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Zoning Ordinance |
| City of Roswell P.O. Drawer 1838 Roswell, NM 88202-1838 (505) 624-6700 Fax: 624-6709 |
Section 1. Purpose This district is intended for low density single family detached dwellings and other uses which maintain the low density residential nature of the district. Section 2. Use Regulations a. Permitted Uses. In the R-1 district, permitted uses are as follows: 1. Accessory uses 2. Day care homes 3. Home occupations 4. Publicly owned or operated parks or playgrounds and related buildings 5. Real estate sales office for temporary use in conjunction with the development of a residential subdivision 6. Single family detached dwellings 7. Temporary buildings and mobile homes to be used incidental to construction work and shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work 8. Temporary signs not exceeding six (6) square feet in area pertaining to the lease, hire, sale of a building or premises provided, however, that there shall be no more than one such sign on any one lot except in new or developing subdivisions; two (2) temporary signs each not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area will be allowed pertaining to the sale of lots or buildings within the subdivision. Permits must be obtained from the building inspector who will determine the location of the signs such that they will not be a traffic hazard. These permits will be renewable yearly, but signs must be removed when the subdivision is completed. b. Special Uses. In the R-1 district, special uses are as follows: 1. Cemeteries, including mausoleums 2 Churches, Sunday school buildings, and other places of worship, and those uses traditionally associated with these including, but not limited to: convents, monasteries, parish houses, rectories, seminaries, and child day care services 3. Community Association swimming pools and/or recreational facilities 4. Golf courses and related buildings 5. Parking lots, as a principal use 6. Public utility and service uses including, but not limited to: electric substations, gas regulator stations, telephone exchanges, microwave relay towers and stations, antenna towers and other outdoor equipment essential to the operation of the exchange in the interest of public convenience and necessity, commercial radio and television towers, sewage treatment plants, well and water pumping stations, water filtration plants, water reservoirs, and other similar uses. 7. Schools, public or private, elementary, secondary and colleges 8. Stadiums and arenas.
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