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City of Rexburg Development Code: RBD
SECTION 9.4: RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (RBD)
*All Zoning Standards apply.
(See 3.01-3.06)
9.04.010. Purpose and Objectives 9.04.070. Yard Requirement
9.04.020. Permitted Uses 9.04.080. Projections into Yards
9.04.025. Conditional Uses 9.04.090. Building Height
9.04.027. Single Ownership and Control 9.04.100. Permissible Lot Coverage
9.04.030. Lot Area 9.04.110. Permissible Building Footprint
9.04.040. Lot Width 9.04.120. Parking, Loading and Access
9.04.045. Lot Depth 9.04.130. Project Plan Approval
9.04.050. Lot Frontage 9.04.140. Reversion of Zoning
9.04.060. Prior Created Lots 9.04.150. Other Requirements
9.04.010. Purpose and Objectives
The RBD zone is established to provide for the use of single family residential homes for commercial and
service uses. The zone is intended to protect the residential nature of the streetscape and provide strict regulation of
types and hours of conduct of commercial uses. Commercial uses are limited to non-intrusive, low-demand business
that can peacefully co-exist with a surrounding neighborhood.
a. Objectives.
1. A single structure that will function as a part of a greater neighborhood.
2. The architectural design and character will be compatible with that of the surrounding residential
environment.
3. Attractive and well-maintained landscaping will also be characteristic of this zone.
b. Location.
The RBD zones shall only be allowed if the area requested for designation as such is contiguous
to either a commercial zone other than RBD, industrial zone, or a medium or high density residential zone.
9.04.020. Permitted Uses
The following principal uses and structures indicated as “P”, and no others, shall be permitted in the RBD zones.
The following uses and structures indicated as “CUP” may be permitted in the RBD zones only after a Conditional
Use Permit has been approved and subject to the terms and conditions thereof.
RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Resource Production Agriculture -
Residential -
Group Housing -
Care Facilities Day Care Centers CUP
Place of Worship Churches, Synagogues and Temples -
Schools, public or Nursery Schools CUP
private
Outdoor Recreation -
Food Bakeries & Doughnut Shops CUP
Candy, Nut and Confectionery CUP
Dairy Products CUP
Fruits & Vegetables CUP
Retail Books, Stationery, Art & Hobby Supplies P
Drug & Proprietary Stores CUP
Services Beauty & Barber Shops P
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate CUP
Laundry Pressing, Alteration & Garment Repair P
Medical Offices CUP
Photographic CUP
Professional Service Providers P
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Special Buildings Accessory Building CUP
Cemeteries -
Utilities -
a. Permitted Accessory Uses.
(See 3.02.070.)Accessory uses and structures may be permitted provided they
are incidental to, and do not substantially alter the character of, the permitted principal use or structure.
9.04.027. Single Ownership and Control
a.
Land within a given RBD zone shall be in single ownership or single control in order to provide control
over development.
b. Consequence.
Failure to maintain single ownership or single control may result in the initiation of action
to return the property to the zone(s) existing prior to the establishment of the RBD zone.
9.04.030. Lot Area
The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land in the RBD zone is eight thousand (8,000) sq. ft.
9.04.040. Lot Width
The minimum lot width in the RBD zone is sixty (60’) feet.
9.04.045. Lot Depth
The minimum lot depth in the RBD zone is sixty (60’) feet.
9.04.050. Lot Frontage
Each lot or parcel of land in the RBD zone shall abut a public street for a minimum distance of twenty (20’) feet, on
a line parallel to the center line 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.
9.04.060. Prior Created Lots
(See 3.03.070.c.)
9.04.070. Yard Requirement
The following minimum yard requirements shall apply in the RBD Zone:
a. Front Yard.
1. Each lot or parcel in the RBD zone shall have a minimum front yard of at least twenty-five (25’) feet
from the right-of-way.
Exception:
2. When the street upon which the parcel fronts has a boulevard strip of at least seven (7’)
feet, the front yard setback may be reduced to twenty (20’) feet from right-of-way.
b. Rear Yard.
1. The minimum depth of a rear yard shall be twenty (20’) feet.
Accessory building.
2.
a) An accessory building or group of accessory buildings in any residential zone shall not cover more
than thirty (30%) percent of the rear yard.
b) Accessory buildings in the rear yard with a garage and doors opening into the alley shall be
located at least fifteen (15’) feet from the alley.
Accessory building setbacks.
c) (See 3.02.070.)
c. Side Yard.
Each lot or parcel of land in the RBD zone shall have a side yard of at least six (6’) feetor six
(6”) inches of setback for every (1) foot of building height, whichever is greater.
9.04.080. Projections into Yards
(See 3.02.090.)
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9.04.090. Building Height
Permitted Heights.
No lot or parcel of land in the RBD zone shall have a building or structure which exceeds a
height of three (3) stories with a maximum of thirty-five (35’) feet, measured at the top of building’s horizontal wall.
(Chimneys, flagpoles, or similar structures not used for human occupancy are excluded in determining height.)
9.04.100. Permissible Lot Coverage
a.
In an RBD zone, all buildings and structures shall not cover an area greater than seventy (70%) percent of
the area of the lot or parcel of land.
b.
No more than forty (40%) percent of the rear yard (unless a greater percentage is approved by the Rexburg
Planning and Zoning Commission) shall be put into hard surface in order to maintain a residential character
to the property.
9.04.110. Permissible Building Footprint
In an RBD zone, all buildings and structures shall have a footprint of no more than two-thousand, five hundred
(2,500) square feet.
9.04.120. Parking, Loading, and Access
Each lot or parcel in the RBD zone shall have, on the same lot or parcel, automobile parking sufficient to meet the
requirements as set forth in Section 3.4.
a. Location
. Parking spaces shall not be provided within a required front yard or side yard adjacent to a
public street, except where an existing conforming driveway access has been provided.
Corner Lots.
1. Corner lots shall be allowed to petition for parking in side yards, provided any such
parking shall be buffered visually and for sound from public rights of way and adjoining residential
properties.
b. Parkers.
Parking areas within the RBD zone are to be used by occupants of the property and customers of
the property, and are not to be used by employees or customers of businesses that may be located in nearby
business or commercial areas.
9.04.130. Project Plan Approval
(See 3.02.130.)
Site plan approval.
Site plan approval at the Planning and Zoning Commission level is mandatory before
consideration of a RBD Zone change request may be initiated.
9.04.140. Reversion of Zoning
If violations of the approval conditions for a rezone to the RBD Zone are documented and not corrected in a timely
manner by property owner, property zoning will revert to the zone existing before application for the RBD zone.
9.04.150. Other Requirements
a. Highway 20 Corridor.
(See 3.02.100.e.)
b. Uses within Buildings.
All uses established in the RBD zone shall be conducted entirely within a fully-
enclosed building.
c. Landscaping.
At least thirty (30%) percent of the area of any lot shall be maintained in landscaping unless
specific permission has been obtained from the Planning & Zoning Commission.
d. Trash Storage.
(See 3.02.120.)
e. Walls and Fences.
(See 3.02.110.)
f. Hours of Operation.
In the RBD zone, no permitted or conditionally permitted use shall be open for
business on any Sunday, or after 9:00 P.M. or before 7:00 A.M. on any other day, nor shall any permitted
or conditionally permitted use accept deliveries other than between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.,
with no deliveries allowed at all on Sundays.
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g. Signs.
(See 3.5.) Signs shall be in general compliance with the typical signing program under the
provisions applicable to home businesses.
h. Lighting Standards.
(See 3.6.)
Lighting will be of a relatively low intensity and low profile with adequate shielding to protect the
surrounding residential areas.
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