Rawlins Municipal Code

Title 19

ZONING

Chapters:
19.04    GENERAL PROVISIONS
19.08    DEFINITIONS
19.12    ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
19.16    DISTRICTS
19.20    R-A DISTRICT
19.22    I-A DISTRICT
19.24    R-D DISTRICT
19.28    C-1 DISTRICT
19.32    C-2 DISTRICT
19.36    I-DISTRICT
19.38    HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY
19.40    USE REGULATIONS
19.44    OFF-STREET PARKING
19.48    SIGNS
19.52    NONCONFORMING USES
19.56    PERMITS
19.60    PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
19.64    MOBILE HOME PARKS
19.72    CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
19.76    APPEALS AND VARIANCES
19.80    AMENDMENTS
19.84    VIOLATION--PENALTY

Prior ordinance history: Prior code §§ 29-10— 29-12, 29-19— 29-23, 29-26, 29-30— 29-36, 29-40— 29-47, 29-50— 29-55, 29-60— 29-66, 29-70, 29-73— 29-76, 29-99— 29-111, 29-113— 29-119, 29-121, 29-122, 29-131— 29-134, 29-136, 29-137, 29-200, 29-201, 29-210, 29-219, 29-220, 29-231— 29-233, 29-301, 39-303, 29-304, 29-306— 29-309, 29-311— 29-313, 29-315, 29-317, 29-318, 29-321— 29-323, 29-325— 29-329 and Ordinances 4B-76, 1-77, 11D-77, 4C-78, 6-78, 9C-79, 10D-79, 11A-79, 4A-80, 5-80, 5B-80, SC-SO, 6E-80, 6G-80, 9-80, 11-80, 12-80, 2A-81, 6A-81, 7A-81, 7B-81, 7C-81, 8C-81, 5C-83, 5D-83, 3A-84, 9A-84, 4-86, 12-86, 12A-86, 7B-87, 8-87 and 11-88.


Chapter 19.04

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections:
19.04.010    Title.
19.04.020    Short title.
19.04.030    Purpose.
19.04.040    Use regulation conformance required.
19.04.050    Design standard conformance required.
19.04.070    Extraction or production of mineral resources.
19.04.080    Relation to other laws or agreements.
19.04.090    Temporary Parking

Section 19.04.010    Title.

    This title is established as an ordinance establishing specified land use districts or zones, and to regulate therein buildings and structures according to their construction and the nature of and the extent of their use, and the nature and extent of the uses of the land, in the incorporated area of the city of Rawlins, Wyoming, hereinafter referred to as the city, and providing for the administration and enforcement of the provisions provided in this title. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.04.020    Short title.
    This title shall be known and may be cited as "The Rawlins Zoning Ordinance of 1989." (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.04.030    Purpose.
    The zoning ordinance codified in this title is adopted for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the community, and to further the following related and more specific objectives:
    A.    To guide and regulate orderly growth, development and redevelopment of the city in accordance with a comprehensive plan of long-term objectives, principles and standards deemed beneficial to the interests and welfare of the people;
    B.    To protect the established character and the social and economic well-being of both private and public property;
    C.    To promote, in the public interest, the utilization of land for the purposes for which it is most appropriate;
    D.    To secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers, and to provide adequate light, air and convenience of access;
    E.    To prevent overcrowding of land or buildings, and to avoid undue concentration of population;
    F.    To lessen and, when possible, to prevent traffic congestion on public streets and highways;
    G.    To conserve the value of buildings and to enhance the value of land throughout the city. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.04.040    Use regulation conformance required.
    Except as provided in this title, no building or structure or part thereof and no lot or part thereof shall hereafter be used, except in conformity with the use regulations prescribed in this title. Any existing use that does not conform to the use regulations of this title shall be deemed a nonconforming use, except that uses granted as the result of an approved special use permit by the planning commission pursuant to Chapter 18.56 shall be deemed conforming uses. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.04.050    Design standard conformance required.
    Except as provided in this title, no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, structurally altered, enlarged or rebuilt except in conformity with the lot dimension, yard coverage, height and density regulations prescribed in this title. Any building or structure that does not conform to such regulations, deemed in this title a nonconforming structure, irrespective of the use to which it is put. Variances granted by the board of adjustment pursuant to Chapter 19.76 on grounds of practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship, not self-imposed, the extent of their use, and the nature and extent of the uses of the land, in the incorporated area of the city of Rawlins, Wyoming, hereinafter referred to as the city, and providing for the all the administration and enforcement of the provisions provided in this title. (Ord. 9-89 (part))(Ord 9-00(part)


Section 19.04.070    Extraction or production of mineral resources.
    In accordance with the state statutes, this title shall not prevent any use or occupancy reasonably necessary to the extraction or production of the mineral resources in or under any lands subject thereto. However, prior to actual extraction of the mineral, the area shall be properly zoned and all other applicable requirements of this zoning ordinance shall be met. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.04.080    Relation to other laws or agreements.
    A.    Nothing in this title shall be taken to repeal, abrogate, annul or in any way impair or interfere with any provisions of law or ordinance or regulations, existing or as may be adopted in the future. Nor is it intended by this title to interfere with or abrogate or annul any easements, covenants or other agreements between the parties. Where this title imposes a greater restriction upon the heights of buildings or structures or premises, lots or land, or upon the heights of buildings, structures or requires larger lots, yards, courts or other open spaces than imposed or required by other provisions of law, ordinance or regulation, or by such easements, covenants or agreements, the provisions of this title shall control.
    B.    Whenever the provisions of any other law or ordinance or regulations impose a greater restriction than this title, the provisions of the other law or ordinance or regulations shall control.
    C.    No provisions contained in this title shall be construed as justifying the encroachment of any building or structure within any street lines now or hereafter laid down or officially mapped. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.04.090    Temporary Parking
Temporary parking of travel trailers/motorhomes for any church shall be permitted in all areas of the City of Rawlins for not longer than fourteen (14) days and only when prior arrangements have been made with the City Clerk. Such parking is only allowed on property owned, leased or rented by the organization and shall not be allowed on city streets or alleys. If such parking extends more than 14 days, the organization must obtain approval of the City Manager or his/her designee. (Ord. No. 06-02, Adopted, 07/10/01)
(06-2002, Added, 07/10/2001)



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Chapter 19.08

DEFINITIONS

Sections:
19.08.010    Generally.
19.08.020    Accessory use or building.
19.08.030    Agricultural uses.
19.08.050    Benefaction.
19.08.060    Block.
19.08.070    Block frontage.
19.08.080    Boarding or lodging house.
19.08.100    Building, area of.
19.08.110    Business center development.
19.08.120    Cellar.
19.08.130    Dump.
19.08.140    Dwelling.
19.08.150    Family.
19.08.160    Filling station.
19.08.170    Floodplain.
19.08.180    Floor area.
19.08.190    Garage.
19.08.200    Garage, parking.
19.08.210    Garage, repair.
19.08.220    Height of a structure.
19.08.230    Home occupation.
19.08.240    Home professional office.
19.08.250    Hospital.
19.08.260    Hotel.
19.08.270    Industrial park.
19.08.280    Industry, nonnuisance.
19.08.290    Junkyard.
19.08.300    Landfill.
19.08.310    Lot.
19.08.320    Lot area.
19.08.330    Lot, corner.
19.08.340    Lot, depth of.
19.08.350    Lot line.
19.08.360    Lot line, corner.
19.08.370    Lot line, front.
19.08.380    Lot line, rear.
19.08.390    Lot, through.
19.08.400    Lot, width of.
19.08.410    Main use or building.
19.08.415    Manufactured Home.
19.08.420    Medical office building.
19.08.430    Membership club.
19.08.440    Mill.
19.08.450    Milling.
19.08.460    Mine.
19.08.470    Mineral exploration.
19.08.480    Mining.
19.08.485    Mobile home.
19.08.487    Mobile home park.
19.08.490    Modular home.
19.08.500    Motel.
19.08.510    Multiple dwelling.
19.08.520    Multiple dwelling development.
19.08.530    Net residential density.
19.08.540    Nonconforming structure.
19.08.550    Nonconforming use.
19.08.560    Parking area.
19.08.570    Planning commission.
19.08.580    Processing.
19.08.585    Professional service.
19.08.590    Public notice.
19.08.595    Recreation vehicle.
19.08.597    Recreation vehicle park.
19.08.598    Residential professional office.
19.08.600    Sand or gravel pit.
19.08.610    Sign.
19.08.620    Sign, advertising.
19.08.630    Sign, announcement or professional.
19.08.640    Sign, business.
19.08.645    Single family residence.
19.08.650    Single-family detached dwelling.
19.08.660    Site plan.
19.08.670    Special use permit.
19.08.675    Stock-in-trade.
19.08.680    Street.
19.08.690    Street line.
19.08.700    Structure.
19.08.710    Swimming pool, private.
19.08.720    Tourist home.
19.08.730    Trailer.
19.08.740    Trailer or mobile home court.
19.08.750    Variance.
19.08.760    Yard, corner.
19.08.770    Yard, front.
19.08.780    Yard, rear.
19.08.790    Yard, side.
19.08.800    Zoning officer.

Section 19.08.010    Generally.

    Certain words and terms are used in this zoning ordinance for the purposes of this title and are defined as follows:
    A.    Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, words used in the present tense include the future; the singular numbers include the plural, and the plural the singular.
    B.    The word "person" includes a profit or nonprofit corporation, company, partnership or individual.
    C.    The word "shall" is mandatory, and not directory; and the word "may" is permissive.
    D.    The word "lot" includes the word "plot."
    E.    The word "structure" includes the word "building."
    F.    The word "use" and the word "used" refer to any purpose for which a lot of land or part thereof is arranged, intended or designed to be used, occupied, maintained, made available or offered for use; and to any purpose for which a building or structure or part thereof is arranged, intended or designed to be used, occupied, maintained, made available or offered for use, or erected reconstructed, altered, enlarged, moved or rebuilt with the intention or design of using the same. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.020    Accessory use or building.
    "Accessory use or building" means a subordinate use or building customarily incidental to, and located on the same lot occupied by the main use or building. The term "accessory building" may include a private garage, garden shed or barn, a private playhouse, a private greenhouse and a swimming pool in accordance with the provisions of this title. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.030    Agricultural uses.
    "Agricultural uses" means lands including necessary buildings and structures, which are used for agriculture, including, but not limited to, farming, grazing, dairying, pasturage, agriculture, horticulture and animal and poultry husbandry, as well as the necessary accessory uses; provided, however, that the operation of any such accessory uses shall be secondary to that of the normal agricultural activities. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.050    Benefaction.
    "Benefaction" means the dressing or processing of ores for the purpose of regulating the size of a desired product; removing unwanted constituents; and improving the quality, purity or assay grade of a desired product. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.060    Block.
    "Block" means a tract of land or a lot or group of lots, bounded by streets, public parks, or parkways, railroad right-of-ways, watercourse or body of water, unsubdivided land, or a boundary line or lines of the county or any combination thereof. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.070    Block frontage.
    "Block frontage" means that portion of a block which abuts a single street. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.080    Boarding or lodging house.
    "Boarding or lodging house" means a private dwelling in which at least two but no more than six rooms are offered for rent, payable in money or other consideration, whether or not table board is furnished to lodgers, and in which no transients are accommodated and no public restaurant is maintained. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.100    Building, area of.
    "Area of building" means the horizontal area measured around the outside of the foundation walls and of the floors or roofed porches and roofed terraces inclusive, and including the area of accessory buildings, if any. In the case of split-level dwellings, the "first floor area" shall be deemed to include floor areas on two nonoverlapping levels, separated by a half story, or less, of height. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.110    Business center development.
    "Business center development" means a tract of land, buildings or structures planned as a whole and intended for one or more establishments for a commercial purpose on a site, whether built at one time as a unit, or in two or more construction stages. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.120    Cellar.
    "Cellar" means an accessory structure having more than one-half its height below the average curb level of the street abutting the front of the lot, or below the average finished grade level of the ground immediately adjacent to the building. A cellar shall not be used for residential purposes. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.130    Dump.
    See Section 19.08.300. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.140    Dwelling.
    "Dwelling" means a building arranged, intended or designed to be occupied by one or more families living independently of each other upon the premises. (See also "multiple dwelling" and "single-family detached dwelling.") (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.150    Family.
    "Family" means one or more individuals living independently as a single housekeeping unit who are related by blood or marriage and using cooking facilities and certain rooms in common. A family may include two persons as roomers not related by blood or marriage. A family shall not be deemed to include the occupants of a college dormitory or residential club. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.160    Filling station.
    "Filling station" means a building or lot or part thereof supplying and selling gasoline or other equipment fuel for motor vehicles at retail direct from pumps or storage tanks. A filling station may include accessory facilities for rendering services such as lubrication, washing and minor repairs with hand tools. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.170    Floodplain.
    "Floodplain" means the relatively flat area of land area that may be inundated by flood, as designated by the federal government. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.180    Floor area.
    "Floor area" means the total horizontal area of a building measured on the outside walls of each story. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.190    Garage.
    "Garage" means a building or part thereof used for the storage or parking of one or more vehicles. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.200    Garage, parking.
    "Parking garage" means a garage for the convenience of the general public in which no servicing, repairs, washing or reconditioning of motor vehicles is carried on. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.210    Garage, repair.
    "Repair garage" means any garage other than a private garage or parking garage. A repair garage may include servicing, repairs, washing or reconditioning of motor vehicles, and filling station facilities. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.220    Height of a structure.
    "Height of a structure" means the vertical distance derived from the average finished grade at the foundation corners of the building or structure, to the highest point of the building or structure excluding a chimney or other similar structure listed in Section 19.40.040. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.230    Home occupation.
    "Home occupation" means an incidental or secondary use of a residence in a residential zone for business purposes or ventures. Such may be classified as "major" or "minor" or "unauthorized" home occupations.
    A.    Major Home Occupation. A home occupation which is owned and operated by the inhabitant of the residence and employs at least one, but not more than two persons who do not inhabit the residence.
    B.    Minor Home Occupation. A home occupation which is owned and operated by the inhabitant of the residence and does not employ any outside persons.
    C.    Unauthorized Home Occupation. All other home occupations which do not qualify as a "major home occupation" or a "minor home occupation." (Ord. 2-91 (part): Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.240    Home professional office.
    See "residential professional office." (Ord. 2-91 (part): Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.250    Hospital.
    "Hospital" means a building used for the diagnosis, treatment, or other care of human ailments, unless otherwise specified. A hospital shall be deemed to include a sanitarium, clinic, convalescent home, nursing home, rest home or other building with an equivalent appellation. A hospital shall not include care and treatment of mental patients, liquor or drug addicts, except incidentally. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.260    Hotel.
    "Hotel" means a building or part thereof which has a common entrance, common heating systems and general dining room, and which contains seven or more living and sleeping rooms designed to be occupied by individuals or groups of individuals for compensation. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.270    Industrial park.
    "Industrial park" means a group of nonnuisance industrial plants on a single parcel of land, or on separate parcels contiguously arranged, so as to form a planned development of industrial sites, building or buildings. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.280    Industry, nonnuisance.
    "Nonnuisance industry" means any industry which is not detrimental to the environment in which it is located by reason of the emission of smoke, noise, odor, dust, vibration or excessive light, beyond the limits of its lot, or by reason of generating excessive traffic with attendant hazards and which does not include any open storage yards or outdoor processing of materials. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.290    Junkyard.
    A business which engages in buying, collecting, acquiring, selling or disposing of articles that have outlived their usefulness in their originally manufactured or produced form. (Ord. 9-89 (part)) (Ord. No. 6-93, Amended, 06/01/93)


Section 19.08.300    Landfill.
    "Landfill" means a lot or parcel of land, or portion thereof, used primarily for disposal by abandonment, dumping, burial, burning, incineration, or other means of garbage, offal, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, discarded machinery, vehicles, or parts thereof, or waste materials of any kind. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.310    Lot.
    "Lot" means a parcel of land used or designed to be used by one use or structure, or by a related group of uses or structures, and the accessory uses or structures customarily incidental thereto, including such open spaces as are arranged or designed and required in connection with the structure or group of structures. A lot may be or may not be the land shown as a single lot on a duly recorded plat or other official record. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.320    Lot area.
    "Lot area" means the total horizontal area included within lot lines. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.330    Lot, corner.
    "Corner lot" means a lot at the junction of and fronting on two or more intersecting streets, the angle of intersection being not more than one hundred thirty-five degrees. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.340    Lot, depth of.
    "Depth of lot" means the mean distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line. The greater frontage of a corner lot is its depth and the lesser frontage is its width. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.350    Lot line.
    "Lot line" means any boundary of a lot. Any lot line not a rear lot line nor a front line shall be deemed a side lot line or a corner lot line. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.360    Lot line, corner.
    "Corner lot line" means, on a corner lot, the frontage line which is not designated a front lot line. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.370    Lot line, front.
    "Front lot line" means the street line at the front of a lot. On a corner lot, the owner may specify the front lot line on the plot plan. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.380    Lot line, rear.
    "Rear lot line" means the lot line opposite to the front lot line. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.390    Lot, through.
    "Through lot" means a lot extending from one street to another, uninterrupted by public right-of-way. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.400    Lot, width of.
    "Width of lot" means the mean dimension measured at substantially right angles to the depth of the lot. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.410    Main use or building.
    "Main use or building" means the principal or most important use or building on a lot. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.415    Manufactured Home.
A structure, transportable in one or more dependent sections, constructed in conformance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single family residential dwelling unit.
(09-2000, Added, 09/05/2000)


Section 19.08.420    Medical office building.
    "Medical office building" means a building used exclusively by physicians and dentists for treatment and examination of patients; provided, that no overnight patients shall be kept on the premises. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.430    Membership club.
    "Membership club" means a building structure, lot or land area used as a private club or social organization not conducted for private profit or gain. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.440    Mill.
    "Mill" means a reducing plant where ore is concentrated and/or metals recovered. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.450    Milling.
    "Milling" means the grinding or crushing of ore. The term may include the operating of removing valueless or harmful constituents and preparation for market. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.460    Mine.
    "Mine" means an opening or excavation in the earth for the purpose of extracting minerals. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.470    Mineral exploration.
    "Mineral exploration" means the search for coal, mineral or ore by geological surveys, geophysical prospecting, boreholes and trial pits, surface or underground headings, drifts or tunnels. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.480    Mining.
    "Mining" means the process of obtaining useful minerals from the earth's crust, including both underground excavations and surface workings. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.485    Mobile home.
    "Mobile home" as defined in 16.08.270. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.487    Mobile home park.
    "Mobile home park" as defined in 16.08.290. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.490    Modular home.
    A structure, transportable in one or more dependent sections, designed for use as a single family residential dwelling unit, not built on a permanent chassis, capable of being transported from the place of fabrication to the site on which it is to be erected, where it is placed on a permanent foundation and, when assembled, meets all of the provisions of the Uniform Building Code for residential swelling units. (Ord. 9-89 (part); Ord. No. 09-00, Amended 9/5/00)
(09-2000, Amended, 09/05/2000)


Section 19.08.500    Motel.
    "Motel" means a building, or group of buildings, whether detached or in connected units, used as individual sleeping or dwelling units with direct outside access, designed primarily for transient automobile travelers, and provided with accessory off-street parking facilities. The term "motel" includes buildings designed as tourist courts, motor lodges, auto courts and other similar appellations, but shall not be construed to include mobile or immobile trailers. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.510    Multiple dwelling.
    "Multiple dwelling" means a building arranged, intended or designed to be occupied by three or more families living independently of each other as separate housekeeping units. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.520    Multiple dwelling development.
    "Multiple dwelling development" means one or more multiple dwelling buildings planned as a single unit. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.530    Net residential density.
    "Net residential density" means the ratio obtained by dividing the number of dwelling units on a lot by the area (excluding drives, streets and required open space) of the lot expressed in units per acre. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.540    Nonconforming structure.
    "Nonconforming structure" means a structure lawfully existing at the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title or any amendment thereto affecting the structure, which does not conform to the building regulations of this title for the district in which it is situated, irrespective of the use to which the structure is put. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.550    Nonconforming use.
    "Nonconforming use" means any use of a building, structure, lot or land, or part thereof, lawfully existing at the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title or any amendment thereto affecting the use, which does not conform to the use regulations of this title for the district in which it is situated. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.560    Parking area.
    "Parking area" means a lot or part thereof used for the storage or parking of motor vehicles, with or without the payment of rent or charges in money or other consideration. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.570    Planning commission.
    "Planning commission" means the planning commission of Rawlins. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.580    Processing.
    "Processing" means the methods employed to clean, process and prepare coal and metallic ores into the final marketable product. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.585    Professional service.
    "Professional service" means a vocation, occupation or employment which involves labor, skill, education, special knowledge and compensation or profit, but the labor and skill involved is predominantly mental or intellectual, rather than physical or manual; e.g., legal, medical, real estate, insurance. (Ord. 2-91 (part))


Section 19.08.590    Public notice.
    "Public notice" means notice of the time and place of a hearing, meeting or proceeding printed in the official newspaper of Rawlins as required by law. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.595    Recreation vehicle.
    "Recreation vehicle" means a vehicle whether self-propelled, drawn or carried, used as temporary living quarters. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.597    Recreation vehicle park.
    "Recreation vehicle park" means a lot or parcel of land used for the storage, parking or temporary placement of recreation vehicles whether powered, towed or hauled, which are utilized by people as temporary dwelling quarters. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.598    Residential professional office.
    "Residential professional office" means an office in which professional services are offered or employed located in a residential zone utilizing an existing residential building, with no residential use or overnight occupancy in connection therewith, and which use does not detract from or detrimentally change the character of the neighborhood. (Ord. 2-91 (part))


Section 19.08.600    Sand or gravel pit.
    "Sand or gravel pit" means a lot or land, or part thereof, used for the purpose of extracting sand, gravel, soil for sale, as an industrial operation and exclusive of a lot preparatory to the construction of a building. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.610    Sign.
    "Sign" means any device which visually imparts a message through the use of texts, pictures or models. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.620    Sign, advertising.
    "Advertising sign" means a sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than upon the property where the sign is displayed. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.630    Sign, announcement or professional.
    "Announcement or professional sign" means a sign on a residential building which directs attention to a home professional office, home occupation or professional office in the residential building. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.640    Sign, business.
    "Business sign" means a sign which directs attention to a business or profession conducted upon the property where the sign is displayed. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.645    Single family residence.
    "Single family residence" means a dwelling designed for one (1) family occupancy. A manufactured or mudular home, when constructed to the most current applicable building standards at the time of placing, placed on a permanent foundation, located in a residential zone and converted to real property prior to occupancy, shall be considered a single family residence. (Ord. No. 09-00, Adopted, 9/5/00)
(09-2000, Added, 09/05/2000)


Section 19.08.650    Single-family detached dwelling.
    "Single-family detached dwelling" means a building, on a lot, designed and occupied exclusively as a residence for one family, and which has no part in common with an adjacent building. For purposes of this title, trailers, automobile trailers and mobile homes are not considered single-family detached dwellings. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.660    Site plan.
    "Site plan" means a map indicating the location and dimensions of prominent existing and proposed features and development of a tract and its surroundings and the general street layout. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.670    Special use permit.
    "Special use permit" means a use specified in one or more districts, for which the planning commission may grant a permit, pursuant to the provisions of this title. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.675    Stock-in-trade.
    "Stock-in-trade" means products, goods or merchandise kept by a merchant for sale or traffic which require no assembly or skill to bring to final salable condition. (Ord. 2-91 (part))


Section 19.08.680    Street.
    "Street" means any road, highway, avenue, street, parkway, lane or other way, public or private, set aside and commonly used by the public for street purposes, and shown upon the city map or upon a file plat. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.690    Street line.
    "Street line" means the dividing line between a lot and the outside boundary of a public street or street right-of-way, or between a lot and private street which serves two or more separately owned homes or buildings. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.700    Structure.
    "Structure" means anything constructed or erected on or under the ground or upon another structure, or building, but not including elements such as lean-tos, fences, pumphouses, or other minor buildings accessory to any agriculture use. (Ord. 9-89 (part))     


Section 19.08.710    Swimming pool, private.
    "Private swimming pool" means any constructed body of water or structure to contain water, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 19.40 and any accessory equipment pertaining thereto, used or intended to be used for swimming or bathing by any family of persons residing on the premises and their guests. The term "private swimming pool" shall not include swimming pools located on a lot only as an accessory use to a hotel, motel or membership club. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.720    Tourist home.
    "Tourist home" means a residential building in which rooms are rented primarily to transient automobile travelers. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.730    Trailer.
    See Sections 19.08.595 and 19.08.485. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.740    Trailer or mobile home court.
    See Sections 19.08.597 and 19.08.487. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.08.750    Variance.
    "Variance" means a modification of the regulations of this title granted on grounds of practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship, not self-imposed, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 19.76 and the laws of the state. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.760    Yard, corner.
    "Corner yard" means, on a corner lot, the unoccupied space on the same lot with a building situated between the nearest roofed portion of the building and the corner lot line, and extending from front yard to rear yard. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.770    Yard, front.
    "Front yard" means an open unoccupied space on the same lot with a building situated between the nearest roofed portion of the building and the front line of the lot, and extending from side lot line to side lot line. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.780    Yard, rear.
    "Rear yard" means a space on the same lot with a building situated between the nearest roofed portion of the building and the rear lot line of the lot, and extending from side lot line to side lot line. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.790    Yard, side.
    "Side yard" means an opened unoccupied space on the same lot with a building situated between the nearest roofed portion of the building or of any accessory building and the side lot line of the lot, and extending through from the front yard or from the front lot line where no front yard exists, to the rear yard, or to the rear lot line where no rear yard exists. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.08.800    Zoning officer.
    "Zoning officer" means the duly sworn constituted city official designated to administer and enforce this zoning title. (Ord. 9-89 (part))



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Chapter 19.12

ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Sections:
19.12.010    Interpretation.
19.12.020    Enforcement.
19.12.030    Enforcement agent.
19.12.040    Zoning officer--Records and reports required.
19.12.050    Zoning officer--Meeting attendance.
19.12.060    Zoning officer--Annual report.

Section 19.12.010    Interpretation.

    In applying and interpreting the provisions of this title they shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience and general welfare. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.12.020    Enforcement.
    A.    It shall be the responsibility of the zoning officer to administer this title.
    B.    It is unlawful to locate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge or use any building or use any land within the incorporated area of Rawlins without first complying with this title. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.12.030    Enforcement agent.
    A.    The planning commission, with the approval of the city council, shall appoint a zoning officer for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this title.
    B.    The zoning officer (or his deputy) shall have the authority and responsibility to enter upon any public or private premises and make inspection thereof at any reasonable time, and for any proper purpose in enforcing this title. Further, upon reasonable cause or question as to proper compliance, to revoke any permit and issue cease and desist orders requiring the cessation of any building, moving, alteration or use which is in violation of the provisions of this title. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.12.040    Zoning officer--Records and reports required.
    The zoning officer shall keep, file and maintain all records regarding certificates of occupancy, applications and all actions, notes and minutes of the planning commission related to this title, including mapping of land uses, variances and special permits by address and legal description. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.12.050    Zoning officer--Meeting attendance.
    The zoning officer shall attend all meetings of the planning and zoning commission. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.12.060    Zoning officer--Annual report.
    The zoning officer shall prepare a written annual report of the calendar year activities to the planning commission at its regular February meeting for the preceding calendar year. The planning commission shall review and publish the annual report, including descriptions of other commission activities, by the end of the month of April following the report year. (Ord. 9-89 (part))



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Chapter 19.16

DISTRICTS

Sections:
19.16.010    Districts designated.
19.16.020    Zoning map.
19.16.030    Delineation of boundaries.
19.16.040    Interpretation of boundaries.
19.16.050    County Shop.
19.16.060    Glenn Addition.
19.16.070    Historic Residential Overlay Boundary

Section 19.16.010    Districts designated.

    For the purposes of this title, the city is divided into  seven classes of districts and overlays as follows:
    A.    R-A district, ranching and agriculture;
    B.    R   district, residential development;
    C.    C-1 district, retail business;
    D.    C-2 district, highway business;
    E.    I district, industrial;
    F.    I-A district, Intensive agricultural.
    G.   HRO, historic residential overlay.
(Ord. 9-89 (part)) (Ord. No. 3B-95, Amended, 03/07/95; Ord. No. 2-98, Amended, 02/03/98; Ord. No. 07-02, Amended 07/16/02)
(Ord. 19.16.010, Amended, 07/18/2002)


Section 19.16.020    Zoning map.
    The boundaries of each district or zone are established as shown on the official zoning map of the city which accompanies the ordinance codified in this title and is declared to be a part of this title. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.16.030    Delineation of boundaries.
    The district boundary lines are intended generally to follow the centerline of streets and similar right-of-way or lot lines, or straight line projections of such lines, or city boundary lines, township or section lines all as shown on the zoning map; but where a district boundary line does not follow such a line, its position is shown on the zoning map by a specific dimension expressing its distance in feet from a street line or another boundary line as indicated. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.16.040    Interpretation of boundaries.
    In case of uncertainty as to the true location of a district boundary line in a particular instance, the determination thereof shall be made by the zoning officer. An appeal may be taken to the board of adjustments as provided in Chapter 19.76. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.16.050    County Shop.
    All of that portion of the NE1/4NW1/4 of Section 20 T21N, R87W 6th P.M. is zoned Industrial excepting a trianglar shape tract of land owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and already zoned Industrial. (Ord. No. 7-97, Enacted, 07/01/97)


Section 19.16.060    Glenn Addition.
    The Intensive Agriculture (I-A) District boundary of the Glenn Addition is:  Beginning at the Southwest Corner of Section 15, T21N, R87W, 6th P.M., Carbon County, Wyoming; thence N0 ° 12'26"E, 1327.99 ft. along the west line of said Section 15; thence S89 ° 53'15"E, 1310.39 ft. along the north line of the SW1/4, SW1/4 of said Section 15; thence N0 ° 14'57"E, 390.96 ft. along the west line of the NE1/4,SW1/4 of said section 15 to the south line of the UPRR Right of Way; then southeasterly, 184.53 ft. along the UPRR Right of Way on a curve to the right with a radius of 1773.5 ft. and through a central angle of 5 ° 57'36", thence S69 ° 03'33"E, 1260.93 ft. along the UPRR Right of Way to the intersection with the Highway I-80 Right of way; thence S55 ° 57'35"W, 1108.91 ft. along the Highway I-80 Right of Way; thence S34 ° 02'25"E, 100.00 ft. along the Highway I-80 Right of Way; thence S55 ° 57'35"W, 840.00 ft. along the Highway I-80 Right of Way to the south line of said Section 15; thence S89 ° 44'32"W, 1110.93 ft. along the south line of said Section 15 to the point of beginning; all of the preceding description being in Section 15, T21N, R87W, of the 6th P.M., Carbon County, Wyoming, containing 63.127 acres. (Ord. No. 12-97, Enacted, 12/16/97)


Section 19.16.070    Historic Residential Overlay Boundary
The Historic Residential Overlay Boundary consists of the following three parcels, all within
the City of Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming as shown on attached map.

Parcel A A @ -    A parcel of land which includes all of the Merrell Addition, all of the Second Merrell
Addition, all of the Third Merrell Addition, all of the South Side Addition, all of
the Second South Side Addition, all of the Third South Side Addition and a
portion of the Southpark Addition described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of the Southpark Addition;
Thence in a northerly direction along the westerly boundary line of said
Southpark Addition to the northwest corner of said Southpark Addition;
Thence in an easterly direction along the northerly boundary line of said
Southpark Addition to the northeast corner of said Southpark Addition;
Thence in southerly direction along the easterly boundary line of said
Southpark Addition to the intersection of a easterly extension of the
centerline of the alley in block 3 of said Southpark Addition;
Thence in a westerly direction along said extension to the intersection of
the westerly right-of-way line of Jefferson Street;
Thence continuing in a westerly direction along said centerline to the
intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of Washington Street;
Thence continuing in a westerly direction along a westerly extension of
said centerline of the alley in block 3 to the intersection of the centerline
of said Washington Street;
Thence in a southerly direction along said centerline to the intersection
of Davis Street;
Thence continuing in a southerly direction along a southerly extension of
said centerline of Washington Street to the intersection of the southerly
boundary line of said Southpark Addition;
Thence in a westerly direction along said southerly boundary line to the
southwest corner of said Southpark Addition, also being the Point of
beginning.


Parcel A B @ -    A parcel of land Beginning at the northeast corner of the Friendly Hills Addition;
Thence southeasterly along the easterly boundary of the Friendly Hills
Addition, also being the easterly right-of-way line of Rodeo Street to
the intersection of the northerly right-of-way line of Spruce Street;
Thence continuing in a southeasterly direction along a southeasterly
extension of the easterly boundary of said Friendly Hills Addition
             to the intersection of the southerly right-of-way line of Spruce Street,
             point also being on the easterly right-of-way line of Rodeo Street and
             the northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 2 of the Friendly Hills Addition.     
           Thence continuing in a southeasterly direction along the easterly
             right-of-way line of Rodeo Street to the southwesterly corner of said
             Lot 1;
              Thence continuing along a southeasterly extension of the easterly right-
             of-way line   of said Rodeo Street in a southeasterly direction to the
             intersection of the southerly boundary of the Friendly Hills Addition;
              Thence in a southwesterly direction along said southerly boundary of the
             Friendly Hills Addition to the southwesterly corner of the Friendly Hills
             Addition;
              Thence in a southwesterly direction along a southwesterly extension of
             the southerly boundary line of the Friendly Hills Addition to the
             intersection of the centerline of Utah Street;
              Thence in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Utah Street to
             the intersection of an easterly extension of the centerline of the alley in
             Block J of the School Land Addition;
              Thence in a southwesterly direction along said extension of said
             centerline and continuing in a southwesterly direction along said
             centerline to the easterly right-of-way line of Colorado Street;
              Thence continuing in a southwesterly direction along a southwesterly
             extension of said centerline of alley in block J to the intersection of the
             centerline of Wyoming Street;
              Thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of
             Wyoming Street to the   intersection of an easterly extension of the
             southerly right-of-way line of Spruce Street;
              Thence in a northeasterly direction along said extension and continuing northeasterly along the southerly right-of-way line of Spruce
             Street to the intersection of a southerly extension of the west right-
             of-way line of Colorado Street;
              Thence in a northwesterly direction along said extension and continuing
             in a northeasterly direction along the westerly right-of-way line of
             Colorado Street to the southerly right-of-way line of Maple Street;
              Thence in a southwesterly direction along said southerly right-of-way
             line of Maple Street to the intersection of a southwesterly extension
             of the easterly right-of-way line of First Street; Thence in a
             northwesterly direction along said extension and continuing along
             the easterly right-of-way line of First Street to the intersection of
             the northerly boundary of the Mahoney Tierney Addition;
              Thence in an northeasterly direction along said boundary to the
             northeast corner of the Mahoney Tierney Addition, point also being
             the northwest corner of the Third Hillside Addition;
              Thence in an easterly direction along the northerly boundary of the
             Third Hillside Addition to the northeast corner of the Third Hillside
             Addition, point also being the northwest corner of the Friendly Hills Addition;
     Thence in an easterly direction along the northerly boundary of the Friendly Hills Addition to the northeast corner of said Friendly Hills
    Addition, point also being the Point of Beginning.

Parcel A C @ -    A parcel of land Beginning at the intersection of the northerly right-of-        way line of Spruce Street and the easterly right-of-way line of Fifteenth Street;
Thence in a northerly direction along the easterly right-of-way line of
Fifteenth Street to the intersection of the southerly right-of-way line
of Walnut Street;
Thence continuing in a northerly direction along a northerly extension
of the easterly right-of-way of Fifteenth Street to the intersection of the
centerline of Walnut Street;
Thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Walnut Street
to the intersection of Fourteenth Street;
              Thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Fourteenth Street  
             to the intersection of the centerline of Date Street;
     Thence in an easterly direction along the centerline of Date Street to the
    westerly border of the Fourth Park Hill Addition;
     Thence in a northerly direction along the westerly boundary line of said
    Fourth Park Hill Addition to the northeast corner of said Fourth Park
    Hill Addition, point also being the southwest corner of the Fifth Park
    Hill Addition;
     Thence in a northerly direction along the western boundary line of said
    Fifth Park Hill Addition to the northwest corner of said Fifth Park Hill     Addition;
     Thence in a easterly direction along the northerly boundary of said Fifth
    Park Hill Addition to the intersection of the centerline of the alley
    between lots 14 and 15 in block 7 of the Modified Mountain View
    Addition;
     Thence in a northerly direction along said centerline to a southerly extension of the alley centerline between lots 8 and 26 of said block                  7 of the Modified Mountain View Addition;
     Thence in a northerly direction along said extension and continuing
    along said centerline of alley to the intersection of the southerly
    right-of-way line of Birch Street;
     Thence in a northerly direction along a northerly extension of said alley
    centerline between lots 8 and 26 of said block 7 to the intersection of
    the centerline of Birch Street;
     Thence in an easterly direction along said centerline to the intersection
    of the centerline of Thirteenth Street;
     Thence in a northerly direction along said centerline to the intersection         of the centerline of Fourteenth Street;
     Thence in a northeasterly direction to a southerly extension of the
    centerline of the alley between lots 14 and 15 in block 14 of the
    Modified Mountain View Addition;
     Thence in a northerly direction along said extension and continuing
    along said centerline to the intersection of the centerline of the alley     between lots 1 and 6 of said block 14;
     Thence in a westerly direction along said centerline to a southerly
    extension of the easterly right-of-way line of Mountain View Boulevard;
     Thence in a northerly direction along said extension and continuing
    along said easterly right-of-way to the intersection of the southerly
    right-of-way line of High Street;
     Thence in a northerly direction along a northerly extension of said
    easterly right-of-way to   the intersection of the centerline of High Street;
     Thence continuing in a easterly direction along said centerline to the     intersection of the centerline of Eighth Street;
     Thence in a southerly direction along said centerline to the intersection
    of the northerly boundary of the Park Hill Addition;
     Thence in a easterly direction along said northerly boundary to the northeast corner of said Park Hill Addition;
     Thence in a southerly direction along the easterly boundary of said
    Park Hill Addition to the intersection of the northerly boundary of the
    Fifth Addition;
     Thence in a southwesterly direction along the northerly boundary of
    said Fifth Addition to the northwest corner of said Fifth Addition;
     Thence in a southeasterly direction along the westerly boundary of said
    Fifth Addition to the intersection of the southerly right-of-way line of     Buffalo Street;
     Thence in a northeasterly direction along said right-of-way line to the     intersection of the westerly right-of-way line of Sixth Street;
     Thence continuing in an northeasterly direction along a northeasterly
    extension of said southerly right-of-way line of Buffalo Street to the     intersection of the centerline of Sixth Street;
     Thence in a southeasterly direction along said centerline to the
    intersection of the centerline of Cedar Street;
     Thence in a southwesterly direction along said centerline to the
    intersection of the centerline of Seventh Street;
     Thence in a southeasterly direction along said centerline to an easterly     extension of the northerly right-of-way line of Front Street;
              Thence in a southwesterly direction along said extension to the
             intersection of the westerly right-of-way line of Seventh Street;
              Thence continuing in a southwesterly direction along said northerly right-
             of-way line of Front Street to the intersection of the easterly right-of-way
             line of Eighth Street;
              Thence continuing in a southwesterly direction along a southwesterly
             extension of said northerly right-of-way line of Front Street to the
             intersection of the centerline of Eighth Street;
              Thence in a northwesterly direction along said centerline to a
             northeasterly extension of the northerly right-of-way line of Cedar Street;
              Thence in a southwesterly direction along said extension to the westerly
             right-of-way line of Tenth Street, point also being on the easterly boundary
             line of the Tolliver Addition;
              Thence in a southeasterly direction along said easterly boundary of said
             Tolliver Addition to the southeast corner of said Tolliver Addition;
              Thence in a southwesterly direction along the southerly boundary of
             said Tolliver Addition to a southerly extension of the centerline of the
             alley between lots 15 and 16 of Block 4 of said Tolliver Addition;
              Thence in a northerly direction along said extension to the centerline of
             said alley;
              Thence continuing in a northerly direction along said centerline to
             the intersection of the southerly right-of-way line of South Jeffers
             Drive;
              Thence continuing in a northerly direction along a northerly extension of
             the centerline of said ally between lots 15 and 16 of block 4 to the
             intersection of the centerline of South Jeffers Drive;
              Thence in a southwesterly direction along the centerline of said South
             Jeffers Drive to the intersection of the centerline of West Jeffers Drive;
              Thence in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of West Jeffers
             Drive to the intersection of the centerline of Twelfth Street;
              Thence in a northerly direction along the centerline of Twelfth Street to
             the intersection of the centerline of North Jeffers Drive;
              Thence in easterly direction to the intersection of the centerline of
             Eleventh Street;
              Thence in a northerly direction along said centerline to the southerly
             boundary of the Park Hill Addition;
              Thence in a westerly direction along said southerly boundary to the
             southwest corner of said Park Hill Addition, also being the southeast
             corner of the Second Park Hill Addition;
              Thence continuing in a westerly direction along the southerly boundary
             of said Second Park Hill Addition to the southwest corner of said Second
             Park Hill Addition;
              Thence in a northerly direction along the westerly boundary of said
             Second Park Hill Addition to the intersection of the southerly right-of-way
             line of Spruce Street;
              Thence in a northerly direction along a northerly extension of the
             westerly boundary of said Second Park Hill Addition to the intersection
             of the northerly right-of-way line of said Spruce Street, point also being
             the southwest corner of lot 18, block 28 of the Third Park Hill Addition;
              Thence in a southwesterly direction along a southwesterly extension of
             said northerly right-of-way line of Spruce Street and continuing in
             a southwesterly direction along said northerly right-of-way line to
             the southwest corner of the Sixth Park Hill Addition, said point
             also being the Point of Beginning. (Ord. No. 07a-02, Adopted, 07/16/02)
(07b-2002, Added, 07/16/2002)



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Chapter 19.20

R-A DISTRICT

Sections:
19.20.010    Purpose.
19.20.020    Permitted uses.
19.20.030    Special permit uses.
19.20.040    Accessory uses.
19.20.050    Lot and yard requirements.
19.20.060    Use regulations compliance.
19.20.070    Site plan approval.

Section 19.20.010    Purpose.

    The purpose of this district is to preserve open areas within the city not yet ready for development while at the same time permit ranching, agriculture and animal husbandry in a manner which attains this purpose. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.20.020    Permitted uses.
    Permitted uses in the R-A district shall be as follows:
    A.    Residential, general ranching, agriculture, farming, animal husbandry and their related residences, uses and facilities;
    B.    Churches and Sunday schools;
    C.    Public parks and playgrounds;
    D.    Cemeteries;
    E.    Buried underground utility lines and facilities and overhead electrical transmission lines only serving the city. (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.20.030    Special permit uses.
    The following uses are permitted subject to the planning commission's approval pursuant to Chapter 19.56:
    A.    Airports and radio transmitting stations;
    B.    Institutions, rest homes, hospitals, clinics;
    C.    Public buildings, schools;
    D.    Public facilities and utilities limited to aboveground structures including sewage treatment and water supply facilities, sanitary landfill operations, substations, distribution and regulator stations and overhead electrical transmission lines serving areas other than Rawlins, all conforming to State Health Department requirements;
    E.    Membership clubs;
    F.    Automobile trailer courts as defined in Chapter 19.08;
    G.    Public and commercial recreation areas and facilities, including fishing ponds and campgrounds;
    H.    Any use, building or structure proposed in an area classified as scenic corridor (except Section 19.20.020 uses) pursuant to Chapters 19.56 and 19.68;
    I.    Major home occupation, subject to the conditions imposed in Chapter 19.40. (Ord. 2-91 (part); Ord. 9-89 (part))


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Section 19.20.040    Accessory uses.
    Accessory uses in the R-A district shall be as follows:
    A.    Customary accessory structures and uses;
    B.    Signs pursuant to Chapter 19.48;
    C.    Minor home occupation, subject to the conditions imposed in Chapter 19.40 and obtaining the required permit from the community development office;
    D.    Boardinghouse or lodginghouse as defined in Chapter 19.08;
    E. Private swimming pools, pursuant to Chapter 19.08. (Ord. 2-91 (part); Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.20.050    Lot and yard requirements.

 Main BuildingAccessory Building
A. Minimum lot areaOne Acre- -
B. Minimum front yard40 feet50 feet
C. Minimum side yard, each side20 feet5 feet1
D. Minimum rear yard40 feet5 feet1
E. Minimum corner yard40 feet40 feet
F. Maximum building height260 feet60 feet

1Distance increases to a minimum of thirty feet if building houses livestock.
2Greater heights may be approved by the planning commission if the proposed height will not have a detrimental effect on adjacent properties. (Ord. 9-89 (part))

Section 19.20.060    Use regulations compliance.

    The use of land in this district shall also conform to the off-street parking and other provisions of Chapters 19.40 and 19.44 (Ord. 9-89 (part))


Section 19.20.070    Site plan approval.
    A.    Site plan approval is required for special permit uses pursuant to Chapter 19.56.
    B.    Site plan approval is required for all permitted uses pursuant to Chapter 19.44. (Ord. 9-89 (part))



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Chapter 19.22

I-A District

Sections:
19.22.010    Purpose.
19.22.020    Permitted Uses.
19.22.030    Special Use Permits.
19.22.040    Accessory Uses.
19.22.050    Lot and Yard Requirements.
19.22.060    Use Regulation Compliance.
19.22.070    Site Plan Approval.

Section 19.22.010    Purpose.

    The purpose of this district is to preserve open areas within the City, while providing an area where intensive use with animal husbandry and the keeping of livestock in confined spaces where such are fed and cared for without open gazing. (Ord. No. 3A-97, Enacted, 03/18/97; Ord. No. 12-97, Amended, 12/16/97)


Section 19.22.020    Permitted Uses.
    Permitted uses in the I-A district shall be as follows:
    A.    Keeping, boarding, feeding, caring for, riding, training, and breeding of horses, mules, ponies, goats, sheep, cattle, rabbits, poultry, donkeys, asses, swine, ratites, llamas, and alpacas in confined spaces. (Ord. No. 3A-97, Enacted, 03/18/97; Ord. No. 12-97, Amended, 12/16/97)


Section 19.22.030    Special Use Permits.
    The following uses may be permitted subject to the approval of the Planning Commission pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 19.56:
    A.    Public utilities limited to above ground structures including sewage treatment and water supply facilities, sanitary landfill, substations, distribution and regulator stations and overhead transmission lines serving areas other than Rawlins. (Ord. No. 3A-97, Enacted, 03/18/97; Ord. No. 12-97, Amended, 12/16/97)


Section 19.22.040    Accessory Uses.
    Accessory uses in a I-A district shall be as follows:
    A.    Barns, pens, corrals, arenas and sheds to house and keep permitted animals.
    B.    The keeping of operable equipment used in keeping of the permitted animals and facilities maintenance.
    C.    Storage of junk or abandoned vehicles, including campers, boats and trailers is prohibited. (Ord. No. 3A-97, Enacted, 03/18/97; Ord. No. 12-97, Amended, 12/16/97)


Section 19.22.050    Lot and Yard Requirements.
    A.    The minimum lot size shall be one-half (1/2) acre.
    B.    The minimum setback from the front lot line for any building shall be twenty (20) feet.
    C.    The minimum setback from any other lot line for any building shall be five (5) feet.
    D.    The maximum height of any building shall be thirty (30) feet. (Ord. No. 3A-97, Enacted, 03/18/97; Ord. No. 12-97, Amended, 12/16/97)


Section 19.22.060    Use Regulation Compliance.
    The use of land within this district shall also conform to the requirements of Chapters 19.40 and 19.44. (Ord. No. 3A-97, Enacted, 03/18/97; Ord. No. 12-97, Amended, 12/16/97)


Section 19.22.070    Site Plan Approval.
    A.    Site plan approval is required for all special permitted     uses pursuant to Chapter 19.56.
    B.    Site Plan approval is required for all outright permitted     uses pursuant to Chapter 19.44. (Ord. No. 3A-97, Enacted, 03/18/97; Ord. No. 12-97, Amended, 12/16/97)



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Chapter 19.24

R-D DISTRICT

Sections:
19.24.010    Purpose.
19.24.015    Single family residence
19.24.020    Permitted uses.
19.24.030    Special permit uses.
19.24.040    Accessory uses.
19.24.050    Lot yard and density requirements.