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City of Rogersville, MO
Webster County
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[Ord. No. 484 §1, 7-18-2005; Ord. No. 747 §10, 5-7-2012]
A. 
The following uses shall be permitted in the "R-5" Single-Family Residential District:
1. 
Single-family dwellings.
2. 
Group homes. The exterior appearance of the home and property shall be in reasonable conformance with the general neighborhood standards. No group home shall be within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of another group home.
3. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the uses permitted, all located on the same lot or parcel and regulated as provided in Section 405.340 and Section 405.350.
4. 
Temporary buildings for use incidental to construction, which buildings must be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
5. 
(Reserved)
[Ord. No. 484 §1, 7-18-2005]
A. 
The following uses shall be permitted if authorized by the Planning Commission as provided in Section 405.390:
1. 
Home occupations in accordance with Section 405.420.
2. 
Day care, family homes with the use as proposed on a specific plan submitted with the application and so long as there is full compliance with the State of Missouri Statutory Provision and Regulations.
3. 
Nurseries and truck gardens, limited to the propagation and cultivation of plants, provided no retail or wholesale business is conducted on the premises.
4. 
Public, parochial or private schools, attendance at which satisfies the requirement of the compulsory education laws for the State of Missouri, but not including day schools or kindergartens accommodating six (6) or more children.
5. 
Churches and other places of worship, including parish houses and Sunday schools, but excluding rescue missions or temporary revivals and providing any bulletin board or identification sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area.
6. 
Public parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, wading pools, museums, art galleries and libraries owned and operated by the City of Rogersville.
7. 
Golf courses, but not including miniature golf courses or driving ranges, or any other form of commercial amusement.
8. 
Parking lot when established to fulfill parking requirements for an existing or permitted use in the district.
[Ord. No. 484 §1, 7-18-2005]
"R-5" zoning is only permissible within the corporate City limits of the City of Rogersville as established in 1980.
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Note — Ord. No. 472 §§1 — 2, adopted May 2, 2005, repealed this section 405.160, "residential density requirements" and enacted new provision set out in section 405.161. Former section 405.160 derived from ord. no. 191 §230, 12-2-1986; ord. no. 367 §1, 3-21-2002 and ord. no. 440 §1, 8-16-2004.
[Ord. No. 472 §§1 — 2, 5-2-2005; Ord. No. 484 §2, 7-18-2005; Ord. No. 535 §1, 6-19-2006; Ord. No. 782 §6, 4-15-2013; Ord. No. 921, 7-16-2018; Ord. No. 969, 11-4-2019; Ord. No. 1017, 6-21-2021]
The following density requirements shall be adhered to in the "R-1," "R-2," "R-2Z," "R-3," "R-3.1" and "R-5" Districts. The developer of all such districts shall be responsible for providing adequate water pressure for the development.
Density Requirements
"R-1"
"R-2"
"R-2Z"
"R-3"
"R-3.1"
"R-5"
Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
Single-family unit
10,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
8,500
Two-family units in one (1) structure
N/A
10,000
10,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
Three-family units or greater in one (1) structure
N/A
N/A
N/A
10,000 for first two (2) units; 1,000 additional square feet for each additional unit
10,000 for first two (2) units; 1,000 additional square feet for each additional unit
N/A
Planned Community Unit Development
N/ A
7,500 for each family unit
7,500 for each family unit
7,500 for each family unit
7,500 for each family unit
N/ A
Churches, hospitals, schools
All other permitted uses
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
8,500
Minimum Lot Width (feet)
Dwelling internal lot
None
70
70
70
70
None
Dwelling external lot
None
80
80
80
80
None
Maximum Height of Buildings (feet)
(See Section 405.400)
Principal building
55
55
55
55
Single level
55
Accessory building
15
15
15
15
15
15
Minimum Front Yard (feet)
Principal building
30
30
30
30
30
30
Density Requirements
Other restrictions
(See Section 405.560)
Minimum Side Yard (feet)
For dwellings
7
7
Zero (0) feet where the dwellings are joined and 7 feet on the independent side of the dwellings
7
7
7
Other permitted uses
Ten (10) feet plus one (1) foot for every foot by which building exceeds thirty-five (35) feet
External lots (street side yard)
No less than 15
No less than 15
No less than 15
No less than 15
No less than 15
No less than 15
Minimum Rear Yard (feet)
Principal building
20
20
20
20
20
20
Accessory building and other permitted uses
Twenty (20) feet plus one (1) foot for every foot by which building exceeds thirty-five (35) feet (See Section 405.410)