
held on August 3, 1988. The proposed group home has been found to be
compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and there are no adverse
impacts on adjacent properties.
OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT 300 LaPorte Ave. • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 • (303) 221-6750
SERVICES, PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Allen Group Home Special Review #64-88
P & Z Meeting — September 26, 1988
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COMMENTS
1. Background:
The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows:
N: R-L-P; single family residence
S: R-L-P; single family residence
E: R-L-P; single family residence
W: R-L-P; Faith Evangelical Church
The property is Lot 63 of the Kensington South, First Filing, Subdivision
which was approved in 1977. The home was occupied in 1978.
In 1981, the City adopted group home regulations which sought to provide
for the placement of a variety of group homes as well as establish reasonable
requirements with respect to licensing, separation, and neighborhood impact.
The Group Home Ordinance was amended in December of 1987. Ordinance
No. 183-1987, passed by the Council of the City of Fort Collins, defines a
group home as:
"Group home shall mean a residence operated by a governmental agency, for the
purpose of providing special care or rehabilitation due to homelessness, physical
condition or illness, mental condition or illness, or social behavioral or disciplinary
problems, provided that authorized supervisory personnel are present on the
premises."
The proposed Allen Group Home for three elderly clients meets the definition as
specified in Ordinance No. 183-1987.
2. Review Criteria:
Group homes in the R-L-P zone shall conform to the lot area and separation
requirements as follows:
A. The maximum number of residents, excluding supervisors, for
minimum lot size (6,000 square feet) is 3. An additional 1,500 square
feet of lot area is required for each resident over three.
The Allen Group Home, on 6,488 square feet, proposes to be
licensed for 3 elderly, and therefore meets the minimum lot size
requirement.
B. The minimum separation requirement between group homes is 1,500
f eet.
According to the City's group home location map, 2607 Dunbar is
approximately 2,000 feet from the nearest, existing group home.
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C. Other issues for consideration by the Planning and Zoning Board
include an analysis of the following:
1. Building height
2. Building setbacks
3. Building coverage on the lot
4. External signage
5. Traffic and parking
6. Compatibility of architectural design with the character of the
surrounding neighborhood
7. Whether the types of treatment activities or the rendering of services
proposed to be conducted upon the premises is in a manner substan-
tially inconsistent with the activities otherwise permitted in the
zoning district.
2607 Dunbar is an existing, single
family,
detached home.
The applicant has
indicated that a patio area may be
added to
the rear of the
house. There is a
two car garage and driveway that
would be
adequate for supervisory personnel
and a limited number of visitors. No signage
is planned. The
home is compatible
in architecture with the character
of the surrounding area.
The boarding and
caring for the elderly is consistent
with the
activities otherwise permitted in the
R-L-P zone.
3. Neighborhood Compatibility:
A neighborhood meeting was held on August 3, 1988 at the Peace with God Luth-
eran Church. Concerns raised were type of supervisory personnel, availability of
state funding, medical needs of the clients, and the condition of the front yard.
A. Supervisory Personnel:
Mrs. Allen will not reside in the home. A paid staff will divide the work load
between the week and the weekend.
B. State Funding:
There will be no state funding or public subsidy for the operation of the group
home.
C. Types of Elderly:
The elderly will not need full care as provided in a nursing home. The elderly
will not be suffering from any form of dementia. There will be no vehicles
operated by the residents. The residents are at the stage where independent living
is a hardship but the full care nursing home or congregate care facility are not
viable alternatives.
D. Condition of the Front Yard:
At the time of neighborhood meeting, the front yard was dirt and weeds. It has
since been sodded.
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4. Transportation:
None of three elderly residents, will have driver's licenses. The only cars will be
driven by the supervisory personnel. The driveway will be able to accommodate
the cars of the staff.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff finds the request for a group home for three elderly residents is in
conformance with the R-L-P zone district and City Ordinances pertaining to group
homes. The Planning and Zoning Board shall establish the type of group home
permitted and the maximum number of residents. Therefore, it must be specifi-
cally stated that the Special Review for the Allen Group Home is for three
elderly residents and that no other type or quantity of residents are allowed
without a Special Review by the Planning and Zoning Board. Staff, therefore,
recommends approval of the Allen Group Home at 2607 Dunbar Avenue subject to
the following conditions:
1. The maximum number of elderly clients is three.
2. There will be a maximum number of two staff persons working in the
home at any one time.
3. The elderly clients would not be allowed to drive or store an automobile
on the premises.
4. There will be no signage for the group home.
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City of Fort Collins
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
PROJECT: Allen Group Home for the Elderly at 2607 Dunbar Avenue
APPLICANT: Mrs. Roberta Allen, 205 Princeton Drive, Ft. Collins, CO. 80525
DATE: August 3, 1988
LOCATION: Peace With Christ Lutheran Church, 1412 West Swallow Road.
PROJECT PLANNER: Ted Shepard
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS
1. Will Mrs. Allen be the care provider or will there be a hired staff?
RESPONSE: Mrs. Allen will continue to live at 205 Princeton Drive. The home
on Dunbar would be owned and managed by Mrs. Allen but the primary care
providers would be a hired staff. It is important to note that one of the elderly
tenants would be Mrs. Allen's mother.
2. Is this home state funded?
RESPONSE: No.
3. What types of elderly patients will reside in the home and how much
professional care would be required?
RESPONSE: The elderly would not be in need of full time professional care.
There would be no resident who is suffering from dementia. The elderly are
those that cannot live independently and yet are not in need of full nursing home
services.
4. The front yard is presently in poor shape. Would the yard be planted?
RESPONSE: Yes, sod will be laid down this fall when the weather cools, and a
sprinkler system installed.
5. What is the City's role in the approval process?
RESPONSE:
The City Planning
Department reviews the request for an
elderly
group home
in a residential zone
based on the review criteria in the Group
Home
Ordinance.
A recommendation is
then made to the Planning and Zoning
Board.
The request
is then referred to the
Planning and Zoning Board for final deliber-
ation in a formal
public hearing
on the fourth Monday of the month. An
appeal
procedure is
available to the City
Council.
300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750
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To. Planning and toning
City of Fort Collins
From: Roberta Allen
Date: August 5, 1?88
Subject: Project Allen 1
Personal C'.oa.rd i': Core
"Group Home"
May I i n troduc _ m eft --my name is Roberta Allen and I
reside at 205 Princeton Road in Fort, Collins, j_ _, __.
1 have resided at this address since t•••1ovsmber, , _ _ - . ..
employment is with Poudre ='-1 where I am a. secondary _drool
teacher. My children are Tim J. Allen who wi 1 l granua.ta gum
1a u d e from Colorado State University 1 _ =8 and d will
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enter medical school -dal i , 1959. My twin daughters Su_.a.nna.
and Tamara are in their junior year at Fc:r•t i_ol l ins High
School.
I am proposing that the property at 2607 Dunbar Avenue, Fort
of 1 i ns, Colsrado be used as a Board and Care Name for 4 o-
elderly people one of which is my mother.
My interest began as a concern for the welfare of my
parents. I was the primary care provider for myi parents
from !977 to 1987. In March of 1987 my father died and I
was le+t with two additional mortgages, medical bills, and
other legal responsibilities with no income and no insurance
for help from any of my parent's previous resources. In
addition, I got ill and was unable to take care of renting
or _•el 1 i ng the house which take time and energy to do.
Because of these things and other financial cutbacks partly
due to medical leave I was forced to figure out what to do
with the house. I now have the opportunity to assist in the
personal care of a few elderly people as I did for my father
and mother and to have the mortgage paid on time. I enjoy
caring for the elderly and consider myself a caring
professional whether it is in the Veld of working with
Young people in teaching or old people in meeting their
needs of food, shelter, clothing, and a l i _•ten i ng ear and a.
motivator. in addition, this will be my mother'_ residence
and there wi 1 i be even closer supervision of what goes on in
the home.
The other residents will also be people such as my mother
who need companionship of other people but who also would
like limited supervision and care for their personal needs
such as those who either prefer to have someone else cook.
+or• them etc. The re t:.II 1 1 be an a•ciu1 t =.aper'') I so 1 n the rI1-;71i_'
hI_Iar' -. da One super -visor • t,,'I 1 1 be i n the home +clr• + I':!e
days and a re ief person t;'JI1 { cf::l,i{i_ in -For. th:: r• maIn1ng tt;':1ct
dao+ the !::'••eek . The super v i s or' o..ii 1 1 be -Ihe on 1 x one
r' 1 ':! I rl I� a. '� •?, r' T h e r' e i_ A- double car ' I j a,; cage t,':I j t h alarge
dr i':!eI:',1.+,x' a.nd am i e F'ar•k: i ng, i n +ron t + o r .2- or = r_ .r•'_ . The
r,esi dents !:.fill not be driving thern=_.e1'ae a.n;,•a:there and i+
+arni 1 v comes to ':! i S i t or to take them anxl,-!there, there i S. no
pr'atl e m coo-,cer•n j rici pa.ri+: i nG, Ther•e u•Ji 11 be no probl ern vii th
not sse a=• r e s i dent: 4'J1 1 1 prc,bab1 be in the i r• ?1"I= to 90s
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pec,p 1 e a,r'e 1 e=_•�B .=t i':!e a,nd the re v., 1 1 tle no pets. There
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e. i, I �I u i I", tl e rl o �� d :! e r• •s. e r: r ,.I �' 1 e rn •_. �, i 1 m :�' n . I�� p'.
a.ppl i rag -,,'-or r '_ i dent: i al l i cense and there !:ai 11 be no
commer^r_ I •a.1 orcup:a,t I cin in the home. t--.1 -X apr' 1 i cat I CIl-r to ale
f e-. r t= i'a on file !,,lit the
l i c e rl '_ e d o r• a..a,+ e •k ;•, :� +- I; I ;�' r_ j J e n _
W,t=.te E:cla. r d o 7e'•a..1 th i n DE? n':!t. r' . The a.r'e i t i rag h
1 r,c,;1 =_• i grtc'f a �:r i clr t'= tt,e i j r _pec t i ,Dot c:f tI-,e hclme +c,r
their requirements.
The ou ts i d1= o-i' the ;-Iome I,,.JI 1 1 be IIIa.1 rltaI nec as vJI l 1 the
i ns de . The 1 a.t,,ir.i current i y, i '_ rc,tr_:t i l l ed :.%J i th the +ran t
+ I n e g I"• a, t e d a.!:•! .;. I I n q = i I d t i p !_I I:' 1 C't •c •a. l i e d .x •= _ rI t h '-
eather' i= _ cOn' I iserlt ^0—_r0 deI;ree'=• I Intend to put, In a.
_•pr i rlkl er, _, 's•tem i n the +a.1 1 too. A chain link: +''nce !AJi 1 1
be i n s t a I l e. d i n the a i I. rIc,v.: h•a.s bee n a.r•Id I,:I i 1 1 c a n t i n u e
to be _•hI_II;!e1.sd off the drive and _•Idet:'.ta.1k.= In the y.JIrater',
.B.nd the 1 .9,!:.:n !!J ;, l 1 be movie'd i rI -.he s pr' i r1 z' a. rid summer• .
':I b t a, fi n i n g r i i_ i c e n s- cl r-b c, a r• d a. rl d o _I• r• e at c: 0 7 D u n tl a. ri
the method i n !,,th i ch I �c•a.n he 1 r_, take ca.r•e of n-x mother' I f I
cz ' t �N t tfI i re=_ i dent i a.'i l i ceri.M.e , •Fh ,re j _ ,. ':!er';.+ d i •s•t i n c t
possibi l i ty of another- Fort Coll ins bankruptc, or• + or- cIo_•ur•e
because mx +ami 1 y does not have f i na.nce•_• to care +; r• he r,
other•t,,ti s•e . The o n 1 ;r ether re at i ve, a. =__i ster• q i s un!,:ti 1 1 i ng
t o c o a t r• i b u t e m cl r1Ai t •i. ' 1
Thank c'u
If these areas are added: 1) The proposed porch would be so that the residents
could enjoy an enclosed area to sit and look around outside and be protected
from the elements and environmental pests such as flies; and, 2) the proposed
patio in back would be for the purpose of sitting, resting, reading, eating, or
if used as a bedroom, would be for a day napping or resting type room.
ORDINANCE NO. 183, 1987
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
PERTAINING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS AND GROUP HOMES
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins does hereby find and
determine that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City that
a mechanism be provided to allow the City to better assure that home
occupations are in compliance with the Code of the City by requiring
periodic license renewal for such home occupations; and
WHEREAS, the Council has further determined that "group homes" should
be added to the list of uses which are not allowed to be conducted as home
occupations; and
WHEREAS, the Council has further determined that it is in the best
interest of the citizens of the City that the Code be amended to provide
for better definition and focus in the special review process for the
approval of group homes in the City and to bring the Code into closer
harmony with state law as it applies to group homes for the developmentally
disabled and elderly; and
WHEREAS, the Council has further determined that the limitations and
conditions as herein adopted are necessary for the protection of the
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City and the protection
of the established character of the various neighborhoods of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be amended
as follows:
Section 1. That Section 29-1 of the Code of the City be amended by
the addition of the following definitions:
Sec. 29-1. Definitions.
Deve7opmental7y disabled shall mean those persons having
cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, mental retardation, autism,
learning disability, or epilepsy.
Elderly shall mean a person sixty (60) years of age or older.
Long term care facility shall be any of the following:
(1) Conva7escent center shall mean a health institution that
is planned, organized, operated, and maintained to offer
facilities and services to inpatients requiring
restorative care and treatment and that is either an
integral patient care unit of a general hospital or a
facility physically separated from but maintaining an
affiliation with all services in a general hospital.
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(2) Nursing care facility shall mean a health institution
planned, organized, operated, and maintained to provide
facilities and health services with related social care
to inpatients who require regular medical care and
twenty -four-hour nursing services for illness, injury, or
disability. Each patient shall be under the care of a
physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of
Colorado. The nursing services shall be organized and
maintained to provide twenty -four-hour nursing services
under the direction of a registered professional nurse
employed full time.
(3) Intermediate health care facility shall mean a health
related institution planned, organized, operated, and
maintained to provide facilities and services which are
supportive, restorative, and preventive in nature, with
related social care, to individuals who because of a
physical or mental condition, or both, require care in an
institutional environment but who do not have an illness,
injury, or disability for which regular medical care and
twenty -four-hour nursing services are required.
Section 2. That the definition of "Group Home" as contained in
Section 29-1 be amended to provide as follows:
Sec. 29-1. Definitions.
Group home shall mean a residence operated as a single
dwelling, licensed by or operated by a governmental agency, for
the purpose of providing special care or rehabilitation due to
homelessness, physical condition or illness, mental condition or
illness, or social, behavioral or disciplinary problems, provided
that authorized supervisory personnel are present on the
premises.
Section 3. That Section 29-459 (10) and (11) be, and the same hereby
are, amended to provide as follows:
(10) A home occupation shall not be interpreted to include
the following:
(a) Animal hospital;
(b) Long term care facility;
(c) Restaurant;
(d) Tourist home;
(e) Group home.
(11) A home occupation shall be permitted only after the
owner has obtained a home occupation license from the
city. The fee for such a license shall be ten dollars
MO.), and the term of such license shall be two (2)
years. At the end of such term, the license may be
issued again upon the submission and review of a new
application and the payment of an additional ten dollar
(S10.) fee. If the city is conducting an investigation
of a violation of the code with respect to the
particular home occupation at the time such renewal
application is made, the license will not be reissued
until the investigation is completed, and if necessary,
all violations have been corrected. The term of the
previous license shall continue during the period of
investigation.
Section 4. That Section 29-475 is hereby repealed in its entirety and
readopted to provide as follows:
Sec. 29-475. Group
home regulations; special review.
(a) Group homes
shall conform
to the lot area
and separation
requirements as specified in the following table:
Maximum
Minimum
number of
Additional
separation
residents,
lot area
Maximum
requirement
excluding
for each
permissible
between
supervisors,
additional
residents,
any other
for minimum
resident
excluding
group home
Zone
lot size (square
feet)
supervisors
(feet)
R-E,
R-F 3
2000
8
1500
R-L
3
1500
8
1500
R-M
6
750
15
1000
R-H
6
500
20
700
B-G
6
500
20
700
(b) With respect
to group homes
which require
special review,
the following regulations shall apply:
(1) Before any group home shall be approved in the R-E, R-F,
or R-L zone, (or -any other zone with permitted uses
referenced to the R-E, R-F, or R-L zone) the Planning and
Zoning Board shall first conduct a special review hearing
for the purpose of approving, denying, or approving with
conditions the application for a group home use in such
zone. If approved, the board shall, with such approval,
establish the type of group home permitted and the
maximum number of residents allowed in such group home.
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Said hearing shall be open to the public and the decision
of the Planning and Zoning Board may be appealed to the
City Council pursuant to the provisions of §2-46 et seq.
(2) The issues for consideration by the Planning and Zoning
Board at the special review hearing shall include an
analysis of the following: (a) building height; (b)
building setbacks; (c) building coverage of the lot; (d)
external s i g n a g e ; ( e ) traffic and parking; ( f )
compatibility of architectural design with the character
of the surrounding neighborhood; (g) whether the types of
treatment activities or the rendering of services
proposed to be conducted upon the premises is in a manner
substantially inconsistent with the activities otherwise
permitted in the zoning district; and (h) such other
requirements for group homes as are established in this
Chapter.
(c) A group home may be located without consideration to the
minimum separation requirements as established in (a) of this
Section if the group home is separated from other group homes
within the area of the aforesaid minimum separation requirement
by a substantial natural or man made physical barrier, including,
but not limited to, an arterial street, a state or federal
highway, railroad tracks, river, or commercial/business district.
Such reduction in the separation requirement shall be allowed
only after the Planning and Zoning Board has conducted a special
review hearing to determine that the barrier and resulting
separation distance are adequate to protect the city from the
detrimental impact of an excessive concentration of group homes
in any one vicinity.
(d) No permanent certificate of occupancy will be issued by
the city for a group home until the person applying for the group
home has submitted a valid license, or other appropriate
authorization, or copy thereof, from a governmental agency having
jurisdiction.
(e) If active and continuous operations are not carried on in
a group home which was approved pursuant to the special review
provisions contained in this Section for a period of twelve (12)
consecutive months, the group home use shall be considered to
have been abandoned. The group home use can be reinstated only
after obtaining approval from the Planning and Zoning Board as
outlined in the special review provisions of this Section.
(f) A notice of any groin home permit granted by the city, and
any conditions imposed upon such group home, shall be duly
recorded by the city with the county Clerk and Recorder, showing
the description of the property upon which such group home is
permitted.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this 17th day of November, A.D. 1987, and to be presented for
final passage on the 1st day of December, A.D._,J--QJ% i
ATTEST:
IUL4�� �q&!;Ipa �
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final
1987.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
reading this 1st day of December, A.D.
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§ 29-115
Sec. 29-115. Farm animals.
FORT COLLINS CODE
Notwithstanding any provision of the city's an-
imal control ordinance, it shall be permissible for
farm animals to be kept on any R-F District prop-
erty as an accessory use. Farm animals shall in-
clude, but not be limited to, chickens, pigs, sheep,
goats, horses and cattle.
(Ord. No. 123, 1986, § 118-39(H), 10-7-86)
Sec. 29-116. Cluster Development Plan
Development of areas in the R-F District as a
Cluster Development Plan, subject to approval by
special review of the Planning and Zoning Board
may vary the requirements of this Subdivision,
providing the following basic regulations are
enforced:
(1) Only the uses listed in § 29-112 are allowed
(2) The overall gross density of residential units
on the Cluster Development Plan is not
greater than one (1) unit per acre, the units
are clustered together in the portion of the
property designated on the plan for resi-
dential use at a density of three (3) to five
(5) units per acre and the remainder of the
property is permanently preserved as open
space through dedication of ownership, if
acceptable to the city, or placement of an
appropriate easement granted to the city
with such restrictive provisions and future
interests as may be necessary to ensure the
continuation of the open space use intend-
ed. As a condition of approval of the Clus-
ter Development Plan, the city may require
the property owners to maintain the dedi-
cated open space to city standards through
a maintenance agreement.
(3) Building envelopes are identified on the
Cluster Development Plan; the minimum
area of lot, minimum width of lot, mini-
mum front yard, minimum rear yard, and
minimum side yard, conform to the require-
ments established in the R-L Low Density
Residential District and the subdivision plat
meets all the requirements of subdivision
of land, § 29-621 et seq.
(4) The layout of lots on the Cluster Develop-
ment Plan are designed to conform to ter-
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rain and located so that grading and filling
are kept to a minimum. Natural features
such as drainage swales, rock outcroppings
and slopes are retained.
(5) Adequate utility services can be provided
to the property.
(6) The Cluster Development Plan is designed
to minimize the aesthetic impact upon the
view of the foothills as well as the view
from the foothills.
(7) The Cluster Development Plan takes into
account the unique micro -climate of the foot-
hills so that building envelopes are selected
and individual structures will be built for
protection from high winds and to function
with maximum conservation of energy.
(8) The Cluster Development Plan shows con-
sideration for wildlife habitats by leaving
open large single blocks of land.
(9) The Cluster Development Plan addresses
compatibility with existing and planned uses
on adjacent public and private property.
Buffering of incompatible uses will be re-
quired through landscaping and/or site de-
sign and public access through the Cluster
Development Plan must be provided to pub-
lic recreational areas.
(10) If farm animals are intended to be allowed
within the area, the Cluster Development
Plan must indicate the portions of the area
reserved for the keeping of farm animals
and the mitigation efforts used to buffer
these areas from surrounding uses.
(Ord. No. 123, 1986, § 118-39(I), 10-7-86)
Secs. 29-117-29-130. Reserved.
Subdivision D. R-L Low Density
Residential District*
Sec. 29-131. Purpose.
The R-L Low Density Residential District des-
ignation is for low density residential areas lo-
cated throughout the city.
(Code 1972, § 118-41)
*Cross reference —Sign regulations, § 29-591.
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ZONING, ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND
Sec. 29-132. Uses permitted.
The following uses are permitted in the R-L
District:
(1) Single-family dwellings.
(2) Public and private schools for elementary
and high school education.
(3) Public and nonprofit quasi -public recreational
uses as a principal use.
(4) Essential public utility and public service
installations and facilities for the protec-
tion and welfare of the surrounding area,
provided that business offices and repair
and storage facilities are not included.
(5) Churches.
(6) Group homes, subject to approval by spe-
cial review.
(7) Accessory buildings and uses.
(8) Any land use located on a Planned Unit
Development plan as defined, processed and
approved according to § 29-526.
(Code 1972, § 118-41(A))
Sec. 29-133. Area requirements.
The area requirements in the R-L District are
as follows:
(1) Minimum lot area shall be the equivalent
of three (3) times the total floor area of the
building but not less than six thousand (6,000)
square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width shall be sixty (60) feet
for a single-family dwelling and one hun-
dred (100) feet for the uses set forth in §
29-132(2), (3) and (5) above.
(3) Minimum depth of the front yard shall be
twenty (20) feet.
(4) Minimum depth of the -rear yard shall be
fifteen (15) feet.
(5) For residential uses, the minimum side yard
width shall be fifteen (15) feet on the street
side of any corner lot and five (5) feet for all
interior side yards. For all other uses, the
minimum side yard width shall be the equiva-
§ 29.1.39
lent of one (1) foot for each three (3) feet or
fraction thereof of building height, provided
that for school or church uses no side yard
shall be less than twenty-five (25) feet wide.
(Code 1972, § 118-41(B)—(F))
Sec. 29-134. Planned Unit Developments.
Development of areas in the R-L District as a
Planned Unit Development plan as defined, pro-
cessed and approved according to § 29-526 may
vary the requirements of this Subdivision.
(Code 1972, § 118-41(G))
Secs. 29-135-29-145. Reserved.
Subdivision E. R-L-P Low Density
Planned Residential District
Sec. 29-146. Purpose.
The R-L-P Low Density Planned Residential Dis-
trict is for areas planned as a unit to provide
variation in use, density and building placement.
(Code 1972, § 118-41.1)
Sec. 29-147. Uses permitted.
The uses permitted in the R-L-P District are as
follows:
(1) Any use permitted in the R-L Low Density
Residential District, subject to any use re-
quirement specified for the R-L District.
(2) Any land use located on a Planned Unit
Development plan as defined, processed and
approved according to § 29-526.
(Code 1972, § 11841.1(A))
Sec. 29-148. Bulk and area requirements.
The minimum area of lots, minimum width of
lots, minimum front yard, minimum rear yard
and minimum side yard requirements shall be
the same as specified for the R-L Low Density
Residential District.
(Code 1972, § 118-41.1(B))
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Sec. 29-149. Planned Unit Developments.
Development of areas in the R-L-P District as a
Planned Unit Development plan as defined, pro-