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City of Rexburg Development Code: RR1
SECTION 4.1: RURAL RESIDENTIAL 1 (RR1)
*All Zoning Standards apply. All Residential Standards apply.
(See 3.01-3.06) *(See 4.0)
4.01.010. Purposes and Objectives 4.01.090. Setbacks and Rights-of-Way Exceptions
4.01.020. Permitted & Conditional Uses 4.01.100. Building Height
4.01.030. Lot Area 4.01.110. Distance Between Buildings
4.01.040. Lot Width 4.01.120. Permissible Lot Coverage
4.01.045. Lot Depth 4.01.130. Parking, Loading and Access
4.01.050. Lot Frontage 4.01.140. Project Plan Approval
4.01.060. Prior Created Lots 4.01.150. Fencing and Screening
4.01.070. Lot Configuration and Density 4.01.160. Other Requirement
4.01.080. Yard Requirements
4.01.010. Purpose and Objectives
The RR1 Zone is established to provide rural residential zoning for the development and protection of stable country
neighborhoods. This area is compatible with detached single-family dwellings, ample off-street parking with
landscaped lawns, low building heights, low traffic volumes, and low nuisance potential reflecting a rural isolated
atmosphere.
4.01.020. Permitted & Conditional Uses
Permitted Principal Uses.
The following principal uses and structures indicated as “P”, and no others, shall be
permitted in the RR1 zone. The following uses and structures indicated as “CUP” may be permitted in the RR1
zone only after a Conditional Use Permit has been approved, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof.
RURAL RESIDENTIAL 1
Resource Production Agriculture P
Residential Accessory Apartment CUP
Manufactured – House on permanent foundation (>24’ wide) P
Single-family Dwelling P
Group Housing Boarding Houses (See 3.02.160.) P
Group Home (Disabled & Elderly; under 8 residents) P
Care Facilities Assisted and Residential Care Facility CUP
Day Care Centers CUP
Place of Worship Churches, Synagogues and Temples CUP
Schools, public or Nursery Schools CUP
private Schools CUP
Outdoor Recreation Ice Skating CUP
Parks and Playgrounds, Skate Parks CUP
Pools CUP
Tennis Courts CUP
Services Accessory Home Occupation (See 4.00.040.) P
(See4.00.040.)
Accessory Home Business CUP
Cemeteries CUP
Utilities Communications CUP
Electricity Regulating Substations CUP
Utility and Public Facilities CUP
a. Permitted Accessory Uses.
(See 3.02.070., 4.00.020.) Accessory uses and structures are permitted
provided they are incidental to, and do not substantially alter the character of, the permitted principal use or
structure.
b. Animals.
1. Household pets are allowed.
2. No more than two (2) domestic livestock for each (1) acre shall be allowed.
4.01.030. Lot Area
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The area of any lot or parcel of land in the RR1 zone is one (1) acre to five (5) acres.
4.01.040. Lot Width
The minimum lot width in the RR1 zone is one hundred fifty (150’) feet.
4.01.045. Lot Depth
The minimum lot depth in the RR1 zone is one-hundred fifty (150’) feet.
4.01.050. Lot Frontage
Each lot or parcel of land in the RR1zone shall abut a public street for a distance of thirty (30’) feet on a line parallel
to the centerline of the street or along the circumference of a cul-de-sac improved to City standards. Frontage on a
street end, which does not have a cul-de-sac improved to City standards, shall not be counted in meeting this
requirement.
4.01.060. Prior Created Lots
(See 3.03.070.c.)
4.01.070. Lot Configuration and Density
One (1) single-family dwelling may be placed on a lot or parcel of land in the RR1 zone.
4.01.080. Yard Requirements
The following minimum yard requirements shall apply in the RR1 zone:
a. Front Yard.
Each lot or parcel in the RR1 zone shall have a minimum front yard of at least forty (40’) feet
from the front property line or seventy (70’) feet from the centerline of the road, whichever is greater.
b. Rear Yard.
The minimum depth of a rear yard shall be thirty (30’) feet.
c. Side Yard.
Each lot or parcel of land in the RR1 zone shall have a side yard of not less than ten (10’) feet
or six (6”) inches of setback for every (1’) foot of building height, whichever is greater.
d. Accessory Buildings.
(See 3.02.070.)
4.01.090. Setbacks and Right-Of-Way Exceptions
(See 3.02.050., 3.02.090., 4.00.010.)
4.01.100. Building Height
No lot or parcel of land in the RR1 zone shall have a building or structure, which exceeds a maximum height of
twenty-five (25’) feet, measured at the top of building’s horizontal wall.
4.01.110. Distance Between Buildings
(See 3.02.060)
4.01.120. Permissible Lot Coverage
Building Coverage.
In an RR1 zone, all buildings, including accessory buildings and structures (including
impervious surfaces, e.g. driveways), shall not cover more than fifty (50%) percent of the lot or parcel of land.
4.01.130. Parking, Loading and Access (
See section 3.04, 4.00.060.)
a. Direct Access Restricted Roads
. The Madison County Commission together with the Rexburg City
Council shall designate certain roads and streets located within the City of Rexburg’s Impact Area as Direct
Access Restricted Roads.
1. No lot or parcel of ground adjoining such designated roads or streets shall have direct access to such
road without the prior approval of the Rexburg Planning and Zoning Commission.
2. Access to and from said lots or parcels shall be by roads, streets or frontage roads, which have been
approved by the Rexburg Planning and Zoning Commission.
3. Said lots or parcels shall comply with the following requirements:
Reverse Frontage.
a) Such lots shall reverse frontage on the designated direct accesses restricted
road.
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Buffering.
b) Such lots shall be buffered from the direct access restricted road by any effective
combination of the following: lot depth, earth berms, vegetation, walls or fences, and structural
sound proofing.
Minimum Lot Depth.
c) The minimum lot depth shall be two-hundred (200’) feet except where the
use of berms, vegetation and structures can be demonstrated to constitute an effective buffer for a
dwelling on a lot less than two hundred (200’) feet in depth.
Existing Trees.
d) Whenever practical, existing roadside trees shall be saved and used in the arterial
buffer.
Maintenance.
e) Site plans, subdivision requirements, and annexation and development agreements,
shall include provision for installation and continued maintenance of all buffers and compliance
with all city and county ordinances applicable within the city impact area.
4.01.140. Project Plan Approval
(See 3.02.130.)
4.01.150. Fencing
(See 3.02.110.)
4.01.160. Other Requirements
a. Highway 20 Corridor.
(See 3.02.100.e.)
b. Curb and Gutter.
Installation of curb and gutter or a drainage facility must be approved in advance by the
City Engineer.
c.
The City of Rexburg right-of-way width is dictated by City Engineering Standards.
d.
Refer to Section 4.0 for Development Rules that apply to all Residential Zones.
e.
Refer to Sections 3.02-3.06 for Development Rules that apply to all Zones.
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